AA, Anderson College, 1968
AB, University of Georgia, 1970
M. Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1973
MSSW, University of Louisville, 1974
Ph.D., The Florida State University, 2001
Clinical Specialties:
Mental Health, Traumatology, Thanatology, Self-Care for Professionals, Grief and Loss Issues, Compassion Fatigue/Burnout, Hospice Culture
Academic Specialties:
Social Work Curriculum, Direct practice, Stress Management, Treatment of Trauma, Psychotherapy, Spirituality in Clinical Practice, Qualitative Research, Holistic Health Care, Field Education.
Classes you usually teach:
I teach courses across the social work curriculum in the areas of Practice/Intervention Skills, Social Agencies, Sociology of Death, Grief, and Caring, and Field Education.
Plans:
To help develop an accredited BSW Program for ASU; to strengthen our working relationships both on campus and in the community, and to network with area social workers and social agencies.
Favorite Books:
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl; Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man and a Young Man by Mitch Albom; Good Grief by Granger Westberg.
Films:
Miracle on 34th Street; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; The Sound of Music; Gone With the Wind.
Music:
A broad range from American Folk Music, Bluegrass and Classic Country & Western to Soft Rock, and from Rhythm & Blues and Jazz to Classical and Inspirational.
