Professional Interests
- Youth violence prevention
- Collective violence
- Nonviolent social action
- Circles and conferencing
Teaching
- Community Health and Urban Development Practice 3
- Community Health and Urban Development Practice 4
- Social Work Practice 1
- Social Work Practice 2
- Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- Social Work with Groups
- Intervention Research
- Social Justice Scholarship
Practice Experience
Five years full-time pre-masters, 7 years full-time and 20 years part-time post-masters, as follows:
1998 - Present, group, organizational, and community practice in conjunction with PEACE POWER! strategy, nationally and internationally (service).
1993 - 1998, Chair and Clinical Supervisor, Walden Fellowship, Inc., New York , New York. (pro bono clinical work, clinical supervision and community practice through this behavioral non-profit organization).
1984 - 1986, 1990-1993, Private personal, organizational and community consulting practice, Alaska and New York City (averaging 5% FTE).
1982 - 1985, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska: Director of Mental Health Programs, 1983-1985; Program Director, Yukon/Tanana Mental Health Center, 1982-1983.
1980 - 1982, Program Director, Autism Teaching Center for Adolescents, Department of Social Services, State of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1978 - 1980, Primary Counselor and Training Coordinator, Project Reality, Salt Lake City, Utah . (Drug Abuse Treatment)
1977 - 1979, Research Specialist, Salt Lake County Social Services, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1977 - 1978, Student Field Placement, Salt Lake County Detention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1976 - 1977, Student Field Placement, Salt Lake County Youth Services, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1972 - 1976, Bethel Group Home, Bethel, Alaska: Director, 1973-1976, Program Director, 1972-1973.
971 - 1972, Child Care Worker, Home of the Good Shepherd, Spokane, Washington.
Selected Recent Publications
Mattaini, M. A., & Lowery, C. T. (Eds.) (off-press May, 2007). Foundations of social work practice: A graduate text (4th ed.). Washington, DC : NASW Press.
Mattaini, M. A., & Strickland, J. (2006). Understanding and reducing collective violence: A scientific strategy. International Journal of Psychology, 41,500-513.
Mattaini, M. A. (2006). Editorial: Mental health and cultural analysis. Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 129-131.
Mattaini, M. A., & McGuire, M. S. (2006). Behavioral strategies for constructing nonviolent cultures with youth: A review. Behavior Modification, 30, 184-224.
Mattaini, M. A. (2006). Editorial: Human rights, pragmatic solidarity, and behavior science. Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 1-4.
Mattaini, M. A. (2006). Will cultural analysis become a science? Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 68-80.
Mattaini, M. A. (2005). Editorial: Behavior and Social Issues into the future. Behavior and Social Issues, 14, 83-85.
Erickson, C., Mattaini, M. A., & McGuire, M. S. (2004). Constructing Nonviolent Cultures in Schools: The State of the Science. Children and Schools, 26, 102-116.
Mattaini, M. A. (2004). Systems, metacontingencies, and cultural analysis: Are we there yet? Behavior & Social Issues, 14, 124-130.
Mattaini, M. A. (2004). Editorial: Toward a natural science of cultural analysis. Behavior and Social Issues, 13,85-88.
Mattaini, M. A. (2004) Editorial: Open access journals as a justice issue. Behavior & Social Issues, 13, 1-5.
Affiliations, Associations & Consultations
2006-Present, Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Center for Violence Prevention, Chicago , IL .
2001-Present, Trustee, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2004-Present, Member, Advisory Board, The Peace Museum , Chicago.
Supporting Member, Association for Behavior Analysis: International.
Supporting Member, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
Member, National Association of Social Workers.
Full Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
Founding Member and Founding Board Member, Society for Social Work and Research.
Member, Society for Community Research and Action.
Member, Council on Social Work Education.
Member, Association for Community Organization and Social Administration.
Editorial Reviews
- Editor, Behavior and Social Issues
- Consulting Editor, Children and Schools
- Reviewer, Research on Social Work Practice
- Reviewer, Families in Society
- Reviewer, Peace and Change