Advancing Social Work in Mental Health through Strengths-based Practice
resilience for different Non-Governmental Organizations in Bolivia , such as UNICEF , Foundation La Paz , and S . O . S . Villages . Dr . Mariscal has presented at several international and national conferences . As a Fulbright scholar , her research interests include violence prevention , resilience , the strengths perspective , and international social work . Contact : susanamariscal @ yahoo . com
Dr . Felicia White-Meyers is a licensed clinical social worker , who currently works as a case-manager in the mental health and substance abuse field . She has extensive experience working in many community mental health agencies . She has supervised social workers , counsellor interns , and conducted case-management at a large county hospital in Dallas , Texas . Serving on professional and community boards , Felicia has facilitated conference workshops and participated in many community advocacy groups . She is a member of NASW ; certified in the Therapeutic Thematic Arts Program ( TTAP ) Method . She is currently pursuing her PhD in Public Leadership . Felicia has worked with many populations , including adolescents , adults , and special populations ( criminal justice offenders and women in the sex trade industry ). Contact : Fwhitemeyers @ yahoo . com
Gerard Moloney is employed in a not for profit community services organisation in Townsville , North Queensland where he has worked for 10 years . The organisation has over 160 staff in regional and rural locations in North Queensland . He is part of an internal professional ( clinical ) supervision team in the organisation . He has a Bachelor of Psychology ( Hons ) degree as well as a degree and qualifications in Theology , Philosophy and Management . He has a passionate interest in supervising clinical and support staff in community service organisations . One specific area of interest is assisting supervisees to know and understand the signs of , and impacts of , compassion fatigue . He has conducted research into the underlying factors that lead to compassion fatigue . As well as providing supervision
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