Carol Jabs has had the privilege of teaching and serving at Concordia University Chicago for more than forty years. During her tenure, she has witnessed and embraced many changes within the institution while remaining deeply committed to its mission and to the students it serves.
A licensed clinical social worker and licensed marriage and family therapist, Jabs has maintained an active clinical practice for fifty years. She is passionate about the profession of social work and dedicated to preparing the next generation of social workers through her teaching, mentorship, and professional example.
Degrees
- PhD, Social Work - University of Chicago; Chicago, IL
- MA, Social Work - University of Chicago; Chicago, IL
- BA, Sociology and Psychology - Macalester College; St. Paul, MN
Awards
- Distinguished Professor of Social Work at
Concordia University Chicago - Magna Cum Laude-Macalester College
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Alpha Kappa Delta National Honors Society
- Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Illinois Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Prior Professional Positions
- Psychiatric Social Worker-Department of Psychiatry, Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago
- Lecturer-School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
- Director of Schmieding Counseling Center-Concordia University
- Private Practice-Clinical treatment for individuals, couples, and families
Areas of Research
- Depression and marital interaction: Analysis of systemic patterns of marital communication
- Clinical intervention with relational systems, i.e., couples and families