Helen Bader School of Social Welfare faculty and staff have always immersed themselves in the prevailing issues of the time and of the community.
Today, the school’s faculty and staff are an exceptional group in terms of research, teaching, community service, and engagement.
In the community, they are taking the lead with partnering agencies to address issues that include trauma-informed care, the aging population, drug courts, human trafficking, homeless veterans, children as caregivers, prisoner reintegration, and more.
Behind the scenes, they are building the knowledge used to address major social issues – helping individuals, families, and communities to thrive.
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- Colleen Galambos
Applied Gerontology
Aging in place
Healthy aging
Intergenerational family work
Gerontechnology
Long-term care
Care transitions
Cognitive and functional issues
Training and education
Development of educational competencies - Yura Lee
Cognitive function in later life
Caregivers of older adults with dementia
Intergenerational support - Jerry Rousseau*
Aging mindfully
Caring for older family members
Self-care for the caregiver
Getting to know who you are becoming as you grow older - *Emeritus Faculty
- Colleen Galambos
- Colleen Janczewski
Child welfare practice and policy
Differential response
Agency decision making
Family engagement - Livy Malle
Child welfare policy and practice
Child maltreatment
Family preservation
Foster care
Adoption
Placement stability
Childhood trauma - Steven McMurtry
Child Protective Services
Foster care - Joshua Mersky
Adversity and trauma
Resilience
Child and family well-being - David J. Pate Jr.
Father involvement
Non-custodial parents - Dion Racks
Child welfare practice and policy
Children and families’ issues with trauma
Adverse childhood experiences
Supervision in child welfare
Case management in child welfare - Susan Rose
Child neglect
Cross-cultural perspectives
Child welfare policy and practice - Dimitri Topitzes
Consequences and prevention of child maltreatment - Quinn Wilder
Foster/adoptive parent training
Out-of-home youth worker
Competency development - *Emeritus Faculty
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- Candace E. Coates
Community support program
Targeted case management - Colleen Galambos
Neighborhood responsiveness to aging-in-place
Disability accommodation (ADA Standards for Accessible Design)
Integrated approach to advance care planning - Rebecca Headley
Neighborhood characteristics and local non-economic institutions on crime outcomes - Katie Mangan*
Multi-systems
Family therapy
Home-based outreach - Susan Rose
Local political organizing - Devin Thomas
Sexual assault and domestic violence services
Aging out of foster care - Jeanne Wagner
Foster care
Family preservation
Child abuse and neglect
Adoption
Case management
Safety in the field - Trina Salm Ward
Community-engaged research - *Emeritus Faculty
- Candace E. Coates
- Rebecca Headley
Parole
Prisoner re-entry - Thomas LeBel
Intervention strategies with correctional clients
Parole
Prisoner reintegration
Rehabilitation
Women in jail
Alternatives to incarceration - David J. Pate Jr.
Child support
Welfare and males - Susan Rose
Women in jail
Addiction and child welfare needs - Stan Stojkovic
Prisons and jails
Prison administration
Prisoner re-entry
- Steven G. Brandl
Crime patterns and analysis
Criminal investigation - Ruben Burgos
Criminal investigation
Criminal intelligence and analysis - Tina Freiburger
Juvenile delinquency
Race/ethnicity and crime
Criminological theory - Kimberly D. Hassell
Race and crime - Thomas LeBel
Crime in the mass media
Desistance
Recidivism - Stan Stojkovic
Philosophy of criminal justice
Corrections
- Steven G. Brandl
Issues in police management - Ruben Burgos
Police management - Kimberly D. Hassell
Police management
Administration of justice - Thomas LeBel
Correctional administration and programming
Prisoner reintegration - Stan Stojkovic
Criminal justice administration
- Ruben Burgos
Crime and law enforcement - Tina Freiburger
Judicial processing - Kimberly D. Hassell
Criminal justice processing - Thomas LeBel
Corrections process - Stan Stojkovic
Corrections process
Criminal justice processing
- Ruben Burgos
Cultural sensitivity training
in law enforcement - Tina Freiburger
Race/ethnicity in the juvenile
and adult criminal justice systems - Colleen Galambos
Older adults
access to health care and mental health care - Kimberly D. Hassell
Race/ethnicity
and the criminal justice system - Melinda S. Kavanaugh
Latino families and caregiving - Thomas LeBel
Formerly incarcerated persons’ simultaneous stigmas - Gwat-Yong Lie
Diversity and its implications for social work education
social work with Asian Americans - Katie Mangan*
Multi-systems family therapy in an urban setting - Deborah Padgett*
Diversity and organizations - Patricia Parker
Cultural humility
Cultural intelligence (CQ)
Culturally competent social work practice
Cultural inclusiveness in organizational culture
Generational diversity - David J. Pate Jr.
Black families - Devin Thomas
Celebrating LGBTQ identities in social services settings - *Emeritus Faculty
- Colleen Galambos
End-of-life decision making - Roberta Hanus*
The intersection of spirituality and social work - Katie Mangan*
Death in family systems - *Emeritus Faculty
- Colleen Galambos
Policy issues
Cognitive functioning
Functional impairments - Melinda S. Kavanaugh
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Huntington’s Disease
Movement disorders
- Colleen Galambos
Healthcare policy access
Medicare and Medicaid
Retirement policies including Social Security
Supplemental Security Income
Americans with Disabilities Act - Colleen Janczewski
Federal and state policy development
Organizational theory
Social workers as change agents
Vulnerable families inside public systems - Thomas LeBel
Civil disabilities of formerly incarcerated persons
Prisoner reintegration - Steven McMurtry
Human service organizations and non-profit agencies - Laura Otto-Salaj
Working with human service organizations and non-profit agencies
Organizational theory
Social power - Deborah Padgett*
Management and organization theory - David J. Pate Jr.
Social welfare policy
Non-custodial fathers - *Emeritus Faculty
- Lisa Berger
Alcohol interventions in general medical settings - Steven G. Brandl
Health and safety issues in policing - Colleen Galambos
Healthcare services access and delivery
Long-term care
Care transitions
Palliative care - Roberta Hanus*
Chronic symptoms and community processes - Melinda S. Kavanaugh
Health and social work
Child caregivers
Chronic illness and families - Katie Mangan*
Medical social work
Chronic and acute management in families - Joshua Mersky
Population health
Home visiting - Laura Otto-Salaj
HIV/AIDS
Alcohol and drug addiction - Jerry Rousseau*
Exploring the psychological aspects of physical symptoms - Julie Schuppie
Social and economic determinants of racial disparities in health - Dimitri Topitzes
Health disparities
Educational predictors of adult health - Trina Salm Ward
Maternal and infant health
Public health and social work - *Emeritus Faculty
- Candace E. Coates
Homeless/housing first
Harm reduction housing
Supportive permanent housing - Gwat-Yong Lie
Chronicity
Treatment of co-occurring disorders
Targeted Case Management (TCM)
Supportive permanent housing
Housing First - Devin Thomas
Supportive permanent housing
Harm reduction housing first models
- Colleen Galambos
Gerontechnology - Melinda S. Kavanaugh
South Africa health care and neurological disorders - Susan Rose
Social policy and practice in Austria
Social policy and practice in Cuba
- Tina Freiburger
Processing juveniles in the system
Juvenile justice interventions
- Colleen Galambos
LGBTQ issues and older adults - Devin Thomas
LGBTQ anti-violence work
Sexual violence and intimate partner violence in LGBTQ identities
Helping clients explore coming out process
Exploring gender and sexuality
Healthy relationships and sexuality
- Candace E. Coates
Residential behavioral health care
Dual diagnosis - Colleen Galambos
Mental health in older adult populations - Roberta Hanus*
Individual and couples/group process work - Melinda S. Kavanaugh
Family caregiving across the life span
Impact of illness on family - Gwat-Yong Lie
Family preservation and the home-building model
Family violence and its impact on children - Patricia Parker
Family-centered practice
Strength-based practice with families and community development
Strength-based interventions
Empowerment and family development practice
Solution-focused interviewing - Dion Racks
Working with families affected by mental illness in child welfare
Understanding the effects of mental health within family systems - Susan Rose
Mental health practice issues
Managed behavioral health care
Incarcerated mothers and pregnant women
Training for adoption competent practice - Jerry Rousseau*
Holiday stress reduction
Practicing self-acceptance
Individual, couple, and group psychotherapy
Learning to live compassionately with a family member with mental illness
Getting to know the shadow side of who we are - *Emeritus Faculty
- Colleen Galambos
Early illness detection and intervention - Gwat-Yong Lie
Coping skills and survival strategies of battered partners and rape survivors - Joshua Mersky
Prevention science
Translational research - Dimitri Topitzes
Family systems intervention - Trina Salm Ward
Family adjustment to caring for newborn
Preventing infant deaths
Interventions to reduce risks in infant sleep environment - Quinn Wilder
After school/community youth program quality
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Multivariate analysis
Research designQuestionnaire readability - Colleen Galambos
Intervention research
Health systems research
Quality improvement research
Quantitative and qualitative methods - Rebecca Headley
Geospatial analysis of neighborhood effects on crime outcomes - Colleen Janczewski
Applied evaluation study design
Mixed methods
Survey design and implementation
Secondary analysis of administrative data
Multivariate analyses and advanced statistical modeling - Joshua Mersky
Program evaluation
Longitudinal research
Screening and assessment
Randomized trials in community settings -
Brief standardized scales
SurveysCohort studies -
Quantitative and qualitative study design
Program evaluation
Randomized clinical trials
Ethics in human subjects research -
David J. Pate Jr.
Qualitative research methods/focus groups -
Use of rapid assessment instruments in clinical practice
- Trina Salm Ward
Qualitative research methods
Program evaluation
Surveys
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Gwat-Yong Lie, Deborah Padgett*:Advanced ethics and boundaries for social workersand human service professionals
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Advanced ethics and boundaries workshopEthics and boundaries in a world of technology
In-home services
Hospice and palliative care
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Treatment of alcohol use disorders – brief interventions
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Treatment issues for prisoners
Recovery processes in addictionsDrug courts -
Co-occurring addictions
Women’s treatment issuesand risk factors
Dual diagnosis - Dion Racks
Substance abuse and its impact on families in child welfare
Substance abuse and trauma -
Screening and assessment
- Deborah Padgett*
Leadership
Management - Jeanne Wagner
Effective leadership in human service organizations - Quinn Wilder
After school/community youth program supervision skills and strategies - *Emeritus Faculty
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- Jeanne Wagner
Using technology in social welfare education
- Jeanne Wagner
- Linda Britz
Working with traumatized families and individuals - Crystal Carter
Health disparities in underserved communities
Trauma/community trauma
Marriage and the family
Women’s issues - Candace E. Coates
Trauma-informed care and mental health - Colleen Galambos
Older adult population - Joshua Mersky
Trauma theory and research
Trauma responsive practices - Devin Thomas
LGBTQ individuals impacted by trauma - Dimitri Topitzes
Basic and applied research into early trauma exposure
Teaching and training in trauma-based interventions and practice principles
Trauma resolution
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Child support
Fathers