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Newsletter of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
FALL 2011
msass Action
From the Dean
2
MSASS Mourns
Loss of Emeritus
Professor
Edmond Jenkins
4
The Begun Center
7
MSASS Receives
Legacy Gift
13
It’s All In The Family
16

From
The
Dean
In my years as a dean, I have been asked some
really tough questions. Sometimes I have to dig
deep and come up with an answer that makes
the most sense. Other times, I have to think hard,
and then admit that I don’t know all the answers.
msass Action
FALL 2011
So when I attended a recent meeting among my
colleagues within higher education, I was asked a
very pointed question:
“How does a Top 10 social work school like
MSASS continue to maintain its superior
rankings in Ohio, the U.S. and throughout
the world”
I admit I had to think about that for a minute,
because, I wanted to answer, “Where do I begin”
Over the years, I’ve come to realize that our
ranking as a No. 10 school by U.S. News & World
Report is based on so many things. A dedicated
faculty. Outstanding staff who support our
students in every way possible. And a strong
network of alumni and friends who care.
This month, MSASS will again be placed under a
proverbial microscope. This is the time of year
when deans all over the U.S. will be making their
top picks for social work schools. It happens
every four years and the results are published in
U.S. News & World Report.
Much has changed at MSASS since 2008. So as I
complete my own ballot as a dean, I wonder if my
peers in higher education are even aware of all
the wonderful things we’ve accomplished as a
top 10 social work school. There are so many
accomplishments — too numerous to mention
— that a lot of people don’t see every day when
they walk through our doors. For example:
3 Faculty News
5 News from the Doctoral Program
12 Active Aging Symposium Draws Local, International Experts
13 We Remember
14 Student Spotlight
16 It’s all in the Family
18 Class Notes
Features
7 The Begun Center: Expanding the Knowledge
and Lessening the Impact of Youth Violence
13 MSASS Receives Legacy Gift
15 Field Education
19 New Courses for Undergraduates
Offered at MSASS
Cover: Begun Center Leadership (l-r) Patrick Kanary, M.Ed.,
Mark I. Singer, Ph.D., Daniel J. Flannery, Ph.D.
continued on page 6
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FACULTYNEWS
Kathryn Betts Adams
David E. Biegel
In July, Kathryn Betts Adams
was named associate professor
with tenure. She teaches in the
Direct Practice Concentration on
Aging as well as Research and
Theory classes.
Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social
Work Practice David E. Biegel has
co-authored “Family support and
family caregiving across disabilities:
Conceptual frameworks, research,
and policy.”
Last spring, Robert Fischer,
research associate professor and
co-director of the Center on Urban
Poverty and Community
Development, spoke about the
evaluation of NGOs and NGO
capacity building for a Cleveland
Council on World Affairs panel for
Rob Fischer visiting Korean leaders. In May, he
received the Roberta O’Keefe
Recognition Award for outstanding service to Ohio
Program Evaluators’ Group (OPEG). Fischer recently
presented a paper on promoting a medical home for
families in poverty at the National Research
Conference on Child and Family Policy and Programs
in Bridgewater, Mass. In August, he co-authored a
paper with Amanda Wilsker and Dennis Young, which
was published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
Quarterly. The paper was entitled, “Exploring the
Revenue Mix of Nonprofit Organizations: Does It
Relate to Publicness” He is also featured in a video
presentation on program evaluation entitled,
“Showing That Your Work Matters.” You can find the
video on YouTube and learn more about it through the
Foundation Center in Cleveland.
Associate Professor Kathleen J.
Farkas is planning a new travel
study course with Adjunct
Professor Richard Romaniuk. The
course is entitled, “Invisible Groups
in a New Poland.” This is the first
year the course will be offered in
March, 2012. Farkas also was
Kathleen J. Farkas featured on WCPN-90.3 as a guest
of radio host David C. Barnett, and
spoke about the Women’s Re-entry Network and a
creative writing program for women at the Cuyahoga
County Corrections Center.
Anna Maria Santiago, faculty
associate of the Center on Urban
Poverty and Community
Development and Leona Bevis/
Marguerite Haynam Professor of
Community Development at
MSASS, was named a 2011 Mentor
Fellow by the University Center for
Anna M. Santiago Innovation in Teaching and
Education at CWRU. She also was
awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development to serve as one of two
principal investigators for a research project entitled,
“Opportunity Neighborhoods for Latino and African
American Children.” Over the last few months, Santiago
also co-authored several recent and upcoming
publications on low-income homeownership. Her work
also appeared in a book published by Brill Publishers
entitled, Fair and Affordable Housing Policy in the
United States: Trends, Outcomes, Future Directions.
She co-authored a number of papers that were
presented at the annual meetings of the Urban Affairs
Association and Society for the Study of Social
Problems in New Orleans.
Aloen Townsend
In September, Aloen L. Townsend,
professor and chair of the doctoral
program at MSASS, was named a
Mather Spotlight Prize honoree by
The Flora Stone Mather Center for
Women at CWRU. She was one of
eight honorees, each chosen by her
school or college for excellence in
scholarship and research.
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News from
our Alumni
MSASS Mourns Loss of
Emeritus Professor Edmond Jenkins
Margaret Adamek (Ph.D.
’89), director of the
Indiana University School
of Social Work Ph.D.
program, has received a
Fulbright Award to
undertake a five-month
Margaret Adamek
teaching project in
Ethiopia with the Addis Ababa University
School of Social Work and Social
Development. Adamek has been working
with AAU since 2008 in the development of
its doctoral program. This year’s project will
focus on one-on-one consulting sessions
with doctoral students. She will also
facilitate small group seminars on practical
topics such as “Assembling the Research
Portfolio,” “Selecting a Feasible Dissertation
Topic,” and “Preparation for the Final
Defense.” She has organized a similar
dissertation series at Indiana University.
Amy R. Krentzman
(Ph.D. ‘08) spoke at
MSASS on October 14 on
“Straight Talk from a
Postdoc: The Experiences
of a Postdoctoral
Research Fellow and
MSASS Ph.D. Alum.” She
Amy R. Krentzman
joined the University of
Michigan Addiction Research Center as a
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 2009 and
recently received a two-year training grant
from the Michigan Institute for Clinical and
Health Research to study positive
psychology and addiction treatment. Her
research focuses on the application of
positive psychology to addiction treatment
and recovery.
MSASS faculty and staff
were saddened by the
death of Emeritus
Professor Edmond Jenkins
on August 4. Professor
Jenkins held dual degrees
from Case Western
Reserve University,
including an M.A. in
Theater from the College
of Arts and Sciences (’56),
and an MSSA (’66) from
the School of Applied
Social Sciences. He
earned his B.A. from
Howard University in
Washington, D.C.
Professor Jenkins taught at the Mandel School from 1969 to
his retirement in 1992. He directed “Project Go,” used theater
methods to teach social work classes and created the school’s
first audio-visual collection. He was named “Outstanding
Teacher” in 1982 and was honored at his retirement by
delivering the commencement address to the graduating class
of 1992. After retirement, he was an active member of the
emeriti faculty group.
Before coming to the School of Applied Social Sciences, he was
a teen group worker at Garden Valley Neighborhood House in
Cleveland, was promoted to group work supervisor there and
later became acting director. After receiving his MSSA, he
worked as a clinical social work supervisor at a state hospital
in Michigan.
While in Michigan, Professor Jenkins helped found the Ionia
Community Theatre. When he returned to Cleveland he was
active at Karamu House and the East Cleveland Community
Theater.
For those of us who knew him, there wasn’t anyone brighter or
with a more biting sense of humor. For those who did not know
him, Professor Jenkins was a gourmet cook who coordinated all
of our faculty/staff potlucks, considered the entire month of
April his “birthday” and was devoted to performing, writing and
directing theater.
Please join us for a “Celebration of Life” for Professor Edmond
Jenkins on Monday, November 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 320
at the Mandel School. Come share your stories and memories.
Light refreshments will be served.
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News from the Doctoral Program
Aloen Townsend
We are delighted to welcome seven new students to our doctoral program this year. As you can see
from their brief biographical sketches, they are diverse in terms of their academic backgrounds,
research interests, gender, race and ethnicity, and countries of origin. What they all share is a passion
for social work and social welfare, and a desire to pursue doctoral training in order to contribute to the
profession as exceptional teachers, researchers and leaders. We are proud that they have chosen to
pursue their educational dreams at MSASS. They are now part of a community consisting of 55 current
doctoral students. Of our current students, 42 percent are taking coursework, 13 percent are preparing
the qualifying examination this year or writing their prospectus, and 45 percent are working on their
dissertation (post prospectus).
2011 Cohort
Jamie Cage received her B.A. in
psychology and her M.S. in community
mental health counseling from The
University of Rochester. Over the
years, she has been exploring the
foster care system and its impact on
adolescent and adult mental health.
She will develop additional research in
foster care while a student at MSASS.
Youngmin Cho graduated from Seoul
National University with a B.S. in
social welfare and a double major in
economics. He has worked in the field
of social welfare and wants to
continue researching economically
disadvantaged populations and policy
analysis for low-income working
families.
Chia-Ling Chung received her MSW
and BSW from National Taiwan
University. Her “Best Social Work
Thesis” award in 2011 focused on
mental health issues and caregiving.
Her research at MSASS will address
the mental health delivery system as it
relates to recovery/rehabilitation and
care aspects.
Hyunyong Park is a recent MSSW
graduate of the University of Texas at
Austin. He received his B.A. in social
welfare and an M.A. in social welfare
from Seoul National University. He is
an experienced counselor and has an
interest in the evidence-based
treatment of mental health, substance
use disorders and dual diagnosis.
Front row: left to right - Tanisha Tate, Gabriela Sehinkman, Susan Yoon, Chia-Ling Chung
Back row: left to right - Jamie Cage, Youngmin Cho, Hyunyong Park
Gabriela Sehinkman has a master’s
degree in psychology from the
University of Buenos Aires and a
master’s degree in social work from
Cleveland State University. She plans to
focus her research on culturallyeffective
interventions for minorities,
especially within the Latino community.
Tanisha K. Tate holds a bachelor’s
degree in biology and a master’s in
public health policy from the University
of Michigan. Her primary research
interests include community
revitalization, urban poverty, housing,
education and effective economic
development strategies for rebuilding
neighborhoods.
Susan Yoon graduated from Ewha
Woman’s University in Seoul, South
Korea with a B.A. in social work and an
MSW. Her field of research involves
the prevention of child maltreatment,
and enhancing the well-being of
cultural and ethnic minority children
using culturally competent
interventions.
From the Doctoral Suite…
Susan Smalling (2008 Cohort) has been
awarded the 2011 Arol Shack
Dissertation Award. Her dissertation is
entitled “American Indians and Social
Work Education: Addressing Issues of
Recruitment, Retention and Inclusion.”
Associate Professor David Miller is her
dissertation chair. The qualitative study
is designed to give an in-depth account
of the experiences and viewpoints of
American Indian faculty in social work.
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Take a Trip with MSASS!
Take an educational holiday overseas and earn 15 continuing education credits. Groups are traveling to
Bangladesh, Ecuador, The Netherlands, Guatemala and Poland during Winter Break or Spring Break.
Join students, alumni and other professionals for several travel abroad opportunities. Each trip is led by faculty
from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Travel options also are designed around opportunities to
interact with international policymakers and direct-service providers. For more information contact Debby
Jacobson, Ph.D., Director of International Education Programs.
Winter Break
Bangladesh
Social Dev/Micro-Finance
Travel Dates: Dec 29, 2011 - Jan 13, 2012
Ecuador
Health, Human & Social Development
Travel Dates: Jan 2 - Jan 15, 2012
Spring Break
Guatemala
Com Dev Approach to Child Welfare
Travel Dates: March 9-18, 2012
Netherlands
Soc Justice: Health & Violence Prevention or
Integrated Mental Health & Substance Use
Travel Dates: March 9-18, 2012
Poland
Invisible Groups in a New Poland
Travel Dates: March 9-18, 2012
From The Dean continued
Did you know we are ranked No. 3 by members of NASW Did you
know MSASS is ranked No. 11 by deans at other social work schools
Rankings like these are worth mentioning, so we recently updated our
web site to reflect it. Once folks have a chance to read them, they no
longer need to wonder, “What makes MSASS so great”
http://msass.case.edu/about/ranking.html
Rankings among peers and students wouldn’t be possible without the
support of our graduates, however. So we’d like to know how well we
rank with you, our alumni. Are you pleased with the education you
received at MSASS Do you want to be more involved with how we
recruit and promote ourselves to others in the world
Let us know your ideas and suggestions. We always want to know
how we can provide value to you as a proud graduate of MSASS. Each
of us has benefited immensely from the Mandel School in so many
ways, and your words and actions show it.
I enjoy reading all the wonderful e-mails and handwritten notes from
alumni who are still willing to make a difference because we made a
difference. That level of commitment can only be understood by the
graduates who understand the essence of what we call MSASS.
Grover “Cleve” Gilmore, Dean
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The Begun Center:
Expanding the Knowledge and
Lessening the Impact of Youth Violence
Paul M. Kubek, M.A.
There is no denying the impact of news-making incidents of violence, such as
school shootings and armed standoffs between fugitives and police. They
shock and disorient everyone involved, not only victims but also first
responders, eyewitnesses and viewers who are safely situated in front of televisions
and smart phones, observing from the vantage point of a hovering helicopter that is
hundreds of feet above the scene. Yet, less dramatic incidents of violence, those that
occur every day, have negative effects that are just as staggering. There are
numerous children, adolescents and adults in our communities who are victims of
and witnesses to assaults within their own homes and neighborhoods. Many are
exposed to violence frequently on the job or through media outlets, such as television
news and dramas, movies, internet videos and interactive video games.
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For over 10 years, researchers and trainers from the Begun
Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences have been studying
the impact of violence exposure upon physical health, mental
health and social functioning. They have been developing and
disseminating interventions that work to minimize and reverse
the negative consequences.
Among the center’s most notable accomplishments this past
year were the creation of a research-based intervention
program for use by police in public housing communities and
the hiring of a new full-time director, Daniel Flannery, Ph.D., a
nationally recognized violence researcher who was a professor
of public health at Kent State University and founding director
of its Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence.
Flannery has been a long-time collaborator with Begun Center
Interim Director Mark Singer, Ph.D., who held that post for five
years, building many research and practice collaborations
within the community and preparing the center for this next
phase in its evolution.
Multidisciplinary Collaborations
Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in
Family and Child Welfare at the Mandel
School, has over 25 years of research,
training and consulting experience. He
doesn’t think twice about getting into the
front seat of a police cruiser to ride along
on patrol for a closer, more personal look
at the people behind the data he collects.
Throughout his career, Singer has
developed numerous academiccommunity
partnerships, including those
with police and nonprofit organizations
that work in some of Cleveland’s toughest
neighborhoods.
He has primarily studied the experiences of children and
adolescents who have been exposed to violence as victims or
witnesses. He has been the principal investigator of numerous
research and training projects, and he has authored or coauthored
over 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He
also has conducted training with the U.S. Army, Cleveland
Police and other police departments and school-security
personnel in Northeast Ohio. Singer has extensive clinical
experience, which includes developing and directing two
adolescent inpatient dual-diagnosis psychiatric units. He has
served as chairperson of numerous community-wide
committees focusing on youth problems in Cleveland.
We teach officers how
to approach and to talk
to kids and parents in
a way that’s not going
to make them react
defensively or
offensively
Police-Assisted Referral
Singer recently developed a research-informed intervention,
called Police Assisted Referral (PAR), which is funded by the
U.S. Department of Justice. PAR is a partnership among the
Begun Center; the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
(CMHA) Police Department; Children Who Witness Violence, a
program of Cuyahoga County Public Safety & Justice Services;
and two nonprofit organizations in Cleveland — Mental Health
Services, Inc. and Partnership for a Safer Cleveland.
PAR teaches police officers how to recognize signs of exposure
to violence among children, adolescents and adults; how to
intervene constructively without provoking escalation of
problematic behavior; and how to effectively and efficiently
connect people to crisis services, mental-health services, other
human services and healthcare. Police officers learn to look out
for and respond to calls about domestic violence, child abuse
and exposure to violence. “We teach officers how to approach
and to talk to kids and parents in a way that’s not going to
make them react defensively or offensively,” Singer says.
“When people don’t feel threatened, they
are more likely to agree to talk to
professionals like trauma counselors,
youth counselors and mental-health
counselors.”
PAR is attracting attention nationally and
internationally with a number of requests
for consultation from cities in the U.S.
and overseas. This past year, the Begun
Center hosted 13 criminal justice
students and two professors from Vrije
University in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
The New Director
Although Singer’s role as interim director of the Begun Center
ended after five productive years, he continues to lead research
and training projects and collaborate with Flannery, who joined
the Mandel School on July 1 as the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth W.
Begun Professor. Flannery is a good fit with the Begun Center
philosophy and approach. Like Singer, he has a clinical
background.
He also takes a multidisciplinary and multi-systemic
approach to his work, collaborating with researchers,
community leaders and practitioners in law enforcement,
criminal justice, youth and family services, and public health,
among others. He currently has over $6 million in funded
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Foundation Grant Continues
Work of Begun Center,
Cleveland Partnership
Members of the Begun Center Team
research, evaluation and training projects, and he is bringing many of
them to the Begun Center. Sources of funding for Flannery’s current
projects include federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the U.S. Department of Justice,
as well as the Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH), county
agencies and local foundations. He has published widely in professional
journals in multiple disciplines.
Flannery brings to the Mandel School a multidisciplinary team of 20
researchers, evaluators, consultants and trainers who have master’sand
doctoral-level training in social work, anthropology, education,
sociology, psychology, law, nursing and criminal justice. He also brings the
Center for Innovative Practices (CIP), a State of Ohio Coordinating Center
of Excellence initiative, which disseminates mental-health interventions
for youth. CIP is directed by Patrick J. Kanary, M.Ed. Among Flannery’s
current projects is the continuation of Project Tapestry, a system-of-care
demonstration and research project in Cuyahoga County, funded by
SAMHSA. This project is examining the facilitators and barriers of
intersystem collaboration and how violence prevention and intervention
services might influence changes in youth and family behavior over time.
Flannery’s team provides the evaluation of the program.
Another project is the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program, initially funded by
the United States Marshal Services (USMS). Flannery helped start the
program in northeast Ohio in 2005. It has been replicated in 21 different
cities throughout the United States with over 35,000 people having
surrendered non-violently nationwide. Flannery’s team develops and
administers surveys at these events and provides evaluation of the data.
The Sam and Maria Miller Foundation also provided major support for
this program.
A Closer Look At Violence
Ask Flannery and Singer to explain what lies at the core of the problem of
exposure to violence and they will remind you that the obvious
consequences are physical trauma and medical conditions. Yet, there are
also not so obvious psychosocial conditions which not only harm
individuals and families but neighborhoods, schools and communities as
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Researchers from
the Dr. Semi J. and
Ruth W. Begun
Center at the Mandel
School of Applied
Social Sciences will
continue their work
with the Partnership for a Safer Cleveland
over the next two years, thanks to a
$200,000 grant made possible by the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition,
matching contributions from The Cleveland
Foundation, Saint Luke’s Foundation and
Sisters of Charity Foundation will provide for
a combined total of $400,000.
Since 2010, Begun Center researchers have
been working with the Partnership for a
Safer Cleveland and its STANCE Cleveland
initiative to assist public housing officers
with violence prevention efforts through a
program known as Police Assisted Referrals
(PAR). The funding will continue to support
the collaborative efforts of the partnership,
the Begun Center, the police department of
the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing
Authority (CMHA) and Mental Health
Services (MHS).
The program is one of the first of its kind in
the country, providing Cleveland housing
authority officers with the training and
resources they need to assist families and
children that experience violence. After a
traumatic event, family members are
immediately linked with health and social
services agencies that can provide education,
mental health screening and treatment.
“With all the divisiveness, finger pointing and
blaming that is occurring on the national and
state levels, it is heartening to collaborate
among foundations, social service providers,
law enforcement, community agencies and
academe to address the important issue of
exposure to violence among our community’s
youth,” said Mark Singer, Ph.D., Begun Center
deputy director and Leonard W. Mayo
Professor of Family and Child Welfare.
The announcement of the grant was
made prior to a consortium on youth
violence (see pg. 11). The event featured
presentations by Begun Center researchers,
former Congressman Louis Stokes and
keynote speaker John Rich, M.D.
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Begun Center for
Violence Prevention
Education and
Research
Director
Daniel J. Flannery, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Mark I. Singer, Ph.D.
Research Faculty
Mark Fleisher, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Kretschmar, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associates
Patrick Kanary, M.Ed.
Richard Shepler, Ph.D.
Christopher Stormann, Ph.D.
Rodney Thomas, M.A.
Jane Timmons-Mitchell, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Margret Baughman, Ph.D.
Renne Dragomir, M.Ed.
Abbey Eng, Ph.D.
Lynn Falletta, Ph.D.
Maureen Kishna, LISW
Pamela Mitterling, R.N.
Research Assistant IV
Jennifer Jones, M.A.
Research Assistant III
Leon Harris, M.P.A.
Begun Center Department
Administrator
Wendy Boerger, B.A.
well. For example, violence and the threat of violence activates the survival
instinct, releasing hormones such as adrenalin and cortisol, which contribute
to intense, emotionally charged fight, flight or freeze responses. This
lightning-fast process often suppresses higher-level brain functions that
would otherwise transform
impulses into observation,
reflection and language. In other
words, the survival instinct
increases hyper-vigilance and
hyper reactivity and reduces
opportunities for constructive
social interactions like verbal
communication, negotiation and
learning. The instinct also
reduces the body’s ability to fight
infection.
Medical research has associated
high levels of stress hormones
such as cortisol with suppressed
immune-system functioning and
chronic health conditions such
as cardiovascular disease. “You
cannot discount the impact of
everyday events over time on
You cannot discount
the impact of everyday
events over time on
physical health,
mental health and
well-being. Chronic
exposure to violence
impacts brain
development, brain
functioning,
temperament, mood
and coping skills.
physical health, mental health and well-being,” Flannery says. “Chronic
exposure to violence impacts brain development, brain functioning,
temperament, mood and coping skills.” The health and mental-health
disparities are topics that the Begun Center will continue to explore,
especially among children and adolescents. Recent studies show that
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etween 50 to 96 percent of youths living in urban areas
like Cleveland are exposed to violence.
Community Planning & Partnerships
The high levels of youth violence, Flannery and Singer
emphasize, typically occur in the context of significant
poverty, educational disadvantage and segregation.
Therefore, the center is collaborating on a number of
projects that address these conditions. The first is the
Academic-Community Partnership Plan (ACP), a three-year
planning project in Greater Cleveland, funded by the
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD). The community partner is Michael Walker,
executive director of the Partnership for a Safer Cleveland.
Another project recently funded by the U.S. Department of
Justice is the Cuyahoga County Children Exposed to
Violence initiative. Participants will develop a
comprehensive strategic plan that will enable Cuyahoga
County to improve prevention, intervention and response
systems for children most at risk and exposed to violence
from birth through 17 years of age. The collaboration
includes individuals with a background in program
planning, development and evaluation, which will ensure
that short-term outcomes are measured and reported, and
a comprehensive information collection and management
system is established.
For more information on the Begun Center, go to
http://msass.case.edu/begun/
Youth Violence the Topic
at Cleveland Consortium
On Sept. 30, Cleveland city leaders gathered with
researchers from The Begun Center to discuss the topic of
youth violence. The consortium was sponsored by the
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the
Partnership for a Safer Cleveland.
More than 120 people gathered to review the latest
research and talk about new violence prevention initiatives
in Cleveland. Social workers and community organizers
mingled with youth violence experts to discuss the
challenges they see every day, and the problems that
plague neighborhoods, businesses and families.
Researchers also discussed a
collaboration with the Partnership
for a Safer Cleveland and its
STANCE Cleveland initiative. The
prevention, enforcement and
reentry program is designed to
prevent violence and gang
problems in Cleveland. Leaders
also established the Louis Stokes
Greater Cleveland Consortium on
Youth Violence Prevention, an
academic-community partnership named after the former
northeast Ohio congressman. The consortium is designed
to establish academic-community partnerships, identify
community-research priorities, and develop long-term
collaborative agendas in the area of youth violence
prevention research. Stokes is a Distinguished Visiting
Professor at MSASS and said he was honored to work with
the researchers and collaborators that made it all possible.
“Nobody has to explain to me what violence is about, or
what poverty is about,” Stokes said. “I walked these streets
to Central High School. I know what it’s like to grow up
among violence. That’s why a program in our community
can work to give these young people a chance. These are
bright kids. If these kids had a chance, you would be able to
see where they could go.”
Begun Center Director Daniel Flannery, Ph.D., also talked
about the value of ongoing work in the community.
“Research continues to show us what can work to help
young people deal with violence in their daily lives,” he said.
“The consortium brings together our partners, including
members of the community, law enforcement, providers,
policy makers and funders so that we can address violence
and its impact on such things as mental health, youth
development and academic achievement,” Flannery added.
“We know that you cannot revitalize a community without
making sure that the community is safe, where young
people and their families can grow a garden, walk to school
without fear, or sit out on their porch in the evening
without the sound of surrounding gunfire.”
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Active Aging Symposium Draws Local,
International Experts
Local leaders from around Cleveland – and international
experts from around the world – gathered at Case
Western Reserve University on October 1 to talk about a
topic that most 60-something boomers don’t care to
discuss: what it means to grow old.
Nearly 250 people attended the Active Aging Symposium
to talk about the aging workforce, the impact of global
aging, redefining retirement, and civic engagement among
senior volunteers.
Participants arrived for a full day on campus to attend
breakout sessions and hear academics talk about their
theories on why active aging is part of a growing global
movement. Graduate students, faculty from MSASS and
experts from around the country moderated sessions
attended by students, university alumni, business
consultants, social workers and professors from schools
across campus.
“Who, here, is over 60” asked keynote speaker, Dr.
Alexander Kalache, who currently serves as Senior Advisor
to the President on Global Ageing at the New York
Academy of Medicine. “We were activists in the 1960s and
this generation is making its transition into old age. It’s not
going to be the same as when our grandparents aged. We
are going to reinvent this transition and we are going to
age loudly.”
Kalache is part of an elite team who has been studying the
aging phenomenon for the last 40 years. His research has
allowed him to connect with Merl “Terry” Hokenstad, the
Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor at the Mandel
School and a Distinguished University Professor. The two
of them met at a U.N. conference in New York in 1999, and
it was at that time that they first discussed the concept of
active aging.
Hokenstad, who celebrated his 75th birthday in July, has
been a trustee of the National Council on Aging. He is a
member of the United Nations’ Non-Governmental
Organization Committee on Aging and served on the U.N.
Technical Committee responsible for drafting the
International Plan of Action on Aging. In 2002, he was
named to the United States delegation to the U.N.’s World
Assembly on Aging.
“Health and social service policy makers and providers
need to respond to the fact that baby boomers are an
active part of our aging population,” said Hokenstad.
“Policies and programs need to focus on this reality and
that’s what we’re trying to do here today. Baby boomers
are not going to be content with fading into the sunset and
we need to do something about that.”
One alumna in attendance, 91-year-old Belle Likover of
Shaker Heights, spent decades of her life in social work
and has served as a voice for seniors for many years. She
calls her involvement with senior advocacy a “third”
career, having worked as a research assistant, then a
mother, and then an interested student who completed
her master’s degree in 1969 at the age of 49.
“I think my retirement years may have been my most
productive ever,” she said. “The issues that affect older
people are issues that affect everyone.”
A Birthday Celebration
On September 30, more than 100 well-wishers
gathered for dinner at the Dively Center on the campus
of CWRU to congratulate Merl C. (Terry) Hokenstad,
Ph.D, Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor and
Distinguished University Professor on his 75th
birthday and his career at SASS/MSASS over 38 years.
“It’s great to have family, friends and colleagues gather
for a celebration that recognizes active aging rather
than my future retirement,” Hokenstad said. The
dinner was a prelude to an all-day symposium on
active aging, attended by 240 social workers, health
care providers, and educators.
From left, Henry & Lois Goodman, Myrtle Mientz, Terry Hokenstad, Sally and Stan Wertheim.
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MSASS Receives Legacy Gift
The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences has received a gift
of $7 million from the estate of James W. Williamson to support
student scholarships and programs. The majority of funds will
be used for scholarships for master’s students, most of whom
receive some level of tuition aid.
Six million dollars of the Williamson gift will be placed in the school’s
endowment to be used for scholarships. The balance will create
endowments of $500,000 each for special projects of the Dean’s office and
for NEOCANDO, the data warehouse developed and managed by the Center
on Urban Poverty and Community Development. Williamson, an engineer
by training, had a special interest in using data to solve social problems.
The problems
of the future
are not easy
ones to solve.
Problems get
solved, I guess,
by teaching
students how
to solve them.
MSASS Dean Cleve Gilmore said, “This
extraordinary gift will have a profound effect on
our ability to help students reach their goals.
Our students face incredible debt when they
graduate and enter a field where their income
potential is limited. They make tremendous
sacrifices to join the social work profession, and
we want to make their choice as easy as
possible.”
Funding for NEO CANDO will enable the Poverty
Center to upgrade and grow its database. “NEO
CANDO has been an invaluable tool for
community and social planners who are working
in some of our most distressed neighborhoods,”
said center Co-Director Claudia Coulton. “This
gift will help to keep NEO CANDO accessible and
encourage them to continue to use sound social
and economic data in their planning and
advocacy work.”
The Williamson family founded many of the
places and institutions that define Cleveland as
a center of industry and philanthropy. James
Williamson’s father Arthur was one of the
founders of The Welfare Federation of Cleveland,
now known as the Center for Community
Solutions, and Society for Savings, now KeyBank.
An early family homestead became the site of the family-developed
Williamson Building, razed in 1982 to make way for the BP America
Building, now known as 200 Public Square.
Williamson carried on his family’s commitment to the philosophy and
practice of sharing the rewards of their success with the less fortunate in
the community. “The problems of the future are not easy ones to solve,”
James Williamson once wrote. “It is young men and women who are
supposed to ‘dream dreams.’ Problems get solved, I guess, by teaching
students how to solve them.”
We Remember
With sadness, the Mandel School
of Applied Social Sciences
announces the passing of
our extraordinary alumni and
extends heartfelt condolences
to their family and friends:
Nenita Hom, CLC’49, SAS’51
Virginia Martin, FSM’29, SAS’29
Sarah W. Lacy, FSM’37, SAS’38
Mary Colette Smith, FSM’38, SAS’40
Ruth G. Mellman, GRS’44, SAS’46
Michael B. Schachere, Ph.D., GRS’75, SAS’71
Mary Angela Moran, SAS’32
Eleanor Louise Hardgrove, SAS’33
Betty Colby, SAS’41
Harriet Goldstein, SAS’44
Harold I. Sadofsky, SAS’51
Mary Burke Eckert, SAS’54
Dimitri M. Kunch, SAS’61
Thomas D. Kraft, Ph.D., SASS ‘70
Serapio R. Zalba, Ph.D., SASS ’71, GRS ‘71
Janna Clemmons-Dunn, SAS’78
Karen Marie Metzler, SAS’83
That is our goal at MSASS, and the Williamson family legacy will be an
important part of it.
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Student Spotlight
Anthony Crumbley, MSSA ‘12
A couple of effects influenced my decision to choose
Case Western Reserve University (more specifically
MSASS), and a Direct Practice concentration and Children,
Youth and Family specialization. The main reason is my
passion for today’s youth and their potential. Many
would agree that growing up is not an easy thing to do
now, especially in the world in which we live and the
circumstances that youth face. Most adults, including
myself, although I am not too far removed from my
adolescent and
The main reason is
my passion for
today’s youth and
their potential. Many
would agree that
growing up is not an
easy thing to do now,
especially in the world
in which we live…
childhood years, would
not want to be a child
in today’s society.
From my personal
experience, growing up
and developing
seemed nearly
impossible at times. It
was truly the adults in
my life (i.e., counselors,
teachers and mentors)
who noticed my
potential, encouraged my character, assisted me through
the agony of growing, and who made all the more
difference in my life. They all contributed to the individual
that I am becoming. I would like to do the same with the
youth with whom I come into contact and counsel.
My long-term overall goal is to form a non-profit or private practice
to counsel and facilitate services associated with problems
encountered by members of the gay and lesbian community
(specifically youth). Many may be struggling with acceptance (self
and societal), the issue of “coming out” and internalized
homophobia. There is limited empirical research on best methods
in assisting this population.
My experience at MSASS and Cleveland to date has been a positive
one. Faculty members at the Mandel School are genuinely kind and
look out for my well-being. Overall, I am content with my
experience and happy to boast that I will have a degree from one of
the Top 10 Social Work programs in the world; the oldest MSSA
degree in the world.
HELP US MEET OUR 2011-2012 ANNUAL FUND GOAL OF $450,000
98% of all MSASS students receive financial support in the form of direct grants or scholarships. Every dollar given to
the Annual Fund goes directly to students to help with tuition.
Ways to Give
Giving is easy by credit card – a one-time gift or a monthly
pledge. Go to the CWRU secure website http://givin.case.edu
Send a check payable to CWRU-Mandel School and mail to:
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7164
Become a Dean’s Advocate
for Social Justice with a
gift of $1,000
If you prefer another option, please contact
Amber Oxley, Director of Annual Giving, at
1-800-944-2290 or (216) 368-1832; or you
may email to ano4@case.edu.
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All gifts are 100% tax-deductible.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Field Education
Field Education has always been, and will
always be, an essential component of
social work education. Known as the
“signature pedagogy,” field education is an
opportunity for students to fully integrate
theory and practice within the context of a
community–based field placement setting.
Like me, I am sure you can fondly recall
your first field instructor; the way he/she
inspired, motivated and challenged you to
become the professional you are today.
And for many of us, there are times we can
capture glimpses of them in ourselves.
For nearly a century, social workers have
maintained relationships with their alma
mater by providing field instruction to
future generations of social workers. It is,
perhaps one of the most enduring legacies
of social work education and a significant
way to support the profession. Field
instructors relish the opportunity to work
with social work students, citing their
experience as both rewarding and
professionally enlightening. It also enables
practitioners to stay connected to the
Field Education Director Scott Wilkes with Gina Garrett, a field placement prospect for
Phyllis Wheatley Association.
latest research and practice methodologies necessary to
compete in today’s service delivery system.
At the Mandel School we firmly believe our graduates will
quickly emerge as leaders in the field. Within a few years of
graduation, many already find themselves in prominent
supervisory or management positions. As such, we invite you
to consider becoming a field instructor for our current
students. Serving in this capacity is a way of honoring our
social work past and contributing to its future. We believe the
experience is worth the investment of time and demonstrates
your continued support of MSASS.
— Written by Scott Wilkes
New Field Placements for Fall 2011
Akron Summit Community Action, Inc.
Ashtabula Catholic Charities
Ashtabula County Children Service
Bashaw & Associates, Inc.
CareStar
Chautauqua Tapestry
Cuyahoga County Court of Common
Pleas Pretrial Services
Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
Durand Senior Care and Rehab Center
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center
Educational Council
Epilepsy Association
Erie Together
Four County Family Center
Great Lakes Hospice
Making A Difference Consulting
Mennonite Central Committee
Montgomery County Children Services
Board
Neighborhood Progress Inc.
New Life Hospice
NorthWest Community Corrections
Center
Oesterlen Services for Youth
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and
Correction
Rocking Horse Center
The Health Foundation of Greater
Cincinnati
The Refugee Response
Union Behavioral
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It’s all in the
FAMILY
From time to time, we hear about SASS/MSASS alumni who are related to each other.
Sometimes they may have even found a life partner during their time here. We always think of
our alumni as the best advertisers for the value of coming to this school, and as you can see from
the following stories, their recruitment efforts often start at home.
Ping Pong at Beaumont Hall
There is one consistent recollection among alumni who
attended SASS between 1951 and the winter of 1990 and
that is the lounge at Beaumont Hall, especially the
competitive ping pong games there. Bruce Stein, MSSA ’61
remembers that and much more. His fondest memory is
of the morning class break, sitting with other students
and faculty in the lounge, enjoying casual conversation or
discussing social issues. Bruce is a dedicated group
worker and a devotee, like so many others, of Grace
Coyle. His field placements at East End Neighborhood
House and Bellfaire Jewish Children’s Bureau provided a
variety of group situations in which to practice. After
graduation, he moved to Chicago to fulfill his tuition
obligation to the Jewish Community Center and consulted
with nursing homes for several years. The pull of group
work with children led him to a 22-year career as a school
social worker with Chicago Public Schools. But good
group workers never die; they just find a new group. So
Bruce is spending his retirement teaching future social
workers about Social Problems in America and Sociology
at Columbia College and working with another small
group, his six grandchildren.
Bruce says he has always loved social work and may have
set the path for his daughter Julie Stein-Lee, MSSA ’96,
who had been working as a weight-loss counselor after
college and feeling rather unfulfilled. Bruce suggested
that if she were going to do counseling, she might as
well have credentials and do it professionally. A special
draw to Cleveland for Julie was a grandmother she
wanted to know better. Julie’s life changed at MSASS.
Not only did she earn her MSSA but she also gained a
network of great friends, was proposed to by Tim Lee at
the Cleveland Zoo, and lost sixty pounds. Today Julie is
the mother of four children and an independent
contractor in the Early Intervention Program for the
State of Illinois. Her caseload is 25 to 30 children each
week, most of them visited in their homes. She
Jackie Stein-Lee MSSA ‘96 and her dad Bruce Stein, MSSA ‘61.
specializes in children from birth to age three who are
developmentally delayed or have disabilities. While at
MSASS, she felt supported by faculty and by other
students, but what she values most are the skills she
learned that are so important to her work — to be
empathetic and not judgmental with the families she
sees dealing with adversities. See Facebook Friends
Share Christmas Spirit | NBC Chicago* for a story about
one of Julie’s families.
With Four You Get Eggroll
Every so often we find several members of a family who
have studied at SASS or MSASS. Rarely do we find four
individuals originating from the same clan – the
Madorskys of Cleveland. Two sisters and two nieces
share the same passion for helping people find more
purposeful ways of living. Judie Madorsky (SASS ’81)
graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work from
Cleveland State University. After her marriage to David
Perelman (WRU Law ’58) and time off to start a family,
Judie enrolled at SASS with a focus on mental health. One
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of her favorite memories is the late Ed Jenkins’ group
work class using drama techniques. Her field work was
also memorable: the first year with ex-convicts at the
Salvation Army’s Harbor Light; the second year at Jewish
Family Services as a supervisor of youth programs.
“Doing my practicum at Harbor Lights, a halfway house
for prisoners preparing for parole, was an eye-opener for
me as I learned about a culture that I had never
experienced and met men that were different from any I
had ever known.”
Judie’s sister, Maxene Madorsky Zion, followed the trail
to SASS and graduated magna cum laude in 1990. She
went on to study at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland in
a three-year postgraduate program, got certified in
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing),
and is presently completing her training as an Imago
marital therapist. Maxene lived in Florida for 11 years
and returned to Cleveland because she received a full
scholarship to attend SASS in the Practice
Demonstration Program.
Her favorite memory was doing an independent study
with Dr. Elizabeth Tracy and Dr. Neil Abell on compulsive
gambling, which was published in 1991 in the Journal of
Gambling Studies. Maxene has worked in a private
practice for the past 17 years.
The next generation, Rachel Madorsky (Judie and Maxene’s
niece) and Jodi Zion (Maxene’s daughter) were at MSASS at
the same time, graduating in 1996. Rachel has blended her
love of social work with theatre. “I always knew I wanted
to help people live happier lives as well as to perform
artistically,” says Rachel. Why did she choose MSASS
“Location. Location. Location,” Rachel explained. “MSASS is
a top ten social work school, I had family in town, and it
was a happy surprise to graduate with my cousin Jodi.”
She knew she was in the right place when she heard a
professor say in a class one day, “Therapy Is Art.” In 1999
Rachel moved back to Cleveland from Austin, Texas where
she was working as a senior instructor for a personal
growth company. It was a fortunate decision since this is
where she met future husband Second City Director David
Buckman. They soon moved back to Austin where Rachel
counseled lawyers, judges and law students as part of The
State Bar of Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program.
Currently, in addition to a private practice serving adult
individuals and couples, she and David perform and teach
improvisation at the ColdTowne Theatre in Austin, Texas.
Rachel also trains psychotherapists and psychiatrists in
therapy skills using the art and philosophy of
improvisation. Her latest gig in theatre is with Whole
Foods (husband David is the butcher); see http://www.
youtube.com/watchv=E6nWKaPG4nM.
For Rachel’s cousin Jodi Zion Lurie, who had a B.A. in
psychology, it was a question of whether to teach or to
do social work. Either way, she knew long ago that she
wanted to work with children and adolescents. She says,
“I knew education was important but how can kids
progress when they are overwhelmed with problems.”
She chose social work because it opened the door to
more options for a career. Jodi’s Mom and the
reputation of MSASS inspired her choice for graduate
school. She found the interactive format of classes at
MSASS just right for her. Field placements at
Bellflower Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
and Bellfaire JCB reinforced her commitment to
serving children. After graduation in 1996, she worked
in the in-patient psychiatry section with pre-teens and
adolescents at Laurelwood Hospital, part of University
Hospitals System. Today, she has brought her two
loves together — education and social work — as
student assistance facilitator at Solon High School.
In 2008, Jodi won the Oscar Steiner Award of the
Jewish Big Brothers, Big Sisters Association for her
vision and commitment to children. She has also
enhanced her MSSA by receiving a post-masters
licensure in school counseling from John Carroll
University in 2010.
(L-R) Jodi Zion Lurie, Rachel Madorsky, Judie Perelman, Maxine Zion
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Class Notes
1947
Katherine Davis Moore is living in
Pomona, CA, still using her social work
skills and maintaining her LCSW. Her
career as a developer of social work
departments in hospitals has given her
great insight over the years on patient
care outcomes. She is circulating Dr.
Marvin Rosenberg’s production of “Cold
Storage” about death and dying for staff
training in nursing homes. Katherine
says, “Being in an assisted living facility
now has provided me with much
opportunity to observe and reflect on
what is needed to complete the life
process.”
1973
Merrianne (Berger) Leff is in private
practice in Greensboro, NC. She also
serves on the board of the local chapter
of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness. Since three of their four children
moved to North Carolina, she and
husband Alan are also having a
wonderful time with grandchildren.
1992
Patti (Turchon)
Steigerwald is using
her community
organizing skills in a
profound way in rural
Dellroy, OH. In 1997,
she started a parish
health ministry at a
local Catholic church
for people in the Carroll County area to
access health screenings, education,
information and advocacy, referrals, and
supportive services. For the first several
years, local people were reluctant to
participate, but by 2006, there were five
churches involved in partnership in
connection with a medical center. The
group now offers health fairs which
have become quite a social event in the
community. Patti has also started her
own home-based business selling
unique gifts online.
1995
Katherine M. Franz
retired in July as
associate director of
Northeast Ohio
Adoption Services
after 22 years at the
agency. She joined
NOAS in 1989 as a
federal grant training
coordinator and was responsible for
successful funding of post-adoption
parent support groups, child respite care,
and recreation programs for adoptive
families. She became associate director
in 1997. In addition to winning the Dean’s
Award at graduation from MSASS, she
was Adoption Network’s Triad Advocate
of the Year in 1994 and named Social
Worker of the Year by the National
Association of Social Workers, Ohio
Region IV, in 2002.
1996
Tamara Miller-Ploetz is living in
Cincinnati with her husband Ron and
three children. She is a psychotherapist
at Cancer Family Care and presented at
the national Cancer Association of South
Africa conference in September on
“Psychotherapeutic Interventions for the
Cancer Patient: Treatment Throughout
the Cancer Journey.”
2010
Misty Funk is project manager
for Project RESTORE, a program
on best practices for intervention
with ex-offenders.
2011
Yanran Li is working
for the Partnership
and Cooperation
Department of China
Youth Development
Foundation. She writes
project proposals,
assists in program
development, and
coordinates site visits with donors to rural
schools in the mountain areas of China.
Her current projects in rural areas include:
Red Sun Kids Foundation of Holland,
which assists with donating music, art
classrooms, libraries, and playgrounds;
Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., which
assists with libraries and library
equipment for a reading program; and
Kraft Food Company (China) for kitchen
equipment in the schools. Yanran sends
her best wishes and can be contacted at
liyanran@yahoo.com.
Christine A. Young joined the Ernst &
Young Americas People Team in 2004
and has been practicing social work in
the corporate world. She provides
counseling, resource and referral
services to employees through the E&Y
employee assistance program. Christine
provides referrals for child and adult
care and serves as a sounding board and
coach to managers.
Nam Kyu Kim is Family Support Program
Coordinator for the Hanul Family Alliance
in Chicago, IL. He will be working with the
Chicago Police Department to develop
interventions around crimes that target
the elderly. The Alliance was formed in
1987 as the Korean American Senior
Center. Today, the organization serves
6,000 individuals and families with a
broad range of programs for all ages.
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New Courses for
Undergraduates
Seven undergraduate three-credit courses have been
developed by MSASS faculty and approved by the university.
Drugs and Youth is presented from a wide range of disciplines and theoretical perspectives highlighting the
biopsychosocial nature of the problem — both the etiology as well as the effects of addiction. It explores the impact on both
macro (society) and micro (family and friends) drug use of both licit (alcohol, over-the-counter drugs, and prescription) and illicit
(marijuana, hallucinogens, and cocaine) on various subcultures such as sports/athletics, college students, women, and adolescents.
Sexualities, Citizenship, and Social Action explores themes in both symbolic and cultural
domains. While sexuality and citizenship, in reality and in academic discourse, cuts across the areas, this course considers methods
and concepts in the human sciences and humanities.
Poverty, Wealth Building, and Social Entrepreneurship examines social
entrepreneurship and how development is viewed, conceived, and implemented. The class studies examples of wealthbuilding
ventures such as Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, New York, and Evergreen Cooperative in East Cleveland.
Poverty and Children examines current community-based strategies that provide young people living in high
poverty urban areas with the educational, social and economic supports needed for a strong future.
Social Networking and Community Organizing in the 21st century examines old and
new models for citizen engagement based on the changing nature of place, given increased mobility and diversity in communities
within the United States and the emergence of a truly global economy and communication network due to the revolution in
information technology.
Social Welfare Capstone Seminar revolves around the identification and critical investigation of
current social problems with the goal to apply social welfare research and research from different disciplines to better understand
these problems.
The Netherlands/Social Justice: Health and Violence Prevention
includes a trip to the Netherlands over Spring Break 2012 and will acquaint participants with the socio-political factors that
influence social justice and policy development in the Netherlands. The experience includes at least 42 hours of contact time with
the instructors in Cleveland and the Netherlands. Social justice issues including violence prevention and health care services/
policies will be explored via agency visits, lectures, and discussion with Dutch experts.
We anticipate these courses will spur interest in undergraduates who may consider a career in social work practice or education.
Dean Gilmore and MSASS faculty will evaluate the course outcomes at the end of the academic year.
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1183 Drug Abuse, Use and Misuse Among Older
Adults (3 CEUs)
Thursday, Nov. 3, 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Led by Kathleen J. Farkas, Ph.D., LISW-S, Associate
Professor, MSASS
Location: MSASS
1184 Mood Disorders and Suicide Prevention in
Children & Adolescents (3 CEUs)
Friday, Nov. 4, 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Led by Mark Groner, MSSA, LISW-S, Adjunct
Instructor, MSASS
Location: MSASS
NEW! 1185 Coaching Through Anxiety: Effective
Strategies to Release the Grips of Fear (3 CEUs)
Friday, Nov. 4, 1:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Led by Kimberly Morrow, MSW, LCSW
Location: MSASS
NEW! 1186 Bringing Out the Better Side of Difficult
People (3 CEUs)
Saturday, Nov. 5, 9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Led by Shirley Mosley, MSW, MA, Manager,
Organizational Behavior & Learning, CWRU Human
Resources
Location: MSASS
NEW! 1187 Expressive Arts in Therapies (6 CEUs)
Thursday, Nov. 10, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Led by Linda C. Elliott, Ph.D., MSSA, LISW-S, ATR-BC
Location: MSASS
1188 Calming the Storm - De-escalation of Agitated
Individuals & Potentially Violent Situations (3 CEUs)
Thursday, Nov. 10, 9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Led by Louis Weigele, MSSA, LISW-S, BCD, MSASS
Adjunct Instructor
Location: Rae -Ann Suburban, 29505 Detroit Ave,
Westlake
1189 Thinking Like an Ethicist (3 CEUs)
Friday, Nov. 11, 1:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Led by Cynthia Griggins, Ph.D., Clinical Ethicist
Location: MSASS
Approved for ethics.
NEW! 1190 Economic Distress & Traumatic Effect
on the Individual & Families (6 CEUs)
Friday, Nov. 11, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Led by Amy Burzinski, MSSA, LISW
Location: Rae Anne Suburban, 29505 Detroit Rd.,
Westlake
1191 The Homeless Among Us: Local Approaches to
Aid Homeless (6 CEUs)
Saturday, Nov. 12, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Led by Richard Romaniuk, Ph.D., LISW, CDCIII-E,
MSASS Adjunct Instructor
Location: MSASS
1192 The Impact of Trauma on Human Development
(6 CEUs)
Thursday, Nov. 17, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Led by Gregory Keck, Ph.D.
Location: MSASS
NEW! 1193 Bad Apples: Dealing with Bullying
Workplace Behaviors
Friday, Nov. 18, 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Led by Erica Merritt, MA-Psychology, CDP, Director,
Organizational Behavior & Learning, CWRU Human
Resources
Location: MSASS
NEW! 1194 Maintaining Balance and Well-Being
Through Unexpected Diagnosis (3 CEUs)
Thursday, Dec. 1, 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Led by Leslie Yerkes, MSODA, MSASS Adjunct
Instructor
Location: MSASS
NEW! 1195 Understanding Older Adults with Severe
Mental Illness (6 CEUs)
Friday, Dec. 2, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Led by: Linda Elliott, Ph.D., MSSA, LISW-S
Location: MSASS
1196 Assessing & Treating Addictions for Mental
Health Professionals (6 CEUs)
Saturday, Dec. 3, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Led by Louis Weigele, MSSA, LISW-S, BCD, MSASS
Adjunct Instructor
Location: MSASS
1167 How Secure is Social Security (1 CEU)
“on demand” videolecture available soon
Led by Terry Hokenstad, Ph.D., ACSW, Distinguished
University Professor, and Professor, MSASS
Location: on demand distance
1168 The Adolescent Brain & Violence: An Activated
Amygdala (1 CEU)
“on demand” videolecture available soon
Led by Mark Singer, Ph.D., Professor, MSASS
Location: on demand distance
1169 Role of Social Work in Urban Revitalization
(1 CEU)
“on demand” videolecture available soon
Led by Mark G. Chupp, Ph.D., MSW, Assistant
Professor, MSASS and Director, East Cleveland
Partnership
Location: on demand distance