School Alumni Associations

IU School of Social Work Alumni Association

Alumni Profiles

Carol Juergensen Sheets

I am Carol Juergensen Sheets and I always wanted to be a counselor.  When I was growing up, I would advise my friends on various problems and issues and I found that this was helpful to them.  I was born in Chicago and raised in Indianapolis. I attended IU in Bloomington from 1974 to 1977 and then transferred to Ball State University in Muncie where I graduated with my Bachelors Degree in 1978.  Following my graduation from Ball State, I enrolled in the IU School of Social Work in Indianapolis. I had field work placements at the Indiana Department of Child Welfare Services and the Indiana Girls School. I was enrolled in the advance standing program at IU and received my MSW in 1980.

Among the places where I have worked, I enjoyed the Riley Hospital Child Guidance Clinic, the Tri-County Mental Health Clinic, and Indianapolis Psychiatric Associates the most.  I currently continue to work at the latter, where I see individual clients and also conduct an emotional regulation group and a cognitive behavioral therapy group.  I wanted to reach out to people in a larger way and decided to expand my services by giving advice through the media.  I was a free lance writer for the Indianapolis Star for 5 years which opened up opportunities in radio and television.  In addition, I am a personal life and executive coach, write columns for three magazines and one local newspaper and have a radio show on WIBC called "Sex, Love and Relationships with Carol the Coach."  I also do national and local workshops, seminars, and keynotes on motivational and inspirational topics.  I feel that my mission is to take social work to the media and inspire people.

I have supervised students in several different settings over 28 years and have taught social work classes at the University of Indianapolis.  I have always liked teaching.  I am a member of the NASW and the International Federation of Coaches.  For several years, I have done workshops for the annual NASW conference and at the NASW office.

My husband is very supportive and I especially appreciate the fact that he does all of the housecleaning. This frees me up for my extra projects!  My interests include roller-blading and jewelry making.

See the IUPUI Office of Alumni Relations Calendar of Events for upcoming School of Social Work alumni programs.

School of Social Work web site 

IUPUI Office of Alumni Relations contact:
Karen Deery, (317) 274-8959 or kdeery@iupui.edu

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