Janet R. Shapiro, MA, MSW, PhD May 2015 Professor and Faculty Director of Academic Affairs Director, Center for Child and Family Wellbeing Office Address: Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research 300 Airdale Rd., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 jshapiro@brynmawr.edu 610-520-2618 Education: 1984 B.S. University of Michigan (Psychology) 1985 MSW University of Michigan 1990 M.A. University of Michigan (Developmental Psychology) 1992 Ph.D. University of Michigan (Developmental Psychology and Social Work) Faculty Positions: 2014-present Faculty Director, Academic Affairs School of Social Work 2011-present Full Professor of Social Work Coordinator of Clinical Social Work Concentration 2007-2014 Director, Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science 2001-present Director, Center for Child and Family Wellbeing 2002-2010 Associate Professor of Social Work 1996-2002 Assistant Professor of Social Work 1992-1995 Assistant Professor of Social Work University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work 1
Recent Professional and Community Service 2012- present Research Board Member, Maternity Care Coalition Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2010- present Editorial Board Journal of Teaching Social Work 2011-present Ad Hoc Reviewer Journal of Ethics and Social Welfare Current Research Initiatives Sousa, C. & Shapiro, J. (2014-present) Promoting family wellbeing amidst adversity: Stress and coping practices of refugee parents. Partnership between GSSWSR and the Nationalities Services Center Phildadelphia, PA Vartanian, T. & Shapiro, J. (submitted) Childhood neighborhood, food program assistance and food security: Effects on Childhood obesity and risk for type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. Grants and Directed Donations Center for Child and Family Wellbeing 2012 Child Mental Health Training Program Development ($100,000 over 5 years) Center for Child and Family Wellbeing 2007 Capacity Building in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health ($100,000 over 5 years) Center for Child and Family Wellbeing Annie E. Casey Foundation 2005 Funded Roundtable Conference: Infant Mental Health ($10,000) Center for Child and Family Wellbeing 2003 G. Mildred and A. Foster Scott Family Foundation Endowed Lecture Series Green, J. and Shapiro, J. 1993-1995 The Get a Good Start Program The Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 2
Shapiro, J., Mulvey, L, & Herman, V. 1992-1993 Infant Mental Health Services in Community Based Prevention Allegheny County Department of Mental Health, Pittsburgh, PA Mangelsdorf, S. & Shapiro, J. 1989-1991 Parenting Competence Among Adolescent Mothers: C.S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI Publications Shapiro, J. (in preparation). Applied developmental science and translational research in social work: Implications for doctoral education in social work. Shapiro, J. (in press). Maternal depression and infant mental health: Implications for clinical practice. In McCoyd, J. & Walter, C. (Eds.), Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan, New York: Springer Publications. Mandelbaum, T. & Shapiro, J. (under review). Clinical treatment implications for adult children of depressed mothers. Psychoanalytic Social Work. Shapiro, J. (2012). Ethically informed practice with families formed via international adoption: Linking care ethics with narrative approaches to social welfare practice. Journal of Ethics and Social Welfare. doi: 10.1080/17496535.2011.591812 Mandelbaum, T. & Shapiro, J. (2011) Being psychologically held: Separation and reparation in the parent-child relationship. Psychoanalytic Social Work, Vol. 18(1), 54-79. doi: 10.1080/15228878.2011.561707 Shapiro, J. (2011). Attachment in the family context: Insights from developmental and clinical work. In S. Bennett & J. Nelson (Eds.), Adult attachment in clinical social work: Practice, research and policy. New York: Springer Publications Shapiro, J. (2010). Neuroscience and social work practice: The missing link. Social Work and Health Care, 49 (9), 891-894. doi: 10.1080/00981381003635528 Shapiro, J. (2009). The developmental context of adolescent parenthood. In N. Farber (Ed.), Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood, 2 nd Edition. New York: Springer Publications. Shapiro, V. & Shapiro, J. (2007). The adoption of foster children who suffered early trauma and object loss. In D. Siskind (Ed.), New issues in family dynamics. New York: Jason Aronson. Applegate, J.S. & Shapiro, J. (2005). Neurobiology for clinical social work: Theory and practice. New York: W.W. Norton and Company. Shapiro, J. (2003). Adolescence as a context for parenthood. In N. Farber (Ed.), Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood. New York: Springer Publications 3
Shapiro, J. & Applegate, J.S. (2002). Child care as a relational context for early development: Research on neurobiology and emerging roles for social work. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 19(2), 97-114. doi: 10:1023/A:1014594322488 Shapiro, V., Shapiro, J. & Paret, I. (2001). Complex adoption and assisted reproductive technology: A developmental framework for clinical practice. New York: Guilford Press. Shapiro, V., Shapiro, J. & Paret, I. (2001). International adoption and the formation of new family attachments. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 71(3), 389-418. Shapiro, J. & Applegate, J.S. (2000). Cognitive neuroscience, neurobiology and affect regulation: Implications for clinical social work. Clinical Social Work Journal, 28 (1), 1-21. doi:10.1023/a:1005139123963 Daniel, J. & Shapiro, J. (1996). The infant s transition from home to center-based care. Child and Youth Care Forum, 25(2), 111-123. doi:10.1007/bf025899303 Mangelsdorf, S., Shapiro, J. and Marzolf, D. (1995). Developmental and temperamental differences in emotion regulation in infancy. Child Development, 66(6), 1817-1828. doi: 10.2307/1131912 Shapiro, J. & Mangelsdorf, S. (1994). The determinants of parenting competence among adolescent mothers. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 23(6), 621-624. doi:10.1007/bf01537633 Kissman, K. & Shapiro, J. (1991). Social support and wellbeing among adolescent mothers. International Journal of Youth and Adolescence, (3), 165-173. Selected Presentations October, 2014 March, 2012 March, 2010 May, 2009 September, 2009 Unaccompanied refugee minors: Understanding the developmental impact on children. Moderator, Annual Fallfest A Child s Experience of Domestic Violence: Trauma Informed Practice. Domestic Violence Symposium, and Laurel House. Attachment informed approaches to understanding the needs of military families. Quantico, Virginia. Hidden disabilities and psychosocial development in children and adolescents. Panel presentation, alumni weekend,. Ways for social workers to utilize attachment theory: A conceptual base for practice in multiple contexts. Invited Presenter. Attachment Work Group, Bala Cynwyd, PA. 4
April, 2008 June, 2007 February, 2007 March, 2006 May, 2005 January, 2005 May, 2004 February, 2004 October, 2003 May, 2002 May, 2001 February, 2001 The neurobiology of attachment disruption and distress. Invited Presenter, Clinical Social Work Society, Symposium on children and families, Philadelphia, PA. The neurobiology of affect regulation: Implications of neuroscience for social work education and practice. Keynote Address, Smith College School of Social Work, Northampton, MA. New mechanisms of neurobiology: Implications for clinical social work with children, adolescents and adults. Invited Presenter, Society for Clinical Social Work. With Jeffrey Applegate. Affective regulation in children adopted following early attachment related trauma. Juried Paper. Council on Social Work Education, Chicago, Illinois. Early childhood emotional health and new research in neurobiology. Roundtable Presentation, Early Childhood Mental Health, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. Application of theory to practice: The meaning of research on attachment for work with vulnerable children and families. Invited Presenter, Children s Aid Society, Trenton, NJ. Symbolic Meaning of Assisted Reproductive Technology to Parents and Child. Juried Presentation, MCOP Annual Conference, New York, NY. The impact of foster care/adoption on the psychological health of the child: A clinical perspective. Juried Presentation, New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health/Gateway Maternal and Child Health Consortium. New Brunswick, NJ. Attachment and Loss: Implications for Infant Mental Health. Juried Presentation, Infant Mental Health Association of New Jersey. Rutgers University. Attachment, loss and trauma: Implications for clinical social work with children. Keynote Address, The Greenstone Lecture, Loyola University of Chicago. Post foster care adoption: The splintered holding environment and the vulnerable ego. Juried Presentation, Dynamic Social Casework Conference. Virginia Commonwealth University. With Vivian Shapiro. Contours of early attachment: Implications of new research in neurobiology. Invited Presentation, Philadelphia Society for Clinical Social Work. 5
February, 2000 March, 1999 February, 1998 January, 1998 Cognitive neuroscience, neurobiology and affect regulation: Implications for clinical social work. Juried Presentation, Conference of the Clinical Social Work Federation. With Jeffrey Applegate. The neurobiology of affect regulation: Implications for Social Work Education and Practice. Juried Presentation, Council on Social Work Education, San Francisco, CA. With Jeffrey Applegate. Adolescent pregnancy and parenting: Developmental context and concerns. Invited Presentation, Perinatal Social Work Association, Philadelphia, PA. The use of qualitative research methods to enhance community based social work consultation and practice: A case study. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, Miami, FLA. Selected Practice Experience 1985-1988 Staff Social Worker, Jackson County Health Dept., Jackson, MI 1986-1987 Program Coordinator, Booth School for Girls, Detroit, MI 1987 Staff Associate, National Center for Children in Poverty, NY, NY 1987-1989 Psychiatric Emergency Social Worker Washtenaw County Community Mental Health, Ann Arbor, MI 1988-1989 Post MSW Fellowship and Clinical Internship Interdisciplinary Program in Child Abuse and Neglect University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1988-1990 Research Associate, Department of Psychology University of Michigan 1989-1992 Clinical Social Worker, Family Assessment Clinic University of Michigan 1993-1996 Infant Mental Health Specialist, Family Foundations Pittsburgh, PA 1996-present Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant 6
Courses Taught Advanced Clinical Social Work I Advanced Clinical Social Work II Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Applied Developmental and Translational Research Foundation Practice I Foundation Practice II Human Behavior and the Social Environment Integrative Seminar: Child and Family Wellbeing: Familial and Community Based Trauma Multiple Tutorials and Independent Studies Committees and Service Committee on Academic Priorities Graduate Council Provost s Committee on Themed Programming: Dissent, Violence and Social Justice Ad-hoc Committee on Development of AB/MSS and AB/MA programming Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Committees and Service Curriculum Committee Policy Committee Field Advisory Committee Dean s Advisory Committee Centennial and Comprehensive Campaign Committee Council on Social Work Educational Reaccreditation Group Committee Clinical Concentration and Sequence Professional Memberships CSWE (Council on Social Work Education) NJAIMH (New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health) 7