Victor Rose is an associate in instructional support services for school social work at the New York State Education Department. Victor maintains employment as a group clinician working with adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and undergraduate students in colleges and universities throughout New York State. Before joining the Department, Victor was a full-time school social worker in a midsize urban school district in the Capital District. Victor has worked with diverse populations across the lifespan, including children and families affected by the child welfare system, court-involved youth and adults, runaway and homeless LGBTQIA+ youth, medically fragile adults,  survivors of domestic violence, and young men of color diagnosed with HIV. Victor is a licensed clinical social worker and a master credentialed alcoholism and substance counselor. Victor holds a Master of Social Work degree from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and a Master of Science in Education in School Counseling from Alfred University.