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ANNOUNCEMENTS! 

Dean Hairston is pleased to announce that a  new faculty member will  join the college in August 2008.  Kimberly D. Farris accepted a position with the rank of Assistant Professor for the academic year.

Dr. Kimberly D. Farris  hold a PhD in Social Work from University of Texas at Austin.  Currently, Dr. Farris presides as a  Biomedical Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, through August 2008.

Please join her in welcoming this addition to our already distinguished faculty.

Please take note of an important change to the deadline for Grants.gov submission of proposals to the Office of Research Services (ORS).  Effective December 1, 2006, ORS will require that the complete and final version of all Grants.gov proposals be submitted at least 7 business days prior to the sponsor's deadline date.   All Grants.gov submissions will have an internal deadline time of 5:00PM local time.  This change has been made in response to the Grants.gov/agency system validation process that occurs with each electronic submission, which may take up to 4 business days.  The newly instituted 7-day lead time will ensure the necessary time to respond to any potential technical problems that might otherwise leave worthy proposals unaccepted by the agency.

GRANTS

Susan Phillips received a grant from Habilitative Systems Inc. for “Evaluation of Early Intervention Program for Children of Incarcerated Parents” in the amount of $25,000 (project dates 2/1/08-1/31/09).

Aida Giachello received a grant for Barriers to Access to Care from IDPH in the amount of $34,964 (project period 7/1/07-6/30/08).

Aida Giachello received a $120,392 Fellowship for Community Leaders Award from the Chicago Community Trust (project period 8/16/07-8/15/08).

Sonya Leathers received a grant for Mental Health Services for Foster Children from the National Institute of Mental Health, year 3 award, in the amount of $130,693 (project period 9/1/07-8/31/08).

Larry Bennett is co-principal investigator of a $200,000 grant provided by the campus to support an interdisciplinary violence research center.  Patricia O’Brien and Mark Mattaini are also members of the research team.

Lydia Falconnier was awarded $13,004 by the Campus Research Board to conduct a study on the role of race, prejudice and chronic environmental stressors in the treatment process.  Her proposal was ranked 1 of 10 proposals submitted to the Social Sciences Subcommittee. 

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $9.6 million grant for a joint study by UIC's Midwest Latino Health Research Center and Northwestern University 's Feinberg School of Medicine on the health of the Hispanic population.  The 6 ½-year project will track the prevalence of chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, and asthma and investigate factors that put Hispanics at risk.  It is the largest health study of the Hispanic population ever launched.  Three other cities will also participate, supported by a total of $61 million in government funding.  Recruitment for the study begins next year.  Aida Giachello will co-lead the Chicago arm of the study.

Dean Creasie Finney Hairston received funding to support the work of the Central West Case Management Unit from both the Illinois Department on Aging and the City of Chicago Department on Aging.  Funding from the state is $1.5 million and $339,150 from the city per year for a three-year period. 

Sonya Leathers received continuation of her 5 year grant, now in its second year, titled "Mental Health Services for Foster Children," from The National Institute of Mental Health in the amount of $128,454.  The continuation was awarded September 18, 2006 (project dates 9/15/05 – 8/31/2010).

Sonya Leathers received a K01 grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health entitled: “Mental Health Services for Foster Children,” for the Period of 09/15/2005 through 08/31/2010 for $126,067 for the first year. The total award is $651,553.

MATEC (Nathan Linsk, PI) received a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health for “HIV Training in Support of Clinicians who Provide Perinatal Care in Illinois,” in the amount of $31,000 (project dates 1/108- 12/31/08).

Paul Schewe, PI & Mark Mattaini, Co-PI received a grant, “Dissemination and Diffusion of Evidence-Based Kernels within Community-Based Sexual Assault Prevention Programs,” from the American Psychological Foundation in the amount of $20,000 (project period 1/1/07 – 6/30/08).

Christopher Mitchell was awarded funding for “Training and Technical Assistance on Grant Writing,” sponsored by IDPH, in the amount of $25,000.

Christopher Mitchell was also awarded funding for “HIV Trainings for IDPH Funded Agencies,” sponsored by IDPH, in the amount of $34,401.

Christopher Mitchell received funding for “HIV Training in Support of Clinicians Who Provide Perinatal Care at Community Health Centers in Illinois,” also sponsored by IDPH, in the amount of $28,650.

Christopher Mitchell has been awarded $154,589 to complete year three of his grant “DAART+:  Integrating HIV Treatment Adherence and Prevention” jointly funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.  In addition he received $115,000 from Health Resources and Services Administration to provide specialized training on several aspects of HIV.  He also received a grant of $69,400 from the CDC for his project “Diffusion of Partnership for Health Training Program in High Incidence Urban Areas” as well as $4,500 from GlaxoSmithKline for “Southside Providers Forum”.

The National Institutes of Health awarded a grant in the amount of $430,967 for the Jane Addams Substance Abuse Research Collaboration (JASARC) for year 3 of the initiative.  James Swartz is the Principal Investigator.  Dean Creasie Finney Hairston is the Co-Principal Investigator.

AWARDS

Dr. Aida Giachello was selected by People en Espanol magazine for its “100 Most Influential Hispanics” issue, honoring those who have made an impact in the Hispanic community.

Awards of the MSW program – FY2007-2008

Congratulations to MSW student Alex J. Rhodes, who has been awarded the NASW Foundation’s Verne LaMarr Lyons Scholarship for 2008-09.  Alex and the other NASW Foundation award winners will be featured on the Foundation’s website and announced in an upcoming issue of NASW News.

MSW student Sandy Saberman was awarded the Chancellor’s Student Service Award for Volunteer Service. Sandy led a group of JACSW students to volunteer with Common Ground Collective in New Orleans over spring break.

IN THE NEWS

Dean Creasie Finney Hairston was quoted in an article on families of the incarcerated titled The Road Less Traveled, which appeared in the March 27, 2008 edition of the Chicago Reporter.

Alan Detlaff was quoted in a February 18, 2008 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article, “Program Focuses on Keeping Black Children out of Foster Care.”

Amy Watson was quoted in a February 21, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times article on the NIU shooting titled “Students Need Mental Health Help.”

JACSW was highlighted in the Features section of the September 24, 2007 issue of UIC's campus newspaper, The Chicago Flame.  The story detailed a recent visit by the National Association of Social Work's visiting international delegation from Mexico City . 

The Daily Herald reported on a community event, One Voice, organized by Linda Campos-Moreira, a second-year master's degree student in the UIC public policy and advocacy program.  Lydia Falconnier was a featured speaker at the event.  The topic of discussion was illegal immigration issues that have affected the community of Carpentersville , IL .

PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Dean Creasie Finney Hairston provided the keynote address at Beyond Bars: A Learning Initiative on Children of Incarcerated Parents, a meeting sponsored by Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families in Houston, TX, May 14, 2008.  Her presentation was titled “Issues and Challenges for Children of Incarcerated Parents.”

Dean Creasie Finney Hairston was the featured presenter at the 9th Annual Statewide Interactive Television (ITV) Conference: Children of Incarcerated Parents, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare on April 16, 2008. Her presentation was entitled “When Parents Go to Prison, What Happens to their Children?”

Helene Moses and Eric Ornstein presented “Attachment in Schools: Concepts and Interventions” at the School Social Work Association of America Annual Conference in Denver, April 3, 2008.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Aida Giachello has been named to the board of directors for Provena Health.  Mokena-based Provena Health includes six hospitals, 16 long-term care and senior residential facilities, 28 clinics, 5 home health agencies and other health-related activities operating in Illinois and Indiana. 

Dean Creasie Finney Hairston has been appointed Editor of the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation.

Faith Johnson Bonecutter has been appointed to the CSWE Council on Field Education for a three-year term effective July 1, 2006 – June 20, 2009.

Alice K. Johnson has been appointed to the CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education for a three-year term effective July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2009.  

OTHER

Aida Giachello has been named Secretary of the Independent Board of Directors (IBOD) to oversee the Cook County Bureau of Health Services.

JACSW Commencement will take place Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:00AM at the UIC Pavilion. Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer will deliver the commencement address.
Dr. Wimpfheimer has held leadership positions in several national organizations including NASW and the National Network for Social Work Managers. She is currently the Executive Director of the Partnership for After School Education (PASE). She is featured in the JACSW publication, Groundbreakers, which profiles
award-winning social work managers.

James Swartz has been given a standing appointment to NIDA-F, their review group for extramural services research.  This is a three-year appointment.

Larry Bennett has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Annette Johnson has been appointed to the Board of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations.  The Board advises the Director on concerns related to Social Work Standards and license, qualifications of candidates, and issues involving standards of professional conduct.  

The ISBE accreditation team who reviewed the University’s educational preparation programs, including our School Social Work program, concluded that all six of the NCATE Standards have been met.  There were no areas of concern.  The North Central Reaccreditation site team’s review of UIC was also uniformly very positive.  The team’s questions about diversity, outcome assessments and other matters were adequately addressed by our campus documents or during their meetings with various groups.  Special thanks and congratulations to Associate Dean Jerry Cates and the School Social Work concentration for their hard work. 

JACSW student Amy Bantz has been accepted into the Winant & Clayton Volunteers program for this summer.  The program lasts for 7 weeks beginning on June 13th.  Volunteers are placed mainly in the East End of London with community workers on projects serving people of all ages and with a variety of needs:  community settlement clubs for the elderly, immigrant groups, at-risk teenagers or children, drop-in centers for people with HIV/AIDS, psychiatric rehabilitation centers, day care programs for inner city children, or environmental projects.  Any student that is interested in learning more about this program can visit their website, www.winantclaytonvolunteer.org. 

Alice Johnson Butterfield returned to Ethiopia in March to further her work with doctoral students at Addis Ababa University.

Nathan Linsk and Donna Petras traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the Twinning Project collaboration between MATEC and Tanzania’s Institute of Social Welfare.  The goal of this partnership is to strengthen the Institute’s capacity to train social workers in case management, leadership, and other skills necessary to ensure the availability of comprehensive services to children affected by HIV/AIDS in all of the country’s 126 districts.

Carol Massat has been elected to the UIC Senate. 

 PUBLICATIONS

Publications of the Faculty – FY2007-2008
 

Bennett, Larry

Bennett, Larry & Patricia O’Brien (2007).  Effects of coordinated services for drug-abusing women who are victims of intimate partner violence.  Violence Against Women, 13, 395-411.

Bennett, Larry W., Stoops, C., Call, C., Flett, H. (2007).  Effects of program completion on re-arrest in a batterer intervention system.  Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 42-54.

Bennett, Larry W. (2007).  Understanding the link between substance abuse and intimate partner violence.  Paradigm, 12(1), 14-18.

Detlaff, Alan

Dettlaff, Alan J. (In Press).  Enhancing field instruction in child welfare: Evaluation of a training program to promote quality field instruction.  Journal of Public Child Welfare. 

Hairston, Creasie Finney

Hairston, Creasie Finney (2008). Children with parents in prison: Child welfare matters. CW360°, 1, 4, 32.

Hairston, Creasie Finney (2007).  Guest editorial:  The National Network for Social Work Managers advancing management excellence through education.  Administration in Social Work, 31 (4), 3-5.

Massat, Carol

(ACCEPTED PUBLICATIONS)

Mattaini, Mark

Mattaini, Mark (2007).  Editorial: Technical language in cultural analysis.  Behavior and Social Issues, 16 (1), 1-4.

Mattaini, Mark A. (2007).  Editorial:  Mental illness, mental health, and cultural analytic science.  Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 129-131.

McKay, Cassandra

McKay, Cassandra (In Press).  A new consciousness trudging toward leadership.  Educational Gerontology.

Mitchell, Christopher

Mitchell, Christopher G. (2007).  Response to Wong, Wyatt & Midkiff [commentary on lead articles in the same issue].  Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 181-184.

(Accepted into publication)

Mitchell, Christopher G., Freels, S., Creticos, C., Oltean, A., & Douglas, R. (In press).  Preliminary findings of modified directly observed therapy and risk reduction counseling for a population of marginally housed HIV+ persons.   AIDS Care .

O'Brien, Patricia

O’Brien, Patricia & Lee, N. (2007).  Moving from needs to self-efficacy: A holistic system for women in transition from prison.  Inside and Out: Women, Prison, and Therapy ( E. Leeder, Ed.).  Binghamton:  Haworth Press.

(Accepted into publication) O’Brien, P., & Bates R. “Women’s post-release experiences in the U.S.: Recidivism and reentry.”  International Journal of Prisoner Health.

(Accepted into publication) P. O’Brien, “Moving from needs to self-efficacy.”  Women and Therapy.

Ornstein, Eric

Ganzer, Carol (JACSW alumnus) & Ornstein, Eric (2008).  In and out of enactments: A relational perspective on the short- and long-term treatment of substance abuse.  Clinical Social Work Journal, 36, 155-164.

Phillips, Susan

Phillips, Susan (2008). Parents’ involvement in the criminal justice system and children’s entry into foster care: Findings and implications from two studies. CW360°, 1, 8-9.

(Accepted into publication)

Phillips, Susan D., & Dettlaff, Alan J. (in press).  More than parents in prison: The broader overlap between the criminal justice and child welfare systems.  Journal of Public Child Welfare.

Miller, T. L., Kramer, T.L., Phillips, Susan D., Robbins, J.M., & Burns, B.J. (in press).  Quality of mental health care for depressed adolescents.  American Journal of Medical Quality.

Smith-McKeever, C.T.

Smith-McKeever, Chedgzsey (2007).  Factors influencing African American adoptive parents’ attitudes toward open adoption.  Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 14, 63-79.

C. T. Smith McKeever, & C. Hsieh, .  “CRACK/Project Prevention: Providing a Social Service or Promoting Social Control?”  Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

C. T. Smith McKeever.  “African American Adoptive Families Attitudes Toward Open Adoption.”  Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity.

C. T. Smith McKeever,  “Adoption Satisfaction Among African American Families Adopting African American Children.”  Children and Youth Services Review.

C. T. Smith McKeever, & R.G. McRoy,  “The Role of Private Adoption Agencies in Facilitating African American Adoptions.”  Families in Society.

Swartz, James

Swartz, James A. (In press).  Using the K6 scale to screen for serious mental illnesses among criminal justice populations: Do psychiatric treatment indicators improve detection rates?  International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

JASARC has published a research briefs publication entitled Science to Services: A Summary of Research from the Jane Addams Substance Abuse Research Collaboration.  Copies are available in the JASARC office.

Watson, Amy

Watson, Amy & Angell, B.A. (2007).  Applying procedural justice theory to law enforcement’s response to persons with mental illness.  Psychiatric Services, 58, 787-793.

Watson, Amy, Corrigan, P., Larson, J.E., Sells, M. (2007).  Self-stigma in people with mental illness.  Schizophrenia Bulletin, doi:10.1093/schbul/sb1076.

(Accepted into publication)

Corrigan, P.W., Watson, A.C., & Barr, L. “Understanding the self-stigma of mental illness.” Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Natalie B. Slopen, Amy C. Watson, Gabriela Gracia, Patrick W. Corrigan. “Newspaper Coverage of Mental Illness in Children.” Journal of Health Communications.  

Awards, Publications and Presentations of the Ph.D program – FY2007-2008

Tyreasa Washington, PhD student, gave a presentation entitled, "An Exploration of the Factors Associated with Competence in Children in Informal Kinship Care," at the Northwestern University Black Graduate Student Association 12th Annual Research Conference on April 12, 2008.

Quinn, Camille R. (PhD student) (2007).  Book review: “Children in Change: A Group Curriculum for Kids Ages 8-14 Who Are Experiencing Family Change.”  Perspectives on Social Work, 6 (1), 30-32.

Wesley, Julia (PhD student) (2007).  Still forcing back the color line: Implications for social work research and practice.  Perspectives on Social Work, 6 (1), 25-28

(Accepted into publication)

Simpson, David

Simpson, D., Suárez, L. M., & Connolly, S. D. (2007, October) Comorbidity, gender, and marital status: Coping strategies of anxious youth. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston, MA.

Simpson, D. (In press 2008). Adolescents with OCD: An integration of the transtheoretical model with exposure and response prevention. Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal.

Ridings, John

(Accepted into publication)

Ridings, John (PhD student ), Powell, D., Johnson, J., Pullie, C., Jones, C., Jones, R., & Terrell, K. (In press 2007).  Using concept mapping to promote community building:  The African American Initiative at Roseland.  Journal of Community Practice .

Bass, Michael

Bass, M., Linsk, Nathan, & Mitchell, Christopher G. , (In press 2007).  Training substance abuse counselors about HIV medication adherence.   Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services (special edition on treatment adherence) .  Articles published in this special edition will also be published in a book, Addressing Challenges of Adherence to HIV medications for Social Services Practice, Research, and Training.

Gleason, Erin

(Accepted into publication)

Gleason, Erin T. (In press 2007). A strength based approach to the social development study.  Children & Schools: A Journal of Social Work Practice.