Full Time Faculty
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Miriam Freeman, PhD
Professor
326 Desaussure
College of Social Work
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 777-3290
Fax: (803) 777-3498
e-mail: miriam.freeman@sc.edu
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Educational Background:
M.S.W., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Research Interests:
Feminist Theory
Feminist Pedagogy
Social Work Education
Gender
Women's Studies
Social Work with Groups
Social Work with Families
Satir Growth Model
Images of Social Workers in Movies
Narrative Therapy
Selected Publications:
Valentine, D. P., & Freeman, M. (in press). Film portrayals of social workers doing child welfare work. Child & Adoloscent Social Work Journal.
Freeman, M.L. & Valentine, D. (in press). Through the eyes of Hollywood: Images of social workers in film. Social Work.
Wolfer, T., Freeman, M.L., & Rhodes, R. (2001). Developing a capstone course using decision case method teaching. Advances in Social Work, 2(2), 156-171.
Freeman, M.L. (2000). Incorporating gender issues in practice with the Satir Growth Model. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 81(3), 256-269.
Valentine, D., & Freeman, M.L. (2000). Application cards: A classroom technique for teaching social work practice. Social Work Education,19(2), 155-164.
Guadalupe, J., & Freeman, M. (1999). Common human needs in the context of diversity: Integrating schools of thought. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 6(3), 85-92.
Freeman, M.L. (1999). Gender matters in the Satir growth model. American Journal of Family Therapy, 27 (4), 345-363.
Freeman, M.L. (1999). Virginia Satir: "A woman and a social worker beholden to no one." Journal of Couples Therapy, 8(1), 1-15.
Freeman, M.L., & Valentine, D. (1998). The connected classroom: Modeling the evaluation of practice by evaluating the classroom group. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 17(1/2), 15-29.
Andrews, A.B., & Freeman, M.L. (1997). The congruence of international children's rights and feminist principles as a foundation for therapy with young people. Women & Therapy, 20 (2), 7-27. Co-published simultaneously in G. Anderson & M. Hill (Eds.). Children's rights, therapists' responsibilities: Feminist commentaries, pp. 7-27, New York: Haworth Press.
Selected Presentations:
Freeman, M.L. (2001, May). Through the Eyes of Hollywood: Images of Social Workers in Film. Paper presented at the University of South Australia School of Social Work and Social Policy, Magill, South Australia.
Freeman, M.L. (2001, April). Satir-Based Family Practice. Workshop presented to the Australian Association of Social Workers, South Australia Branch, Adelaide, South Australia.
Wolfer, T., Rhodes, R., & Freeman, M.L. (2001, March). Developing a Capstone Course Using Decision Case Method Teaching. Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas.
Freeman, M.L. (2000, April). Incorporating gender issues in practice with the Satir growth model. Paper presented at the South African Association for Marital and Family Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa.
Valentine, D., & Freeman, M.L. (2000, February). Film portrayals of social workers doing child welfare work. Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, New York.
Freeman, M.L., & Valentine, D. (1999, December). Social work goes to the movies: Motivated representations? Identities in Action Conference. University of Wales, Newtown, Wales.
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Links:
Satir Class Photos
Class Photos: April 28 and 29, 2004
Ciriculum Vitae (in Adobe Acrobat)