Mental Health Service

Christopher G. Hudson, Ph.D., DCSW

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I. GENERAL

A. Address & Phone: 352 Lafayette Avenue

Salem State University

Salem, MA 01945 USA

W 001-978-***-****; H 001-781-***-****

E-Mail: abpnex@r.postjobfree.com or

abpnex@r.postjobfree.com

B. Birth Date & Place: June 24, 1949; Casper, Wyoming, USA

II. EDUCATION

A. GRADUATE SCHOOL

'80-'83 Ph.D. Jane Addams College of Social Work

THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Concentration: Mental health policy & services

Dissertation: The impact of a block grant on

decision making in state departments of

mental health

'72-'74 M.A. School of Social Service Administration

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Concentration: Social treatment & casework

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B. COLLEGE

'67-'72 B.A. College of Arts and Sciences

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Major: Psychology

C. CLINICAL TRAINING

'77-'78 Training Program in Family Treatment

JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICE, Chicago, IL

'76-'79 Workshops, FAMILY INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO,

FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION, etc.

'75-'76 Psychotherapy of Adults (9 month course)

PSYCHOANALYTIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

'71-'74 Workshops in active listening & focusing,

CHANGES, Chicago, IL

III. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

A. March- Braun School of Public Health

June 11 HEBREW UNIVERSITY, Jerusalem, Israel

Visiting Professor (SABBATICAL)

B. Jan.-Feb. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

11 Auckland, New Zealand

Visiting Professor (SABBATICAL)

C. Summers School of Social Work

07, 10, 12 SMITH COLLEGE

Northhampton, MA

Adjunct Professor [PART-TIME / TEMPORARY]

Assignments in Ph.D. program consisted of

the following courses: Mental Health & Social Policy;

Social Policy

D. Aug. 02- Department of Social Studies

May 03 CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Hong Kong, SAR, China

Fulbright Visiting Professor [SABBATICAL-- FULL-TIME /

TEMPORARY]

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E. Jan. '95- Department of Social Policy and Administration

June '95 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

London, UK

Academic Visitor [Sabbatical]

F. Sept. '87- School of Social Work

Present SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

Salem, MA

Professor, 9/1992 - present; TENURED, 1990

Chairperson, 1/2004 - 6/2005; 10/2010 - 6/2012

Executive Director, Center for Applied Research & Develop.,

9/1997 - 5/2001

Associate Professor, 1987 - 1992

Assignments in MSW program include the following

(in order of frequency)

Research Methods

Mental Health Policy and Services

Research Practicum

Human Behavior and Social Environment

(Health/MH & Foundation MSW I & II)

Field Seminar

Computer Applications

Spirituality and Social Work

International Perspectives on Social Welfare

Interpersonal Skills Lab

Practice II (community practice)

Practice IV (management / proposal writing)

Committee & other assignments:

Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Doctoral Education Committee, School

of Social Work, 2012

Chair, Salem State Academic Computing Committee

(2004-2005, 2005-2006; Member, 2004-present)

Chair, Salem State Graduate Education Council (2006-

2007); Member (2000-2002; 2006-2007; 2008-2009;

2009-2010)

Member, Salem State Budget Committee (2011-)

Member, Salem State Strategic Planning Committee

(2004-2005; 2006-2007; 2007-2008)

Member, Search Committee for Dean of Graduate School

(2009-2010)

Chair, MSW Research Sequence (2001-2002, 2003-

2008)

Chair, Faculty Affairs (Search) Committee

(1999-2001, 2005-2006)

Chair, Student Progression Committee (2004-2005 )

Chair, Health/Mental Health Concentration

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(1988-1994, 1997, 2003-2004/2005)

Chair, Research, & Development Committee

(1988/1989, 1990/1991)

Member, Search Committee, Dean of Human Services

(2004)

Member, Faculty Affairs (1989-1993, 1997-2002, 2005-)

Member, Curriculum Committee (1988-1994, 1997-

1998, 2000- 2002, 2005-2008, 2010-)

Member, Student Progression Committee, School of

Social Work (1994-1997, 2003-2005)

Member, International & Diversity Committee(s), 2010-

Member, Board of Directors, Institute of Applied

Research and Development (1995-2001)

Member, Research, Service, & Development Committee

(1987-2000)

Chair, Doctoral Education Committee (1996-1998)

Member, Strategic Planning Committee, School of

Social Work (1994-)

Interim Director, Field Work Education (Summer

1991)

Coordinator, Human Rights Convocation, (1989/1990)

Member, Strategic Planning Committee (1996-1997)

Faculty Representative, GTE Planning Committee (1995)

Member, Schools of Human Services Computer

Utilization (1991-1994)

Member, College Academic Policies Committee

('93-'94, '96-'97)

Member, Research Committee, Graduate School ('96- 00)

Member, various Peer Review and Tenure Committees

(also, curriculum development, field liaison,

advising, etc.)

G. Jan. School of Social Work

-Aug. '87 EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Greenville, NC

Assistant Professor

Assignment to MSW program included

the following courses:

Social Policy

Practice and Research

Computer Applications

H. Sept. '83- Division of Social Work Education

Dec. '86 GEORGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE

(included Downers Grove, IL summers of '84 & '85)

Assistant Professor

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Associate Director of Field Work ('83-'84)

Co-Director of Field Work ('84-'85)

Assignments in MSW program included the following

COURSES (MSW, unless otherwise noted):

Psychopathology

Social Work with Individuals

Community Mental Health Practice (MSW & BSW)

Administration in Human Services

Family Dynamics (MSW & BSW)

Data-based Practice

Practice Seminar

Field Instructor's Seminar

Social Policy Analysis

Program Planning & Proposal Writing

Introduction to Social Work (BSW)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS:

Chair, College Financial Aid Committee

Chair, Combined Field Work Committee

Secretary, Graduate Assembly

Member, College Senate

Member, MSW Curriculum Committee

Member, Personnel Committee (elected)

Member, College Ad Hoc Committee for Education in

Management

Conducted follow-up survey of MSW graduates

(Note: Layoff status 12/85 -12/86 due to closure of

college; from 1/86 - 6/86 taught full-time under

administrative auspices of Loyola University of

Chicago, but same GWC program)

I. Sept. '80- Jane Addams College of Social Work

June '82 THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

'82 Instructor: Social Statistics

'80-'81 Teaching Assistant: Group Treatment

IV. PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

A. 6/84-PART- CHARTER BARCLAY CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH

12/86 TIME CHICAGO HMO

Private practice of psychotherapy with individuals and families

in Chicago and Willowbrook, IL, on contract

B. 9/77- Northern District Office

9/80 JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

1 South Franklin, Chicago, IL

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Family, marital, and individual psychotherapy, short and

long-term; staff development

C. 9/76-PART- Private Practice

8/77 TIME

D. 11/75- District 7 Diagnostic & Pupil Services Center

8/76 BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHICAGO

2021 N. Burling, Chicago, IL

Diagnostic, crisis intervention, and consultation services; on

going treatment with children and families

E. 8/74- Social Services Department

11/75 NORTHEAST COMMUNITY HOSPITALS

6130 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL

Psychiatric and medical social work diagnostic social histories;

group therapy with young people & addicts; referrals &

placements; liaison work with community agencies.

F. 10/73 PART- Mental Hygiene Clinic

6/74 TIME HINES VA HOSPITAL

Maywood, IL

Social work internship (paid)

G. 6/73-SUM- Virginia Frank Child Development Center

8/73 MER JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

JOB 1 South Franklin, Chicago, IL

Group treatment with preschool children

H. 10/72 PART- Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic

6/73 TIME THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS AND CLINICS,

Chicago, IL

Social work internship

I. 9/70- GOLDENROD HILL'S COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL,

8/71 Walthill, NE

This work involved community organization and social

planning on the Omaha and Winnebago Indian Reservations. I

developed a small bus service; a job development program;

wrote successful proposals for an alcoholism half-way house,

community organization program, and a drop-in school; and

played major role in successful reorganization of the

Community Action Center.

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V. PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Hudson, C.G. (2010). (Foreword by T. Meenaghan). Complex systems and human

behavior. Chicago: Lyceum Books [Cited 5 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1998). (Foreword by R. Dorwart). An interdependency model of

homelessness: The dynamics of social disintegration. Lewiston, NY: The

Edwin Mellen Press [Cited 16 times].

Hudson, C.G. & Cox, A.J. (Eds.). (Foreword by D. Mechanic). (1991). Dimensions of

state mental health policy. New York: Praeger [Cited 9 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1983). The impact of a block grant on decision making in state

departments of mental health. Ph.D. Dissertation. Chicago: University of

Illinois at Chicago [Cited 1 time].

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Hudson, C.G. (In press, 2012). Patterns of residential mobility of people with

schizophrenia. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 19(3), 147-177.

Hudson, C.G. (In press, 2012). Disparities in the geography of mental health:

Implications for social work. Social Work.

Hudson, C.G. & Abbott, M. (2012, May). Modeling the geographic distribution of

serious mental illness in New Zealand. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric

Epidemiology, 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0519-4. [cited 1 time]

Hudson, C.G. & Soskolne, V. (2012). Disparities in the geography of serious mental

illness in Israel. Health & Place, doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.02.008.

[cited 2 times]

Hudson, C.G. (2012). Declines in mental illness over the adult years: An enduring

finding or methodological artifact? Aging and Mental Health 16 (6), 735-

752. doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.657157. [cited 2 times]

Hudson, C.G. (2010). A predictive model of the development of national mental

health systems. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 13, 175-187.

Hudson, C.G. & Chafets, J. (2010). A comparison of mental health inpatient care

under Medicaid carve-outs and HMOs. Social Work in Public Health, 25, pp.

527-549.

Hudson, C.G. & Vissing, Y.M. (2010). The geography of adult homelessness in the

US: Validation of state and county estimates. Health & Place, 16(5), 828-

837. [cited 1 time]

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Hudson, C.G. (2009). Validation of a model for estimating state and local

prevalence of serious mental illness. International Journal of Methods in

Psychiatric Research, 18 (4), pp. 251-264 [Cited 10 times].

Hudson, C.G. (2009). Decision making in evidence-based practice: Science and

art. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 79 (2), pp. 155-174 [Cited 2

times].

Hudson, C.G. (Spring 2008). The impact of managed care on the psychiatric offset

effect: A multilevel growth curve analysis. International Journal of Mental

Health, 37 (1).

Hudson, C.G. (2005). Socioeconomic status and mental illness: Tests of the social

causation and selection hypotheses. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,

75 (1), pp. 3-18 [Cited 125 times].

Hudson, C.G. (2005). Patterns of psychiatric hospitalization in Massachusetts,

1994-2000. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 32 (3), pp. 223-

242 [Cited 4 times].

Hudson, C.G. (2004). The dynamics of self-organization: Neglected dimensions.

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 10 (4), pp. 17-38

[Cited 7 times].

Hudson, C.G. (2004). Trends in psychiatric inpatient care in Massachusetts.

Psychiatric Services, 55 (11) [Cited 12 times].

Hudson, C.G. (2001). Changing patterns of acute psychiatric hospitalization under

a public managed care program, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare,

28 (2), pp. 141-76 [Cited 8 times].

Hudson, C.G. (2000). From social Darwinism to self-organization: Implications

for social change theory. Social Service Review, 74 (4), pp. 533-59 [Cited 28

times].

Hudson, C.G. (2000). At the edge of chaos: A new paradigm for social work?

Journal of Social Work Education, 36 (2), pp. 215-30 [Cited 54 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1998). Estimating homeless populations through structural

equation modeling. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 25, (2), pp.

136-54 [Cited 5 times].

Hudson, C.G. & Devito, J. (1994) Mental health under national health insurance:

The empirical foundations. Health and Social Work, 19, (4), pp. 279-287

[Cited 11 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1993). The homeless of Massachusetts: An analysis of the U.S.

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Census 1990 S-Night Data. New England Journal of Public Policy, 9, (1), pp.

79-100 [Cited 7 times].

Hudson, C.G., Salloway, J., & Vissing, Y.M. (1992). The impact of state

administrative practices on community mental health. Administration and

Policy in Mental Health, 19, (6), pp. 417-436 [Cited 1 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1990). The performance of state community mental health systems:

A path model. Social Service Review, 64, (1), 94-120 [Cited 2 times].

Cocozzelli, C. & Hudson, C.G. (1989). Recent advances in alcoholism diagnosis and

treatment research: Implications for practice. Social Service Review, 63, 4

[Cited 12 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1988). The social class and mental illness correlation: Implications

of the research for policy and practice. Journal of Sociology & Social

Welfare, 15, (1), 27-54 [Cited 12 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1988,). The development of policy for the homeless: The role of

research. Social Thought, 14, (1), 3-15 [Cited 5 times].

Hudson, C.G. (1987). An empirical model of state mental health spending. Social

Work Research & Abstracts, 23, (1), 3 [Cited 8 times].

Hudson, C.G. & Dubey, S.N. (1986). Decision making under the ADAMHA block

grant: Four case studies. Administration in Mental Health, 14, (2), 97-116

[Cited 6 times].

Hudson, C.G. & Dubey, S.N. (1984/1985). State mental health spending under the

ADAMHA block grant: An empirical study. Journal of Social Service

Research, 8, (2), 1-24 [Cited 7 times].

BOOK CHAPTERS

Hudson, C.G., Cede o-Zamor, P., Springer, C., Rosenthal, M., Silvia, S.C.,

Alexander, S., & Kowal, L. (2006). Adoption Crossroads: The development

of post-adoption services in Massachusetts. In Casey Family Services. (Ed.)

Post-adoption experience: Adoptive families service needs and service

outcomes. Washington DC: Child Welfare League of America.

Hudson, C.G. (2003). Model 2: Advanced generalist education at Salem State

University, In: Anne Roy and Francine J. Vecchiolla, (Editors). Thoughts on

an advanced generalist education: Models, readings & essays. Peosta, Iowa:

Eddie Bowers Publishing.

Hudson, C.G. (1999). System reform in public mental health: The Massachusetts

experience, in Stephen P. Wernet (ed.), Managed care in human services.

Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books [Cited 2 times].

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Hudson, C.G. (1993). United States. In Donna R. Kemp (editor), Handbook on

international mental health policy. New York: Greenwood.

Hudson, C.G. & Cocozzelli, C. (1990). Principles of mental health programming:

The balanced service system concept, Chapter 11, in, C.G. Hudson & A.J. Cox

(Eds.). (1990). Dimensions of state mental health policy. New York: Praeger.

BOOK REVIEWS

Hudson, C.G. (2011, September). Review of: Eghigian, G. (Ed.), From madness to

mental health. Psychiatric disorder and its treatment in western civilization.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, [Cited 2 times] . Journal of

Sociology & Social Welfare, pp. 199-201.

Hudson, C.G. (1998, July/August). Review of: From poorhouses to homelessness,

by David Rochefort, in Health Affairs, 17, 4, pp. 239-240. [cited 4 times]

Hudson, C.G. (1987, Fall). Review of The Euthanasia Review, for: Journal of

Independent Social Work.

UNDER REVIEW OR DEVELOPMENT

Hudson, C.G., & Vissing, Y. M. Sustainability at the edge of chaos: Its limitations

and possibilities for health care. Under Review.

Hudson, C.G. (Under contract). Mental health systems. Critical policies, services,

and practices. Chicago: Lyceum Books.

SELECTED REPORTS AND MONOGRAPHS

Hudson, C.G. 2008 Report of the NASW Task Force on Social Work

Compensation and Employment Opportunities, Massachusetts Chapter,

National Association of Social Workers, 2008.

Hudson, C.G. Social Work in Massachusetts: A Survey of Employment,

Compensation, and Working Conditions, Prepared for the Massachusetts

Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, September 2007.

Hudson, C.G. Preliminary data and options for the development of a mental

health need index for the state of Michigan, Prepared for the Equity-Proxy

Committee, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards,

August 2006.

Hudson, C.G., et al. Adoption Crossroads: The first five years, School of Social

Work, Salem State University, June 2002.

Hudson, C.G., et al. Adoption Crossroads: The fourth year evaluation, School of

Social Work, Salem State University, May 2002.

Hudson, C.G., et al. Adoption Crossroads: The third year evaluation, School of

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Social Work, Salem State University, February 2001.

Hudson, C.G., et al. Adoption Crossroads: The second year evaluation, School of

Social Work, Salem State University, March 2000.

Hudson, C.G., et al. Adoption Crossroads: The first year evaluation, School of

Social Work, Salem State University, December, 1998.

Hudson, C.G., Dorwart, D.R., and Wieman, D.A. The impact of a Medicaid

behavioral carve-out program on patterns of acute psychiatric

hospitalization: The Massachusetts experience, FY 1996 - FY 1997", Center

for Applied Research and Development, Salem State University, Dec. 1,

1998.

Hudson, C.G. & The Doctoral Education Committee, Social work doctoral

education at Salem State University: A needs assessment and Ph.D. program

proposal, May 20, 1997.

Hudson, C.G., Flory, C.B., and Friedrich, R.M. "Trends in psychiatric

hospitalization and long term care: A plan for ongoing monitoring and

advocacy," National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Hospital and Long Term

Care Network, 1994.

Hudson, C.G. "Kidnet: The first year. A report on the baseline data," School of

Social Work, Salem State University, Oct. 31, 1994.

Hudson, C.G. "The views of MSW graduates on their graduate education and initial

post-MSW career advancement: 1989-1991," School of Social Work, Salem

State University, April 22, 1993.

Hudson, C.G. "Residential patterns of case management clients on the North

Shore,"Greater North Shore Area Planning Committee, Massachusetts

Department of Mental Health (DMH), April 28, 1992.

Hudson, C.G. "A profile of the characteristics and needs of Department of Mental

Health priority clients on the North Shore: Based on an analysis of the

registration data and individualized service plans from the DMH case

management tracking system, 1991," Greater North Shore Area Planning

Committee, DMH, April 24, 1992.

Hudson, C.G. "Preliminary estimates of prevalence rates of mental disorders and

substance of adults, based on the epidemiological area catchment

studies,"Greater North Shore Area Planning Committee, DMH, April 16,

1992.

Hudson, C.G. "A statistical profile of North Shore towns and cites: Based on the

1990 U.S. Census and related sources," Greater North Shore Area Planning

Committee, DMH, March 22, 1992.

Hudson, C.G. "Needs assessment for a doctoral program in social work," School of

Social Work, Salem State University, 1992.

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VI. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Estimation of Variations of Serious Mental Illness in State and Local Populations using

NCS-R Data, Under development. Pilot study expenses from Graduate School,

Salem State University, 2009 ($1,000).

The application of case-based reasoning to case management practice with the homeless

mentally ill, Graduate School, Salem State University, 2004 ($2,500).

The impact of a Medicaid managed care plan on patterns of psychiatric hospitalization: A

longitudinal study, Academic Affairs, Salem State University, 2001 ($10,250).

Evaluation of Adoption Crossroads, a statewide program of post-adoption services,

funded for five years (abt. $75,000 per year, for each of 5 years) by the

Massachusetts Department of Social Services, through the New Bedford Child and

Family Services,1997. My role was that of Principal Investigator.

The Impact of Managed Care on Patterns of Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization, $2,500,

from Academic Affairs, Salem State University, 1997-1998. Funding for this was

extended to include an additional year s worth of data; provided by the below listed

grant.

"A developmental outcome evaluation of the Massachusetts Mental Health / Substance

Abuse Program," John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,

submitted to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 7/1/96 (Partially funded for

$250,000 by the Division of Medical Assistance and Department of Mental Health,

contingent on approval by RWJF for additional $500,000. Wrote initial proposal;

listed as co-investigator, with Drs. Robert Dorwart and others). Eventually funded

as a pilot case study 9/97; my role was as consultant.

Evaluation of: "Kidnet: A Collaborative Family Support Model." This is a contract for a

three year evaluation of a project involving the development of a comprehensive

school-agency social service system and a high school mentoring program in the 10

schools of the Salem, MA, public school system, funded the U.S. Department of

Education ($128,000 for evaluative component). My role involved both obtaining

the contract and as the Principal Investigator. Awarded February, 1994.

"Intensive case management with the homeless mentally ill," [A proposal was submitted

February 1992 to the National Institute for Mental Health, for $454,000

($309,000 direct costs); Approved, but not funded.]

"A local authority/case management model of community mental health Services. "Under

auspices of the Oak Park community Mental Health Board, a research and

development proposal I wrote received funding for $209,590, from The Chicago

Community Trust Foundation (awarded Fall, '87).

"The impact of a block grant on decision making in state departments of mental

health,"This study was funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Mental

Health and Developmental Disabilities ($5,000).

Grants written and funded in conjunction with work as a planner with Goldenrod Hills

Community Action Council, Walthill, Nebraska (1970- 1971):

Emergency Food and Medical Services $7,500

A.L.I.V.E. (socialization and nutrition program for elderly) 171,866

Drop-in School 15,000

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Community Organization Program 118,736

Job Development, Placement, and Follow-up 16,000

Also wrote or participated in writing several other successful proposals,

such as ones for an alcoholism half-way house and neighborhood outreach centers.

VII. WEBSITES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS

School of Social Work, Salem State University: http://www.salemstate.edu

/socialwork/, 2000

Center for Applied Research and Development: http://www.salemstate.edu/

humnsvcs/card/, 2000

Personal Website: http://www.salemstate.edu/~chudson/, 2000

Kidnet Information System (KIS), A database information system, Salem

Public Schools, Salem, MA., 1994.

VIII. REFEREED PAPERS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS

Vissing, Y., & Hudson, C. 2012. Homeless Children and Youth: An examination of legal

challenges and directions. Presented at the Sociology of Law session, American

Sociological Association annual meeting. August 17 2012.

Estimating prevalence of serious mental illness in local service areas in New Zealand,

Society for Social Work Research, Washington DC, January 2012.

Presentation on Complex Systems and Human Behavior (Lyceum Books, 2010), Annual

Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Portland, OR, October 2010.

Use of small areas estimation methods in community needs assessments, Workshop, 2010

Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco,

2010.

Developing creativity: Empirical foundations for emerging practice applications (with

Carol Owen, as co-presenter), NASW Massachusetts Symposium 2010,

Framingham, MA, April 15-16, 2010.

Validation of a model for estimating state and local prevalence of serious mental illness,

2009 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New

Orleans, 2009

A comparative analysis of health care needs of housed and housing distressed high school

students, with Yvonne Vissing as lead author, American Sociological Association,

Boston, August 2009.

A comparison of acute psychiatric care under Medicaid carve-outs, HMOs, and

Fee-for-Service Plans, 2008 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and

Research, Washington, DC, January 2008.

Problem solving, decision making, and creativity: Emerging strategies. National

Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts, Symposium 2008, April, 2008.

Health Care of the Homeless: Successful Practices of Case Managers, with Yvonne Vissing.

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Building Global Health for Today and Tomorrow: Unite For Sight's 5th Annual

International Health Conference. Yale University. New Haven, CT. April12-13. 2008.

Workshop: Strategies and techniques for the analysis of secondary databases ( Conference

Highlight ), Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, January 2007,

San Francisco.

Decision making in evidence-based practice: Science and art ( Outstanding Abstract

Award), 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental

Health, December 2006, Hong Kong.

The impact of managed care on the psychiatric offset effect: A latent growth curve model,

Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, January 2006, San

Antonia, TX.

The dynamics of self-organization: Some neglected dimensions, Annual Program Meeting

of the Council on Social Work Education, February 2004, Anaheim, CA.

The negative relationship of socioeconomic status and mental illness: A structural

equation test of hypotheses, Conference of the Society for Social Work and

Research, January 2004, New Orleans, LA.

Quantum physics, consciousness, and the life of the spirit, Seventh Annual Conference of

The Society for Spirituality and Social Work, June 2001, Washington DC.

Consciousness at the edge of chaos, National Association of Social Workers,

Massachusetts, Symposium 2000, April, 2000.

The impact of a behavioral carve-out program on patterns of psychiatric hospitalization,

Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, San Francisco, 1999.

The impact of a Medicaid behavioral carve-out program on patterns of acute psychiatric

hospitalization: The Massachusetts experience, 38th Annual Workshop of the

National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics, Chicago, IL, Aug., 1998.

The impact of managed care on patterns of acute psychiatric hospitalization, The

Massachusetts State Colleges Graduate Deans Research Symposium, Salem, MA,

April 1998.

Methodologies for modeling homeless populations, Annual Program Meeting, Council of

Social Work Education, Orlando, March 1998.

Modeling homeless populations: structural equation modeling using the s-night census

data, National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics, San Francisco, July

1996.

Adapting care management and case management to the seriously mentally ill, Paper

given as part of panel with Jeffrey Salloway, Yvonne Vissing, & David Siress, 2nd

International Conference on Long Term Care Management, American Society on

Aging & Canadian Home Care Association, Toronto, Canada, September, 1994.

Modeling homeless populations: An analysis of the 1990 census results. Annual Program

Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, March 1994.

The homeless of Massachusetts: A preliminary analysis of the 1990 U.S. census.

Symposium '92, National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter,

April 1992;

The homeless of Massachusetts, Symposium, Graduate School, Salem State University,

April 1992.

Administrative decision making in community mental health: Implications for mental

health concentrations, Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work

Education, Kansas City, March 1992.

Rural-urban issues in the mental health of families and children (paper), with Yvonne M.

Vissing and Jeffrey Salloway (myself, third author), American Sociological

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Association, Cincinnati, OH, August 1991.

Causal modeling as a basis for social action, paper accepted and written for CSWE Annual

Program Meeting, Reno, Nevada, 1990 (not delivered).

Rural-urban issues in the mental health of families and children (paper), with Yvonne M.

Vissing and Jeffrey Salloway (myself, third author), International Sociological

Association, Madrid, Spain, 1990.

A comprehensive model for enhancing decision-making competencies of social work

practitioners, paper presented to the Council on Social Work Education; Annual

Program Meeting, St. Louis, MI; March 1987.

Action research in policy development for the homeless, paper presented to the National

Association of Social Workers; 1985 National Symposium; Chicago, IL; November

1985.

The impact of a block grant on state mental health policy, paper presented to the National

Conference for Social Welfare, Houston, Texas; May 1983.

IX. INVITATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Massachusetts Models for Healthcare Reform. The Challenges and Opportunities for

Social Work Faculty and Students. Faculty Discussant. Salem State University,

May 18, 2012.

Declines in mental illness over the adult years: An enduring finding or methodological

artifact? Graduate Research Symposium, School of Graduate Studies, Salem State

University, May 2012.

Complex systems and human behavior, Doctoral course, School of Social Work,

University of Connecticut, April, 2012.

Immigration, Trauma and Homelessness in Massachusetts, Leslie University, Cambridge,

MA. Nov. 2011.

Disparities in the geography of mental health: Results from New Zealand and Israel,

School of Social Work, Salem State University, October, 2011.

Disparities in the geography of mental health: Implications for service delivery and policy.

Staff talk at Beer Sheba Mental Health Center, Beer Sheba, Israel, June 2011.

Disparities in the geography of mental health in Israel. Braun School of Public Health,

Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, June 2011.

Patterns of illness, patterns of care: Getting a handle on operating public mental health

services in Israel and around the world. Forum of Psychologists and Social

Workers for an Optimal Reform, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem,

Israel, June 2011.

Disparities in the geography of mental health. Center for Health and Mental Health. Tata

Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, Feb. 2011.

Patterns of residential mobility of people with schizophrenia. Graduate Research

Symposium, School of Graduate Studies, Salem State University, May 2010.

Global payments for health care. Board of Directors, Massachusetts Chapter of the

National Association of Social Workers, April, 2010.

Complex systems and human behavior, Doctoral course, School of Social Work,

University of Connecticut, March 25, 2010.

Crystal clear Assessing numbers. With Yvonne Vissing as primary presenter, New

Hampshire Homeless Provider and Education Liaison Conference, Concord, NH,

October, 2008.

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Where are we at now? Panel discussion on social work salaries in Massachusetts, Boston

University School of Social Work, February 2008.

Recent research on socioeconomic disparities in risk of serious mental illness and the role

of mental health services, ESRC Funded Seminar Series: Social Work and Health

Inequalities Research, Institute of Health, University of Warwick, London, March

2007.

Brown Bag Lunch presentation on self-organization and self-selection. School of Social

Work, Salem State University, November 2004.

The international sabbatical: Arrangements and making the most out of them, Faculty

orientation workshop, Opening Day, Salem State University, September 2003.

The dynamics of self-organization: Recent theoretical developments, City University of

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 2003.

Recent developments in mental health policy in the United States, New Life Psychiatric

Rehabilitation Center, Hong Kong, February 2003.

Modeling variations in populations of homeless persons, City University of Hong Kong,

November 2002.

Graduation address to MSW Students, Graduation completion ceremony, Salem State

University, September 2001.

The Development of post-adoption services in Massachusetts, Research conference

organized by The Casey Foundation, May 2001, Connecticut.

Testimony in support of HB2189: An Act to Review the Delivery of Behavioral Health

Services in the Commonwealth. Joint Committee on Human Services and Elderly

Affairs, Massachusetts Legislature, May 8, 2001.

Ethical and humanitarian considerations in the evaluation of outcomes of human service

programs, Graduate School. Feb. 26, 2001. Salem State University, Salem, MA.

Priorities and emerging directions of citizen advisory boards, Department of Mental

Health Legislative Breakfast, Feb. 15, 2001. Statehouse, Boston, MA.

Advocacy in cyberspace: Emerging strategies of social action in the information age. Feb.

12, 2001, Salem State University, Salem, MA.

Overview of methodology and findings of Adoptions Crossroads evaluation, Research

Roundtable, National Post-adoption Services Conference, Washington DC.,

December 2000.

Talk on homelessness, Rotary Club, Danvers, May 2000.

Challenges for social policy: Looking at the environment, Advocacy in Cyberspace, Boston

College, Chestnut Hill, MA, April, 2000.

Talk at legislative breakfast, Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Area

and the Northeast Area Board, Massachusetts Statehouse, Feb. 14, 2000.

Talk on managed care, Senior Explorers, Salem State University, Salem, MA, October

1999.

Meet the Authors, Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, San

Francisco, 1999.

Testimony on HB4025, HB4025: An Act to Ensure Mental Health Care Quality and

Access, before The Joint Committee on Insurance, Legislature, Commonwealth of

Massachusetts, April 6, 1999.

Testimony on HB439: An Act to Review the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services in the

Commonwealth, Committee on Health Care, Legislature, Commonwealth of

Massachusetts, May 11, 1999.

Talk on managed care, Legislative Breakfast, The Massachusetts Alliance for the Mentally

Ill, Peabody, MA, March 5, 1999.

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Talk on mental health advocacy priorities, Legislative Breakfast, Massachusetts

Department of Mental Health, The Statehouse, Boston, February 22, 1999.

Testimony on proposed Massachusetts Department of Mental Health regulations

(CMR123), Statehouse, Boston, MA; June 20, 1997.

Priorities for public mental health services in Massachusetts (keynote address and chair of

panel), "Reinventing Mental Health Care in Massachusetts: Values, Priorities, and

Programs," Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts; April 1991.

Presentation on Dimensions of state mental health policy, at book reception, Dr. Solomon

Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, Boston, MA; January 1991.

Challenges in the training of mental health professionals (panel presentation), Curriculum

and Training Forum, Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department Mental

Health, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and University of Massachusetts

Medical School, Boston, MA; November 1990.

Recent developments in state mental health policy, presentation to the Pacific-Asian-

American Mental Health Research Institute; Chicago, IL; March 1985.

OTHER: Presided over presentations at CSWE Annual Program Meeting, Chicago,

1989;NASW Symposium, Philadelphia, 1988; Salem State School of Social Work

Symposium, 1987;NASW Massachusetts Symposium, 1994; etc.

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