Visiting Assistant Professor

Posted on: 2008-05-28

Jacqueline Lynch 8029 High School Road Elkins Park, PA 19027 267.972.4815 [email protected] EDUCATION 2008 (Expected August): Doctor of Philosophy, Social Work, Bryn Mawr College Dissertation Title: The Extent to Which Pediatric Hospital Social Workers Use the NASW Code of Ethics Dissertation Committee Chair: Cynthia Bisman 1986 Master of Social Work, University of Maryland at Baltimore 1983 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Social Work, Catholic University, Washington, DC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2006-2007 Social Worker, Ventilator Assisted Children’s Home Program • Provide family-centered casework, mental health and advocacy services to ventilator-dependent children and to their families in their homes. 2002-2006 Social Worker, Progressive Care Unit • Provided culturally competent casework, mental health, and case management services to ventilator-dependent children and to their families as part of a multidisciplinary team on a critical care inpatient unit. 2002-2006 Social Worker, Emergency Department • Provided crisis intervention, trauma, abuse/neglect assessment, psychiatric evaluation and casework services for the Emergency Department. • Provided end-of-life, bereavement, domestic violence, and other clinical and casework services provided on an after-hours basis throughout the hospital. 2000-2001 Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry • Researched and wrote drafts of articles and chapters for director of clinical services. • Administered behavioral health assessment tools to children and adolescents. • Collected and analyzed data with STATA program. Lee County AIDS Task Force, Fort Myers, FL 1996-1998 Medical Assistance Service Coordinator • Linked eligible recipients with mental health and health care services. Lee County Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Fort Myers, FL 1995-1997 Social Worker • Provided mental health and case management services to adults status post cardiovascular accidents. Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 1993-1995 Grant Manager • Obtained and managed $300,000 - $500,000 in annual Ryan White CARE Act funds for HIV/AIDS-related services to HIV affected children and their families served at the Children’s National Medical Center. • Instituted emergency food, pharmacy, transportation, respite care, legal, and chaplain services for HIV affected children and their families. 1988-1993 Social Worker • Provided casework, case management, emergency, end-of-life, and bereavement services for HIV affected children and for their families. State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Silver Spring, MD 1986-1988 Social Worker • Provided social work, case management and community placement to 70 individuals with dual diagnoses in a State residential facility. TEACHING EXPERIENCE & TRAINING 2007-2008 Visiting Assistant Professor, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Social Work Program, Generalist Social Work Practice, Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Introduction to Social Work, Bullying and Victimization: Bachelor’s level social work courses. 2004-2005 Temple University, School of Social Administration, Foundations to Social Work Practice, I & II (two sections): Master’s level foundation social work practice courses. Fall 2001 Teaching Practicum: Bryn Mawr College, Graduate School of Social Work and Social\\ Research, Foundations to Practice with Cynthia Bisman, PhD: Master’s level foundation social work practice course. 2000-2002 LaSalle University, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, Human Behavior in the Social Environment, I & II: Bachelor’s level social work courses. TEACHING INTERESTS • Foundations for practice, principles of social case work • Value bases and ethical approaches for social work practice in diverse settings • Human development and behavior throughout the life cycle, expected and divergent • History and evolution of social work and social welfare • Behavioral health in adults and children • Social work delivery in health/mental health settings • Cultural diversity, awareness, and practice PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Benton, T. & Lynch, J. Psychiatry, e-Medicine: Adjustment disorders, 2006 {online}. http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3348.htm. Benton, T. & Lynch, J. Developmental & behavioral, e-Medicine: Mood disorder: depression, 2006 {online}. http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1355.htm. LICENSURE Commonwealth of Pennsylvania License Number: 125278 REFERENCES Contact information and letters available upon request