Fall 2010 - Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences - Case ...

FACULTYNEWSAssistant professorKathryn Betts Adamsorganized andpresented, along withcolleagues from theUniversityof Portland andUniversity of CentralFlorida, a “think tank”at the Council on Social Work Education(CSWE) Annual Program Meeting inPortland, OR, in October. The topic was“How to integrate Evidence-BasedPractice into practice Courses withoutlosing the focus on Practice or How tokeep the baby inwith the bathwater.”Professors David E. Biegel and ElizabethM. Tracy are Co-Editors of the Evidence-Based Practices Series published byOxford University Press in cooperationwith the Mandel School of Applied SocialSciences. The third volume in this Series,Mental Health Treatment for Childrenand Adolescents by Jacqueline Corcoran(2011), has just been published. Previousvolumes in the Series include SchoolSocial Work by Michael Kelly, JamesRaines, Susan Stone, and Andy Frey(2010), and Family Psychoeducation forSerious Mental Illness by Harriet Lefley(2009). Six other volumes in the Seriesare under contract.The Cuyahoga CountyCommissionersappointed David E.Biegel, Henry ZuckerProfessor of SocialWork Practice andassociate dean forresearch and trainingat the Mandel Schoolof Applied Social Sciences, to the Alcohol,Drug Addiction and Mental HealthServices Board of Cuyahoga County. TheADAMHS Board is responsible for theplanning, funding and monitoring ofpublic mental health and alcohol andother drug addiction services in thecounty. This is Dr. Biegel’s firstappointment. He is filling an unexpiredterm and is eligible for reappointment fortwo more four-year terms.Assistant professors Mark G. Chupp andMark L. Joseph have published “Gettingthe Most Out of Service Learning:Maximizing Student, University andCommunity Impact” in the Journal ofCommunity Practice, Taylor & FrancisGroup, LLC, 18:190–212, 2010.Lillian F. HarrisProfessor of UrbanResearch and SocialChange Claudia J.Coulton was honoredas one of the CaseWestern ReserveUniversity 2010Women ofAchievement sponsored by the FloraStone Mather Center for Women.The final report of thePractice Review andImprovement Panelconvened by theCuyahoga CountyDepartment ofChildren and FamilyServices under theleadership ofassociate professor David S. Cramptonwas released on October 13. Dr.Crampton and 27 child welfare expertsand community representativesincluding MSASS alumnae DaralynnConstant, MSSA ’76, Maureen Dee, MSSA’78, and Catherine Lester, ’99. The reportincluded 12 pages of recommendationsfor improving and enhancing services tocombat threats to children fromdomestic violence, substance abuse andmental illness. The panel called on theCuyahoga County’s child-welfare agencyto improve the way it manages highriskfamilies, but it also putresponsibility on the community andthe next county government to keepchildren safe. “It’s not about thedepartment…,” said Crampton, “It’sabout all of us working together toprotect our children.” The panel wasconvened after the deathsof two children who had been reunitedwith their parents. The report andrecommendations are available at:http://cfs.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/community-task-forcerecommendations.aspxAssociate professors Kathleen Farkasand Aloen Townsend have joined withMSASS doctoral alumna Amy Krentzmanto publish “Spirituality, Religiousness andAlcoholism Treatment Outcomes: AComparison between Black and WhiteParticipants. Alcoholism TreatmentQuarterly. 28, 2, p.128-150.Grace F. BrodyProfessor of Parent-Child Studies VictorK. Groza has beengiven an honorarymembership to theAssociation of Schoolsof Social Work inRomania for work hecontinued on page 4FALL 2010 3