Professional Information:

You will find more links to my areas of professional interest on my links page.

Research Interest: Experiential Education, Social Work Education, Adventure Therapy, Adventure-Based Practice, Addiction, Family, Adolescents, Change Process, Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy.

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate Courses:

· Research Methods (2 sections)

Graduate Courses:

Foundation Year Courses:

· Human Behavior and the Social Environment
* Small Groups (4 sections)
* Organizations and Communities (3 sections)
* Individuals and Families (1 section)
· Indirect Social Work Practice (2 sections)
· Integrative Field Seminar (3 sections)
I offered my students this year the option of creating web pages in lieu of weekly journals which were to represent their personal and professional integration as social workers. Take a look at what they did with this opportunity. I don't know if they will continue to work on these, but I certainly hope so.
David Kalis' home page
Ashley Lawler's page
Elyse Montgomery's web page
· Research Methods (2 sections)
· Culturally Competent Social Work Practice (2 sections)
· Research I - Design
· Research II - Analysis
· Field Seminar
 
Concentration Year Courses:
· Social Work with Multi-Problem Families (4 sections)
· Direct Practice Research (1 section)
· Advanced Standing Seminar (1 section)
· Adventure-Based Practice in Social Work (2 sections)
· Master's Project Development
· Master's Project Implementation
· Practice III - Family and Community Practice
· Practice IV - Community and Family Practice
· Special Topics - Licensure pro and con

 
Resume/Vita - for those wanting a more detailed background of my experience. I have made this resume interactive, you can now access some of my publications and link to spots on the internet referenced in my resume.

Dissertation: You may access a copy of my abstract and references from my dissertation: The Orientation of Social Work Faculty to the Philosophy of Experiential Education in the Classroom. A copy of my dissertation is available through interlibrary loan and UMI.
 

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