CURRICULUM VITAE Susan McDonald, Ph.D., L.S.W. 291 Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA (570) /(570)

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Susan McDonald, Ph.D., L.S.W. 291 Rutter Avenue, Kingston, PA (570) /(570) EDUCATION Ph.D., Social Work, Fordham University, New York, New York M.S.W., Social Work, Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania B.A., Criminal Justice, King s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania LICENSURE Certified Yoga-Informed Therapist, April 1, 2015 Licensed Pennsylvania Social Worker, September 10, 1993 # SW007916L ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Chair of Misericordia University s Social Work Program, Dallas, Pennsylvania Director of Field Education Misericordia University s School of Social Work, Dallas, Pennsylvania. Teaching in core areas in the Bachelor of Social Work Curriculum and overseeing the field practicum Professor for MSW Program and Field Liason,Temple University s School of Social Work in the College of Health Professions and Social Work, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Teaching in core areas of the MSW curriculum at Temple s MSW programs in Northern Pennsylvania and providing supervision for students in the field Program Director of Social Work, Alvernia University, Reading, Pennsylvania Succeeded in leading the social work program through the reaccreditation process with 8 years accredited under the new Council on Social Work Education s Standards. Developed syllabi to reflect new CSWE s standards in coordination with fellow faculty. Created Bridge Program, linking Reading Area Community College and Marywood University s MSW satellite campus with Alvernia s Social Work Program impacting the growth of the social work program. Conducted scholarly research in the city of Reading resulting in ongoing presentations and opportunities for future community collaborations. Phi Alpha advisor for social work honors students. Responsible for program administration of the BSW Program, assists the Director of Admissions with recruitment and admissions; oversees BSW student orientation; assigns 1

2 students to advisors; monitors students academic performance and progress; conducts first-level academic reviews; develops student academic contracts; interfaces with various administrative units existing within the university; oversees coordination of the social work academic requirements for students living on the Civic Engagement and Service Learning; and establishes and maintains relationships with area colleges; universities and community colleges. The BSW Director is assigned full-time to the BSW Program and teaches in the program while also carrying an advising load of students. The Program Director, in conjunction with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, schedules courses; identifies, recruits, selects, and provides orientation to part-time adjunct instructors. The Program Director is also a member of the administrative team that leads CSWE reaffirmation efforts and writes the BSW portion of the Strategic Plan for the School. The Program Director is responsible for identifying student learning outcomes as well as designing and measuring General Education requirements of social work undergraduates for the Office of the Provost Adjunct Professor, Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania; Department of Sociology Taught courses in the undergraduate Sociology program Assistant Professor, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; Department of Criminal Justice & Social Work. Taught courses in the graduate and undergraduate Social Work program. Facilitated MSW Professional Development Meetings, advisement of students, conducted scholarly research, provided service to the community, and provided essential participation in the CSWE accreditation for a Master s in Social Work Graduate Program Assistant Professor, DeSales University, Center Valley; Department of Social Sciences. Taught courses in the Social Work Program and the Criminal Justice Program, including Human Behavior in the Environment, Social Problems, Sociology, Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare, provided Field Supervision to Social Work and Criminal Justice Majors. Provided academic advisement to Social Work and Criminal Justice students. Created and Facilitated the Social Work Club for Social Work Majors Adjunct Professor, Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Taught Social Policy in the MSW program. GRANTS: CETL/FDC International, Domestic, and Service Learning Experience Project Grant, May 2014 Faculty Excellence Grant Alvernia University 2

3 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 2008-Hospice Social Worker, Southern Care Hospice, Dickson City, Pennsylvania. Provided assessment and supportive services to terminally ill patients and their families in their homes and in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Served as a participating member on an interdisciplinary team Director of Children s Bereavement Program, Diakon Hospice Saint John Created a Children s Bereavement Curriculum. Provided grief counseling to children in the schools and in the community. Presented educational programs to school personnel on grief in the classroom. Assisted in grant writing for Children s Bereavement program. Created pilot program Evergreen Elders connecting senior citizens in the community with grieving children present Therapist, Private Practice On a part time basis, providing Narrative Therapy to individuals, couples, and families in private counseling and education practice Hospice Social Worker, Visiting Nurse Association, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Provided assessment and supportive services to terminally ill patients and their families. Participated on an Interdisciplinary Team. Served on the Visiting Nurse Association s Ethics Committee. Provided bereavement support to hospice families Hospice Social Worker, Olsten Kimberly Quality Care, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Provided assessment and supportive services to terminally ill patients and their families. Participated on an Interdisciplinary Team. Facilitated Bereavement Support Groups to the Community as well as provided ongoing bereavement services to hospice families Out-Patient Therapist, Community Counseling, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Provided psychotherapy to individuals in a community mental health agency Crisis Intervention Worker, Wyoming Valley West School District, Kingston, Pennsylvania. Provided crisis intervention to students K-12 in a public school setting. Created a Bereavement Support Group for Middle School Students and co-facilitated the group with the school nurse Certified Addiction Counselor, Wyoming Valley Alcohol& Drug Services, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 3

4 Provided out-patient counseling to individuals, couples, and families. Developed an Intensive Out-Patient Program for Chemically Addicted Clients and their Families. Provided drug and alcohol counseling in an Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. Cofacilitated the first dual diagnosis out-patient group in Wyoming Valley with a mental health therapist. DISSERTATION RESEARCH Physicians Attitudes About Social Workers: Do They Enhance or Discourage Collaboration in the Communication of a Terminal Prognosis? 2001 PUBLICATIONS McDonald, S. & Duong Tran, P. (2007, September). Recognizing the Role of Values in Health Care Settings, Taking a Narrative Approach in Ethical Health Promotion. Abstract of Workshop given at the International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Health Care Promotion. Ghent University, Belgium. McDonald, S. (2006, December). Narrative Therapy with Older Adults: A Creative Synergetic Approach Project and Practice Report. Abstract of workshop given at the 5 th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. Hong Kong, China. Hackman, R. & McDonald, S. (2006, February). Story-Telling as a social reform activity for older adults. Abstract of workshop given at CSWE Gero-Ed. Forum. Chicago, Ill. McDonald, S. Physicians Attitudes about social workers: Do they enhance or discourage collaboration in the communication of a terminal prognosis? Social Work Abstracts. September Involved with the reviewing process for Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate, 4 th edition, by Bruce Jannson, a quote from my review was used in Wadsworth s advertising program. PRESENTATIONS McDonald,S.; Wise,S., & Nash,E. Self-Care as an Ethical Concern for Trauma Workers. Council on Social Education Annual Program Meeting. Accepted. November 3-6,2016. Atlanta,Georgia. 4

5 McDonald,S.; Wise,S., & Nash,E. Self-Care as an Ethical Concern for Trauma Workers, Building and Strengthening Trauma Workers Supporting through Connection International Association for Social Workers with Groups S.ymposium. Accepted June 15-18, NYC McDonald,S. & Horowitz,S. Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga. NASW-PA. conference. Penn State, State College. October 17, McDonald,S. & Lichtenwaldner,J. Sahayogi Connections. BPD Conference. Kansas City,MO. March 4-8, June McDonald,S.& Horowitz,H. Values,Virtues, Morals, & Ethics. NASW-PA. Conference. King of Prussia, PA. October 17, McDonald,S. & Lichtenwaldner,J. Social Work Students Self-Efficacy Before and After Field Experience. BPD Conference. Myrtle Beach,S.C. March 13, 2013 McDonald, S. Community- Based Participatory Research with Ethnically Diverse Groups: Opportunities for Rural Social Work. CSWE Conference Washington, D.C. November 9-12, 2012 McDonald, S. PAUSWE Conference. Panelist Community Service and Social Work Students. State College, March 30, McDonald, S. Professional Ethics and Ethical Decision Making. Veteran s Administration Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA. March 29, 2012 Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference Using a Synergetic Approach in Teaching Community Practice. Portland, Oregon March 14-18, Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based Practice Inc., Sarajevo Conversation Conference The labeling effects on an Economically Distressed City. Sarejevo, Bosnia- Herzegovina. September 13-15, McDonald, S. Ethics and Ethical Decision Making in Private Practice. Counseling and Learning Associates. Kingston, PA. January 22, 2011 New York State Social Worker Education Association 43 rd Annual Conference. Copresented: Persistent Social and Psychological Effects of Negative Economic Conditions: Teaching Lessons for Social Work Practice. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. November 10-12, Phoebe Institute of Aging Conference: Listening is An Act of Love. Presented: Narrative Therapy. Bethlehem, PA. November 5,

6 McDonald, S., Horowitz, H, & Davis-Martinez, V. The Individual s Relationship with the Workplace- Is There Reciprocity? Monroeville, PA. NASW-PA Fall 2008 Fall Conference McDonald, S. & Duong Tron, P. Recognizing the Role of Values in Health Care Settings, Taking a Narrative Approach in Ethical Health Promotion. The International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Health Care Promotion. Ghent, Belgium. September 2007 McDonald, S. & Horowitz, H. Groups: Gateways for Change. The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. The 13 th Annual International Groupwork Symposium. Jersey City, New Jersey. June 2007 McDonald, S. Narrative Practice with Older Adults. The 5 th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health. Hong Kong. December McDonald, S. & Horowitz, H. Crossing the Boundaries of a Virtual League. The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. The 12 th Annual International Groupwork Symposium. St. John s College, York, England. June McDonald, S. & Hackman, and R. Investing in Therapeutic Story-Telling with Seniors: Strengthening Older Adults Mental Health and Promoting Health Development. The National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging. Anaheim, CA. March Hackman, R. & McDonald, S. Story-Telling as a social reform activity for older adults. The Council on Social Work Gerontological Education Forum. Chicago, Ill. February McDonald, S. The Dominant Discourse and Family Policy. The Center for Child and Family Well-Being 3 rd Annual Conference. Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia McDonald, S. Story-Telling: Narrative Therapy with Older Adults. National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter. Valley Forge, PA. March McDonald, S. Story-Telling and Endings in life: Narrative Therapy with Older Adults. The National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter, Brandywine Division. June McDonald, S. The Client as the Expert in Narrative Therapy. The National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter. March McDonald, S. Narrative Approaches in Social Work. Selected as taped video for continuing education credits for social workers. The National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter. March

7 McDonald, S. Journaling Workshop. Barnes and Noble. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. January McDonald, S. Coordinated the National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter and the Poor Peoples Economic Rights Hearings with the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Policy Committee. Marywood University, Scranton. July McDonald, S. (invited panelist). Discussion on the Crisis in the Catholic Church. King s College, Wilkes-Barre. April 2002.McDonald, S. Physicians Attitudes Toward Social Workers- Do They Enhance or Discourage Collaboration in the Communication of a Terminal Prognosis? The National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania. Wilkes-Barre, PA. March McDonald, S. Psychosocial Issues and Communication with Terminally Ill Patients. Arden Hills Hospital, New York. April McDonald, S. Pyschosocial Issues in End-Of-Life Care. Workshop for Physicians at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. January McDonald, S. Bereavement workshop at the Annual Women s Conference, Penn State College, Lehman Campus. June McDonald, S. Co-Dependency workshop at the Annual Women s Conference at Penn State College, Lehman Campus. June PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS National Association of Social Workers Association for Social Work Practice with Groups Dinners for Kids Board Member Red Cross Mental Health Disaster Relief Volunteer REFERENCES Upon request. 7