Patricia Mura Desert

Patricia Mura Desert is a macro social worker with 10+ years of experience serving diverse populations in health and mental health settings. Patricia is the founder of La Distinction Enterprises including the early learning center “La Distinction Academy” in Canton Massachusetts providing holistic care and early childhood education to families with children. She also serves as Board President of the nonprofit she co-founded Savesouls Inc. She earned her MS in Social Work combining both clinical and social enterprise administration from Columbia University, a BA in Psychology with a minor in Sociology at Stony Brook University, and AA in Liberal Arts and Humanities at Nassau Community College. She has earned certifications in Human Services Management from the Network for Social Work Management, Technical Skills for Online Education, and Trauma-informed Pedagogy at Columbia University, and became a “Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator” with Circle of Security International. Patricia has been published in the American Psychology Association, The New Social Worker, and the Journal of Emergency Medicine.