Faculty & Research News
Domestic violence resources made available to Puerto Rico’s law enforcement
Friday, March 21, 2014
The Institute for Family Violence Studies in Florida State University’s College of Social Work has partnered with the Center for Public Safety Innovation at St. Petersburg College to create a Spanish-language version of an online training program to prevent domestic violence in the homes of law enforcement officers.
The Spanish-language online training went live March 17 and is free to all law enforcement agencies in Puerto Rico.
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Rushing to prescribe: Antidepressants and grieving parents
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Some doctors are too quick to prescribe antidepressants to parents who have suffered the death of a child either during pregnancy or within the first month of life, according to a study conducted by Florida State University researcher Jeffrey R. Lacasse.
In a study of 235 bereaved parents participating in an online support community, Lacasse found that 88 — or 37.4 percent — of them were prescribed a psychiatric medication to help them cope. Some women received prescriptions within a week of losing their children.
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Preventing adolescent depression in rural communities
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
With research indicating that the early stage symptoms of depression emerge in early adolescents there is a strong need for early intervention, according to Assistant Professor Dr. La Tonya Noël.
“”It is when these symptoms are not addressed at this stage that it progresses to Major Depressive Disorder, which can be a lifelong struggle,” Dr. Noël stressed. “So all the research basically indicates that it’s best to intervene early to prevent this.”
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Program evaluation gives voice to Medicaid recipients
Monday, December 02, 2013
Since July 1, 2012, the College of Social Work(CSW) has collaborated with the FSU College of Medicine (COM) and the FAMU College of Pharmacy on a unique program evaluation of the MEDS-AD Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program, implemented by the
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A College of Social Work Legend: Betty Piccard
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Elizabeth Koalska Piccard, better known as Betty, was a valued faculty member of the College of Social Work from 1965 until 1993, serving for many years as the Undergraduate Program Director. Recently, on August 29, 2013 she died peacefully in her sleep in Tallahassee, a place she called home since 1953.
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Janet Berry retires: A legacy of social work education online, on campus, and ongoing
Friday, August 23, 2013
Faculty member Janet Berry retired at the end of this summer to begin a new chapter in her life. On top of being an alumna of the FSU College of Social Work, Janet has been a long-time faculty member at the College, taking on various roles and responsibilities. Included among these roles were the development of the online MSW degree program and the online Leadership in Executive and Administrative Development (LEAD) Certificate Program as well as coordinating and designing the Capstone Assignment for Field Seminars.
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Welcome new faculty! Jeffrey Lacasse and Lisa Schelbe
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
We are most fortunate to have two new assistant professors joining us this fall!
Lisa Schelbe, MSW, Ph.D. joins the College of Social Work faculty as an Assistant Professor, having most recently completed her Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Schelbe earned her MSW at Washington University, George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Lisa brings a wealth of experience relating to domestic violence and child welfare (particularly youth aging out of the child welfare system).
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Professors publish book to aid understanding of statistical research methods
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Dr. Karen Randolph, and coauthor Dr. Laura Myers’s book Basic Statistics in Multivariate Analysis was recently published by Oxford University Press. The book introduces readers to three multivariate analytical methods (i.e., linear regression, analysis of variance and covariance, and path analysis) with a focus on the basic statistics that support these methods.
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Research in progress – A social work-based arts and athletics summer camp for underserved youth: A preliminary investigation
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
The Florida State University (FSU) College of Social Work (CSW) collaborated with FSU’s Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE), the FSU Art Education Department, the FSU Athletics Department, and the
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New collaboration aims to reduce homelessness in Tallahassee
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Florida State University College of Social Work is combining its expertise in providing professional social work skills with community resources in a first of a kind initiative using student-developed entrepreneurial business models to aid social services organizations and the Tallahassee community in identifying comprehensive solutions to local homelessness.