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B. A., Amherst
College
M.S.W., Smith College School for Social Work
Ph.D., Boston College Graduate School
of Social Work
Clinical social work practice with children, early adolescents and their families;
Psychotherapy process and outcome research and evaluation;
Qualitative research and evaluation with special interests in the epistemologies, methods and data analysis and reporting styles;
School-based and community-based services to severely emotionally disturbed children and their families;
Quantitative research and statistics;
Child development;
Technological Innovations affecting social work and social work education;
Faculty field advising;
Teaching adult learners, including the appraisal of learning styles and evaluation of students and instructors.
Reactive Attachment Disorder: Assessment and Treatment;
Qualitative Research Synthesis and its role in Evidence-Based Practice;
Psychological reflexivity in qualitative research;
Qualitative research methodologies and their epistemological foundations;
Process and outcome of psychotherapy, with particular interest in child psychotherapy and allied services;
Teaching research and teaching qualitative research.
Drisko, J.W. (in press). How is Qualitative Research Taught at the Master’s Level? Journal of Social Work Education.
Drisko, J.W. & Zilberstein, K. (in press). What Works in Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder? Parent’s Perspectives. Families in Society.
Rigor and Relevance in Qualitative Research: Two Day Workshops on Methods and Tools. Invitational workshops on ATLAS.ti and qualitative research sponsored by Institute for the Advancement of Social Work research, Washington, DC summers since 2003-2007.
Is Mental Health Dead? Invited lecture for the Smith College School for Social Work Summer Lecture Series (June 25, 2007).
Everett, J., Homstead, K., & Drisko, J. (2007). Frontline Worker Perceptions of the Empowerment Process in Community Based Agencies. Social Work, 52(2), 161-170.
Synthesizing Qualitative Research: Affirming and Critical Perspectives; Practical Challenges. Discussant paper to Oktay, J & Hughes, A. Synthesizing Qualitative Studies: Why? What? How? presented at the Society for Social Work & Research Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (January 12, 2007).
Teaching Qualitative Research: An Innovative Survey Curriculum. Juried paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council in Social Work Education, Chicago, IL (February 18, 2006).
Empirically Based Practice: An Introduction and Critique. Invited workshop for the Behavioral Health Network, Springfield, MA. (April 5, 2005).
Drisko, J.W. (2005). Writing Up Qualitative Research. Writers at Work series, Families in Society, 86(4), 589-593.
Drisko, J. (2005). Intermittent Psychotherapy. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 75(2), 7-25.
Everett, J., Drisko. J. & Homstead, K. (2005). Casey Family Resource Center Implementation Study Final Report. Research report available through Smith College School for Social Work.
“Success Stories:” Identifying “What Works” in Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder. Juried paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work & Research Annual Meeting, Miami, FL. (January 14, 2005).
Using Images, Sound and Video in Research: The Tools are Available Now! Juried workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work & Research Annual Meeting, Miami, FL. (January 14, 2005).
Drisko, J.W. (2005). Book Review: Cultural Issues in Play Therapy by E. Gil and A. Drewes, Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.
Teaching Qualitative Research. Juried, half-day long Faculty Development Institutes presented with Denise Burnette, PhD from 1998-2000 and, recently, solo from 2002 to 2007.
Drisko, J. (2004). Common Factors in Psychotherapy Effectiveness: Meta-analytic Findings and their Implications for Practice and Research. Families in Society 85(1), 81-90.
Drisko, J. (2004). Case Study Research. In D. Padgett (Ed.) The Qualitative Research Experience [revised ed.] (pp. 100-121). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Drisko, J. (2004). Qualitative Data Analysis Software: A User's Appraisal. In D. Padgett (Ed.). The Qualitative Research Experience [revised edition] (pp. 193-209). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Everett, J., Drisko, J., Lucas, G., & Homstead, K. (2003). Casey Family Resource Center Implementations Study: Central Staff Report. Evaluation document available through Smith College School for Social Work.
What Works in Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder: Clinical Practice and Educational Implications. Juried paper presented at the 50th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA. (March 1, 2004).
Averill, M.B., Corbin, J., & Drisko, J. What Do Recent MSWs Know About Informed Consent? National Survey Results. Juried paper presented at the 50th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA. (March 1, 2004).
Everett, J., Homstead, K., & Drisko, J. "Local Observers:" An Innovative Method of Data Collection for Community-based Research. Juried paper presented at the Annual Conference for the Society for Social Work & Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (January 18, 2004).
Drisko, J. & Zilberstein, K. Success Stories: Parent's Views of What Works in Treaating Reactive Attachment Disorder. Juried paper presented at the Massachusetts NASW Symposium '2004. (April 16, 2004).
Corbin, J., Drisko, J., & Averill, M.B. Assessing Recent MSW's Knowledge of Research Ethics and Informed Consent: A National Outcome Survey. Juried poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work & Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (January 19, 2004).
"Qualitative Research: Rigor and Relevance." Two, two day, invitational workshops for faculty and doctoral students sponsored by IASWR in Washington, DC, with Deborah Padgett of New York University. (July 25 & 26 and August 8 & 9, 2003).
Improving Sampling Strategies and Terminology in Qualitative Research. Juried paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (January 17, 2003).
AnSWR: Software for Large-scale Group Projects Involving Text Data. Juried workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (January, 19, 2003).
Strengthening Research Ethics Education: The Integration of Social Work Ethics and Federal Human Subjects Requirements. Juried paper presented at the 48th Annual zprogram Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Nashville, TN. (February 27, 2002).
Telehealth and Online Therapy: An Introduction and Critical Analysis. Juried paper presented at the Massachusetts NASW Symposium 2002, Marlborough, MA (May 10, 2002).
Drisko, J. W. (2001). How do Clinical Social Workers Evaluate Practice? Smith College Studies in Social Work, 71(3), 419-439.
What Makes a Publishable Qualitative Report? Juried paper at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. (January, 2001).
Drisko, J. W. (2000). Play in Clinical Learning, Supervision and Field Advising. The Clinical Supervisor, 19(1), 153-165.
Maximizing Social Workers' Use of the Internet. Invitational paper presented at the NASW 2000 National Conference, Baltimore, MD. (November 2, 2000).
Drisko, J. W. (2000). Play Therapy: Using Metaphor and Action. Workshop presented for Berkshire AHEC. (April 8, 2000).
Drisko, J. W. (2000). Conceptualizing Clinical Practice Evaluation: Historical Trends and Current Issues. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 70(2), 185-206.
Drisko, J. W. (2000). Computer-aided Data Analysis. In Anastas, J. Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services (2nd ed., pp. 503-532). Columbia University Press.
Drisko, J. W. (1999). Reviewing a Manuscript: The Reviewer's Experience and Standards. Writers at Work series, Families in Society, 80(4), 417-419.
Drisko, J. W. (1999). Clinical Work with Mistrusting, Aggressive, Latency-age Children. In Nina Heller & Terry Northcut, (Eds.). Enhancing Psychodynamic Therpay with Cognitive-behavioral Techniques (pp. 157-181). Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson.
"Prove It! Guidelines, Merits and Cautions Regarding Practice Outcome Evaluation." Juried paper presented at the Massachusetts NASW Symposium '98 in Boston, MA, April 15, 1998. (Click for materials.)
Intermittent Psychotherapy with Children. Christine Bettinelli Memorial Lecture, Elms College Department of Social Work, Chicopee, MA. (April 12, 1999).
Drisko, J. W. (1998). Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Merits and Hazards. Computers in Human Services, 15(1), 187-197. (Click for related materials.)
Drisko, J. W. (1998). A Utilization-focused evaluation of Two Intensive Family Preservation Programs. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 79(1), 62-74.
Drisko, J. W. (1997). Strengthening Qualitative Studies and Reports: Standards to Enhance Academic Integrity. Journal of Social Work Education, 33, 1-13.
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