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Carol R. Massat
 Associate Professor 
B.A., MSW, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
 

Email:cmassat@uic.edu 
Phone: 312/413-2301 
Room: 4038, EPASW 
 

Professional Interests 

  • School social work 
  • Child welfare 
  • Sexual abuse
  • non-offending parents 
  • Tourette Syndrome
Current Research
  • Substance abusing mothers in the criminal justice system
Teaching
  • Social Work Practice in Schools
  • Policy II: Policies in Schools
  • Research II: Research Seminar in Schools
  • Human Behavior in the Social Environment
  • Social Work Practice with Children and Families
  • Family Theory and Practice
  • Practice I
  • Practice II
  • Practice with Families
  • Integrative Seminar: Child and Family
  • Integrative Seminar: Schools
Practice Experience
Ten years practice experience in foster care, adoption and mental health.

O’Brien, P., Massat, C.R., Gleeson, J.P (2002). Upping the ante: Implications of the Adoption and Safe Families Act for Relative Caregivers. Child Welfare. 

Petras, D.D., Massat, C.R., & Essex, E.L. (2002). Overcoming hopelessness and isolation: The ENGAGE model fo working with neglecting families toward permanence, Child Welfare.

Thompson, T.R. (2001). The impact of violence on school achievement and behavior of urban, African-American school children. School Social Work Journal,26, 65-85

Avery, L., Massat, C.R., Lundy, M. (2000). Posttraumatic Stress and Mental Health Functioning of Sexually Abused Children. Child and Adolescent Social Work., 17, 19-34.

Avery, L, Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. ( 1998). Parent and Child Reports of Parental Supportiveness and Mental Health Functioning of Sexually Abused Children. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal,15,187-205.

Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. (1999). Service and Support Needs of Non-Offending Parents in Cases of Intrafamilial Sexual Abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 8, 41-56.

Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. (1998). Health of Family Members and the Sense of Competence of  Non-Offending Parents of Intrafamilially Sexually Abused Children. Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 14, 21-26.

Massat, C.R., &  Lundy, M.  (1998) . Reporting Costs to Non-Offending Parents in Cases of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse. Child Welfare, 78, 371-388.

Massat, C.R., & Lundy, M. (1997) Empowering Research Participants. Affilia, 12, 33-55.
 

 
Affiliations, Associations, & Consultations 
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Academy of Certified Social Workers
  • Council on Social Work Education
  • Illinois Association of School Social Workers
  • School Social Work Association of America