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JOSHUA L. MILLER, Ph.D.

Professor; Chair, Social Welfare Policy and Services Sequence

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Education

B.A., Clark University (Sociology & Psychology)
M.S.W., University of Washington
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, School of Family Studies

Professional Interest Areas

1. Anti-oppression work, particularly anti-racism work. 
2. Community mental health responses to tragedies and disaster.
3. The relationship between psychosocial healing, social justice, and peace and reconciliation.

Areas of Current Research

1. Race, racism, and anti-racism.
2. The social ecology of disasters in a global context.
3. Inter-ethnic conflict
4. Reintegration of formerly abducted child soldiers in Uganda into society

Selected Recent Publications

Miller, J., & Garran, A.M. (2007). Racism in the United States: Implications for the helping professions. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Brooks Coles.

Miller, J. & Donner, S. (2007). The complexity of multidimensional social identity development. In S. Borrmann, M. Klassen, & C. Spatscheck (eds.). International social work: Social problems, cultural issues and social work education (pp. 75-94). Opladen, Germany: Barbara Budrich Publishers.

Park, Y. & Miller, J. (2007). Inequitable distributions. Journal of Intergroup Relations Vol. XXXIII(1), 45-49.

Miller, J., & Garran, A. (2007). The web of instiutional racism. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 77(1), 33-67.

Park, Y. & Miller, J. (2006). The social eclogy of Hurrican Katrina: Rewriting the discourse of "natural" disasters. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 76(3), 9-24.

Miller, J. (2006). Waves amidst war: Intercultural challenges while training volunteers to respond to the psychosocial needs of Sri Lankan Tsunami Survivors. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 6(4).

Miller, J. (2005). Thank you for caring: In Katrina's aftermath, hope and despair live side by side. Smith Alumnae Quarterly, 92(2), 14-15.

Miller, J. (2005). Critical incident debriefings and community-based clinical care. In A. Lightburn & P. Sessions (Eds.), Community-based clinical practice (pp. 529-541). New York: Oxford University Press.

Donner, S., & Miller, J. (2005). The road to becoming an anti-racism institution. In A. Lightburn & P. Sessions (Eds.), Community-based clinical practice (pp. 122-134). New York: Oxford University Press.

Miller, J. (2004). Walking in truth and honor: A narrative interview with Chauncey Alexander, Part II. Reflections, 10(2), 52-74.

Miller, J., Hyde, C., & Ruth, B.J., (2004). Teaching about race and racism in social work: The challenge for white educators. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 74(2), 409-426.

Miller, J., Donner, S., Fraser, E., (2004). Talking when talking is tough: Taking on conversations about race, sexual orientation, gender and class. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 74(2), 377-392.

Miller, J., Rodiguez Martin, I., Schamess, G. (Eds.). (2003). School violence and children in crisis: Community and school interventions for social workers and counselors. Denver: Love Publishing.

Miller, J. (2003). Critical stress debriefing and social work: Expanding the frame. Journal of Social Service Research, 30(2), 7-25.

Miller, J. (2003). Create a crisis and pray: A narrative interview with Richard Cloward, Part II. Journal of Community Practice, 11(1), 11-37.

Miller, J. (2003). Seeing both sides: A narrative interview with Chauncy Alexander, Part I. Reflections, 9(4), 4-15.

Miller, J. (2003). We work together, we act together, we think together: A narrative interview with Richard Cloward, Part III. Journal of Progressive Social Work, 14(1), 15-39.

Miller, J. (2002). Reflections on 9/11: Vulnerability and strength in the "New World Order." Smith College Studies in Social Work, 73(1), 73-82.

Miller, J. (2002). September 11, 2001: The implications for social work practice. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 4(2), 5-13.

Miller, J. (2002). "I do what I write about and I write about what I do": A narrative interview with Richard Cloward. Reflections, 8(1), 44-63.

Miller, J. (2002). Affirming flames: Debriefing survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. Brief Treatment and Crisis intervention, 2(1), 85-94.

Miller, J. (2001). Family and Community Integrity. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 28(4), 23-44.

Miller, J. (2001). The use of debriefings in schools. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 71(2), 259-270.

Miller, J. (2001).  Violet's seeds.  In S.L. Abels (Ed.), Ethics in social work practice:  Narratives for professional helping (pp. 111-129). Denver: Love Publishing. (A personal reflection about a client's murder.)

 

Selected Recent Presentations

April 4, 2007: Coping with disaster: Meeting the needs of the elderly while caring for caregivers.  Workshop for about 50 Senior Care Workers for Community Care of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.

March 5, 2007: Disaster Mental Health: Psychological first aid for victims and responders.  Public presentation as part of the Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy and Research’s Front Porch Lecture Series, Boulder, CO.

March 2, 2007: Implications of internalized racism on clinical practice.  Full-day workshop for mental health professionals sponsored by Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy and Research, Boulder, CO.

February, 8, 2007: Integrating Traditional Cultural Practices with Western Mental Health Approaches to Create a Sustainable Model Among War-torn Acholi People in Northern Uganda.  Presentation to doctors, dentists and nurses at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.

December 6, 2006: Whiteness, the web of racism and internalized stereotypes: Implications for clinical work and interpersonal relationships (with Yoosun Park). Workshop with clinical staff of the Smith College Counseling Center.

December 5, 2006: Psychological first aid. Presentation to the Community Crisis Response Team of Western Massachusetts.

November 20, 2006: Social identity and the implications for cross-racial/ethnic clinical work (with Yoosun Park). Workshop with clinical staff of the Smith College Counseling Center.

October 4, 2006: Racial and ethnic stereotypes in clinical work: How we learn them and how to unlearn them. Presentation given at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.

June 5, 2006: The Sri Lankan Tsunami and Hurrican Katrina: The social ecology of natural disaster. Smith College School for Social Work, Monday Night Lecture Series.

April 2, 2006: Sustaining hope in post-democratic America. Sermon given at All Souls Church, Greenfield, MA.

March 6, 2006: Confronting racism in agencies and organizations. Presentation to senior management of Aurora Mental Health Services, Aurora, Colorado.

February 2, 2006: From Pacific tsunamis to hurricanes along the Gulf: The social ecology of natural disasters. Liberal Arts Luncheon Series, Smith College.

January 27, 2006: Confronting racism and exploring the complexities of social identity. Presentation to Faculty Field Advisors, Smith College School for Social Work.

January 10, 2006: The social ecology of hurricane Katrina: Race, class and community. Presentation to staff and students of the Mississippi relief project, Smith College.

October 21, 2005: Confronting racism in agencies and organizations: Workshop conducted at the 5th Annual Conference of the Institutes for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.

October 20, 2005: Reflections on hurricane Katrina. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Red Cross, Hampshire County Chapter.

October 17, 2005: Tales of two disasters: Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami. Presentation to the Community Crisis Response Team of Western Massachusetts.

May 18, 2005: The spectrum of racism: Implications for human service workers. Keynote address at 23rd Regional Social Work Conference, Western New England College, Springfield, MA.

April 26, 2005: Debriefing traumatic events. Continuing education course offered to employees of Center for Human Development, Springfield, MA.

April 13, 2005: Research about the effectiveness of debriefings. Presentation to Western Massachusetts Emergency Medical Response Team, Northampton, MA.

March 31, 2005: The complexity of multi-dimensioanl social identity development. Workshop conducted at 9th Annual Sheppard Conference for Social Justice, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.

 

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