Adjunct Faculty

Melissa Reitmeier, MSW PhD Candidate DeSaussure College University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-5291 Fax: (803) 777-3498 e-mail: mcreitme@gwm.sc.edu

Educational Background:

BA (Psychology), University of South Carolina at Columbia.
MSW, University of South Carolina at Columbia.
Ph.D. Candidate, University of South Carolina at Columbia.

Research Interests:

Social Work Education
Poverty/Welfare Reform
Adolescent Well Being
People with Disabilities
Mental Health

Selected Publications:

Reitmeier, M.C. & Wolfer, T.A. (2005). Larry Steele’s Group [decision case]. In T. A. Wolfer & T. L. Scales (Eds.), Decision cases for advanced social work practice: Thinking like a social worker. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning.

Farber, N.; Miller-Cribbs, J. & Reitmeier, M.C. (December, 2005). Kin Networks in the South: A Comparison of Low-Income, Rural African American and White Women. Rural Social Work Journal (International).

Selected Presentations:

Reitmeier, M.C.; Wolfer, T.A. Identifying Learning Outcomes in a Social Work Case Method Course: Graduate Student Perspectives. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. USA. February 16-19 , 2006.

Reitmeier, M.C. & Wolfer, T.A. Understanding Learning Outcomes in a Social Work Case Method Course: Graduate Student Perspectives. North American Case Research Association (NACRA). North Falmouth, Massachusetts. USA. October 27-29, 2005.

Miller-Cribbs, J. Farber, N. & Reitmeier. Kin Networks in the South: A Comparison of Low-Income, Rural African American and White Women. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. New York, New York. USA. February 26- March 1st, 2005.

Palmer, R.J. & Reitmeier, M.C. Case method pedagogy and curriculum integration: A methodology for teaching critical thinking. 2004 Midwest Biennial Social Work Education Conference. Omaha, Nebraska. USA. March 4-6, 2004.

Reitmeier, M.C. & Wolfer, T.A., Larry Steele's Group. National Association of Case Research Association, Tampa, Florida. USA. November 5-7, 2003.

Service:

2002-Present: Field Instructor for the College of Social Work MSW Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

2003-2004: Member of the Planning Committee at the College of Social Work, University of South Carolina

2000-2002: Field Preceptor for the College of Social Work MSW Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

2000-2001: Field Instructor for the BSW Program, Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina

1999-2001: Volunteer, Columbia Area Mental Health Center, group facilitator for Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program

1996-1998: Chairperson and formerly Vice-Chair of the Spartanburg Mayor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Honors and Awards:

2000 Graduate Student of the Year Award, South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

2000 Service Award, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina.

Social Work Experience:

February 2000-Present: Director of Quality Assurance and Training, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities

November 2000-Present: Groups Co-facilitator and individual therapist, South Carolina Center for Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Teaching Experience:

SOWK 724: Advanced Practice with Groups (USC)

SOWK 710: Foundations of Practice with Groups (USC)

SOWK 302: Foundations of Social Welfare (USC)

SOWK 206: Human Sexuality (Limestone College)

SOWK 712: HBSE I (USC)

SOWK 718: Systems Analysis (USC)

SOWK 722: Foundations of Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families (USC)

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