fall 2007 office hours
Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. - Noon, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Call the School of Social Work Office at 208-426-1568 to make an appointment.

fall 2007 Courses

• SOCWRK 480 - Social Work Field Practicum
• SOCWRK 497 - Special Topics
• SOCWRK 498 - Senior Seminar
• SOCWRK 550 - Advanced Intervention/Comparative Theories
• SOCWRK 571 - Fundamentals of Healthy Aging

Areas of Research

• End of Life
• Gerontology
• Medical Social Work
• Courses Taught
• Advanced Social Work Practicum I & II (MSW)
• Aging: Social Policy and Programs (BSW)
• Directed Readings – Honors Program (BSW)
• Field Work I (BSW)
• Generalist Social Work Practice (BSW)
• Interventive Therapy (Graduate)
• Introduction to the Profession of Social Work (BSW)
• Multicultural – Mexican Life and Culture (MSW and BSW)
• Skills I (BSW)
• Special Topic: Administration, Supervision and Grant Writing (MSW)
• Special Topic: Domestic Violence (MSW)
• Special Topic: Experimental Methods (MSW)
• Special Topic: Medical Social Work (MSW)
• Special Topic: Independent Study: SW 444 – Skills (BSW)
• Special Topic: Independent Study: SW 499 – SW For Hispanics (BSW)
• Workshop: Care Giving and Care Taking (MSW and BSW)
• Workshop: End of Life (MSW and BSW)

Representative Publications and Presentations

• Peep Show: The making of a gerontologist. Reflections: Narratives of professional helping 10(2) 35-39. (2004)
• Bridging the gap between classroom and practicum: Graduate social work students in health care with older adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 39 (1/2) 203-217. (2002). Also published in: Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education 1 (1/2) 203-217. (2002).
• The road to practicum: I want a great one! The New Social Worker, 9(1), 10-12. ( 2002).
• It sort of fits! When practicum leads to a job. The New Social Worker, 8(3), 10-11. (2001).
• Change for the change agent. The New Social Worker, 8(2), 15-16. (2001).

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, 1995, University of Utah Clinical Research and Practice)
• Gerontology Graduate Certificate, 1987, University of Utah
• Masters Degrees Social Work, 1983, University of Utah (Administration and Clinical Direct Practice)
• Bachelors of Arts, 1977, Idaho State University (Sociology, Social Work)

Licensure and Professional Certifications

• Diplomat in Clinical Social Work (National)
• Academy of Certified Social Workers (National) (881888180)
• Certified Social Work Independent and Private Practice (Idaho) (CSWP – 1086-C)
• Clinical Social Work License (Utah) (131-309)
• Certified Social Worker (Utah) (3501 131-309)

Curriculum Vitae

current vitae

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