Quentin Joshua Hinson, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
325 Pittsboro Street CB #3550, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
919-962-6434
QHinson@email.unc.edu
EDUCATION
Master’s in Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Spring 2004.
Concentration in Adult Mental Health Direct Practice
Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1992-1993.
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, December 1993.
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.95. Graduated summa cum laude.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina,1990-1991
Major: Biology.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Graduate studies in Anthropology, 1994.
EMPLOYMENT & WORK EXPERIENCE
Clinical Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 2010-Present. Employer: University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Courses include SOWO 517: Integrated Practice;
SOWO 570: Social Work Practice with Organizations & Communities; SOWO 715:
Integrative Bridge Course – HBSE; SOWO 764: Motivational Interviewing; SOWO 875:
Community – Theory & Practice; SOWO 882: Citizen Participation & Volunteer
Involvement.
Clinical Therapist, El Futuro, Inc., Carrboro, North Carolina, November 2006-Present.
Employer: El Futuro, Inc. Provide mental health and substance abuse assessments and
counseling for Spanish-speaking adults and adolescents. Facilitate DWI and ADETS
treatment groups. Design and implement presentations on mental health and substance
abuse topics to providers and consumers in the community.
Adjunct Faculty, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, August 2007-June 2010. Employer: University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill School of Social Work.
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist, Northside Clinic, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, August
2004-November 2006. Employer: OPC Area Program. Provided adult mental health and
substance abuse assessments and counseling. Developed and facilitated a treatment group
for Latinas suffering from anxiety and depression.
Individual and Family Counselor/Group Facilitator, Triangle Family Services, Raleigh, North
Carolina, August 2003-April 2004. Employer: Triangle Family Services. Provided intake,
assessment, and mental health counseling services to individuals and families. Developed
curriculum and facilitated treatment groups for a domestic violence batterer-treatment
program. Developed an interagency program to provide support services for graduates of
the domestic violence program. Researched foundations for agency fundraising;
contacted foundations and wrote grant letters.
Team Facilitator, Summer Project, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, June 2003-August 2003.
Employer: American Friends Service Committee. Facilitated groups of international
volunteers in indigenous communities in Mexico for community organizing and
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sustainable development projects. Managed funds, made purchases, developed and
presented activities and trainings, organized and facilitated group/community meetings.
Group Co-facilitator, Family Counseling Services of Durham, North Carolina, October 2002June 2003. Employer: Family Counseling Services of Durham. Planned and facilitated
domestic violence batterer-treatment groups for Spanish-speaking men in the CHANGE
program. Conducted intake assessments and exit interviews.
Intake Worker, El Centro Hispano, Durham, NC, August 2002-May 2003. Employer: El
Centro Hispano. Provided assessments, advocacy, and emergency services to Spanishspeaking Latinos in the Triangle area. Planned and delivered trainings on mental health
topics selected by program members. Conducted brief mental health assessments and
coordinated services.
Social Worker II, Stokes County Department of Social Services, Danbury, North Carolina,
August 1998- June 2002. Employer: Stokes County. Responsibilities: assessed clients
for services and provided At-Risk Case Management, Adult Care Home Case
Management, Representative Payee Case Management, and Guardianship Case
Management; provided Individual and Family Adjustment Services; managed State and
Medicaid In-Home Aide Programs for adults; received Adult Protective Services
referrals, evaluated need for services, and mobilized services when appropriate; assisted
clients in finding resources to cope with substance abuse, domestic violence, and other
needs; coordinated care for clients in need of services; provided intake services for clients
seeking crisis assistance and other social services; interpreted for Spanish-speaking
clients; participated in Stokes County Hispanic Community Development Committee and
Winston-Salem Hispanic Services Coalition.
Family Advocate, UPLIFT, Inc. Comprehensive Child Development Program, Greensboro,
North Carolina, September 1997-August 1998. Employer: UPLIFT, Inc.
Responsibilities: conducted child development and family assessments with program
families; conducted home visits to provide age-appropriate, early-childhood educational
activities for children of program families aged birth to five years; provided instruction in
parenting skills to parents in program families; delivered written reports of home visits
and assessments to Lead Advocate; interpreted for Spanish-speaking clients; participated
in Guilford County Immigrant Health Initiative planning committee.
Community Health Worker, Nash County Regional Migrant Center, North Carolina, July
1997-September 1997. Employer: Farmworker Health Services, Inc. Responsibilities:
interpreted medical interviews in clinical setting; provided case management for migrant
farmworkers and their families who were in need of medical or social services; developed
bilingual information about Migrant Center and delivered information to migrant
farmworker camps; conducted blood-pressure screenings and health education programs
in migrant farmworker camps; conducted in-service training on Indigenous cultures for
clinic staff; maintained records of outreach visits.
Team Facilitator, Summer Project, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, summer 1996. Employer:
American Friends Service Committee. Responsibilities: represented SEDEPAC, a
Mexican non-governmental organization that hosts community development and outreach
efforts in indigenous communities and neighborhoods in Mexico; acted as liaison
between international project participants and members of the indigenous community
within which we worked; managed funds for the group and purchased necessary items;
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assisted in planning events and program development, including a program on alternative
agriculture.
Editor/Anthropologist/Environmental Activist, The Bankhead Monitor, Moulton, Alabama,
March 6-September 15, 1995. Employer: The Bankhead Monitor. Responsibilities:
edited and assisted in layout of an internationally-distributed publication on the Bankhead
National Forest; received, filed, and responded to correspondence from the US Forest
Service regarding management of public lands and resources; wrote, sent and filed news
releases; attended workshops on appealing Forest Service actions and organizing
grassroots efforts to preserve and restore biodiversity on public lands; educated the public
about environmental issues; nominated historic sites to the Alabama Register of Historic
Places.
Teaching Assistant, Nashville, Tennessee, fall 1994. Employer: Vanderbilt University.
Responsibilities: attended lectures, held office hours, evaluated student assignments,
researched materials for lectures, developed lectures and assignments.
Archaeologist, Guatemala, Central America, spring-summer 1994. Employer: Petexbatún
Regional Archaeology Project. Responsibilities: researched regional archaeological sites
and evaluated sites for further study; supervised, recorded, sketched, and photographed
over 16 excavations in the Petexbatún region of Petén, Guatemala; coordinated
excavations and site survey by supervising and interpreting for Spanish-speaking
workers; collected, washed, labeled, evaluated, and catalogued artifacts; photographed
artifacts in the laboratory and catalogued negatives, slides, and photos; prepared written
reports and sketches of excavations for publication.
Archaeology Field Assistant, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge, Oregon, summer 1993. Employer: Student Conservation Association
Responsibilities: surveyed, mapped, and surface-collected sites; excavated at two sites;
catalogued artifacts (described artifacts, assigned catalog numbers, and entered numbers
and descriptions into a computer database) and historic photographs; prepared written
reports of surveys and excavations.
Archaeology Laboratory Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, fall 1992-winter 1993. Employer: University of North Carolina
at Greensboro. Responsibilities: catalogued negatives and photographs from the field
season; made maps from data collected in the field; developed photographs for annual
reports; assembled annual reports; edited video footage from the field season; presented
results to colleagues.
Physical Anthropology Lab Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, spring 1993-winter 1993. Employer: University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. Responsibilities: conducted inventory of skeletal remains from
burials excavated in the Tutu site of St. Thomas Island, US Virgin Islands; evaluated and
photographed osteological indicators to determine age, sex, pathology, and trauma;
developed and catalogued negatives and prints; assisted in a forensic excavation through
the Greensboro Police Department; assisted in the analysis of forensic materials;
assembled a forensic report.
Physical Anthropology Lab Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of
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North Carolina at Greensboro, Spring 1993. Employer: University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Responsibilities: prepared osteological materials and other teaching aids for
laboratory exercises; assisted students with exercises; evaluated student exercises and
practicals; presented subject matter to students.
Residence Assistant, Residence Life, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1992.
Employer: University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Responsibilities: developed
programs and activities for residents in the residence hall; counseled residents regarding
safety, academics, and personal growth; made referrals for students as needed.
Nominated for "Resident Assistant of the Semester" by the office of Residence Life;
received "Program of the Semester" award for a program in which I brought local,
regional, and national candidates to speak to residents on election platforms.
Archaeology Field Assistant, Jalisco, Mexico, summer 1992. Employer: University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. Responsibilities: surveyed, mapped, and surface-collected sites;
excavated at five sites; washed, labeled, classified, and catalogued artifacts; coordinated
excavations and site survey by supervising and interpreting for Spanish-speaking
workers.
Tutor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, fall 1991. Employer: North
Carolina State University. Responsibilities: assisted students of intermediate calculus by
developing and presenting exercises and lessons.
Biotechnology Lab Technician, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina,
summer 1991. Employer: North Carolina State University. Responsibilities: prepared
solutions, cultures, agar plates, and other materials for graduate level courses in
biotechnology and immunology.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Member, Latino Mental Health Task Force of the Piedmont, 2004-2005. Responsibilities:
worked with area mental health providers and community members to establish a
nonprofit agency that provides culturally competent mental health and substance abuse
services to the Piedmont’s Latino population.
Co-Chair, UNC School of Social Work Diversity Caucus, 2002-2004. Responsibilities:
worked with students, faculty, staff and administration to address issues of diversity and
institutionalized discrimination in the School of Social Work; planned and facilitated
meetings, trainings, and activities; presented results to Faculty Senate.
Member, Stokes County Hispanic Community Development Committee, Danbury, North
Carolina, 2000-2001. Responsibilities: identified and contacted area agencies that
offered services to Hispanics; scheduled regular meetings to collaborate with those
agencies; acted as liaison between clients and agencies; interpreted or translated
documents as needed; recruited agencies not currently offering services to Hispanics and
developed resources to allow those agencies to reach the Hispanic community; applied
for grants to improve service delivery to Hispanics in Stokes County; collaborated with
area church and Casa Guadalupe to establish a Hispanic outreach center in Stokes
County.
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Member, Guilford County Immigrant Health Initiative Planning Committee, Greensboro,
North Carolina, winter 1997-1998. Responsibilities: attended meetings to develop tools
for evaluating the needs of Guilford County’s immigrant communities;
Member, Greensboro Hispanic/Latin American Festival Planning Board, Greensboro, North
Carolina, winter 1997-1998. Responsibilities: collaborated with citizens and local
agencies to develop Greensboro’s first Hispanic festival.
Interpreter, English Tutor, Lutheran Family Services, Greensboro, North Carolina, fall 1996spring 1997. Responsibilities: provided Spanish-English interpretation services, English
tutoring, and transportation to Cuban refugees; visited homes and helped arrange health
care.
Biology Field Assistant, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge,
Oregon, summer 1993. Responsibilities: assisted refuge biologists with wildlife
management tasks in the field, such as helping to band ducks and using radiotelemetry
equipment to track Greater Sandhill Cranes.
Student Representative, College of Arts and Sciences Council, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, fall 1992-spring 1993. Responsibilities: collaborated with departmental
chairpersons and two representatives of the college's student body in a legislative body of
the College of Arts and Sciences; consulted with the council and presented student
interests at meetings.
Anthropology Club President, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, fall 1992-winter
1993. Responsibilities: organized and publicized club meetings, lectures, presentations,
trips, and functions; presided over meetings; organized the campus's first Native
American Cultural Festival by managing collaborations among the UNCG Anthropology
Club, the UNCG Office of Minority Affairs, and the Guilford Intercollegiate Council of
Native Americans.
Chair, Residential College Concerns Committee, University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
fall 1992-1993. Responsibilities: organized and assisted in recycling efforts and
renovation projects in the Residential College of the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro; presided over meetings.
PRESENTATIONS
UNC Hospitals Clinical Care Management Department, November 2009. “Culturally
Appropriate Care for Latinos.”
El Futuro Mental Health and Substance Abuse Conference, "Y Ahora Que? Coping with
Immigration Stress in Latinos", January 2009. “Substance Abuse Treatment with Latinos:
Culturally Appropriate Treatment.”
North Carolina AHEC Connect, January 2009. “Substance Abuse Treatment with Latinos:
Culturally Appropriate Treatment.”
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Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina Hispanic Symposium,
September 2008. “Latino Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Challenges for
Adolescents.”
Piedmont Health Services Case Management Staff Training, February 2007. “Identifying
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Needs in Latino Populations.”
HONORS & AWARDS
University Marshall, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1992-1993.
Dean's list 1990-1993.
North Carolina State University Scholars' Program.
Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honor Fraternity, North Carolina State University.
UNCG Golden Chain, honor organization.
Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Fraternity, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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