http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/2946 2026-04-21T13:18:12Z 2026-04-21T13:18:12Z Dozier Jr., Cutler C. Fletcher, Kari L. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/2959 2023-07-25T03:22:37Z 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z

From a Distance: Establishing, Developing, and Deepening the Therapeutic Alliance Dozier Jr., Cutler C.; Fletcher, Kari L. We describe challenges when developing a therapeutic alliance—the dynamic and collaborative relational bond developed between therapist and client in a virtual environment during COVID-19. We offer adaptive strategies that can be used when establishing, developing, and deepening the therapeutic alliance when working virtually. Using a case study, individual vignettes illustrate the importance of establishing, developing, and deepening a therapeutic alliance. We introduce reflection and consultation adaptive strategies that may be effective when working virtually with clients. We also offer additional recommendations for strengthening clinical experiences while working with clients in a virtual environment.

2023-07-21T00:00:00Z Rossmassler, Sarah C. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/2958 2023-07-25T03:22:30Z 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z

How a Pandemic-Inspired Video-Based Assignment Made Me a Better Teacher Rossmassler, Sarah C. I wrote this reflection in response to the whirlwind of stress and emotion I felt as I started a new teaching job and simultaneously rode the waves of clinical and academic turmoil at the beginning stages of the pandemic. Writing the initial reflection was a way for me to process what I was experiencing; bringing my insights to the literature base allowed me to see a more universal version of my ideas. Finally, consolidating my experiences into the more aspirational notion that what was happening within the health care system was ultimately a crucible for change was transformative for me as an educator and a person.

2023-07-21T00:00:00Z Weber, Bret A. Barkdull, Carenlee Walch, Tanis J. Karikari, Isaac Evenson, Ashley N. Kuntz, Mikale Gabel, Delton Possis, Emily Scallon, Stephanie Wavra, Gabrielle Leben, Courtney A. Boushee, Haley Comeau, Madeline E. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/2955 2023-07-25T03:22:11Z 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z

Interdisciplinary Field Placements and Applied Learning During COVID-19: Community-Based Action Research on Face Mask Usage and Policies Weber, Bret A.; Barkdull, Carenlee; Walch, Tanis J.; Karikari, Isaac; Evenson, Ashley N.; Kuntz, Mikale; Gabel, Delton; Possis, Emily; Scallon, Stephanie; Wavra, Gabrielle; Leben, Courtney A.; Boushee, Haley; Comeau, Madeline E. This article describes the formation and work of an interdisciplinary team of social work and public health faculty and students. The team developed internships amid the challenges of the pandemic, with a focus on slowing the community spread of COVID-19. The project joined local government, the private sector, and the university in a research study to better understand and influence face mask wearing attitudes and behaviors and in an explicit effort to change related policies. We developed and implemented an action research project that included direct observations of facemask wearing behaviors, surveys regarding beliefs and attitudes about face masks, and interviews with community stakeholders. The project provided empirical data regarding face-covering usage that helped to change local—and then state—policy regarding mask wearing. This article provides a chronological narrative of the experience largely told through the participants’ voices, especially those of the students.

2023-07-21T00:00:00Z Sloane, Heather Murphy Goins, Duvonna Rowe, Amy Meuser, Nick Banks, Dai’ja Lux, Lori Black, Tulani http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/2953 2023-07-25T03:21:58Z 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z

Building a Creative Community: Lessons Learned from Efforts to Expand a Youth Social Justice Writing Internship in a Pandemic Sloane, Heather Murphy; Goins, Duvonna; Rowe, Amy; Meuser, Nick; Banks, Dai’ja; Lux, Lori; Black, Tulani This is a firsthand account of efforts made to expand a social justice writing mentoring internship during the COVID-19 changes to universities and public schools that began March 2020. The Fearless Writers project was put in place to disrupt neighborhood segregation experienced in the United States by partnering university students with inner-city public high school students. This account incorporates creative writing produced during this time within the internship, with the permission of the writers. These small written pieces serve as evidence of thoughts and feelings shared by members of this unique creative community during a time of health and racial crisis. Reflections are shared about the challenges of continuing a social work internship, including the risk of not knowing what would happen to the project that was constantly shifting while local and state governments were scrambling to plan for community safety.

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