Keisha P Jackson

Keisha Jackson, LGSW will tell you she was destined to be a social worker. “There is nothing else I am better suited for.” After the tragic death and subsequent incarceration of her father, Keisha was raised in the home of her paternal grandparents Richard and Saundra Pickens. “I never realized how close I was to being a foster child, until I became a foster care worker.” Keisha received her BSW from Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama where she now teaches Professional Writing, and her MSW from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In her present position as Lead Social Investigator for The Legal Aid Society of Birmingham, she also acts as a field instructor for both Miles and UA. While receiving her undergraduate degree she was given a commendation for her intern work at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital and was awarded the Seth O’Corley Award for social work excellence at Miles College. She is also a proud member of Phi Alpha. All of Keisha’s post-graduate work has been with children as both a therapist and direct practice social worker. Her goal is to ensure that every child she interacts with is given the opportunity to live a full and happy life in the safest environment possible. Keisha wrote her first children’s book in 2021 and published it in 2022. Her book Trash: A Foster Care Journey has given her the opportunity to share the stories of the children she works with. In her own words, “Trash will give children who feel unheard, a voice.”