Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center on Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Steven P. Wells has been involved with family and children services since 1976 as a child welfare worker, family mediator, foster parent trainer, group counselor, and university professor. His interests include child sexual abuse, foster parent training, family mediation, child welfare pre-service and in-service training, and children with disabilities and their families. Dr. Wells earned a masters degree in social work in 1985, and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Oklahoma. He earned a doctorate in 2006 specializing in early childhood education, and conducted his dissertation research on the topic of foster parent involvement in the education of children in foster care. He currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Social Work and holds the position of Undergraduate Program Coordinator. In this role, he teaches courses in social work practice, human behavior, and child sexual abuse. Dr. Wells is married to a social worker and is the parent of four children.