Division/Department Goals
Delta State University
Unit Strategic Plan and Annual Report – Academic Year 2008-09
Social Work Academic Unit
I. Unit Title: Social Work
School/College or University Division: College of Arts & Sciences
Unit Administrator: Alinda Sledge
II. Educational Program Learning Outcome Assessment Plan (Academics)
Learner Outcomes identified for the major.
|A. Learning Outcome |B. Data Collection & Analysis |C. Results of Evaluation |D. Use of Evaluation Results |
|What should a graduate in the |1. What assessment tools and/or methods will you|What were the findings of the analysis? |1 List any specific recommendations. |
| |use to determine achievement of the learning | |2. Describe changes in curriculum, courses, or|
|Social Work |outcome? | |procedures that are proposed or were made/ are|
| |2. Describe how the data from these tools and/or| |being made as a result of the program learning|
|major know, value, or be able to do at |methods will be/have been collected. | |outcome assessment process. |
|graduation and beyond? |3. Explain the procedure to analyze the data. | | |
|Learning Outcome # 1 |When students enter the two introductory |Findings: |We began this process in Fall 2005 to further |
|Students should be able to apply the values of |courses, SWO 201 Introduction to the Profession |Confidentiality Scale N = 31 |incorporate evaluation of values education |
|the social work profession with an understanding|of Social Work and SWO 305 Interviewing |At entrance Sept. 2005 Mean = 63.06 |into the social work curriculum. Faculty |
|of and respect for the positive value of |Techniques & Skills, they will be given the |Median = 61 |evaluated results. Data shows that students |
|diversity, confidentiality, self-determination, |values index (a set of values cases with choices|Mode = 83 |are learning and applying increased values in |
|and social justice |of actions taken). They will be given this same |N = 26 |confidentiality, self-determination of client |
| |test at graduation and a comparison will be | |and social justice. |
| |made. |Confidentiality Scale Mean = 70.65 | |
|GE 5, 7, 10 | |At exit May 2007 Median = 72 | |
| |Analysis Procedure: BEAP is a National |Mode = 60 |The BEAP values inventory has been |
| |Standardized sixteen page test on values that is| |discontinued by the National BEAP testing |
| |administered to students preadmission to the |Confidentiality Scale N = 24 |center due to planned revision. The |
| |social work program and at graduation. Results |Mean = 72.75 |department will use the revised one when it is|
| |will be analyzed and sent to the department by |Median = 73 |developed and tested. |
| |BEAP administration. Satisfactory exit values |Mode = 67 | |
| |will be an increase in scores from pre-admission|At exit May 2008 | |
| |(entrance) to graduation. Faculty reviews |Self-determination N = 32 | |
| |results in December of each academic year. |Scale at entrance Mean = 49.28 | |
| | |Sept. 2005 Median = 51 | |
| | |Mode = 54 | |
| | |Self-determination N = 27 | |
| | |scale at exit May 2007 Mean = 60.56 | |
| | |Median = 61.00 | |
| | |Mode = 61 | |
| | |Self-determination N = 24 | |
| | |Scale at Exit May 08 Mean 58.54 | |
| | |Medium = 61 | |
| | |Mode = 62 | |
| | |Social Justice Scale N = 32 | |
| | |at entrance Mean = 80.22 | |
| | |Sept. 2005 Median = 78.00 | |
| | |Mode = 76 | |
| | |Social Justice Scale N = 28 | |
| | |Scale at Exit Mean = 85 | |
| | |May 2007 Median = 87.50 | |
| | |Mode = 95 | |
| | |Social Justice Scale N = 22 | |
| | |at exit – May 08 Mean = 79.95 | |
| | |Median = 82.50 | |
| | |Mode = 95 | |
|Learning Outcome # 1 |Field evaluations |2009 Mean = 4.46 N = 24 |No recommendations – score is above threshold.|
| |Field instructors complete evaluation on |2008 Mean = 4.56 N = 23 |However, evaluations will continue annually to|
| |students at end of semester. Surveys are |2007 Mean = 4.78 N = 27 |ensure that field evaluations remain constant.|
| |tabulated. |2006 Mean = 4.64 N = 25 |The field advisory committee met April 27, |
| |Score 5 (Excellent) to 1 (Poor). |2005 Mean = 4.41 N = 28 |2009 in an effort to give field instructors an|
| |Mean score is reported. |2004 Mean = 4.73 N = 23 |additional avenue to express concern about the|
| | |2003 Mean = 4.86 N = 16 |students. |
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| | | |Field evaluations will be revised to include |
| | | |competencies required by new accreditation |
| | | |standards. |
|Learning Outcome # 2 |Data Collection: |2008 – cumulative percent = 100% |Result is satisfactory; however, in curriculum|
|Students are to be able to analyze social |Students are required to write a policy analysis|2007 – cumulative percent = 100% |meeting of May 5, 2009, improvement was |
|policies and how they impact client systems, |paper in the SWO 430 Social Welfare Policy |N = 26 |discussed. On the policy paper for both SWO |
|workers, & agencies. |class. Faculty will grade according to rubric. |2006 – cumulative percent = 93.5% N=31 |311 (policy I) and SWO 430 (policy II), |
| | |2005 – cumulative percent = 100% |professor will assign topic for policy paper. |
| |Analysis Procedure: |N = 31 |Instructor will find a topic that has |
|GE 1, 6 |Each student will receive points from 1 to 100. |2004 – cumulative percent = 100% |available articles. Students will all do the |
| |The cumulative percent of students completing |N = 25 |same policy and instructor can more |
| |policy analysis paper will fall into the 90% |Fall 2008 N = 32 Minimum = 83 |effectively teach analysis using this method. |
| |range indicating a ‘C’ or better. |Maximum = 97 Mean = 88.50 Fall 2007 N = |A rubric for grading for competency and paper |
| | |26 Minimum = 76 |completion will be developed. |
| | |Maximum = 97.00 Mean = 87.7692 | |
| | |Fall 2006 N = 31 Minimum = 73 | |
| | |Maximum = 97 Mean = 86.2581 | |
| | |Fall 2005 N = 25 Minimum = 74 | |
| | |Maximum = 100 Mean = 90.8400 | |
| | |Fall 2004 N = 28 Minimum = 90 | |
| | |Maximum = 99 Mean = 94.7143 | |
|Learning Outcome # 2 |The Baccalaureate Evaluation & Assessment Plan |The results of the students’ evaluations are as |Students met the threshhold; however, faculty |
| |(BEAP) Exit Survey is given to students by the |follows: |met on May 5, 2009 and decided that the score |
| |faculty while they are in their final class, SWO|D17 Skills in Impacting Social Problems |could improve. In fall 2008 faculty gave |
| |481 Integrative Seminar. Students rate their | |students a vicarious experience by having |
| |perceptions of how prepared they are in social |May 2007 – N = 28 Mean = 8.39 |speakers and field visit to agency. It was |
| |work knowledge, skills, and values. The data is|May 2006 – N = 25 Mean = 7.88 |decided to change the objective to a |
| |collected and mailed to the University of Utah, |May 2008 – N = 26 Mean = 8.04 |competency on evaluating policy. A debate on |
| |BEAP office for tabulation and analysis. The |D18 Skills Influence Organizational Policies |policy will be added to include more practical|
| |results are sent back to Delta State University.|May 2008 – N = 26 Mean = 8.08 |experience and increase understanding of |
| |A scale of 1-10 is used. A rating of 7.0 or |May 2007 – N = 28 Mean = 8.54 |policy analysis. |
| |above is considered successful. |May 2006 – N = 25 Mean = 7.84 | |
|Learning Outcome # 2 |Field evaluations completed by field instructors|2009 Mean = 4.29 N = 24 |No changes needed. Score is above threshold of|
| |at the end of semester and tabulated. Scale 5 |2008 Mean = 3.91 N = 23 |3.5. However, faculty discussed at curriculum |
| |(Excellent) to 1 (Poor). Mean will be reported. |2007 Mean = 4.48 N = 27 |meeting May 5, 2009. Students were given a |
| | |2006 Mean = 4.50 N = 25 |more vicarious experience in class of |
| | |2005 Mean = 4.16 N = 28 |analyzing policy by having field visit and |
| | |2004 Mean = 4.40 N = 23 |speaker in class. Decided to add debate on |
| | |2003 Mean = 4.40 N = 15 |current policy and eliminate some assignments |
| | | |that were deemed not as effective. Will |
| | | |continue to meet with field advisors to allow |
| | | |them an additional avenue to evaluate and |
| | | |express concern. Continue assessment. |
|Learning Outcome # 3 |Data Collection: |2009 Mean = 4.58 N = 24 |No changes needed. Score is above threshold of|
|Demonstrate communication with integrity and |Distribute field evaluation forms on all seniors|2008 Mean = 4.43 N = 23 |3.5. Will continue to communicate with field |
|respect for individuals as mandated by the Code |enrolled in SWO 475 Field Instruction to the |2007 Mean = 4.63 N = 27 |instructors by meeting individually and allow |
|of Ethics |field instructors every April. |2006 Mean = 4.63 N = 25 |them to expand on items that are not |
| | |2005 Mean = 4.58 N = 28 |necessarily in the evaluation form. |
| |Analysis Procedure: |2004 Mean = 4.62 N = 23 |Continue assessment. |
|GE 2, 7 |Mean of graduating seniors will be calculated | | |
| |and will be 3.5 or above on 5 – 1 scale. 5 | | |
| |(Excellent) to 1 (Poor). | | |
|Learning Outcome # 3 |Data Collection: |Results of Evaluation |Use of Evaluation Results |
| |The BEAP Exit Survey is given to students by the|Skills in communicating respect for dignity of |Faculty met May 5, 2009, to review results. No|
| |faculty while they are in their final senior |clients. |changes were made since the mean rating was |
| |class, SWO 481 Integrative Seminar. The survey |May 2008 N = 26 Mean = 9.12 |much higher than the 7.0 |
| |evaluates students’ perception of how prepared |May 2007 N = 28 Mean = 9.07 | |
| |they are in communicating with others. The |May 2006 N = 25 Mean = 9.76 | |
| |ratings are 1-10. A rating of 7.0 or above is | | |
| |considered successful. |Respect cultural and social diversity. May 2008 | |
| | |N = 26 Mean = 9.27 | |
| | |May 2007 N = 28 Mean = 9.04 May 2006 N =| |
| | |25 Mean = 9.72 | |
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| | |Communicate based on diversity and ability. | |
| | |May 2008 N = 26 Mean = 8.19 | |
| | |May 2007 N = 28 Mean = 8.82 May 2006 N | |
| | |= 25 Mean = 9.04 | |
|Learning Outcome # 4 |Data Collection: |Results of Evaluation |No changes needed at this time. Faculty met |
|Illustrate behavior without discrimination and |BEAP Exit Survey is given to students while they|Knowledge of the theories of diversity. |May 5, 2009 and decided the mean is higher |
|with respect, knowledge, and skills related to |are enrolled in the last semester in the |May 2008 N = 26 Mean = 7.96 |than 7.0 required for success. |
|clients’ age, class, color, culture, disability,|program. Students rate their perception of how |May 2007 N = 28 Mean = 8.46 |Diversity is taught in all classes and we have|
|ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital |well they believe to be prepared in certain |May 2006 N = 25 Mean = 8.48 |a full class on human diversity. |
|status, national origin, race, religion, sex, |areas. Ratings are 1-10. The average student | | |
|and sexual orientation. |rating will be 7.0 or higher. | | |
|GE 5, 7, 8 | | | |
|Learning Outcome # 4 |Field evaluations completed by field instructors|2009 Mean = 4.38 N = 24 |No changes needed at this time. |
| |at end of spring semester. |2008 Mean = 4.45 N = 23 |Score well above threshold of 3.5. |
| |Results to be tabulated by chair. |2007 Mean = 4.70 N = 27 |Will continue to monitor. |
| |Scale 5 (Excellent) to 1 (Poor). |2006 Mean = 4.25 N = 25 | |
| |Mean to be reported. |2005 Mean = 4.48 N = 28 | |
| |Threshold is 3.5 or above. |2004 Mean = 4.69 N = 23 | |
| | |2003 Mean = 4.43 N = 16 | |
|Learning Outcome # 5 |Field evaluations completed by agency field |2009 Mean = 4.42 N = 24 |Although score is above range of acceptable, |
|Formulate an interview that involves the |instructors. Chair tabulates scores. Scale 5 |2008 Mean = 4.22 N = 23 |faculty decided to change the content of the |
|professional use of self. (This identifies own |(Excellent) to 1 (Poor). Mean to be reported. |2007 Mean = 4.63 N = 27 |practice class sequence. The problem solving |
|personal descriptive and behavioral attributes |Threshold is 3.5 or above. |2006 Mean = 4.70 N = 25 |technique will be reviewed in the three |
|that hinder or promote effective intervention | |2005 Mean = 4.35 N = 28 |methods classes focusing on different |
|with client system.) | |2004 Mean = 4.53 N = 23 |populations each time. SWO 421 Methods II |
|GE 5, 7, 9 | | |will focus just on groups and families. The |
| | | |videotape will be in SWO 320 which focuses on |
| | | |communication with individuals. |
|Learning Outcome #5 |Data Collection: |2007 Mean = 19.12 N = 27 |The SWO 421 curriculum was changed and this |
| |Students in SWO 421 are given a video assignment|Range of 2007 scores was from 16 – 26 |assignment was not given. This assessment |
| |in which they must role-play as the social |2006 Mean = 18.50 N = 28 |will be discontinued. |
| |worker. |Range of 2006 scores was from 13 – 27 | |
| | |2005 Mean = 20.44 N = 25 | |
| |Analysis Procedure: | | |
| |Faculty will use the video rubric to measure | | |
| |competency and professional use of self. The | | |
| |mean of students engaged in interview assignment| | |
| |will be 13 on 1-32 scale with 32 being maximum | | |
| |points that can be received. | | |
III. Department Goals for the Current Year
This is a report on progress towards goals for the current year.
A. Goal # 1 Increase number of students attending professional conferences to enhance their knowledge base of social work practice through interaction with social work professionals statewide.
1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal:
Increase student-student and student-faculty interaction, increase knowledge, practice communication skills, and increase faculty-student communication. QEP 1, 3, 4, and SP 2. Develop an engaged, diverse, high quality population.
2. Evaluation Procedure(s):
The department will document number of students attending conferences. Numbers will be kept and compared from year to year. Will work to expand number for upcoming years.
3. Actual Results of Evaluation:
a. Four students and two faculty attended the Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference (AL/MS) at Auburn, in October 2009. Students interacted with students/faculty from social work departments at Alabama & Mississippi colleges and universities. Students attended workshops on various social work topics and social events. The conference helped students with academic career choices as they heard about various fields of social work. Exhibitors, students/faculty from two states, and social work practitioners interacted to help Delta State University students to increase student engagement in free-flowing, multi-directional communication. Students served as conveners.
b. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Legislative Day, January 2009. Five students and one faculty attended the event. Students met with faculty/students from universities/colleges throughout the state. Students met with their legislators and attended committee meetings.
c. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Annual Program Meeting, March 2009. Twenty students and four faculty attended the conference. Students and faculty attended various workshops on social work education and practice. Attending conferences increased student-student and faculty-student communication as well as helped students practice a variety of communication skills. Students served as conveners and volunteered at the registration desk. One student won the top award for her poster session.
d. Delta State University Department of Social Work Conference in April 2009. Five faculty, fifty students, and seventy-three community social workers attended the conference on Shades of Gray – Exposing the Nuances of Professional Ethics. Students manned the registration desk and assisted with other conference tasks. Tina Souders, LCSW, JD, from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte School of Social Work, presented in the day long symposium.
4. Use of Evaluation Results:
Plan to continue encouraging students with incentives, because this is an excellent way to address QEP goals 1, 3, 4 and meet students’ needs. Also, attending helps with students’ development of professional use of self and successfulness in their careers. Students did fundraisers for NASW and AL/MS conferences. Faculty assisted students with fundraiser to support student travel. Faculty gets $250 travel money for conferences. Students are given extra credit by some faculty for attendance.
B. Goal # 2 Increase success of students’ writing skills by implementing a new identification and referral system.
1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: (QEP 1, 3 and SP 1)
Increase student-student and student-faculty interaction and increase knowledge and practice or communication skills. Increase student learning.
2. Evaluation Procedure(s):
In outcome evaluation faculty meetings a referral process was developed and faculty discussed which students were referred and how many completed and improved after the process. Students are put on “writing concern” list and work is monitored by faculty teaching student in class.
3. Actual Results of Evaluation:
Six students were formally referred to the writing lab/academic support for the year 2008-09. One student improved so much that she was taken off writing concern list. Others were closely monitored by faculty. Chair sent letter to each one regarding deficiency. Faculty report that most of the students referred to the writing lab/academic support have improved. Faculty identified student’s writing problems from their assigned papers.
4. Use of Evaluation Results:
Faculty discussed procedure at Outcomes Evaluation Faculty Meeting May 5, 2009, and made suggestions for new procedure. Faculty thought there are two kinds of students with writing problems. Some students need help with small points of grammar and others have needs that are beyond the help of the writing lab. The latter students need to be referred for remedial help at the academic support lab. The writing problems were identified in first assignment (SWO 201, 305, 311) and appropriate students were referred to the writing lab or academic support lab. Students referred to the academic support lab received a letter from the chair emphasizing the importance of increasing written communication skills to be successful in the social work program. The department will continue the program. This goal is completed.
C. Goal # 3 – Revise SWO 315 & 416 Human Behavior and the Social Environment sequence to cover SWO 315 book in both courses with additional macro content added to SWO 416.
1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Strategic Plan Goal 1:
Increase student learning.
2. Evaluation Procedure:
To be discussed in faculty and curriculum committee meetings.
3. Actual Results of Evaluation:
SWO 315 was a hybrid class.
A new faculty member developed SWO 416 and added some macro content and taught early and middle adulthood in the course.
4. Use of evaluation results:
Faculty decided in May 5, 2009 meeting to continue assessing SWO 416 changes made in Fall 2008 and ones planned for Fall 2009. The course needs more refinement and also to see if it has enough macro content. Faculty decided not to offer SWO 315 as hybrid since students need more class time to cover material. Will have web enhanced class instead.
D. Goal # 4 – Continue to expand student recruitment process.
1. Strategic plan goal 2 – Develop an engaged, diverse, high quality student population.
2. Actual results of evaluation: Faculty recruited students at community colleges and other DSU recruiting events. Faculty coordinated an event where seniors met with the new transfers. Flyers about SWO 201 Introduction to Social Work were distributed during fall and spring pre-registration. New flyers about the profession of social work were also developed and distributed on campus. In spring of 2009, a new program was launched called “Project Go Home.” Seniors were requested to go back to their high school or community college to recruit social work students. Sixteen students participated and reached many potential students for social work and Delta State University. Chair developed a community college transfer plan of study for a BSW at DSU and distributed to community colleges. Chair met with administrators at Mississippi Delta Community College to encourage the college to teach Intro to Social Work. A faculty member from DSU taught the class in spring 2009. Recruitment ads were developed to send to college newspapers. The Debbie Simmons scholarship information was sent to local community college newspapers. Students set up a recruiting table at the union several times.
3. Evaluation process: Review success of recruitment activities in outcomes evaluation faculty meeting and other faculty meetings throughout the year.
4. Use of evaluation results: Faculty met throughout the school year to evaluate progress. Continued work on the goal is necessary. Much progress was made, but plan to continue efforts. Faculty thinks that the public does not understand what the profession of social work involves and increased exposure is important.
E. Goal # 5 - Offer workshop with nationally acclaimed speaker to the social work field supervisors, social work practice community, faculty, and students.
1. Institutional goal which was supported by this goal: Strategic plan goal 5, 1.
Improve the quality of life for all constituents. Increase student learning.
2. Evaluation Procedure: Count the number of persons that registered for the conference.
3. Actual Results of Evaluation: There were 128 participants (50 students, 78 community social workers and field instructors, and social work faculty). Practice community and students gave evaluations of excellent. Students were observed using information learned when working with clients in the field and in discussions in class.
4. Use of evaluation results: Will plan another workshop for 2009-10 academic year. This is also a way to thank field instructors for their time and expertise in training students in the field as well as provide extra training for the students and field instructors. The department offers free SWU’s to community social workers. The SWU’s are necessary for keeping social work licenses current.
F. Goal # 6 – Maintain/expand relationships with community agencies in the Delta.
1. Institutional goal which was supported by this goal: Strategic plan goal 5. Improve the quality of life for all constituents.
2. Evaluation Procedure: Review of list of field instruction for spring semester and community partners with SWO 101 Volunteering in the Community Habitat class.
3. Actual Results of Evaluation: There were eleven new agencies added to field instruction and two new agencies added to Habitat class.
4. Use of evaluation results: Continue to find quality social work agencies and field instructors at a convenient locale for the students. This will be a continued goal for 2009-10.
G. Goal # 7 – Organize a social work alumni reception at the annual State NASW Conference.
1. Institutional goal supported by this goal: SP 5 Improve the quality of life for all constituents.
2. Evaluation Procedure: Note if the alumni event was organized. Have participants sign in to count how many involved.
3. Actual results of evaluation: The alumni meeting at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) annual meeting was not held as planned. Chair of the Department of Social Work had surgery and was unable to attend the meeting or make plans. Also, funding was an issue.
4. Use of Evaluation Results: Assessed in fall 2008 if this is a practical goal due to funding. A room has to be rented and food purchased for the meeting. It was decided in faculty meeting the department will not pursue this goal now. Faculty thinks resources should be put into recruitment.
Goals for Coming Year
This is a statement of goals for the coming year.
A. Goal # 1
1. Institutional Goal(s) supported by this goal:
Increase number of students attending professional conferences to enhance students’ knowledge base of social work practice by interacting with social work professionals statewide.
1. Institutional goal supported by this goal – QEP 1, 3, 4 Increase student-student and student-faculty interaction; increase knowledge and practice of communication skills; increase faculty-student communication and SP1, 2. Increase student learning and develop an engaged, diverse, high quality student population.
2. Evaluation procedures: Faculty will attend conferences and count total number of students attending.
3. Expected Results: Eighteen students will attend state wide conferences. The current economy could affect student’s finances to travel to the meetings.
4. Anticipated use of evaluation results: Students will increase knowledge, and practice of communication skills and faculty-student interaction.
B. Goal # 2: Revise SWO 416 Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) sequence to early and middle adulthood with additional macro content added.
1. Institutional Goal supported by this goal: SP1 Increase student learning.
2. Evaluation Procedure(s): Will compare scores of students from previous year and have faculty teaching course evaluate students’ progress in learning HBSE content.
3. Expected Results: Students will learn Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) content better as evidenced by increased scores on exams and faculty observation. The course syllabus will be fully completed and have sufficient macro content.
4. Anticipated Use of Evaluation Results: Students traditionally have difficulty with understanding and learning HBSE content. Hope to increase students’ HBSE assessment and treatment of clients and meet Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accreditation requirements.
C. Goal # 3: Continue to expand student recruitment process.
1. Institutional goal supported by this goal: SP2. Develop an engaged, diverse, high quality student population.
2. Evaluation Procedure(s): Compare number of majors from last year to this year.
3. Expected Results: Increase number of students selecting social work as a major. Faculty and students to present to high school service clubs, Community College Sociology class, have social work career day at DSU, and send brochures to counselors. Plan to develop new brochure and DVD as well as advertise in student newspapers. Plan to increase public awareness of social work as a career and increase students’ interest.
4. Anticipated Use of Evaluation Results: Plan to keep a variable, active, exciting program going with new students and expand number of students in the program.
D. Goal # 4: Offer workshop featuring a well-known speaker to social work field supervisors, social work practice community, faculty, and students.
1. Institutional goal supported by this goal: SP5. Improve the quality of life for all constituents. SP I. Increase student learning.
2. Evaluation Procedure(s): Review list of participants.
3. Expected Results: have 100-125 participants.
4. Anticipated Use of Evaluation Results: Use information in the classroom, increase skills of field instructors who work with our students in the field.
E. Goal # 5: Maintain/expand relationships with community agencies in the Delta.
1. Institutional goal supported by this goal: SP5. Improve the quality of life for all constituents.
2. Evaluation Procedure(s): Review list of agencies used by students for field instruction and identify new ones.
3. To increase agencies that provide services to our students as needed.
4. Anticipated Use of Evaluation Results: Continue to have new agencies utilized to meet needs of students regarding location to their home and the quality of the field instruction.
F. Goal # 6: Change program objectives to core competencies as required by new educational policies and standards of accrediting body, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
1. Institutional goal supported by this goal: SP-1 – Increase student learning
2. Evaluation Procedure: Review documentation of core competencies.
3. Expected Results: The core competencies will be developed and increase student learning as measured by assessment tools that also will have to be developed around core competencies instead of program objectives.
4. Anticipated Use of Evaluation Results: Core competencies as of June 2008 are required for accreditation. We expect to use the core competencies in redesigning the assessment tools and curriculum of the department with the goal of reaffirmation in 2013.
IV. Data and information for department:
Brief description
The Bachelor of Social Work degree seeks to prepare students with professional knowledge, values, and skills for generalist social work practice, with the purpose of graduating social work practitioners who are able to function in a variety of settings with systems of all sizes. The department also offers a social welfare minor.
Data
Number of students/majors: …….95
Number of graduates 2008-09 – 28
Credit-hour production Sum. 08 – 246 Fall 08 – 885 Sp. 09 – 1014
Active enrollment Sum. 08 – 40 Fall 08 – 88 Sp. 09 – 81
Faculty advisory load full-time faculty – 25
Internal funding and grant activity:
• Dr. Tracy Mims and Alinda Sledge received Faculty Development Funds for Margaret Tullos Field Symposium for students and community social workers.
• Alinda Sledge received Faculty Development Funds and research grant to attend AL/MS Social Work Education Conference.
• Dr. Tracy Mims received the Bryce Griffis Endowment Fund to develop and print a brochure on the department that will enhance recruitment.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner received $500 from the Bryce Griffis Endowment Fund to create a social work learning lab for students in Capps 320.
• Alinda Sledge received $500 from the Dulce Fund to develop a DVD for recruitment which Dr. Jeannie Falkner plans to coordinate.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner received faculty development funds to attend and present at BPD meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
• Dr. Tracy Mims received Faculty Development Funds to attend and present at the International Conference on Diversity in Montreal, Canada.
Other Accomplishments:
• The Debbie Simmons Department of Social Work Awards Program continued to phase in parts of program. This is a new and unique program that offers a $3000 scholarship for a social work student, a $1000 cash award recognition for a licensed BSW/MSW who exemplifies excellent social work practice in the community, and a social work mini-grant award of $5000 to social workers who want to start a new service/project that benefits clients in the community. This program is generously funded by Debbie’s husband to honor her caring nature. The goal is to highlight excellence in social work, increase community recognition and promote the ideals and passion that Debbie Simmons had for the social work profession. The “I Care” award was presented for the first time March 4, 2009. It was announced at the Margaret Tullos Field Symposium.
• Tina Souders, LCSW, JD, presented at the Social Work Department Margaret Tullos Field Symposium on Ethics: Shades of Gray. Over 128 community social workers and students attended.
• The department has successful community partnerships in place with 33 organizations such as the following: Department of Human Services; Habitat for Humanity; Cleveland School District Mentor Program; Braswell Group Home; Bolivar Health and Rehab; and the Bolivar County Community Action Homeless Shelter. Students in various service learning classes serve throughout the semester in over 75 agencies and organizations across the Delta area. Twenty-eight seniors in field placement volunteered 440 hours each in Delta agencies. The estimated dollar value of volunteer time is $20.25 per hour for 2008 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, seven classes each semester require differing amounts of volunteer time. Altogether these classes had a total of 20,960 hours logged. This amounts to $424,440.00 of services given to the community by social work students.
Economic Development Plan 2008-09
• The Department of Social Work continues to sponsor workshops and conferences to benefit professional social workers in the state. These workshops and conferences are considered economic development, because contact hours were offered in order to help social workers keep their social work licenses current. The department sponsored a workshop on social work ethics with seventy-eight community social workers attending. Also, Dr. Jeannie Falkner gave a workshop to Department of Human Services and at Mississippi Valley State University for social workers to prepare for licensure.
The department works closely with the Delta Volunteers Program which allows students in the University the opportunity to do volunteer work in public and non-profit agencies for credit or non-credit. The courses, SWO 101 Volunteering in the Community I and SWO 106 Volunteering in the Community III were offered four times each during the 2008-09 academic year. In these courses, students have the opportunity to offer needed skills which provide great economic benefit to the agencies. We also have five other classes that require volunteer work. In addition, the department has a field placement course that is required of all senior social work majors. Students are required to complete 440 hours in a social welfare agency. This past school year 28 senior students volunteered hours in agencies such as hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, Head Start centers, public health departments, school systems, mental health facilities, community action agencies, and Department of Human Services. Students also completed macro-research projects that created a new service for the agencies. The Social Work Club does service projects in community agencies throughout the year.
Independent Sector, a coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations, and corporations that is designed to strengthen not-for-profit initiatives, philanthropy, and citizen action, states that the estimated dollar value of volunteer time is $20.25 per hour for 2008 (Bureau of Labor on Statistics.) Students volunteered 20,960 hours in agencies in the 2008-09 academic school year. The department plans to continue these efforts in the 2009-10 school year.
The Debbie Simmons Awards Program will give grants of up to $5000 a year to agency social workers for service projects for community clients.
Diversity Compliance Initiatives and Progress:
• The department has one African-American male as faculty. The student body population of the social work department is 77% African American.
Committees reporting to unit:
• The department has the following department committees:
• Assessment/Outcome
• Admissions
• Curriculum
• Community Advisory Board
All minutes are kept in the Chair’s office. Faculty receives copy of each committee meeting minutes.
V. Personnel:
Noteworthy activities and accomplishments
• Lucille McCool retired after twenty-two years of service. She was awarded Senior Secretary Emeritus.
• Alinda Sledge served as the Chair of the Ads and Exhibits for the National Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD) Conference Committee. Dr. Tracy Mims served as the registrar for the national conference. Alinda Sledge, Dr. Jeannie Falkner, and Dr. Tracy Mims all serve on Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD) committees.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner, Dr. Tracy Mims, and Alinda Sledge served as abstract reviewers for the Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors, March 2009, Phoenix, AZ.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner served as abstract reviewer of National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference, March 2009, Natchez, MS. She was also the faculty sponsor for a social work student’s submission of an abstract for a poster session. The student was accepted and won the state-wide competition cash prize.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner submitted two manuscript proposals to Social Work Perspectives on Financial Empowerment: Education, Counseling, Research and Policy Advocacy called for by Birkenmaier, J., Jami Curley, J., and Sherraden, M. S. (Eds.)
• Dr. Tracy Mims was selected as Associate Editor for International Diversity Journal and was published in the journal.
• Dr. Tracy Mims has one journal article and one book chapter in progress, and has a published paper with the proceedings of the 4th National Symposium on Student Retention.
• Alinda Sledge received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for service to the community from the Lower Mississippi Delta Service Corps.
• Professional Presentations given by faculty:
Totals: Alinda Sledge 1 Dr. Jeannie Falkner 3 Dr. Tracy Mims 4
• Publications – papers; abstract, book chapters
Dr. Jeannie Falkner 1 Tracy Mims 2
• Faculty development workshops attended by faculty
Alinda Sledge - 8 Dr. Jeannie Falkner - 7 Dr. Jana Donahoe - 1 Dr. Tracy Mims - 7 Lisa Moon - 5
• Classes were taught and creative activities added to most classes. Dr. Tracy Mims designed an international course to be held in India during winter intersession, however, there were not enough students signed up for the class to make.
• Faculty consistently rated highly by student evaluations.
• Faculty and students attended three conferences where students served as conveners and participated in workshops and volunteered with conference committees. The students interacted with students and faculty from other colleges as well as community social workers.
• Dr. Tracy Mims planned and accompanied students to the National Association of Social Workers Legislative Day in Jackson.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner attended the Delta State University Computer Institute and earned six hours graduate credit.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner served on the National Association of Social Work Boards and various committees for the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Dr. Tracy Mims also served on the NASW State Board.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner served as faculty advisor of the Phi Alpha Honor Society who volunteered to help with the department’s annual conference and Delta State University’s Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium.
• Dr. Tracy Mims was the sponsor of the Social Work Club that sponsored several fundraisers to help students attend conferences, a meet and greet session for new students, service projects, and social work student body monthly meetings.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner served on the search committee for the Associate Provost/Dean of Graduate Studies and Research.
• Dr. Tracy Mims served on the search committee for Head Softball Coach.
• Dr. Jeannie Falkner and Dr. Tracy Mims served on committees for the Foundations of Excellence.
• Dr. Tracy Mims served as editor of the College of Arts & Sciences Newsletter.
• All faculty were heavily involved in service to the department, university, the social work profession, and the community. Please see Appendix A for full details of personnel’s work.
• Senior students completed significant community macro projects. For details see Appendix B.
New Position(s) requested, with justification:
• The department does not need a new position. We hope to keep Dr. Jana Donahoe as adjunct faculty. Lisa Moon was employed to replace Professor Margaret Tullos who retired June 30, 2008.
Recommended Change of Status:
• Lisa Moon’s status be changed to Assistant Professor of Social Work due to awarding of Ph.D. in June 2009 and agreed upon compensation to follow.
• Stella Woods will begin July 1, 2009 as the senior secretary.
VI. Degree Program – Addition/Deletions and/or Major Curriculum Changes:
Changes made in the past year:
• Dr. Tracy Mims completed first year as the new Director of Field Instruction.
• Lisa Moon was hired as instructor of social work.
• The practice sequence (SWO 320, 421, 422) was revised to teach the problem solving process or planned change approach throughout each class. SWO 320 Social Work Methods I will cover working with individuals, SWO 421 Social Work Methods II will focus on groups and families, and SWO 422 Social Work Methods III will focus on macro systems. This change in curriculum started in spring 2009 and will continue in fall 2009 when SWO 421 & 422 will be taught in the new format.
• Understanding Rural Communities was SWO 492. It was made into a regular course named SWO 302 and was developed as an online class and taught Summer 1, 2009.
Recommended changes for the coming year:
• Thoroughly review and begin implementation of the new Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard (EPAS) from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Respectfully Submitted:
___________________________ ___June 19, 2009_________________________
Alinda Sledge, Chair Date
Department of Social Work
APPENDIX A
Meritorious Achievement Document – March 2008 – February 2009
Delta State University – College of Arts & Sciences
Alinda Sledge – Department of Social Work
TEACHING
Classes Taught – Fall 2008 Classes Taught – Spring 2009
• SWO 101 Vol. in the Community I * SWO 475 Field Instruction
• SWO 422 Social Work Methods III * SWO 481 Integrative Seminar
Creative Teaching & Student-Student & Student-Faculty Interaction
• SWO 481 – The group experience is planned and implemented in SWO 475 and graded in SWO 481. Faculty enhanced group skills exercises. Licensure workshops were held to increase integration of curriculum to field and assist in passing the licensure exam.
• Utilized Blackboard in all classes.
• Added a $40 lab fee to help cover travel for SWO 475 Field Instruction.
Faculty Evaluations
• Consistently rated excellent by students in course evaluations.
Professional Workshops Attended – Faculty Development
• Faculty Development Conference on Teaching in Higher Education (ROMEA), Delta State University, October 2008.
• Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, Auburn University, October 2008.
• Baccalaureate Program Directors National Conference, Celebrating Past, Present, and Future of Social Work, Destin, FL, March 2008.
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Philadelphia, PA. October 2008.
• The Annual Research & Scholarship Symposium, Delta State University, April 2008.
• Safety for Social Workers Conference, Delta State University, April 2008.
• Faculty Technology Institute and two computer classes, ELN 101, and ELN 102, Summer and Fall 2008.
• DANYA Training on Evidence Based Practice, CSWE, October 2008.
Other Related Teaching
• Helped coordinate eight students attending the AL/MS Social Work Education Conference, Auburn University, October 2008. Many were conveners of sessions. Also assisted five students to attend the Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference in Destin, FL. The students volunteered at the conference.
• Advisement of students includes 34 advisees in addition to advising new students and transfers.
• Faculty mentoring – faculty mentor each other in conversations about teaching techniques, etc. in weekly faculty meetings. Chair also works with individual faculty.
• Received recognition from Dr. Ann Lotven for being a previous winner of the Kossman Award for Teaching.
Licensure
• LCSW (Licensed Certified Social Worker)
• C-ASWCM (Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager)
LEADERSHIP
• Provided leadership to department’s reaffirmation process. The Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education assessment process must be done continually.
• Provided leadership to grant the department’s first private scholarship through the Foundation in June and December of 2008. Debbie Simmons, a 1990 graduate of the Social Work Program, died in February 2007. Her husband, Calvin, has set high standards for recipients. In addition, the second phase of the Debbie Simmons Awards Program was implemented, which includes a cash award for an exemplary social worker to be presented March 4, 2009.
• Successful Community partnerships are in place with 42 organizations such as the following: Department of Human Services, Family & Children’s Services; Habitat for Humanity; Cleveland School District mentor Program; Braswell Group Home; Bolivar Health & Rehab; and the Rainbow Home. Students in various service learning classes serve throughout the semester in over 75 agencies and organizations across the Delta area.
• Supervised and provided support and feedback to faculty, staff, RSE and Work Study positions.
• Promoted and supported faculty scholarship, effective teaching, and faculty accomplishments.
• Continued recruitment efforts in 2008-09. Attended the Spring and Fall Visit Days.
• Met with administrators at Mississippi Delta Community College to form a 2+2 agreement. They agreed to start teaching Intro to Social Work again beginning in Spring 2009.
• Department will host a conference on “Professional Ethical Boundaries and Dual Relationships.” We expect 125 students and social work practitioners to attend March 4, 2009.
• Completed several reports for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Completed fifth year as chair of the social work department. Completed all reports timely and held weekly faculty meetings.
• Kept all documents such as catalogs, Department’s Student Handbook, recruitment materials, course of study, etc. up-to-date.
• Maintain accurate and timely records on assessment, QEP, SACS, and other required documents and department reports.
• Manage budget and fiscal matters for the department.
• Provide guidance to students/faculty on various crisis situations and make appropriate referrals, plans.
• Review student records for appropriate GPA and communicate in writing to students about their status.
• Participated actively in department chair meetings for College of Arts & Sciences.
• Prepared the annual report for the department.
• Conduct annual merit reviews for faculty.
• Attended all orientations for students.
• Worked with Dr. Tracy Mims on various social work club projects, including fund-raisers for students to go to conferences and the meet and greet session held in September 2008 to engage new students.
• Attended meetings with Dr. Ann Lotven and Academic Chairs each month.
• Coordinated the retirement party for Margaret Tullos.
• Recruited diverse faculty for open faculty position. Lisa Moon was employed and has been very successful with students.
• Worked with department tenure and promotion committee in the promotion of Dr. Jeannie Falkner.
Presentations Attended for Leadership:
• Human Resources, Affirmative Defense Response System, April 1, 2008.
• DSU Leadership Diversity Exploration, II for chairs and diversity committee, Fall 2008.
SCHOLARSHIP
Grants
• Worked jointly with Tracy Mims on Faculty Development grant for social work conference with a nationally known speaker to be held March 4, 2009.
• Received faculty development grant and research grant to attend the AL/MS Social Work Education Conference, October 2008.
• Worked with Delta Health Alliance on a grant to fund the Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Demonstration Program.
• Received Dulce Funds for $500 to make a recruitment DVD.
Professional Presentations
• Safety Issues in Social Work, AL/MS Social Work Education Conference, Auburn, AL (Regional Meeting), October 2008.
Publications
• Sledge A. and Mims, T. (In press 2009). Safety Issues in Social Work, AL/MS Social Work Education Conference Proceedings. University of Southern Mississippi Dept. of Social Work: Hattiesburg, MS.
Other
• Served as abstract reviewer for national Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD) Conference.
SERVICE TO OTHERS
Service to Delta State University:
• Helped coordinate all activities for major conference for community social work practitioners and social work students. Tina Souders, MSW, LCSW, JD, to present workshop on “Shades” of Gray-Exposing the Nuances of Professional Ethical Boundaries and Dual Relationships,” March 4, 2009.
• Participated in student-led orientation meeting for transfers and new students. Purpose was to increase retention.
• Coordinator of Social Work Awards Lunch.
• University Service Learning Committee, Secretary.
• Chair of Assessment Committee for department.
• Department admissions committee member.
• Department curriculum committee member.
• Social Work Department National Association of Social Workers (NASW) student award chair.
• Faculty Senate proxy.
Service to Community:
• Advisor, I CAN COPE Support Group
• Board Member and Secretary of non-profit organization, Kimball Glassco Residential Center, Inc., and Paul Braswell Residential Facility of Delta Community Mental Health.
• Cleveland School District Mentor Program.
• Board member of Lower MS Delta Service Corp Volunteer Center.
• Board member of Family Services for Bolivar County Head Start.
Service to Profession
• Participated in the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) legislative advocacy regarding Department of Human Services social work positions and needs of children & families in the state.
• Served as president of the Mississippi Social Work Education Consortium.
• Member of Baccalaureate Program Directors Membership Committee (National Appointment) and Spirituality Committee.
• Chair of the Ads & Exhibits Committee for Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD) Annual Meeting, 2009 (National appointment). Attended three national planning meetings in Phoenix, AZ, and Philadelphia, PA. Responsible for all ads and exhibits and sponsorships for national conference. The most exhibits ever were sold.
• Interviewed for an article on teen pregnancy published in the Bolivar Commercial.
• Served as an external reviewer for tenure for Associate Professor Kristi O’Dell from the University of Mississippi.
• Serve as the chair of a session at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Conference in Philadelphia, PA and as convener at Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD) meeting, Destin, FL.
Professional Memberships
• CSWE (Council on Social Work Education)
• BPD (Baccalaureate Program Directors)
• NASW (National Association of Social Workers)
• Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Educators
Awards
• Received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for Service in the Community from the Lower Mississippi Delta Service Corps.
OTHER ACTIVITIES TO BE CONSIDERED
CONSULTATION
• N. Sunflower Medical Center – consultation with Sr. Care Unit re: discharge planning, assessment & treatment plans.
_______________________________ ___________________________
Alinda C. Sledge, Chair & Professor Date
Department of Social Work
Meritorious Achievement Document – 2008-2009
Delta State University
Dr. Jeannie Falkner, Associate Professor of Social Work
Department of Social Work
College of Arts and Sciences
April 2008- April 2009
Licenses and Certifications
• Licensed Certified Social Worker – MS # C2741
• Approved Supervisor for LCSW’s – MS
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist – MS # T-101
Professional Memberships
• National Association of Social Work
• Baccalaureate Program Directors Association
• American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists-Clinical Member
Special Honors and Awards
• Nominated by Department Chair of Social Work for Excellence in Service sponsored by the Foundation at Delta State University. (Cash awards were temporarily suspended by the Foundation due to the economic downturn in 2009. All nominees will be automatically reinstated when the Foundation once again funds these prestigious awards.)
• Phi Alpha Social Work Honorary Society
• Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society
Grants and External Funding
• Obtained a grant from the Bryce Griffis fund for $500 for the creation of a social work learning lab in room 320 of Capps. This idea was presented to Dean Collier Parker during the Arts & Sciences Advisory Board as a means to help retain and enhance the academic experience of social work students.
TEACHING ACTIVITES
Classes Taught
Summer 2008
• SWO 375 Statistics for Social Work (2 sections)
• SWO 370 Methods of Social Research
Spring Intersession
• SWO 492 Working with At-risk Families and Teens
Fall 2008
• SWO 300 Human Diversity
• SWO 305 Interviewing in Social Work (2 sections)
• SWO 421 Methods of Social Work II
• GST 100
Spring 2009
• SWO 300 Human Diversity
• SWO 305 Interviewing in Social Work
• SWO 315 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
• SWO 370 Methods of Social Research
Course Development and Revision
• SWO 300 Human Diversity: Added the new edition (4th ed.) of the text and selected new readings. Updated the overall curriculum and reading list to include more current topics, including perspectives from Muslim Americans and the War in Iraq. Added new videos on LGBTQ issues and race and ethnicity. Developed the course as a web-enhanced course with discussion board questions pertaining to the weekly readings.
• SWO 305 Interviewing Skills and Techniques: Based on the student evaluations, I have shown more of the CD-Rom which accompanies the text in the class room to allow for more interactive feedback and enhanced examples of the case scenarios.
• SWO 315 Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Updated the text to the latest edition (10th). Attended numerous OIT training sessions and developed the course as a hybrid. Developed weakly on-line quizzes from the text data bank provided through Respondus, put developmental case studies on-line for group discussion, added relevant links to web based material to enhance the textbook chapter information.
• SWO 370 Methods of Social Research: Changed to the newest edition (6th) of the text which has enhanced information of social work research and the web. Based upon students’ evaluations and students’ feedback, I had the students complete a draft of the first section of the research proposal paper sooner in the semester to receive earlier feedback.
• SWO 421 Methods of Social Work III: Revised course for a focus on services to families and groups. Added experiential group four part exercise to demonstrate the stages and phases of social work group work. Added class role play of interview with a family with each student assessing the family and proposing an intervention to meet the established goals determined by the assessment. Proposed changing the practice sequence which will require a complete revision of this course for Fall Semester 2009. New texts will be reviewed for adoption.
Student Engagement
• Advised 35 students per semester Fall Semester 2008 and Spring Semester 2009
• GST 100 Emerging Scholars Class Fall 2008
• Organized Phi Alpha Honor society students to serve as registration and welcome committee during the Margaret Tullos’ Social Work Field Symposium Workshop
• Provided extra class credit for students to attend the 5th Annual Delta Research and Scholarship Symposium, March 31-April 1, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
• Provided extra class credit for students to attend the Hip Hop Scholarly presentations during the Hip Hop Festival, sponsored by the Delta Music Institute, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
• SWO 300 Human Diversity class attended the Madison Center’s Lecture Series by author Douglas Blackmon, Slavery By Another Name, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
Faculty Development
• Attended Trends in Higher Education, presented by Glen Trammel, SunGard Technology, for the ITCG Committee during the University of Montevallo Site Visit, February, 23, 2009, Cleveland, MS
• Attended the ROMEA Conference Achievement, Equity and Retention: Three Pedagogical Changes that Can Make a Real Difference in ANY College Classroom, by Dr. Craig Nelson, October 6, 2008, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
• Attended Dissertation Chair and Committee Member Training presented by Dr. Lynn Varner, Department of Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
• Selected to attend the Summer Technology Institute Training in August, 2008, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
• Attended EIN 105: Configuring Your Virtual Desktop
• Attended EIN 201 Effective e-Pedagogies
• Tutorial with Dr. Susan Hines on the use of Respondus and Test Construction
• Attended training workshop provided for the Department of Social Work by Amie Harris of Pearson Higher Education on My-Learning Lab on April 30, 2008, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
SCHOLARSHIP
Peer Reviewed Workshops and Presentations
• Preparing the Generalist BSW for the Real World: Integrating Wellness into the Social Work Curriculum, presented for the Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors of Social Work Annual Conference, March, 2009, Phoenix, AZ
• Redecision Therapy: presented as a four hour advanced practice intensive during the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Work Annual Conference, March, 2009, Natchez, MS
• Getting your SWU’s Approved: New Rules and Regulations by the MBOE on Continuing Education, presented as a ninety minute workshop during the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Work Annual Conference, March, 2009, Natchez, MS
Other Scholarly Activities
• Abstract Reviewer for the Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors of Social Work Annual Conference, March, 2009, Phoenix, AZ
• Abstract Reviewer for the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Work Annual Conference, March, 2009, Natchez, MS
• Faculty Sponsor for a social work student’s submission of an abstract for a poster session during the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Work Annual Conference, March, 2009, Natchez, MS (Student’s work was accepted and will be presented at the conference. Student is eligible for cash award).
• Falkner, J. (2009), Financial Awareness in Social Work Education, manuscript proposal for Social Work Perspectives on Financial Empowerment: Education, Counseling, Research and Policy Advocacy called for by Birkenmaier, J., Jami Curley, J., and Sherraden, M.S. (Eds.)
• Falkner, J. (2009),The Relationship between Financial Wellness and Money Practices in Clinical Social Work Practice, manuscript proposal for Social Work Perspectives on Financial Empowerment: Education, Counseling, Research and Policy Advocacy called for by Birkenmaier,J., Jami Curley, J., and Sherraden, M.S. (Eds.)
• Dissertation Committee Member for Kashanta Murphy Jackson, Department of Psychology and Counselor Education, Delta State University, 2008-2009.
• Pre-tenure and Promotion Committee Chair for Dr. Tracy Mims, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
SERVICE TO OTHERS
Delta State University
• Search Committee for the Associate Provost of Graduate Studies and Research (originally an external search)
• Search Committee for the Dean of Graduate Studies (job revised to be an internal search as a Dean rather than Associate Provost)
• Foundations of Excellence Philosophy Committee
• Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee
• Research Committee-Vice Chair
o Initiated meeting with Dr. Chuck Smithhart and Provost and Vice-President Ann Lotven to discuss support for academic research at DSU
• Research Symposium Committee
o Initiated meeting on November 20, 2008 with Dr. Chuck Smithhart and Robin Boyles, Director of Institutional Grants coordinate research and grant activities. This resulted in the coordination of a Pre-symposium Grants Workshop
• Information and Technology Governance Committee (ITCG)
• ITCG collaborative meetings during the site visit from Montevallo University, Montevallo, AL sponsored by SunGard
• Health and Wellness Committee
• Department of Social Work Admissions Committee – Chair
• Department of Social Work Curriculum Committee – Chair
• Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society Sponsor
• Delta State University Student Orientation and Registration
Service to Profession
• Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors of Social Work Publications Committee
• Served as Monitor for Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors of Social Work Annual Conference, March 16-22, 2009, Phoenix, AZ
• Mississippi National Association of Social Work Board of Directors, 2008-2009
o Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification Committee - Region I
• Mississippi National Association of Social Work Continuing Education Committee
o Helped develop guidelines for distance learning and revise the guidelines for the CE committee of MS NASW. These new regulations will be presented at a workshop at the MS NASW Annual Program, March 25-26, Natchez, MS
• Compiled the Mississippi National Association Social Work Conference Evaluations for the Annual Program, 2008. Entered 1200 data entries, analyzed using SPSS, and compiled in a table which was returned to MS-NASW.
Service to the Community
• Secured speaker and speaker travel arrangements for Tina Souders, JD, LCSW, for the Margaret Tullos’ Field Symposium at Delta State University, March 4, 2000, Cleveland, MS
• Served as a social work advisor for the Fred Woodall Spring Conference for the Helping Professions, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
• Submitted a workshop on Health and Wellness for the Fannie Lou Hamer Adolescent Girls Project, April, 2009, at the B.B. King Museum, Indianola, MS
• Met with the Regional Director of Save the Children non-profit organization from Mound Bayou to discuss the options for volunteer opportunities in Mound Bayou for social work students from Delta State University
Professional Consultation Activities
• Provided one day Social Work Licensure Review for Bolivar County Mississippi Department of Human Services employees at the Bolivar County Community Action Center, August 8, 2008, Cleveland, MS
• Provided one day Social Work Licensure, January, 2009, for Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS Consultation with NASW-MS to provide future training for supervision and revise curriculum.
• Contracted by Mississippi National Association of Social Workers to revise the LCSW Supervision Curriculum (edited and presented last year as the first Mississippi Board of Examiner for Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapists (MBOE) approved training for social work supervisors). This summer I will teach three, two day sessions for those LCSW’s who wish to become Approved LCSW supervisors.
________________________________ ______________________________
Jeannie Falkner Alinda Sledge
Associate Professor Professor and Chair
Department of Social Work Department of Social Work
Meritorious Achievement Document – August 12, 2008 – February 28, 2009
Delta State University – College of Arts & Sciences
Lisa Moon – Department of Social Work
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TEACHING
Classes Taught – Fall 2008 Classes Taught – Spring 2009
• SWO 201 Intro to Social Work SWO 101 Volunteering in the Community I
• SWO 303 Child & The Community SWO 303 Child & the Community
• SWO 311 Social Welfare Policy SWO 311 Social Welfare Policy
• SWO 416 Human Behavior II SWO 320 Social Work Methods I
Creative Teaching & Student – Student & Student – Faculty Interaction
• SWO 311 – added new online material to enhance class. Students now look at material and submit weekly assignments to integrate classroom knowledge into practice settings. Developed online tutorial for APA guidelines for writing policy paper. All handouts and assignments posted to Blackboard.
• SWO 416 – added new material to cover theories as related to adult development and added paper to cover topics relating to HBSE in specific age groups to include practice information. Added discussion boards on Blackboard to enhance classroom discussions.
• SWO 320 – Course redesigned to highlight changes to curriculum. Course now covers assessment and evaluation of individuals only. Added new assessment materials, redeveloped video for class, and added major assessment that covers treatment planning and evaluation of individual client.
Faculty Evaluations
• Evaluations from all four classes taught in the fall gave ratings of excellent overall. Student comments were very positive about teaching and course materials.
Professional Workshops Attended – Faculty Development
• Delta State Office of Information Technology ELN 101 Getting Started with Blackboard
• Delta State Office of Information Technology ELN 102 Refining Existing Courses with Blackboard
• Delta State Office of Information Technology ELN 301 Designing Hybrid and Online Courses
• Delta State GST 600 -monthly meetings for new faculty members
• Delta State Romea Conference October 6, 2008
Other Related Teaching
• Advisement of students includes 23 advisees
• Attended weekly faculty meetings for orientation to department and improvement in teaching techniques
Licensure
• LCSW (Licensed Certified Social Worker) in Arkansas, Mississippi, & Louisiana
SCHOLARSHIP
Concentrated effort on completion of dissertation to fulfill requirements for PhD in Social Work from Louisiana State University-anticipated dissertation defense June 19, 2009
SERVICE TO OTHERS
Service to Delta State University:
• Spoke to two Introduction to Sociology Classes at Mississippi Delta Community College to introduce Social Work Program and assist with recruitment of students
• Department admissions committee member
• Department curriculum committee member
Professional Membership
• NASW (National Association of Social Workers)
_______________________________ ___________________________
Lisa B. Moon, Instructor Date
Department of Social Work
Meritorious Achievement Document
Tracy Treon Mims
P.O. Box 72
Sumner, Mississippi 38957
1-662-902-7061
tmims@deltastate.edu
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DEGREE INFORMATION (EDUCATION)
Jackson State University
Ph.D., Urban Education, August 2007
Jackson, MS
Jackson State University
Master of Social Work, May 1999
Jackson, MS
Delta State University
Bachelor of Science May 1986
Cleveland, MS
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Associate of Science, May 1984
Senatobia, MS
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
Licensed Social Worker:
License No. W3521
RESEARCH AREA:
My area of research is institutional and personal factors that impact academic retention of male students in post secondary (tertiary) educational settings.
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT:
University of Phoenix
Associate Social Science Online Facilitator
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Start Date: December 2008-Present
Director of Field Instruction
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS 38733
Start Date: August/2008
End Date: Present
Delta State University
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Cleveland, MS 38733
Start Date: September/2004
End Date: Present
Delta State University
Adjunct Professor of Social Work
Cleveland, MS 38733
Start Date: August/2000
End Date: August/2004
Mississippi Valley State University
Adjunct Professor of Social Work
Itta Bena, MS 38941
Start Date: January/2001
End Date: May/2001
PROFESSIONAL POST-MASTER’S SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children’s Services
Area Social Work Supervisor
Charleston, MS 38921
Start Date: May /1999
End Date: August/2004
PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC, COMMUNITY-RELATED AND SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS:
▪ Member of NASW, National Association of Social Workers, 2008-present.
▪ Member of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Programs Directors, March 2008-present.
▪ Member of MSERA (Mid-South Educational Research Association), 2007-2008
▪ Member of the National School Board Association, 2004-present.
SUBJECTS TAUGHT:
▪ Introduction to Social Work (Hybrid and traditionally)
▪ Social Problems
▪ Introduction to Sociology
▪ Child and the Community
▪ Social Work Methods (Graduate Level)
▪ Social Welfare History
▪ Social Welfare Policy Analysis
▪ Volunteering in the Community (Service Learning)
▪ Volunteering in the Community (Habitat for Humanity)
▪ Understanding Rural Communities
▪ Cultural Diversity (Online)
▪ Interviewing Skills and Techniques
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:
▪ Volunteer with Winstonville after school program, Winstonville, Mississippi, December 2008.
▪ Volunteer with St. Gabriel Mercy Community Center, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, December 2008.
▪ Served as one of the host for the 2007 “Delta Jewels” Gala, Executive PhD Program, Jackson State University. Monies raised were donated to the Mound Bayou Community, Bolivar County, Mississippi.
▪ Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, January 2005-present.
▪ Collaborated with Habitat for Humanity to organize Christmas for Habitat for Humanity families and children, December 2005.
▪ Great Books Program (CCA Penitentiary) Facilitator with Polynesian Population, Tutwiler, MS, September 2006-2007.
▪ Served as an emerging leader with the Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce, January 2005-December 2005.
▪ Member and Chair for Family Selection Committee, West Tallahatchie Habitat for Humanity Board, 2004-present.
▪ Chair, Educational Task Force Committee, West Tallahatchie School District, 1999-2000.
▪ Volunteer with East Bolivar County Department of Human Services, 2004-2006.
▪ Served as an emerging leader with the Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce, January 2005-December 2005.
▪ Health Educator Boys to Men Mentor, Youth Opportunities, West Tallahatchie and Quitman Counties, 1999-2000.
SERVICE TO THE SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT:
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▪ Organize, mobilize and transport social work students to the annual (the month of February) National Association of Social Workers Lobby Day at the State Capitol, Jackson, MS (January 2005 to present).
▪ Spoke to students about the social work profession, Coahoma Community College (October, 2008), Clarksdale, MS.
▪ Spoke to students about the social work profession, Holmes Community College (October 2004), Grenada, MS.
Creative Classes:
▪ Developed a study abroad class on International Policy Development to study marginalized populations regarding HIV/AIDS (Fall, 2008).
▪ Organized mock trials for my Child Welfare class by collaborating with community leaders and the Youth Court judge regarding Youth Court issues centered on abuse and neglect issues, 2007 and 2008.
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY:
▪ Faculty Senate, May 2008-present.
▪ Foundations of Excellence Committee, August 2008- present.
▪ Safety and Environment Committee, January 2008-present.
▪ Instructor, Emerging Leaders, GST 100, Fall 2004 – present.
▪ Participated in a round-table discussion with a team from the University of Michigan about potential collaborations, and explored the links between Delta State University and the University of Michigan, March 2008.
▪ Participated in a grant writing workshop sponsored by Delta State University, 2008.
▪ Editor for College of Arts and Sciences newsletter, August 2007-present.
▪ Provost Search Committee, September 2007-November 2007.
▪ Head Softball Coach Search Committee, June 2008-July 2008.
▪ Participant, Faculty Technology Institute, November 2006.
▪ Selected by President Hilpert to participate in the Appreciative Inquiry group (a marketing strategy for Delta State University), September 2006.
▪ Trained faculty and staff at Delta State University on accreditation updates with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), January 2005-March 2005.
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION:
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▪ International Committee, Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, March 19, 2008-December 31, 2009.
▪ Advocacy Committee, Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, March 19, 2008-December 31, 2009.
▪ Registrar, National Baccalaureate Programs Directors’ Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 2009 (Appointed)-continued
▪ Abstract reviewer for the National Baccalaureate Program Directors’ Conference, March 2009.
▪ Representative-at-Large, National Association of Social Work/Mississippi, June, 2008.
▪ Organizer and fundraiser for the Ron Federico Silent Auction for the National Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, March 2008.
▪ Social Work Club Advisor, August 2004-present.
Faculty Development:
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▪ Online Training regarding effective and efficient faculty facilitation, University of Phoenix, October 2008-December 1, 2008.
▪ Participant, Faculty Technology Institute, November 2006.
SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
▪ Selected as Associate Editor for International Diversity Journal, July 2008-present
▪ Educator of the Year, Black History Month, Senate Proclamation, 2004
▪ Nominee, Walter F. Weathers Award, Social Worker of the Year, 2002
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
▪ Mims, T., Prelow, T., Rankin, D., and Offiong, F. (2009, February). An Awakening View: The Social, Political and Economic Struggle of the African American in the 21st Century, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
▪ Mims, T. and Sledge, A. (2008, October). The Social Work Role Regarding Safety on the Home Front, Auburn, Alabama.
▪ Mims, T. (2008, September). Male Student Perception of Academic Persistence in a Predominantly White Southern Rural University (WSRU): Men a Diverse Group in Higher Education, National Symposium on Student Retention, Little Rock, Arkansas.
▪ Mims, T. (2008, June). The Institutional and Personal Factors that Impact Men in Predominately White Post-Secondary Educational Institutions: Understanding Men as a Diverse Group in Higher Education. International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations. Montreal, Canada.
▪ Mims, T. and Moore, M. (2007, November). What Institutional Research Can Do to Help Faculty? Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA) Annual Conference. Hot Springs, Arkansas.
▪ Mims, T. (2007, March). HIV/AIDS and the Elderly Population. National Association of Social Work Conference. Jackson, Mississippi.
▪ Mims, T. (2006, October). Eliminating Health Issues on Diabesity (Diabetes and Obesity) in the Mississippi Delta., (Poster Board Session) Jackson, Mississippi
▪ Mims, T. (2006, March). Removing Barriers to Enhance Fatherhood. National Association of Social Work Conference. Jackson, Mississippi.
▪ Mims, T. (2005, October). Removing Barriers to Enhance Fatherhood. Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, Tunica, MS.
▪ Mims, T. and Falkner, J. (2005, March). African American Voices as a Healing Intervention for Social Work Practice, Jackson, MS.
▪ Mims, T. (2004, October). Effective Management to Empower the Neophyte Social Worker. Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, Madison, AL.
▪ Mims, T. (2004, August). The Neophyte Student, What to Expect as An Administrator/Teacher For the New School Year. Coahoma Junior High School, Clarksdale, MS.
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
▪ Technology and Learning Conference, October 2008, Seattle, Washington.
▪ Mississippi/Alabama Social Work Education Conference, October 2008, Auburn, Alabama.
▪ National Student Retention Symposium, September 2008, Little Rock, Arkansas.
▪ International Conference on Diversity in Nations, Communities and Organizations, June 2008, Montreal (Quebec), Canada.
▪ National Association of Social Work, March 2008, Natchez, Mississippi.
▪ Field Directors Training, Baccalaureate Program Directors, March 2008, Sandestin, Florida.
▪ MESERA (Mid-South Educational Research Association) Annual Conference, November 2007, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
▪ ROMEA Conference, Delta State University, October 2006, Cleveland, MS.
▪ Leadership Conference, October 2006, Hampton, Virginia.
▪ Service Learning: Best Practices Workshop, Delta State University, November 16, 2004, Cleveland, Mississippi.
▪ Customer Service Skills Workshop presented by Rockhurst University, October 2004, Cleveland, Mississippi.
▪ Power Point Training, Delta State University, October 2004, Cleveland, Mississippi.
▪ Techniques for Field Instruction Supervision, Delta State University, Nov. 14, 2003.
▪ Street Smart Training, Mississippi Department of Human Services, August 4, 2003, Oxford, Mississippi.
▪ HIPAA, Individual Service Plans and Quality Improvement Workshop, Mississippi Department of Human Services, Feb. 6, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.
▪ Social Work Field Instruction, Mississippi Valley State University, Dec. 2, 2002, Itta Bena, Mississippi.
▪ Cultural Diversity, Mississippi Department of Human Services, October 24, 2002, Jackson, Mississippi.
▪ Mississippi Conference on Social Welfare Annual Conference. Sept. 5-6, 2002, Jackson, Mississippi.
▪ Mock Trial, Region II Training, Mississippi Department of Human Services, Aug. 20, 2002, Greenville, Mississippi.
▪ School Law and School Safety, Mississippi Department of Human Services, May 23, 2002, Jackson, Mississippi.
▪ Leadership Strategies and Supervisory Skills, Mississippi Department of Human Services, Oct. 29-30, 2001, Jackson, Mississippi.
PUBLICATIONS/PROCEEDINGS:
▪ Mims, T., Woolfolk, J., Atchison, E., Bouegious, L., Hooker, K., Stamps, L.R., Offiong, F. (2008). Social, Economic, and Cultural Factors that Impact the School System in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, (In Progress).
▪ Mims, T., Sledge, A. (2008). Creating Partnerships to Tackle Social Problems in the Mississippi Delta through Service Learning, (In Progress).
▪ Mims, T. (2008). Male Student Perception of Academic Persistence in a
Predominantly White Southern Rural University (WSRU). In R. Hayes (Ed.), Proceedings of the 4th National Symposium on Student Retention, 2008, Little Rock. (pp. 142-153). Norman, OK: The University of Oklahoma.
▪ Mims, T. (2008). Male Student Perception of Academic Persistence at a Predominantly White Southern Rural University (WSRU). The
International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Volume 8.
▪ Mims, T., Clark-Parham, D., Druckrey, M., Johnson, S., Prelow, T., Stamps, L.R., White-Polk, B. (2007). A Guide for Applying Knowledge Management, Building University-Community Relationships, and Formulating Public Policy, Jake Ayers Institute, Jackson, MS.
GRANTS:
▪ Principle Investigator: Tracy Mims
Source: Dulce Fund
Amount: $500.00
Purpose: To design a recruitment brochure for the Department of Social Work
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
▪ Dissertation Committee Member for Lakendra Jones (2008-present). Freshmen Student’s Perception and Attitude of HPV at a Rural Higher Educational Institution, A.T. Still University, Kirksville, Missouri.
▪ Associate Editor for International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations. (Appointed to this position after my peer-reviewed article was accepted to the journal).
APPENDIX B
Senior Macro Projects – 2009
SWO 481
Angela Jackson – At Head Start Center CL-I, she planned and implemented a male involvement day. She had speakers, educational materials, classroom activities with the children, and refreshments.
Cassandra Carter – works at Manning Elementary School in Greenville. She planned and implemented a “Muffins for Moms” program to educate parents on the importance of being actively involved in their children’s education. The program participation was excellent with standing room only in the cafeteria!
Erica Rose – worked at Delta Community Mental Health Center with a day program for elderly persons with mental illness. She developed a behavior modification program to increase positive behaviors. She gave them fake money for positive behaviors and held an auction. Their participation increased from 35% to 100%.
Magan Hall – is at Bolivar County Head Start CL III. She implemented a program to increase parental involvement through childhood reading. Parents were given reading sheets to record books read to their children at home. A speaker shared information on the importance of reading to children at the March Parent/Teacher meeting. The center will continue the program.
Kirsten Cartlidge – is serving at Armstrong Elementary School in Greenville. She started a newsletter, “The Cougar’s Den”, to inform parents of school events, weekly educational objectives, and information to increase parental involvement. She was also involved in developing a functioning PTA.
Candias Russell – is working at Cleveland Nursing & Rehab Center. She organized a workshop on how to work with Alzheimer’s/Dementia patients for the nurses’ aides. The training was led by Dianne Arnold of the Division of State Mental Health.
Charidy Clark – worked at Head Start CL II. She implemented an intervention focused on promoting healthier lifestyles and male involvement in the early stages of a child’s life. The fathers, staff, and children took a one-mile walk around the park. The males were given healthy snacks and heard a speaker on nutrition and exercised with the children.
Emma Ward – interned at Genesis Hospice and held a support/educational program on grief for the staff. The 13 staff members reported that the session was very helpful.
Delphia Thomas – did her field placement in the Long Term Care and Sub Acute Care Unit at Bolivar Medical Center. She developed an Adopt-A-Grandparent Program to reduce depression and loneliness in the residents. Ten nursing home residents and a local youth group participated in meet and greet and activities on two additional days. The program will continue under the leadership of the social worker.
Ruth Henderson – O’Bannon Elementary School. She identified two groups of children having discipline problems in school. She planned and held five sessions on values and character skills for each group. The children’s behavior improved and referrals to the office decreased.
Pat Carpenter – Delta Area Hospice Care, Inc. She started a caregiver support group with excellent participation. The agency will continue this service. Topics were stress, depression, and grief.
Jennifer Holly – Rosedale Head Start. She began a program called, “Even the Strongest Struggle to Survive”, a self empowerment program for parents.
Kiffany Miller – O’Bannon High School, Greenville. She designed a program to educate and implement strategies to increase self esteem, healthy relationships, and awareness of domestic violence. All girls, 9-12th grade participated. She held 22 small group sessions and had a general assembly with a speaker. Girls were given 2 booklets Ms. Miller made on the topics. The program theme was “Five-Star Girl to All-Star Queen”. Seniors were given crowns and all girls were given items embossed with “I’m a Queen”.
Sandra Chambers: Sandra’s project was an intervention in the nursing home at Grace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Grenada. She mobilized the community to help in establishing a flower garden for residential therapy. She also networked with the Family Council Members of the rehabilitation center. The boy scouts were integral in helping Sandra with the intensive labor required for the project. The garden is beautiful.
Kristi Williamson: Kristi recognized at the Desoto County Department of Human Services the lack of community interest in the need for fostering and adopting. Therefore, her goal was to increase the awareness about the importance of foster and adoptive homes. Kristi’s methodology of carrying out the project was to mail letters to pastors of three local churches, arrange meeting times as to when she could provide an overview of foster and adoptive homes. She also did a pre-test and post-test with the groups she presented to. Based on the post-test the participants gained significant knowledge about fostering and adopting.
Carrie Redding-Gallion: Organized a task force consisting of a GED teacher, a vocational instructor, an alcohol and drug case manager and herself to develop an informative class program that targets pre-released prisoners. The program consists of options for the inmates such as vocational training, resume writing, preparation for GED testing and so forth. Forecasting of the program looks sustainable. Carrie interned at the MS Dept. of Corrections
LaShundra Harris: Created a curriculum to target student’s attendance and its correlation to bullying in the West Bolivar County School District. LaShundra had a total of 24 students from the high school and 67 students from the middle school to participate in the sessions. She conducted pre and post tests as a measure of evaluation regarding attendance. After intervention, there has been a slight increase in attendance.
Teretha A. Mems: Created a channel for caregivers/responsible parties for residents placed at Joy Health and Rehabilitation Center. Teretha was motivated to do this project because she noticed that caretaker’s often seemed perplexed and depressed after institutionalizing a love one. The purpose of this program was to provide caretakers with an outlet to discuss things such as recognizing depression and serve as a support to each other. The program will maintain in existence.
Shalonda Caffey: Shalonda interned at the North Sunflower DHS. She mobilized foster children within the jurisdiction of Sunflower County to participate in a workshop on ways to prevent childhood obesity. Shalonda presented and discussed a poster display of foods that cause obesity. To strengthen the seminar Shalonda collaborated with Kathy Jones, a nutritionist, who presented on healthy eating.
Kimberly Yarborough: Kimberly interned at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, she noticed that most of the senior care Certified Nursing Assistants were unaware of the proper way to address patients who had Alzheimer’s disease. The purpose of Kimberly’s project was to teach the staff on how to appropriately speak to Alzheimer’s patients, and how to care for them in a senior unit setting. Additionally, Kimberly explained to the CNA’s how the disease affects the body. As a result of the training, the CNA’s are more knowledgeable about the disease and its impact. Kimberly evaluated her project by using pre and post tests.
Sophia Champion: Sophia did her internship at the Cleveland Crisis Center. After researching the center’s participants she realized that the recidivism rate was high. She hypothesized that a lack of family support and a lack of understanding the mental illness contributed to this. She put together a bimonthly curriculum that will cover 6 chapters for existing patients and family members. Speakers form the National Alliance of Mental Illness will maintain sustainability of the program. Sophia will keep in touch with the center to see if there is a reduction in the recidivism rate.
Linda Coats: Linda interned at Humphrey’s County Department of Human Services. Linda’s interest was to allow foster teens to have a voice about the foster care process. Her hypothesis was that teens were not allowed to participate in the decision making process after a brief review of the bureaucratic stratification. Her goal was to have a bottom-up approach regarding interdependence for teens. After conducting several group sessions, Linda discovered that the teens felt they were inclusive in the process and there was no need to effect policy change. Results were shared with the supervisor.
Felecia Graham: Felecia mobilized the community during child abuse awareness month to participate in the “Innocence within Child Abuse Seminar.” Felecia titled the workshop and put together the program’s agenda. Wal-Mart provided the snacks for the program. Felecia conducted a pre and post test to assess participants’ knowledge about child abuse. Felecia interned at Phillips County Family and Children Services in West Helena, Arkansas.
Julie Mullen: Julie discovered at Carroll County Division of Family and Children Services that there were a low number of resource homes. As a result, many foster children were being placed outside of the county leaving friends behind. Julie arranged a meeting to educate the community of the need of resource homes. Julie will check back form time to time to see if there is an increase in resource homes.
Ashton Brasher: Ashton interned at Fairland Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center in Dublin, MS. She created a program that targets self-esteem issues of teenage girls that are recovering from drugs and alcohol abuse. The speaker of her initial program was our own Devonda Newsome. The center will continue to use this model.
Brittany Young: Brittany interned at the Panola County Division of Family and Children Services. She took her project to the Willie Earl Clark Memorial Park in Batesville. Brittany set up a booth passed out pamphlets about child abuse and the shared the Blue Ribbon Story. She asked community people to complete a survey regarding their knowledge of Child Abuse and Neglect. Results were shared with the agency and will be used to target specific needs of the community.
Marion Tyler: Marion interned with Delta Health Partners in Greenville, Mississippi (Washington County). Marion mobilized citizens in the Hollandale Community (Washington County) to participate in community meetings she held regarding teenage pregnancy issues. Marion developed a curriculum that focused on topics such as how to talk with your teen about sex, the alarming rate of sexually transmitted diseases, prenatal and postnatal care and so forth. The curriculum will be sustained by staff at the agency and presented to future appropriate audiences.
Devonda Newsome: Devonda interned with Coahoma Opportunities, Incorporated in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Devonda observed that many of the children in the Head Start setting appeared to be slightly overweight. She decided to target health and wellness by mobilizing the parents of the children to participate in a Health and Wellness Weekend. Activities included exercise, nutritious meals, children activities and speakers on a variety of topics regarding health and wellness. Devonda provided the group with brochures on proper diet and leading a healthy lifestyle.
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