HEATHER MURPHY SLOANE



Heather Murphy Sloane

922 SUNSET DRIVE

Bowling Green, OH 43402

(419) 353-0717

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E-mail: heather.sloane@utoledo.edu

EDUCATION

PhD candidate, Bowling Green State University American Cultural Studies

Research interest: culture of professional/medical education

M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1993

Specialization: Health/Micro

B.S., The College of William and Mary, 1990

Major: Psychology Minor: Biology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Visiting Associate Professor/ Lecturer: University of Toledo, Aug 2007- present.

Teach BSW and MSW students as part of the field curriculum. Act as field liaison for undergraduate and graduate students in placements throughout NW Ohio.

MSW Curriculum Committee – Fall 2008- Spring 2009, Fall 2010 – Spring 2013

Scholarship Committee Chair – Fall 2008 – 2010

Field Committee - Fall 2008- present

APRC Committee Co-chair (2011/12) - Fall 2009- present

Adjunct Faculty: Bowling Green State University, Fall Semester 2008

Taught undergraduate social work and criminal justice majors interview and observation skills.

Part-time Faculty: Owens Community College/ Findlay Campus, Aug. 2007 – Dec 2009

Taught undergraduate students an introduction to social work and social work policy. Prepared students for further education in area BSW and MSW programs.

Substitute Support and Services Specialist: Lucas County Board of MRDD, April 2007- July 2008

Assisted families and adults with cognitive disabilities maintain a budget and access needed services in community to remain as independent as possible.

EAP Counselor: Working Resources, April 2007 to September 2008

Provided clinical social work services to Bowling Green area employees adjusting to work stress and recent life changes.

Perinatal Social Worker: Case Management, Level III Perinatal Services, Carle Foundation Hospital/Carle Clinic, 2001-2006.

Assisted and supported patients and families adjusting to prenatal diagnosis, miscarriage and child in NICU. Linked patients and families to needed resources in the community.

Creator/Coordinator/Supervisor: Mentoring Adolescent Mothers to Achieve (MAMA) program – training and linking college mentors to pregnant teens to provide support and encourage prenatal care, November 2004 – present. Program awarded $18,000 by employee giving campaign. Carle Foundation to provide future funding for program to grow. Created paid social work intern position that helped to maintain and market program in region.

Inpatient Social Worker: Surgical Intensive Care, Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care, Rehab and Obstetrics, Inpatient Case Coordination, Carle Foundation Hospital/Carle Clinic/Coordinated Care Services, 1997-2001.

Provided support and assistance to patients and families facing long hospitalizations and new diagnosis of disability. Linked patients and families to needed resources in the community.

Alzheimer’s Respite Corps Coordinator: Alzheimer’s Association, Champaign, IL, 1997-1998.

Recruited, trained and supervised twenty-five volunteers providing in-home respite for caregivers. Provided talks to community groups on the importance of caregiver support and education.

Social Work Case Manager: In-Home Services Program, Area Office on Aging of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, OH, 1996-1997.

Facilitated in-home services for families caring for an elderly loved one at home. Program was specifically created to assist families who did not meet financial criteria for state in-home program but required assistance to prevent nursing home admission. Provided on-going assessment and support for families in hopes to help people stay independent for as long as possible.

Social Work Director, Admissions Coordinator and Marketing Director: Gibsonburg Health Care Center, Gibsonburg, OH, 1995-1996.

Provided marketing for nursing home to local hospital discharge planners. Provided discharge-planning services for 100-bed facility. Facilitated support groups for residents. Wrote care plans and assisted residents with adjustment problems and those with mental health diagnosis get needed services. Met regularly with residents to assess adjustment to nursing home.

Social Worker/Discharge Planner: Critical Care, Progressive Care, Prince William Hospital, Social Services Department, Manassas, VA, 1994-1995.

Provided emotional support to patients and families dealing with new diagnosis. Assisted patients and families with discharge planning and accessing needed resources in the community.

Clinical Staff, Social Worker/Discharge Planner: Learning Services, Manassas, VA, 1993-1994.

Worked with patients and families to actively include them in the process of discharge planning from post acute head injury rehab facility. Provided family education, training and retreats to help prepare for the challenges of being long-term caregiver.

FIELD AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

Wood County Historical Museum: Bowling Green, OH, September 2006 – October 2008.

Volunteer Coordinator – Developing volunteer programs at the museum. Recruited volunteers from different age groups including college students from Wood County.

Volunteer Committee – Summer 2009- present

Medical College of Virginia: Richmond, VA, August 1992-May 1993.

Student social worker in a large, urban teaching hospital. Assigned to Vascular /ENT and Surgical Trauma Intensive Care units

Daily Planet: Richmond, VA, August 1990-May 1991.

Student social worker – worked with the homeless in inner-city street center providing shelter referrals.

Learning Services: Manassas, VA, June 1990-July 1991.

Lead Life Skills Trainer (LST) for clients with severe and mild head injury.

Carroll Lodge: Pawling, NY, Summer 1988.

Camp counselor for physically challenged adults, with a variety of disabilities.

OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Field Instructor, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 1998-2004.

Sociology Department, Bachelors Internship, January 2004-April 2004.

School of Family and Consumer Science, Bachelors Internship, June 2003-August 2003.

Department of Counseling, Masters Internship, August 1998-Decemeber 1998.

Adjunct /Field Instructor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2007.

School of Social Work, Masters Internship, June 2000- present. Provided clinical supervision and internship for seven MSW students during this time.

Clinical Supervisor/Instructor, Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL, 1997-2006.

Completed two-year supervision for three co-workers to help them qualify for LCSW requirements. Oriented ten co-workers at Carle Foundation Hospital, including close supervision for first year, January 2001- present.

Program Instructor:

As Director of MAMA program - Developed training sessions for volunteers providing mentoring for pregnant teens with little support. Taught college volunteers about teen pregnancy and the importance of prenatal care. Urbana, IL, 2004 –2006.

As Program Director of Respite Corps - completed five four-hour trainings for volunteers providing respite for families coping with dementia. Taught college volunteers about dementia and how to assist clients while providing respite in their home. Champaign, IL 1997-1998.

Course Instructor :

Labor and Beyond: Caring for the Birthing Family: Developmental and Social Issues in Pregnancy, Carle Perinatal Center, Urbana, IL, March 2005 and September 2004.

Advanced Care for the Complex Perinatal Patient: Dealing with Developmental and Social Issues in Pregnancy, Carle Perinatal Center, Urbana, IL, April 2005 and August 2004.

Guest Lecture:

Ways You Can Help: Seniors and Their Caregivers. Michelle Masterson PT Class Toledo, OH Spring 2012

Panel member “Medicine and Society” Class discussing bioethics for University of Illinois School of Medicine, Paula Trichler instructor, Urbana, IL, Spring 2000-2006 (yearly).

Introduction to Social Work course - discussing healthcare social work for University of Illinois School of Social Work students, Mary Bragg, Instructor, July 2000.

Elder Law Class - discussing resources available to seniors and their caregivers for University of Illinois School of Law, Richard Kaplan instructor, Urbana, IL, February 1998.

The Myths of Old Age to the Toledo Excel Program, a summer study program to prepare high school juniors and seniors for college, Toledo, OH, June 1996.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Gajjala, R, McComas S., Yartey F., Birzescu, A., Sloane, H., Zhang, Y., “Layered Literacies and Nuanced Identities: Placing Praxis From MOOspace toSecondlife” in Feminist Cyberspaces: Pedagogies in Transition, Edited by Carolyn Bitzer, Sharon Collingwood, Alvinia Quintana, and Caroline Smith.

The Ethics of Self-Disclosure: What Do We Say About Ourselves to Our Patients? NAPSW Forum, 26 (4), 1-6. (2006)

The Prevention of Premature Births to Teen Mothers: What is a Social Workers Role? NAPSW Forum, 25 (1), 1, 4-7. (2005).

What Do We Do When We Disagree With Our Patients? Exploring Ways to Respect Difference: A Bioethics Talk on Conscientious Objection. Carle Select Papers, 47(1), 1-5. (2004).

CONFERENCE AND TRAINING PRESENTATIONS

Practical Ethics. CEU Presentation to staff at Correctional Treatment Facility, Toledo, OH, July 2013.

Social Work Meets Cultural Studies. Annual Cultural Studies Association Conference, Chicago, IL May 2013

Human Rights and its Narratives Panel with Pramod Nayar: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH October 2012.

Beyond Categories: Using Contemporary Culture in the Classroom as a Way to Rethink Cultural Competence. Research Colloquium Series Judith Herb College of Education, Health Science and Human Services, University of Toledo. Toledo, OH April, 23, 2012

The Importance of Contemporary Culture to Teaching Social Work Competence. Annual BPD Conference, Portland, OR April 2012

Valuing Sexy: An Ethical Look at the Role of Objectification and Sex. Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Work Conference 2011, Toledo, OH September 2011.

Beauty in Disorder: A Look at Film in Social Work Pedagogy. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, (February 2011).

Surviving: Ethics from a Feminist Perspective. Human Trafficking, Prostitution & Sex Work 2010, Toledo, OH, October 2010.

Values, Ethics and the Art of Supervision with Mylo Jennings. University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, October 2009.

Denied Pregnancy: Guidance for the Mother/Baby Social Worker. NAPSW Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, May 2008 and NASW Ohio State Conference, Columbus, OH, Nov. 2007.

Tom Cruise vs. Brooke Shields a Discussion about Postpartum Depression. Bowling Green State University Women’s Center, Bowling Green, OH, Sept. 2007.

Making Sense of Patient Rights. Carle Bioethics Seminar, Urbana, IL, July 2006.

Obstacles to Research: A Social Workers Experience in a Community Hospital. Second International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana, IL, May 2006.

The Ethics of Self-Disclosure in Perinatal Social Work. National Perinatal Social Work Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 2006.

The Ethics of Self-Disclosure: What Do We Say about Ourselves to Our Patients? Carle Bioethics Seminar, Urbana, IL, July 2005.

Does Social Work Have a Role in the Prevention of Premature Babies Born to Teen Mothers? National Perinatal Social Work Annual Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, May 2004.

Does Charity Have a Place in Healthcare Anymore? Carle Bioethics Seminar, Urbana, IL, February 2004.

Gender, Does It Affect Patient Care? Carle Bioethics Seminar, Urbana, IL, October 2003.

Ethical Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Newborn Medicine: Panel Discussion, Carle Perinatal Grand Rounds, Urbana, IL, February 2002.

When We Disagree With Our Patients: Exploring Ways to Respect Difference, Carle Bioethics Seminar, Urbana, IL, March 2002.

What Do I Say? What Do I Do? Answers to Tough Questions Regarding Perinatal Loss: Panel Discussion. Carle Perinatal Grand Rounds, Urbana, IL, April 2002.

The Dilemma of Capitation and the Uninsured, Carle Bioethics Seminar, Urbana, IL, March 2001.

Family as Case Manager, Life after Brain Injury: Illinois Head Injury Association Annual Conference, Urbana, IL, October 2000.

Panel Discussion: Use of Volunteers in the Assistance of Families, Illinois State Alzheimer’s Association Annual Conference, Springfield, IL, May 1998.

Rethinking Self-Determination in Terms of Welfare Reform Policies and Practice, Ohio Chapter NASW Conference, Columbus, Ohio, March 1997.

OUTSIDE COMMITTEES

( Currently serving as advisor to Lucas County Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes (2009 – present)

( Currently serving on advisory committee for Apple Tree Day Care Center at the University of Toledo (2010- present)

(Currently serving as member of Program Services Committee for March of Dimes Toledo. (2007- present)

(Board of Directors for the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers. As a board member also served on conference, education and communications committees. (2005-2008)

Creator and active member of Teen Pregnancy Support Collaborative, Carle Foundation/Carle Clinic. (2004-2006)

Creator and active member of Case Management Consult Team – to improve quality of case management and to provide practical and consistent clinical supervision to nurse and social work case managers, Carle Foundation Hospital. (2005)

Health Curriculum Committee, Field Placement Advisory Council and participated in the accreditation process at the University of Illinois for the School of Social Work. (2003-2006)

Family Matters Committee and NICU Steering Committee- Vermont Oxford Collaborative, Carle Foundation Hospital. (2001-2006)

Perinatal Executive Committee, Carle Level III Perinatal Services. (2002 -2006)

Active member of Bioethics Committee, Carle Foundation Hospital:

Active participant of consult team from 1998 to 2004

Chair of bioethics seminar series for 2005

Co-chair of bioethics seminar series for 2004 and 2006

Member of Organizational Ethics Subcommittee 2005-2006

Social Work Committee for Advancing Social Work Education in Health Care, Carle Foundation Hospital. (2002-2006)

Organized and prepared speakers for the second annual health care social work conference, “Health Care Social Work and The Patient with Mental Illness,” Carle Foundation Hospital, March 2005.

Organized and prepared panel for first annual health care social work conference, “Patient Autonomy: Legal and Ethical Questions in Health Care,” Carle Foundation Hospital, April 2004.

CREDENTIALS/ASSOCIATIONS

National Association of Perinatal Social Workers – Board of Directors – 2005-2008.

Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker

NASW Member

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