Faculty & Research News
Longtime director of the Multidisciplinary Center retires
Thursday, July 31, 2014
At the end of July, Dr. Beverly Atkeson will retire from her position as the director of the College of Social Work’s Louise R. Goldhagen Evaluation and Consulting Center (The Multidisciplinary Center or MDC). Dr. Atkeson joined the MDC in 1983 as a psychologist after serving as an assistant professor at the University of Georgia. She became the director of the MDC in 1996.
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Faculty member continues leadership role in international social work
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Starting this July, Dr.
Posted Under: CSW General, Faculty & Research, International Programs
Law Enforcement Families Partnership receives its fifth Prudential Productivity Award
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
For the fifth year running the Law Enforcement Families Partnership, a vital part of the FSU College of Social Work’s Institute for Family Violence Studies, was awarded a Prudential Productivity Award. The partnership was honored, along with other recipients, at an awards luncheon on June 3, 2014 at Florida State.
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Online curriculum and resource launched for medical professionals on domestic violence
Monday, April 28, 2014
The Institute for Family Violence Studies within the Florida State University College of Social Work, with a multidisciplinary partnership, launched a unique online prevention curriculum and resource site for medical professionals on domestic violence.
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Karen Keroack honored for more than 28 years as a social work educator
Monday, March 31, 2014
At the conclusion of the spring 2014 semester the College of Social Work will bid farewell to long-time faculty member Karen Keroack. For over 28 years Karen has served as an invaluable member of the faculty, acting as an instructor and area coordinator for the Gainesville Part-Time MSW Program.
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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 University of Florida Schoo
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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.