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Director’s MessageMarjorie Sable. Photo byGene Royer.Greetings fromMizzou andthe School ofSocial Work!It has been abusy year forus, and wehope you enjoyreading aboutthe activitiesof our facultyand students.In 2010 we began a new initiative inMilitary Social Work. Mizzou is nowamong the 25 (and growing) Schoolsof Social Work that are educating studentsto address the needs of veteransand military families. The Councilof Social Work Education now hasa track on Military Social Work.No matter what our feelings about thewars, we must be committed to fullysupporting our returning veterans andtheir families. As expressed so well inthe HBO documentary, Wartorn, “It’s notjust the soldier who comes down withPTSD. Sometimes it’s the whole family.”I highly recommend both Wartornas well as another documentary,Restrepo, for greater insight intomental health issues among soldiers,veterans and family members.This fall we held two major eventsrelated to this endeavor. On Nov. 11,2010, we held a fundraiser (HelmetHeroes, page 10) to raise money to endowa scholarship in military social work,and on Nov. 12 we held the first summiton Meeting the Needs of Veterans andMilitary Families: A Summit for Healthand Human Services Professionals(page 11). I am thrilled to inform youthat both events were a great success!My thanks to our wonderful DevelopmentCouncil members who assistedwith this event. Some of the purchasedhelmets have been donated to theVeterans’ Hospital and MU VeteransCenter. We think the helmets will servea dual purpose in raising awareness ofveterans’ issues and the efforts of theSchool of Social Work toward creatingthe certificate program and scholarship.The Summit was also very successful.Three national speakers, the AdjutantGeneral of the Missouri National Guard,and two panels addressed an audience of170 people. The Summit raised awarenessof the behavioral health, mental health,physical and other identified needs ofveterans and military families. We hopeto have a second annual summit thataddresses similar needs next year andare looking at November 2011. Watchour Website for more information.Building on the annual Poverty Simulationthat we conduct for our incomingBSW and MSW students in collaborationwith the Community Action Center, wehave developed a new undergraduateminor in Financial Literacy for HelpingProfessions (see page 7) in collaborationwith the Department of PersonalFinancial Planning. We hope to adda non-academic certificate for socialwork professionals in the future.We want to hear from you! Pleasewrite, call, or e-mail and tell us whatyou are doing. We’ll put your news inthe next issue of Social Work Notes, andon our Website (with your consent).Please visit our Website, ssw.missouri.edu, and consider adding your pictureto the ribbon of alums and students.Best wishes for a happy andhealthy new year!Marjorie SableDirector’s Development CouncilJerome AndersonJane Bierdeman-FikeKathleen CainJudith DavenportDick DunnJoanne FultonSarah GehlertConnie GourleyTim HarlanDeanna HarperTerri HoskinsIla IrwinPeggy JohnsonRobin LaBrunerieCindy MustardSallee PurcellSteve RolingMary RoppTerry SeboldtSally SilversLeah Beth SimonPaul SundetAnne WilliamsNewsletter BoardMarjorie R. SableDirector, MU School of Social WorkDianne J. OrtonAsst. Clinical Professor, MUSchool of Social WorkDiane M. DavisWriter/Designer/Photo EditorAddison Dobard, Dianne Drainer,Mary Fama, Colleen Galambos, DianneOrton, Gene Royer, Margie SableGuest photographersKeep in TouchHelp us and your former classmateskeep track of where you are and whatyou’ve been up to since graduation.Send us updates on yourself, yourwork, your family and your honors.Send your Class Notes via e-mail tossw@missouri.edu or mail to: Editor,Social Work Notes, 114 Gwynn Hall,Columbia, MO 65211-7700.Please include your degree, year ofgraduation, name (including maiden)and any activities or achievementsyou’d like to share with fellow grads.2 | Social Work Notes

Alumni SpotlightsStanley Remer, MSW ‘68,is a semi-retired Armycolonel who remains activein the Army Reserves, asan adjunct instructor andas a member of variousprofessional organizations.Stanley Remer, MSW ‘68, has beena Midwesterner and a socialworker for most of his life. “I’mfrom western Iowa (Sioux City) and wentto the University of South Dakota for myundergraduate degree in sociology andsocial work. My father had an MSW, soI thought about a career in social workearly on. Mizzou had an experimentalMSW program in Kansas City in thelate ‘60s that I could have attended, butI decided I would be more comfortablepursuing my graduate work onMU’s campus in the two-year program.I graduated with my MSW in 1968.”Remer’s education led to a career in themilitary and in social work. “The majorityof my social work career has been withVeterans Medical Centers in Missouri,New York, Kansas and Indiana. Foralmost 20 years, I worked at the KansasCity VA as chief of social work and asa spinal cord injury coordinator.”His connection with MU grew aftergraduation. “During this time (in theMidwest and New York) is when I hadmy closest working relationship withthe MU SSW. I was a board member forthe SSW alumni association and helpedplan the school’s 75 th anniversary. Inaddition, I was a field instructor for anumber of years. In 2006, my wife andI funded the Stanley and Sondra RemerEndowed Scholarship Fund at the School.“Most recently, I have been an adjunctprofessor for Valley Forge ChristianCollege, teaching a variety of social workclasses, and I am the senior regional directorof member services for the ReserveOfficers Association in Washington, D.C.I have been in the Army Reserves for30 years. Teaching on ITV has been aninteresting learning experience for me.”Remer says that creating a Military SocialWork graduate certificate is a neededand timely endeavor that the School istackling. “I think the military has becomemore attuned to the behavioral sciences”as the VA system moved throughthe decades since Viet Nam. The VAsystem views mental health issues in amore accepting manner now, he says.Currently, Remer is active with theVirginia Chapter of NASW and serves onthe legislative committee. “In addition, Iam a member of North American Associationof Christians in Social Work andremain active with the Society of SocialWork Leaders in Health Care of Missouriand Kansas. I’ve been involved withlicensure issues for many years. I enjoybeing involved in a variety of organizations,but during my free time I do enjoyvisiting historical sites. The Washington,D.C., area provides many opportunitiesfor sightseeing. Just recently I visited thebirthplace of George Washington andattended July 4 th celebration activities.”Simon Zeller graduated from theMU SSW with his master’s degreein 1971 and has practiced in themental health arena ever since. Originallystationed at Ft. Leonard Wood, hestarted his career in the Army, and hecame to Columbia for his social workdegree when he was discharged.Zeller has fond memories of his experienceat MU, fellow students and faculty,especially Paul Sundet and JoanneMermelstein, with whom he workedduring the farm crisis in the mid-1980s.during the Viet Nam War, he witnessedviolence, prostitution and psychiatriccasualties of war. As a medic, one of histasks when he returned stateside was toinform families when a soldier died.“I met the planes and assisted familiesin making funeral arrangements. I wasonly 22 years old, and it had quite animpact on my life. Being on a collegecampus as a former soldier during theanti-war demonstrations was difficult, andI quickly learned it was best not to sharemy military experience,” said Zeller.outpatient, community-based mentalhealth program in Faribault, Minn. Thestaff there provides an array of servicesfor the chronically mentally ill.“Karen (his wife) and I have workedelbow to elbow, developing the business.My business and social work educationand Karen’s administrative talents havebeen a good match in creating our clinics, ”Zeller says. “Our entire staff embracesthe Social Work code of ethics. Treatingclients with respect and kindness are coreelements in our philosophy and policies.”Zeller’s military dutyinfluenced him to pursuehis degree in socialwork. His undergraduatedegree in business didnot prepare him for theexperiences he had in theArmy. Stationed in Korea4 | Social Work NotesKaren and Simon Zeller, MSW ‘71Upon graduation in 1971,the Zellers left Missouriand moved to Mitchell,S.D., where Simon becamethe director of theDakota Mental HealthCenter. In 1998, theyopened Cedar House, anNow that the Zellers have sold thebusiness to their four children, “wehave more time to spend with ourgrandchildren and pursuing ourinterests, like travel and motorcycling.I am also very interested in alternativeenergy projects. My next goal in lifeis to grow a tomato in January inMinnesota with no fossil fuel.”

Alumni NewsMU SSW alumni working at the Kansas City VA Hospital:From left, Martinie Porter (Homeless Program), KarleneNewsom (Suicide Prevention), Amie Martin (InpatientPsychiatric) and Jane McHenry (Transition).Funding for this issue of Social Work Notes wasmade possible by a bequest from the estate of LyndaMarye Quan, MSW ‘75. (See obituary below.)In MemoriamToonbeMarilyn Maddux,MSW and professoremeritus, died Nov. 12,2010 at age 81. She joinedthe School in 1966 andretired in 1991. She servedfor 15 years as coordinatorof field instruction.During her 26 years atMU she held a varietyof positions, includingMarildirector of graduatestudies for the School,and served on many universitycommittees and vice president ofthe Faculty Council. She was deeplycommitted to women’s issues.Following her retirement from theSchool, Marilyn worked at Ellis FishelCancer Hospital until 1994. Marilynearned a bachelor’s degree in chemistryand psychology. She received hermasters in social work from WashingtonUniversity and worked in a child guidanceclinic and at Jewish Hospital in St.Louis, as well as in pediatrics at the Universityof Missouri Hospital and Clinics.Marilyn’s family has established a fundin her name to be used for scholarships,lectureships and other Schoolneeds. Those wishing to rememberMarilyn with a gift may send a checkmade out to the University of Missouri,noting “Marilyn Maddux EnhancementFund” on the memo line.yn Maddux, MSWMarguerite Bowers, MSW‘65, passed away July 6, 2009,at age 77. She worked for manyyears as a psychiatric socialworker at St. Joseph (Mo.)State Hospital, as well as theBuchanan County correctionsdepartment. She was a Koreanwar veteran, lifelong memberof the American Legion in St.Joseph and was active in thecreation of the Korean WarMemorial in Sophia, W.V.Marguerite was a generous supporter ofMizzou and was an organ donor. She issurvived by her brothers and sisters inFlorida, Virginia, Oregon and W. Virginia,as well as 11 nieces and nephews.Helen Burnham, BSW ‘76, passedaway Dec. 13, 2010, at age 57. She wasthe mother of Katie Burnham Wilkins,MSW ‘08. Most recently, Helen workedas a bereavement counselor for MissouriRiver Hospice in Columbia.She had also worked as a social workerwith the Boone County Health Department,Visiting Nurses and RonaldMcDonald House. Helen’s twin daughters,Katie Wilkins, MSW ‘08, and EmilyBurnham, ‘05, are both social workers.She is also survived by sons, Morganand Spencer, and husband, Bill.Lynda Marye Quan, MSW ‘75,LCSW, died Nov. 6, 2009, at age 64. Shelived in the St. Louis area for 40-plusyears and was a dedicated social workerthere in community outreach and clinicialpsychiatric work. She had been aPeace Corps volunteer and was includedin several “Who’s Who” publications.She served in the Delegate Assemblyand was appointed to the MissouriState Committee for Social Workers.Arthur “Art” Robins, PhD, formerdirector of the MU School of SocialWork in the 1950s, died Sept. 3, 2010,at age 89. He had also been a facultymember in the MU Honors Collegeuntil spring 2010. Memorials can besent to the Columbia Art League.Joan King Upshaw, MSW, diedJune 7, 2010, in Kansas City at age81. She was an active member of theSchool of Social Work’s ProfessionalAdvisory Committee and the Director’sDevelopment Council. The company shefounded in 1988, Social Work p.r.n., hadrecently received a contract with thestate of Mississippi to do a hotline forchild abuse and vulnerable adult calls.Joan began her long career in theU.S. Navy. She is survived by herhusband of 59 years, Oda “Sam”Upshaw, six children, six grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren.Social Work Notes | 5

Alumni NewsMable Rumburg-Meites, ‘42,earned her bachelor’s in SocialSciences and Social Workfrom the University of Missouri and amasters degree in Medical Social Workfrom Washington University in 1946.She has written her memoirs and weare very pleased that she has allowedus to share them on our Website (http://ssw.missouri.edu/spot_meites.shtml).The memoirs provide a glimpse intonot only her life, but the early yearsof medical social work as well.Mrs. Meites was raised on a farm insoutheast Missouri. Reflecting on her95-plus years, she said, “It’s amazing whatyou can do in lifewith a collegeeducation!” Sheattributes many ofher accomplishmentsto hereducation at Mizzou.She also mether late husband,Dr. Joseph Meites,Mable Rumburg-Meites, ‘42at the Universityof Missouri.Mrs. Meites lives in Okemos, Mich.,and retired as director of medical socialwork at E.W. Sparrow Hospital.George Taylor, MSW ‘71, is in his11th year as an instructor in theSchool of Social Work at CaliforniaState University, San Bernardino,Calif. He is retired from the VeteransAdministration Health Care System,where he served as chief or assistantchief for 17 years of his 26-year careerthere. He lives in Pasadena, Calif., andhis e-mail address is GTBubbie@aol.com.Harold Price, MSW ‘73, iscurrently providing contractstaff training, supervision,psychotherapy and substance abusetreatment for the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe ofOklahoma Substance Abuse Treatment6 | Social Work NotesProgram in Miami, Okla. He retired fromcommunity mental health administrationin 2008 and lives in Miami, Okla.Tina Moore, BSW ‘95, is currentlya school social workerin a middle school in ChapelHill, NC. She was a McNair Scholarat Mizzou and received her MSW atthe University of North Carolina.Kimberly (Miller) Kirklin, BSW‘09, is a community support specialistwith Options Unlimited/Arthur Center in Mexico, Mo. She beganworking there the day after graduation. “Ithoroughly enjoy touching people’s livesevery day,” she says. “I could have neverprepared myself for the joy I would havehelping others who have a mental illness. Idid not have much experience with mentalhealth, but I have been learning from awonderful supervisor (another MU SSWalumni)! The job can be very trying, butit is very fulfilling. I believe most daysI learn more about life from my clientsthan my clients learn things from me.“The experiences I have had in the pastyear have led me to look into attendinggraduate school (at MU, of course). Andto think, in high school, I did not want togo to college! (Thank you, Mom and Dad,for making me). I just wanted to send a bigTHANK YOU to everyone at the School ofSocial Work for being a part of my educationand inspiring me to help others.”Jenna Engler, BSW ‘10, receiveda scholarship to study abroad inEngland during her senior year atMizzou. She writes, “While my socialwork classmates walked across the stageon May 14, 2010, I was studying for myfinal exams in Brighton, England! Studyingabroad during the final semester ofcollege was the perfect time for me. Iexplored England from the northwesterncoast in Cumbria to the southeasterncoast in Canterbury. My traveling alsoexpanded to four countries in Europe.“My time in Brighton, England, hasbeen life-altering. Brighton is at theforefront of fair-trade food and clothing,environ mental issues, and gay andlesbian rights—all vital issues in the socialwork field. Being immersed in a citythat promoted and encouraged diversitywas truly an amazing experience. I alsohad the opportunity to volunteer inBrighton by helping with soup runs forthe homeless and leading health walksto promote healthier lifestyle choices.“I have formed friendships with peoplefrom all over the world, which hasincreased my knowledge and understandingof other countries’ history and culture.Next, I am going to take some time awayfrom school before embarking on mymaster’s degree in Social Work. I amgoing to focus on working, volunteeringand learning a foreign language. Beingsurrounded by my European friendswho each spoke three to six languagesinspired me to take language courses.”Jenna Engler, BSW ‘10, in front of the BrightonPier in England. Photo by Addison Dobard.Claire Schillinger, BSW ‘10, washonored by Chancellor BradyDeaton as a Mizzou ‘39 recipientin February 2010. The Mizzou AlumniAssociation Student Board created Mizzou‘39 as a means to recognize currentstudents and honor founding families.Recipients are undergraduate studentswho are selected based upon leadership,service and academic accomplishments.As part of the recognition, students areable to select a faculty or staff memberwho has acted as a mentor. Claire choseBSW director, Kalea Benner, as her mentor.

New ProgramsUndergraduate minorFinancial Literacy for Helping ProfessionalsSocial work clients include families who have low incomes andstruggle to meet their financial needs. These families may haveproblems with their credit history or lack of experience withmainstream financial institutions and the language they speak.It is easy for anyone to struggle with financial decisions andstability, but for someone who lives in or near poverty, there arenumerous unscrupulous lenders who take advantage of unstablesituations. Awareness of this vulnerability is key to avoidance.The School of Social Work has collaborated with the PersonalFinancial Planning Department within the College of HumanEnvironmental Sciences to develop a minor in Financial Literacyfor Helping Professionals. As front-line helping professionals encounterclients who face challenging economic situations, skills inaddressing those challenges and knowledge of foundational personal-financeinformation will aid in helping clients. Knowledgeof predatory lending practices, social welfare policy designed tohelp the working and non-working poor, and tax strategies to enhancefinancial situations will be addressed. This minor hopes toembrace the imperative need to educate our graduates on the roleof financial literacy for those professionals who will serve others.This program will prepare social workers to help clients avoidpredatory lending practices, as well as access programs designedto supplement income for the impoverished. Educationon available resources, in addition to engaging in dialogue andidentifying accessibility with families, will be emphasized.Coursework includes courses in personal and family finance,financial counseling, community agencies, and exploration insocial and economic justice. Students registered for the minorwill be able to participate inthe tax-assistance workshophosted by Personal FinancialPlanning in the spring. Thisprovides necessary assistanceto low-income families andindividuals who file theirtaxes, ensuring that taxes aredone correctly and provide themost financial gain and leastliability. Successful completionof coursework would allowstudents to sit for the AccreditedFinancial Counselor Exam.The minor reflects the School’s mission of “Leadership for Socialand Economic Justice” and complements the existing minorin Social Justice. In a further demonstration to provide leadershipin social and economic justice, the School of Social Workpartners with Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) toconduct a Poverty Simulation each fall. Incoming students inboth the graduate and undergraduate programs are expectedto attend. CMCA has resource volunteers, community memberswho are or have been in need of financial services, portraythe roles of community resources available to low-incomefamilies. Following the simulation, the resource volunteersshare their experiences with students to provide insight andempathy. The School implemented the simulation as a tool tosensitize students to the complex issues related to living ator below the poverty line and to create a broader awarenessand understanding of the lives of families living in poverty.New Graduate Certificate in Military Social WorkThe Coordinating Board for Higher Educationhas approved a new graduate certificatein Military Social Work. The firstcoursework will be offered in fall 2011.The goal is to tailor a training programfor MSW students and civilian practitionersto better serve active servicemembers, veterans and their families whoface myriad health and mental healthproblems. Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), depression, mood disorder andfamily stress leading to substance abuse,child abuse, domestic violence, divorceand homelessness have been identified asconsequences of deployment and combat.This training program will emphasizecoursework related to the mental andphysical health needs of soldiers, veteransand their families, as well as a course inmilitary culture to orient students to thecontext in which services are delivered.Emphasis will be on diversity issues inthe military and ethical issues related tosocial work practice with military clients.The school is seeking funding forscholarships, curriculum developmentand the conduct of pilot researchstudies in identified critical areas.“By furthering the education of socialworkers to serve veterans and militaryfamilies, we can increase the number ofprepared social workers to staff the clinicsand hospitals that serve these populations,”says Margie Sable, SSW director.Social Work Notes | 7

Alumni NewsAssociation honors students and alumniAt the annual Social Work AlumniOrganization Awards in April 2010,four individuals and one agency wererecognized for their outstandingwork. The honorees are:• Outstanding BSW StudentClaire Schillinger• Outstanding MSW StudentSarah Longlett• Outstanding PhD StudentKirsten Havig, MSW, LCSW• Outstanding Social ServiceAgency Missouri Alliance forChildren and Families• Outstanding Alumna NormaJean Knowles, MSW, LCSW2010 Outstanding BSWStudent: Claire SchillingerClaire graduated in May 2010 with herBSW and a minor in Italian. She completedan internship last semester atEllis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia.Since November 2009, she worked asa social service assistant at The BluffSkilled Nursing Facility in Columbia.Claire’s special interests include adultand aging populations, oncology socialwork and mental health. Claire’s rootsrun deep on the Mizzou campus, as sheis the daughter of another alumna, AprilSchillinger, BSW ‘80. Claire is a memberof the Mortarboard honor society, PhiAlpha social work honor society andAlpha Phi Omega service fraternity.2010 Outstanding MSWStudent: Sarah LonglettSarah has spent six years immersingherself in the Mizzou experience. Beforereceiving her MSW in May 2010, shegraduated magna cum laude with a BA inPsychology and a BA in Sociology in 2007.During her time at MU, Sarah has not onlyearned many honors, but also the praise ofher instructors who say she has “excellentnatural instincts.” Sarah performeda practicum at Hannibal Regional Hospital’sCancer Center and is now a socialworker at Hannibal Regional Hospital.She is an active member of Phi AlphaHonor Society and a member of the MizzouAlumni Association. Sarah was the2008 recipient of the Judith and JosephDavenport Scholarship in Rural SocialWork and a study abroad participant inCape Town, South Africa, during summer2009. Sarah’s instructors believe herdedication and well-developed skills willmake her an asset to the profession.2010 Outstanding PhDStudent: Kirsten HavigKirsten is an intellectually curious personand a true scholar. She is an excellentstudent and teacher. Her passion for socialjustice comes across in how she livesher life and in the work that she does.Kirsten completed her PhD in May 2010.Her dissertation was “Empowermentfor Social Justice:A Grounded Theory Study ofSocial Work Field InstructionStrategies.” Kirsten’s researchwill make an importantcontribution to social workeducation. Almost every schoolof social work includes theterm “social justice” in theirmission statement, but rarely isit defined or operationalized.Kirsten’s study will help toinform field education at ourown School of Social Work andby extension, to better preparefuture social workers to meetthe needs of Missouri citizens.From left, Brenda Sites, president of the SSW Alumni Organization; Kirsten Havig; Sarah Longlett; Claire Schillinger;and Tanya Weigand representing the Missouri Alliance for Children and Families. Photos by Diane Davis.8 | Social Work NotesAfter working at the Schoolfor two years as a clinicalinstructor, Kirsten hasaccepted a position as as-

sistant professor of social work at theUniversity of Oklahoma in Tulsa.2010 Outstanding SocialService Agency:Missouri Alliance forChildren and FamiliesThe Missouri Alliance was created in 1997as a partnership of non-profit agenciesto provide children and youth with acomprehensive care system utilizingthe expertise and resources of eachagency. The Alliance and its partnerswork with referred children and families,striving to achieve permanency for thechildren referred. The Alliance’s purposeis to provide family-oriented and creativestrength-based services that encouragefamilies to no longer rely on the system,but rather to develop and use theirpersonal abilities and gifts so they cando what is necessary for their family tobe safe and secure. By using a differentapproach and an advanced system ofcare, Missouri Alliance for Childrenand Families give families, communitymembers and providers the power to worktogether to createa better future forthemselves andfellow communitymembers.Leanne Peace accepted theOutstanding Alumni Awardon behalf of Norma JeanKnowles, MSW, LCSW.The MissouriAlliance supportscommunity-basedalternatives forseriously emotion-ally disturbedchildren whoare at risk ofbeing placed inor are alreadyin structuredresidential set-tings. Through this program, childrenare given the opportunity to live withfamilies or independently in a permanentsetting. The Alliance and its partneringagencies are currently servingmore than 1,600 children and youth.The team at the Missouri Alliance takeson challenging and demanding cases, andtheir dedication to such rewarding workis evident. Each staff member clearly believesthat every child deserves a chance.Yet even with very full caseloads, the stafftakes on SSW practicum students, andsome of them have served as adjunct faculty.They also employ numerous Mizzoualumni. The school is fortunate that thisoutstanding agency works with studentsand shares its unique expertise and vision.2010 Outstanding Alumna:Norma Jean KnowlesNorma is a 1993 MSW Alumna and hasspent the past 11 years employed as anephrology social worker at Dialysis Clinics,Inc. She is an extraordinary licensedclinical social worker on both personaland professional levels. Her daily caseloadconsists of managing the psychosocialneeds and concerns of her chronically illkidney patients and families in Columbia,Boonville and Jefferson City. She routinelysupervises BSW and MSW students andLCSW candidates. And it is her extracurricularwork that brought about hernomination for Outstanding Alumni.Norma voluntarily goes above and beyondto enhance the nephrology social workprofession on the local, state and nationallevels. Locally, Norma is the secretary ofthe Central Missouri Chapter of Councilof Nephrology Social Workers. She alsocoordinates several fundraising eventsto benefit the Central Missouri KidneyAssociation. Statewide, Norma servedon the 2008 Missouri Chronic KidneyDisease Task Force committee. She alsoparticipates in annual lobbying eventsin Jefferson City. Norma serves on thenational level with the National KidneyFoundation’s Council of NephrologySocial Work as a regional representativefor seven Midwest states and was recentlyelected to a second term. For the pastthree years, Norma has been an executivecommittee member of the National KidneyFoundation’s Patient and Family Council.Alumni NewsVicki Keller, pictured, co-presentedawards, along with Brenda Sites.Prior to this, Norma was publicationchair and coeditor of the Journalof Nephrology Social Work, and she hascoauthored articles for the same publication.Norma has been instrumentalin creating professional tools andresources, including the new Certificationfor Nephrology Social Workers.Perhaps the most impressive of Norma’saccomplishments is that she herself hashad kidney disease since age 18 and had akidney transplant nine years ago. She hasmade invaluable professional advanceswhile personally undergoing dialysisthe last four years. Because of her uniqueposition as a patient and a professional,she provides empathic support and apositive example of how to live a “fulllife” on dialysis. Because Norma is both apowerful CKD patient advocate and professionalsocial work representative, shehas been named the MU School of SocialWork Outstanding Alumna for 2010.Social Work Notes | 9

Special EventsHelmet Heroes event jump-starts fundraising efforts for scholarshipMore than 170 people attended the School’sfirst major fundraiser on Nov. 11, 2010,in Columbia at Orr Street Studios. Thepurpose of the fundraiser, a helmet artauction and wine reception, was to raisemoney for the school’s first graduatescholarship in Military Social Work.Proceeds from the event went toward the establishmentof the scholarship. In addition toraising more than $20,000 for the scholarship,the event also generated interest, awarenessand visibility of theSchool in the communityand on campus.Fifteen local andregional artistsembraced the ideaof creating art usingArmy helmets.Helmets were chosenas the art mediumbecause they symbolicallyrepresent allbranches of militaryservice and visuallyreflect the protectionthey provide formilitary personnel, who in turn protectour country. Each helmet was uniqueand provided the artists an opportunityto showcase their creativity and talent.Paint, fabric, metal and Swarovski crystalsare a few of the mediums artists chose toturn helmets into artistic creations. Allhelmets were auctioned at the event.Because there is a tremendous need forsocial workers to be better prepared tomeet the needs of active military, veteransand their families, the School isstarting a graduate certificate in MilitarySocial Work. The Graduate School atMU recently approved the new graduatecertificate that will begin in Fall 2011.Coursework will include Military Culture,Social Work Practice in Military Settings,Trauma Therapy and other courses insubstance abuse, interpersonal violence,family therapy, disability, etc., that arepertinent to Military Social Work.The fundraising event was followedthe next day by the Summit for Healthand Human Service Profesionals (seepage 11). Both events were successfuland received positive feedback.Top, Don Asbee’s “Casque Volant”Above, Sarah Froese, left, describes features of herhelmet, “Universal Soldier.” Photo by Gene Royer.Bottom left, three of the 16 helmets: “Healer’s Helmet” by Mike Dulakand Diane Huneke, “Mirror vs. Metal” by Tootie Burns and “MilitaryTortoise” by Joseph Farmer. Photo by Mary Fama/MU Publications.Bottom right, artist Bill Dugan pauses for a photo with his artwork’s patrons,Sallee Purcell and John Murray. Photo by Gene Royer.10 | Social Work Notes

Special EventsResponding to needs of veterans and familiesSchool holds Summit on November 12As military efforts continue across theglobe, recognition of the effects of deploymenton veterans, as well as their familiesand loved ones, continues to grow.Awareness of physical needs, mentalhealth needs and family member needsled to the School of Social Work hostingthe first Summit for Health and HumanService Professionals: Meeting the Needsof Veterans and Military Families.The Summit was designed to appeal toall helping professionals, including thosein education, medicine, social work andprofessionals already working specificallywith military personnel and their families.The event was facilitated by the Schoolof Social Work and planned by a multidisciplinarycommittee of various academicunits on campus, mid-Missouriorganizations, and state and federal agenciessuch as the local Veterans’ Hospital,Missouri Veterans Commission and theDepartment of Health and Senior Services.Primary goals of the event includedraising awareness of the behavioralhealth, mental health, physical and otheridentified needs of veterans and militaryfamilies who are dealing with deployment,combat, reentry and reintegrationissues. Current research trends and clinicalintervention techniques were featured.Colonel Elspeth Ritchie, MD, MPH, andrecently retired Army psychiatrist, spokeof the unique challenges that veteransface. With the Improvised ExplosiveDevice (IED) as the hallmark weapon inboth Iraq and Afghanistan, many soldiersare facing wounds that we may not beable to treat immediately. IEDs often resultin traumatic brain injuries, which can belife altering. Brain trauma can result inpoor decision making, outbursts of angerand other changes in personality. What isunknown is the amount of trauma needeto cause changes in brain functioning.A second issue addressed was the risingrate of suicide among active militarypersonnel and veterans. Dr. Ritchieindicated that this rate is now closeto the civilian rate, while in the past,it had been below the civilian rate.Dr. Anthony Hassan, LCSW, retiredAir Force, is the director for theCenter for Research and Innovationon Veterans and Military Families atUniversity of Southern California.He shared his research in discussingemotional and behavioral needs withactive duty personnel and innovativetechnology, in which social work studentsuse computerized simulations to gaincompetency in engaging and effectivelyintervening with military personnel.The unique needs of family members werealso addressed. Major General StephenDanner, Adjutant General of the MissouriNational Guard, spoke of increasedpercentages of the National Guard servingin both Afghanistan and Iraq, makingthese two military efforts unique fromthe past, where the Guard had primaryassignments at home, rather than abroad.MG Danner indicated that approximately40 percent of military personnel servingin Iraq and Afghanistan are NationalGuardsmen. Since these menand women are consideredreservists, preparing fordeployment can be evenmore difficult than for activeduty members. Transitioningback to civilian life canbe equally challenging.Reintegration into a jobor into family relationdSummit presenters Col. Elspeth Ritchie andDr. Anthony Hassan pose with the largest piece ofHelmet Heroes artwork, “An American Hero,” byDick and Sheila Wieman. Photo by Gene Royer.ships may become more difficult.Agencies such as the Missouri Associationof Veterans’ Organization, the MissouriVeterans Commission and the Joint FamilySupport Assistance Programs were allpresent for a panel discussion on currentefforts in transitioning Missouri veterans.Dr. Gary Bowen from the Universityof North Carolina’s School of SocialWork also presented research on formaland informal systems of supportfor veterans across the nation.The Summit was well received with approximately175 participants. Due to favorablecomments, the Mizzou School of SocialWork is considering a second Summitin the Fall of 2011. Please e-mail DeborahSimmons at simmonsd@missouri.edu if youare interested in being added to a mailinglist. See additional photos on page 13.Elizabeth Wilson, PhD ‘09; Deanna Harper, MSW ‘76; Suzanne Cary, MSW ‘93;Simon Zeller, MSW ‘71; Terri Hoskins, MSW ‘83; Kalea Benner, PhD ‘09 Photoby Margie Sable. See page 4 for an alumni spotlight on Simon Zeller.Social Work Notes | 11

Faculty PublicationsSocial work faculty from National Chengchi Universityand keynote speakers at the Recovery and StrengthsPerspective International Conference in Taiwan,including Kim Anderson, front row, center.Curl, Angela L., & Tompkins, CatherineJ., Rosen, Anita L., & Zlotnik, Joan L. (July2010). A case study of professional change:The impact of the National GrontologicalSocial Work Competencies Survey.Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 31,256-273, doi: 10.1080/02701960.2010.503135.Yao, Rui, & Curl, Angela L. (September2010). Do market returns influencerisk tolerance? Evidence from paneldata. Journal of Family and EconomicIssues, doi: 10.1007/s10834-010-9223-2.Miller, Warren B., Sable, Marjorie R.,Beckmeyer, Jonathon J. (2009). Preconceptionmotivation and pregnancywantedness: pathways to toddler attachmentsecurity. Journal of Marriageand the Family, 71, 1174-1192.Campbell, James D., Yoon, Dong P., &Johnstone, Brick. (March 2010). Exploringthe relationships between religion/spirituality and physical health in aheterogeneous medical population.Journal of Religion and Health, 49, 3-17.Hwang, Myung J., Yoon, Dong P., Shim,Woochan, & Lim, Kyung E. (June 2010).The impact of social status and riskbehaviors on health statusamong elderly individualsin Korea. Social Work inPublic Health, 25, 223-236.Johnstone, Brick, & Yoon,Dong P. (2009). Relationshipsamong spiritual experiences,religious practices,congregational supportand health in individualswith chronic disabilities.Rehabilitation Psychology onSpirituality and Disabilities.Yu, Mansoo, & Stiffman, Arlene R.(2010). Positive family relationshipsand religious affiliation as mediatorsbetween negative environment and illicitdrug symptoms in American Indianadolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 35(7),694-699, doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.005Yu, Mansoo, Hahm, Hyeouk C., &Vaughn, Michael G. (2010). Intrapersonaland interpersonal determinantsof smoking status among AsianAmerican adolescents: Findings froma national sample. Nicotine & TobaccoResearch 2010, doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq100.Yu, Mansoo, Lombe, Margaret & Nebbit,Von E. (2010). Food stamp program participation,informal supports, householdfood security and child food security:A comparison of African American andCaucasian households in poverty. Childrenand Youth Services Review, 32 (5), 767-773,doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.01.015BooksAnderson, Kim M. (2010). EnhancingResilience in Survivors of Family Violence.New York: Springer Publishing.Markward, Martha, and Yegidis, Bonnie(2010). Evidence-based Practice with Women.Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc.PresentationsAnderson, Kim M. (October 2009).Using a strengths perspective in workingwith survivors of partner violence.Taipei, Taiwan: Recovery and StrengthsPerspective International Conference.Fitch, Dale, Kaiser, Michlle, Parker-Barua, Laura (October 2010). MeetingState expectations and curricularneeds by focusing on competencyachievement. Portland, OR: Councilof Social Work Education.Quinn, Andrew, Fitch, Dale, Flanagan,Ken (October 2010). Practice informsresearch: An examination of how fieldagencies view research. Portland, OR:Council of Social Work Education.Alexander, Greg, Galambos, Colleen,Skubic, Marjorie, and Wang, Shuan (May2010). Density map visualization as a toolto monitor activity levels in older adults.Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:International Society of Gerontechnology.Markward, Martha (August 2010).Mental health needs of low-incomemothers: implications for schoolbasedfamily counseling. Oxford,United Kingdom: Oxford Symposiumon School-Based Family Counseling.Osborne, Victoria A. (March 2010).Changes in risky sexual behaviorsamong four typologies of alcoholdependent women: Results from acommunity-based HIV intervention.New York: American PsychopathologicalAssociation Conference.Osborne, Victoria A. (June 2010). Changesin risky sexual behaviors among fourtypologies of alcohol dependent women:Results from a community-based HIVintervention. San Antonio, TX: ResearchSociety on Alcoholism Conference.12 | Social Work Notes

Faculty Presentations, SummitSable, Marjorie R. (October2010). Developing initiatives inmilitary social work. Portland, OR:Council on Social Work EducationAnnual Program Meeting.Yoon, Dong P., & Lee, Kyoung H. (Octobe2010). Religiousness/spirituality, socialsupport, and general well-being amongKorean elderly immigrants, Portland,OR: Council of Social Work Education.Lee, Kyoung H., Bolin, Brick, & Yoon,Dong P. (January 2010). Research perceptionand empowerment of socialwork students. San Francisco: Societyfor Social Work and Research.Lee, Kyoung H., & Yoon, Dong P.(January 2010). Predictors of healthstatus of low-income Korean older adultimmigrants. San Francisco: Societyfor Social Work and Research.Lee, Kyoung H., & Yoon, Dong P.r(October 2010). Gender differences:Stressors, coping, and health amongKorean immigrant elders. Portland, OR:Council of Social Work Education.Yu, Mansoo (April 2010). AmericanIndian adolescent cigarette smokingbehavior: Findings from a nationalsample. Albuquerque, NM: The2010 NIH/NIDA Blending AddictionScience and Practice Conference.Yu, Mansoo (April 2010). Epidemiologyof adolescent tobacco use amongNative Hawaiians or Pacific Islandersin the U.S. Albuquerque, NM: The2010 NIH/NIDA Blending AddictionScience and Practice Conference.Everett, Kevin D., Bullock, L., Yu,Mansoo, & McElory, Jane A. (April 2010).Providing smoking cessation treatmentto low-income rural pregnant womenand expectant fathers. New Orleans: The2010 Break Free Alliance Conference.Pitner, Ronald O., & Yu, Mansoo(August 2010). Making neighborhoodssafe: Examining predictors of residents’concerns about neighborhoodsafety. San Diego, CA: AmericanPsychological Association (APA).Yu, Mansoo (November 2010). Cigarettesmoking behavior among AmericanIndian adolescents: Findings from anational sample. American Public HealthAssociation (APHA), Denver, CO.Yu, Mansoo (November 2010). Cigarettesmoking status: A comparison of African-American and Caucasian adolescentsin the United States. American PublicHealth Association (APHA), Denver, CO.Yu, Mansoo, Nebbit, Von E., & Lombe,Margaret (November 2010). Tobacco useamongst African American youth livingin urban public housing. American PublicHealth Association (APHA), Denver, CO.Summit on veterans and families (continued from page 11)Suzanne Cary, SSW director of field education, visits with Rita McElhanyfrom the Department of Mental Health. Photo by Diane Davis.Joanne Mermelstein, Nonnie Flavell, MSW ‘86, Sallee Purcell, MSW ‘78,and Linda Hillemann, MSW ‘81. Photo by Margie Sable.At the Summit luncheon, participants had anopportunity to network with others about varioustopics, such as community mental health.From left: MSW student Bobbi Hendrix, MargieSable, Col. Elspeth Richie, Rumi Price, MonicaMatthieu, Beth Fisher. Photo by Diane Davis.Social Work Notes | 13

Faculty SpotlightsAnderson publishes bookKim M. Anderson.Photo by Gene Royer.Kim Anderson,PhD, associateprofessor in theSchool of SocialWork, recentlypublished a book,Enhancing Resiliencein Survivorsof Family Violence,with SpringerPublishing.“The hope is that this book will assistpractitioners in developing their practicewith survivors of family violence in amanner that supports and enhancestheir resilience,” said Anderson. “Empir-ical findings, conceptual insights, assess-ments and interventions are presentedas a way for practitioners to gatherinformation that is unique to the abilitiesof each client and further delineate theavailable repertoire of strengths onemight possess. Such information maythen be used to develop an interventionplan that builds on clients’ abilitiesto manage traumatic experiences.”Ultimately, this book challenges thepremise that survivors who havesuffered family violence will remainwounded or become less than the personsthey might otherwise have been.Specific populations of women thatAnderson studies (although not mutuallyexclusive) include survivors of childhoodincest, adult children of batteredwomen, and individuals formerly ina domestic violence relationship.In fall 2010, Anderson was one of fourinvited international scholars to be keyspeakers at the “Recovery and StrengthsPerspective International Conference”hosted by the School of Social Work atNational Chengchi University in Taipei,Taiwan. She presented on the applicationof the strengths perspective in workingwith domestic violence survivors.Additionally, she presented her resilienceresearch in the area of family violence toa graduate level social work class whohad been assigned the chapter, “AssessingStrengths: Identifying Acts ofResistance to Violence and Oppression”(Anderson, Cowger & Snively, 2009)from the text, The Strengths Perspectivein Social Work Practice (Saleebey, 2009).The social work faculty who organized theconference, Drs. Li-yu Song and Chawi-yiShih,havediligentlyworkedto bringthestrengthsperspectivetoTaiwanandbeyond. They have met with administratorsand practitioners throughoutTaiwan to provide training, implementation,supervision and evaluationof the strengths perspective. Andersonmet with two of the agenciesthey have worked with, including acenter for domestic violence survivorsand a psychosocial clubhousefor adults with mental illness.As a result of the international conferenceand her research interests, Andersonwas asked to write the forewordfor Drs. Song and Shih’s book entitledThe Strengths Perspective: Social WorkIntervention Theory and Practice.Anderson teaches clinical practice andevaluation courses at the graduate level.Joanne MermelsteinRetireesWhen Joanne Mermelsteinretired asassociate professoremerita several yearsago, she received a giftof Dr. Seuss’ book, Oh,the Places You’ll Go!Joanne writes, “That delightful notionhas proven true—even though mytravel is mostly up and down I-70 to visitgranddaughters in Kansas City and lotsof friends and family in St. Louis. The‘places I go’ are through the experiencesof refugees as I volunteer with Refugee14 | Social Work Notesand Immigration Services, and Habitatfor Humanity. I’ve met families fromRussia, Uzbekistan, Liberia, Sudan,Burundi, Somalia, Eritrea and Congo.“Helping with resettlement is a manysidedadventure, full of hospital and clinicvisits, housing searches, school registrationsand acculturation help, shoppingat Goodwill and Salvation Army stores,accessing scarce resources for specialneeds, enjoying new friendships withother volunteers and interpreters—andstudying and reading about Africa. Africais a huge continent, with recent historiesin many countries of unimaginable poverty,sickness, wars, genocides, ruthlessdictators and displacement of millions ofpeople who can never ‘go home’ again.“Making Columbia ‘home’ for theseawed and warmly appreciative familiesnot only challenges them, but also localinstitutions, unprepared here in thecentral Midwest, to handle the manylanguages, customs, old inter-tribaland inter-country relationships amongthe peoples of African nations and theindescribable personal traumas manyrefugees have experienced en route toAmerica. I would not want to physicallygo to some of the places they have beenbut I am fortunate to know them and to beinspired by their strength and resilience.”

Amber Moodie-Dyer. Photo by Colleen Galambos.Amber Moodie-Dyer,MSW, is one of justfive doctoral studentsin the country, and theonly social work doctoralstudent, who received a ChildCare Research Scholarsgrant in September. Thisgrant provides support todoctoral dissertation workand is issued through theAdministration for Childrenand Families (ACF).Student SpotlightsAmber is studying child care decision-making among economicallydisadvantaged parents, including the working poor. Dr. Colleen Galambos,SSW professor, chairs Amber’s dissertation committee and serves asthe principal investigator on the grant. Amber plans to graduate in May2011 with her doctorate and begin working as assistant professor ofSocial Work at The Ohio State University beginning September 2011.In October 2010, Amber presented a research poster about the project at theChild Care Policy Research Consortium annual meeting in Washington, D.C.Cynthia Speckman, MSW student, presented a paper at a seminarin Indonesia in October 2010. The paper she co-authoredwith Steven D. Barton of the International Federations of RedCross and Red Crescent Societies, University of Missouri, “Incrementalprogress toward a durable solution,” was part of the seminar, “Lessonslearned from West Sumatra recovery” (from the 2009 earthquake).Ann Baker, MSW (right) was named BSW FieldInstructor of the Year in December 2010.Baker, a social worker with Gentry Middle Schoolin Columbia, was nominated by her student,Lindsay deGonial. Photo by Diane Davis.The 2009 BSW Field Instructorof the Year was Nancy Higgins,BSW, who works at Columbia ManorNursing Home in Columbia. She ispictured between her two BSW fieldstudents, Holly White, left, and ArleneO’Malley. Photo by Dianne Orton.Kathy Payne (far right) was chosen as the 2010 MSW Field Instructor of the Year in May. A socialworker at University Hospital, Kathy was nominated by her student, Lauren Grana (second fromthe right). Also pictured are Dr. Carol Snively (far left), Director of the MSW Program, and SuzanneCary (second from the left), Director of the Field Education program. Photo by Diane Davis.Social Work Notes | 15

Graduations, 2009 and 2010From left, BSW graduates Hannah Oligschaeger, Jordan Petrek, Jessica Johnson, Arlene O’Malley,Jenna Engler, Jemese Edmonson, Danielle Washington. Photos by Margie Sable.BSW graduatesIn the following list BSWgraduates, the outstandingseniors are indicated in boldtext, and honors students(3.5 GPA and higher) areshown with an asterisk (*).Aronson, ElizabethBearden, CarolineBennett, MeganBitzer, Rebecca*Boersma, AdrianeCagle, Elyse*Colloton, CassandraCox, KayCraig, MelissaDavenport, Amanda*DeBerge, SaraDeGonia, LindsayEdmonson, JemeseEngler, Jenna*Finn, AllisonFurey, Ann Catherine*Gilligan, Molly*Handly, TallieHanover, HollyHeller, TheresaJohnson, BrittonJohnson, Jessica*Joyce, AdamLahiri, NaomiLappe, Kathleen*Lisk, Caitlyn*Loftus, KathleenLoring, Mary KatherineManson, LaurenMayenkar, Prachi*McMillon, MichaelMiller, Megan Lea*Norman, Allison*O’Malley, Patricia “Arlene”*Oligschlaeger, Hannah*Osburn, MeganOsgood, RachelOstercamp, DanielPainter, BenjaminPetrek, Jordan*Pickett, Katie*Powell, KatiePrimmer, KellieRichardson, KendraRussell, BrittanyRuth, AlyssaSchillinger, Claire*Seifert, AbigailSmith, LaurinSturm, AmandaSykes, AharonTesfamikael, HannaThiele, BrittneyThurman, Janessa*Tiemann, Rachel*Trammell, TinaTwenter, Nicole*Washington, DanielleWeger, BethanyWestern, KayleeWielert-Lewis, Samantha*White, HollyWilmes, Jackie*Williams, KeishaWilson, Rachel*Wisemore, MaggieMSW graduatesAderton, AndreaAnstead, JenniferArnold, RachaelBagnall, MelissaBanks, CortneyBeggs, AshleyBess, JenniferBillings, AmandaBlumburg, HeatherBolin, KimberlyBolten, MichaelBradley, ErinBrady, Marjorie16 | Social Work Notes(Left) Sara DeBerg, BSW ‘10, and family at the graduation dessert reception. (Above, top)Aharon Sykes, BSW ‘10, and his father. (Above, bottom) BSW Program Director KaleaBenner, Jordan Petrek, BSW ‘10, and Student Services Coordinator Tammy Freelin.