Adjunct Faculty
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Stephanie Kripa Cooper-Lewter, M.S.W.
Ph. D. Candidate
Council on Social Work Education Fellow
Adjunct Faculty
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 777-5291
Fax: (803) 777-3498
E-mail: lewter@gwm.sc.edu
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Educational Background:
MSW, University of Minnesota,
B.S.W., Bethel College
Research Interests:
Acculturation
Child Welfare
Ethnic Identity Development (Multicultural)
Families/Family Issues
Immigration (Latino/a, Asian & African)
International Social Work & Social Justice Issues
International Child Welfare (orphan care, poverty, adoption)
Youth Development
Health Disparities
Selected Publications:
Selected Presentations:
March 2006 - Council on Social Work Education National Task Force on Doctoral Education, Panel Member
February 2004 - University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, VI, Presenter
August 2002 - North American Council on Adoptable Children, Chicago, IL, Presenter
April 2002 - National Association of Black Social Workers, Presenter
April 2001 - National Association of Black Social Workers, Presenter
Service:
Former President/CEO of a Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia, a successful non-profit United Way partner agency in the Midlands
Research Associate, Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina, 2001-2002
Member of numerous organizations including: Women in Philanthropy, National Association of Social Workers, American Public Health Association, Columbia Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, and the South Carolina Alliance for Women
Board Member, I. DeQuincey Newman Institute for Peace and Social Justice
Board Member, International Adoptee Congress
Member, Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network
Affiliate Faculty, The Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies, University of South Carolina
Consultant to non-profit agencies and foundations
Teaching Experience:
Adjunct Faculty, University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, 2002 – Present
MSW Field Instructor and Supervisor
Courses Taught:
SOWK 307X: International Social Work and Social Justice Issues (Designed & Developed)
SOWK 700: Foundations of Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
SOWK 702: Research
SOWK 722: Foundations of Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
SOWK 710: Foundations of Social Work Practice with Groups
SOWK 724: Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups
SOWK 725: Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
Adjunct Faculty, Columbia College, 2002 – Present
BSW Field Instructor
Courses Taught:
SOC/SW 255: Introduction to Social Welfare
PSY/SW 301: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
PSY/SW 302: Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
Adjunct Faculty, Benedict College
BSW Field Instructor
Courses Taught:
SW 234: Assessment in Child Abuse and Neglect
SW 339: Intervention in Child Abuse and Neglect
Honors and Awards:
Ph.D. Fellowship Recipient, National Council on Social Work Education Minority Clinical Fellowship, 2004-2007
M.S.W. Child Welfare Scholar, 1998-1999, University of Minnesota, School of Social Work
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