Raquel Warley

Practitioner, Academician, Philosopher, & Scholar

Raquel Warley received a Bachelor of Arts degree in forensic psychology from John Jay College School of Criminal Justice in 1993. Following her undergraduate studies, she obtained three graduate degrees: a Master of Arts in criminal justice (John Jay College, 1995), a Master of Social Work (Hunter College, 2002), and a Master of Philosophy (City University of New York, 2006). In May 2009, she completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in social welfare at the City University of New York.

From 2008 until 2017, Dr. Warley was on faculty in the School of Social Work at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). During her tenure at CSULA, she also served in the roles of Interim Director of Field Education and BSW Program Director.

Dr. Warley was the chief administrator for the Office of Field Education in the School of Social Work Administration for Adelphi University from 2017 until 2020. In that capacity, she monitored social work practica for 500 students doing internships at 400+ social service and mental health agencies across New York and in seven other states. In addition, she managed a group of 70 faculty as well as professional and support staff members.  Following her service to Adelphi University, she was on faculty at Mercy University where she also served in the role of director for the Bachelor of Social Work program. 

Aside from her experience as an academician and administrator, Dr. Warley has two decades of clinical and research experience. Notably, from 2002 until 2008, she was a clinician for the Employee Assistance Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.  In her capacity as an “organizational”/clinical social worker for the Human Resources Department, she provided supportive, psychological, and crisis counseling as well as referral services to employees of the hospital.  In addition, she trained and aided managers in identifying performance-based indicators and intervening effectively with impaired and high-risk employees.

Dr. Warley also served as a forensic examiner for the Pasadena Juvenile Court and a consultant on the Education-Based Incarceration program in the Offender Services Bureau for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Currently, Dr. Warley owns a mental health private practice where she works with individual adolescents and adults seeking relief from emotional distress. In addition, she has contracts with two corporate clients: the South Bronx Job Corps, where she serves as a mental health consultant, and Supportive Care, where she provides psychiatric examinations to patients in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities.