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Kathleen Armenta, LCSW, ACSW Degree Information Masters in Social Work (MSW) Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona May, 1973 Masters Thesis: A Study of School Social Work Issues, Problems and Trends in Arizona, December, 1972, Arizona State University. Bachelor of Science in Social Administration (BS) University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona January, l970. Community College Teaching Certificate Arizona Community College Regular A.1.a Teaching Credential July 1981.
Academic Appointments University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Clinical Associate Professor January 16, 2003 - present University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Field Specialist September 1, 1997 - January 2003 University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Adjunct Faculty August 6, 1993 - August, l997 Central Arizona Community College, Coolidge, Arizona Adjunct Instructor September, 1981 - May 1983
Professional Social Work Experience Clinical Associate Professor and Field Specialist, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, September 1, l997 – present. Position includes class preparation and teaching of Practice I and II, Integrative Field Seminar, MSSW 1st year Field Practicum I and II, MSSW 2nd Year Field Practicum, elective courses in Social Change and Community Practice, Play Therapy, School Based Social Services. Serve as a faculty
liaison for students engaged in their field internships. Other responsibilities include student advising, participation on several School of Social Work faculty committees, and serving as Chair of the School Social Work Conference Planning Committee
Professional Development Trainer, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, l998 – present. Provide professional trainings and workshops for the Office of Professional Development and The Diversity Institute on a wide range of professional workshops on topics of agency climate, team building, resiliency, cultural competency, and leadership development.
Clinical Supervisor (for LCSW Credential), l999 – present. Provide clinical supervision for LMSW practitioners seeking the credential of LCSW
School Social Worker/At-Risk Counselor, Round Rock I.S.D., Voigt Elementary School, Round Rock, Texas, August 1996 to August 1997. Provided campus school social work services to students, staff, parents, families through individual, group and prevention program interventions.
School Social Worker, Round Rock I.S.D., Purple Sage Elementary School, Round Rock, Texas, March l990 – July 1997. First full time school social worker for RRISD – position included developing a full range of social work services for students and their families, grades K-5. Individual, group and family casework, teacher consultation, staff development, parent conferences, home visits, parent education classes, support groups, coordinator of Special Education services on campus and the supervision of University of Texas School of Social Work Interns. Additionally, a wide range of at-risk, prevention and family enrichment programs were developed and implemented in this position.
Field Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, September 1990 – 1997. Provided direct field supervision to first and second year MSSW students in the school setting. Emphasis on case management, methods and development of professional skills for the field of child and family services.
Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, Child and Family Services, Austin, Texas, March l987 – June l990 Provided contract clinical services to children, families and couples.
Workshop Instructor, Westwood Community School, Round Rock I.S.D., Austin, Texas, September l986 – December l989. Provided instruction for adult enrichment courses on topics of parenting skills, self esteem, and marriage enrichment.
Private Clinical Practitioner, September l979 to September l985.
Practice included marital, family, parent-child and personal counseling. Contracted services included East Valley Catholic Social Service (Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona), workshops throughout the tricity area (Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Arizona), stress groups for Central Arizona College Paramedic Training Programs, and guest speaker presentations to several school classes, groups, church and civic organizations.
Adjunct Instructor, Central Arizona Community College, Apache Junction, Arizona, l981- l983. Instructor for Family Life coursework for a rural community college.
Workshop Instructor – May l975 to September l985. Conducted workshops and seminars on parenting, stress management, communication skills, marital enhancement, assertiveness training, pre-marital groups and high school marriage and family life class presentations. Also taught Foster Parent Training Workshops for the Department of Economic Services, Phoenix, Arizona (l981-l983)) throughout Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona . Provided parenting workshops for Madison School District 9 l983-1985). Provided Parenting workshops for all Dillards Department Stores, Phoenix, Arizona, August l985.
Social Worker, Tri-City Catholic Social Service, Mesa, Arizona, October l977 – August l978. Provided casework services with a generic caseload.
Family Life Coordinator, Catholic Social Service of Phoenix, Arizona, May l975 to May l978. Instructor and group leader of workshops for parents to improve communication skills and family relationships. Responsible for course content, presentation, group process and program development with administrative responsibilities.
Social Worker, Catholic Social Service of Phoenix, Arizona, May l973 to November l974. Provided marital, family and personal counseling with specialization in school consultation and group counseling with children and families; conjoint family therapy; and developed a pilot program for school social work services in a parochial setting.
Graduate Field Internship – Second Year MSW (1972-73) Child Psychiatric Division of the Arizona State Hospital, Phoenix. Arizona; residential and day treatment of emotionally disturbed children; provided individual therapy to children, conjoint family therapy, activity group therapy, group management consultations, and supervised a staff child care worker.
Graduate Field Internship – First Year MSW (l971-72). Roosevelt Elementary School District, Phoenix Arizona; School Social Work Unit; provided experience in casework, group work, consultation and collaboration with teachers and
interdisciplinary team members; providing school social work services to an inner city elementary school.
Adoptions Caseworker, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, September 1970 – August 1971. Conducted adoption home studies, placements, foster care counseling to unwed mothers and general family service caseload with preparation of probate court documents.
Eligibility Specialist, Department of Public Welfare, Pima County, Tucson, Arizona, December l969 – August 1970. Provided eligibility determination, crisis intervention and general social services.
Undergraduate Field Internship – Senior Year – Social Administration. Two hundred hours within the Social Services Division of Pima County Dept. of Public Welfare, Tucson, Arizona; provided opportunities for intake and case management.
Professional Memberships and Licensure • • • • • • • • • •
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), State of Texas Certified as a School Social Work Specialist Member of Academy of Certified Social Workers Member of National Association of Social Workers Member of ALSW, Austin Latino Social Workers Honorary Lifetime Member of PTA Member of the Advisory Board of Con Mi Madre Member of TECEC – Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition Founding Member of SSWAT – School Social Work Association of Texas Member of SSWAA – School Social Work Association of America
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CHAIR, l999-present, of the Texas School Social Workers Conference CO CHAIR 2009 – present – Community Action Network Assessment and Review Committee Member of the Community Partner Development Committee, UTSSW Field Program, 2008-2009 Faculty Advisor to SJAC /SWAA, Social Welfare Action Alliance, l998present Coordinator of Holiday Family Support Program, 2010 Faculty Advisor to DAC, Diversity Action Coalition, 2004 CHAIR, 2006-07 – VISION AND VALOR Awards Committee and Event Member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee on Social Justice 2007-Present Texas Representative to the National School Social Work Association (SSWAA) Legislative Team; 2008-present
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Member (invited), UT Elementary School Social Work Interview Committee; 2008 Member of the UT Middle School Task Force Initiative: 2008-present Member of the Otis Policy Selection Committee, 2002-2006 Member of MHMR Network Advisory Council (NAC)—Vice Chair 2007 Member of the Community Council of the Community Action Network (CAN) l998 - 2008 Member of the Executive Council of the Community Action Network 2003-04 VICE CHAIR of the Community Council (CAN), 2001 CHAIR of the Community Council (CAN), 2003-04 Member of the Educational Assessment Committee of the CAN Member of the Assessment and Planning Committee of the CAN 2005present Program Chair of the Community Council (CAN), 1999-2002 Liaison for UTSSW to Women’s Legislative Days Member of the Advisory Board of the Con Mi Madre Program, 2000-present Member of the Scholarship Selection Committee for JLHMD - 2007 Member of the Clinical Advisory Board for Waterloo Counseling Services Member of the Stakeholders Group for Waterloo Counseling Services Member of the 2002-03 Cohort of Leadership Austin Faculty Advisor for the Diversity Action Council of UTSSW (DAC-2005-06) Member and Trainer for the Cultural Diversity Institute, University of Texas School of Social Work, l997-2006 Co-Chair of the National Spirituality and Social Work Conference Planning Committee, 2003 Member of the Planning Committee for the Liberation Healing Conference, Nov. 2010
Awards and Recognitions • • • • • • • • • •
Recipient of the NASW Lifetime Achievement Award, Austin NASW Unit; March 2010 Recipient of the Lora Lee Pederson Teaching Excellence Award for 2008-09 Recipient of the Community Volunteer Award – UT Elementary School 2009 Semi-Finalist, Innovations In Teaching With Technology Awards, ITEP, 2007 Nominee for Woman of the Year – YWCA - 2006 Member of 2002-03 cohort of Leadership Austin Academy “Social Worker of the Year”, NASW Austin Chapter, l996 “Field Instructor of the Year”, The University of Texas School of Social Work, 1996 MSSW Faculty Award, Influencing State Policy, l999 Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Community Organizing, Austin Chapter of NASW, 2001
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Honorary Lifetime Member of the Texas PTA for Outstanding Contributions to Children and Families, l992. Nominee for ACOSA National Practitioner of the Year Award, 2002
Professional Presentations Presenter, SSWAA National Conference, St. Louis, MO., April 2010, Effective Use of Social Work Interns in School Settings Presenter, NASW Texas Conference, October 2009, The Implications of Social Networking and Social Work Practice: Strategies and Tools. Presenter, 4th International School Social Work Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, April 2009, Resiliency Enhancing Methods in a School Setting. Presenter, SSWAA Conference, Philadelphia, PA., Mar. 2009, Resiliency Enhancing Methods in a School Setting. Presenter for the UT Summer Symposium on Global Ethics and Conflict Resolution, July 2008 Presenter, Play Therapy Applications, Dubai Representatives, April, 2008 Presenter, School Social Work in a Middle School Setting – A Proposal; UT Middle School Task Force, July 2008 Presenter, CSWE/APM, Field Instruction and Competency-based Instruction, Nov. 2007 Co-Presented and Developed Four Online Field Instructor Training Modules, 20062008, UTSSW. Accepted Presentation, APM/CSWE, San Francisco, CA., 2007, Competency-Based Field Instruction: Integrating Strategies, Tools and Technology Presenter, Veterans Administration Hospital Network, Houston, Tx., 2007, Ethics for Field Instruction Facilitator, Evidence-based workshop, National Forum on EBP, Austin, Tx. 2006 Presenter, National School Social Work Conference, Orlando, Fla., Effective Strategies for Enhancing Resiliency in School Settings, 2007 Presenter, Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), Importance of School Social Work Services in Enhancing Academic Success for Students, Houston, Texas, 2006
Invited Presenter, Take Five Instructor Series/UT Home Page – Applications of Resiliency and Play, 2006 Invited Presenter, Texas Family Preservation Conference, Resiliency and Youth Interventions, 2005, 2006 Facilitator, City of Austin, Public Budget Challenges Forum, Community Action Network, 2004 Invited Keynote, Beyond Behavior Basics, Conference for Early Childhood Professionals, 2004 Invited Presenter, CASA Texas Conference, 2004, 2005 Presenter, Leadership Development for Seniors, Texas Silver Haired Legislature, College Station, Tx., September, 2003. Keynote Presenter, Resiliency for the Caregiver, Inclusive Child Care Taskforce Conference, Austin, Tx., November 2003. Presenter, Methods of Play Interventions for Enhancing Resiliency, Texas State Conference of CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates, Fort Worth, Tx., October 2003. Facilitator, City-wide Public Budget Challenges Forum, Austin City Council and Community Action Network, January, 2004. Presenter, Celebrating Cultural Diversity – Developing Cultural Competence in a School Setting. Over 50 Professional Presentations on this topic l998 – Present, for Austin I.S.D. , Round Rock I.S.D., Birdville, Ft. Worth, I.S.D. Texas. Presenter, Cultural Competency in an Agency Setting. Over 25 Professional Presentations on this topic 1998-Present, for TACADA, Austin Children’s Shelter, Austin Community Nursery School, AISD, Communities In Schools, CEDEN, Rusk State Hospital, Austin Police Dept., TAASA, Austin Child Guidance Clinic, CASA, MHMR, Foundation for Homeless. Presenter, Care for the Caregiver – Avoiding Burnout, Inclusive Child Care Taskforce Conference – Beyond Behavior Basics, Austin Texas, 1999- Present. Presenter, Leadership Skills for Middle School Students, Birdville I.S.D., Ft. Worth, Tx., 1999-Present. Presenter, Invited Speaker, Over 35 Graduate and Undergraduate Social Work Classes, Classes in Early Childhood Intervention, Classes in the School of
Education, SSW Recruitment Fairs, Career Days, Information Sessions, FIG classes, Explore UT Day, MSSW Orientation Sessions – 1999 – present. Presenter, Women and Leadership, Wambach Memorial Workshop, June, 2002, Austin, Tx. Presenter, Leadership for the Practitioner, NASW Austin Leadership Development Summit, Aug. 2000, Aug. 2002. Facilitator, Summit on Neurobiology of Addictions and Social Work, UTSSW, 2000. Facilitator, Focus Groups on Neurobiology of Addictions, UT School of Pharmacy, Lawrence, KS, October, 2002. Presenter/Trainer, Student Leadership Summit, UTSSW, October, 2001. Presenter, Innovative Experiential Teaching Strategy, with J. Avera; Council on Social Work Education 45th Annual Program Meeting, New York, NY. March 2000. Presenter, Pilot Project for Field Training-Paper Presentation, with S. Haulotte and T. Linseisen; Council on Social Work Education 48th Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 2003 Presenter, Culturally Competent Clinical Interventions, NASW National Conference, New Orleans, LA., October, 2000. Presenter, Aging and Activisim, National SWAA Conference, Lansing, Michigan, June 2000. Presenter, Building Resiliency for the Activist, National BCRS Conference, Smith College, North Hampton, Mass. June 1999 Presenter, Effective School Social Work Strategies, Texas School Social Workers Conference, Austin, Tx. Feb. 2000. Presenter, Leadership Strategies for School Social Workers, Texas School Social Workers Conference, Austin, Tx. Feb. 2003 Presenter, Leadership Skills for Social Work Practitioners, NASW Texas Conferences, Fort Worth, Tx., Austin, Tx., Houston, Tx., 2000-2003 Presenter, Wisdom Model, Joint National Conference of American Society on Aging and National Council on Aging, San Diego, Cal. 2000. Presenter, Midlife: Developmental Odyssey Rewritten, Joint National Conference of American Society on Aging and National Council on Aging, New Orleans, La. 2001
Presenter, Experiential Teaching Activity for Staff Training, Joint National Conference of American Society on Aging and National Council on Aging, Denver, Colorado 2002 Presenter, The Dance of Midlife, Joint National Conference of American Society on Aging and National Council on Aging, Chicago, Il. 2003 Presenter/Curriculum Development, Field Training Series, UT SSW, 2001-2002. Presenter, Caring Campus Climate, AISD, Pflugerville ISD, Round Rock ISD., over 20 campus presentations, 1999-Present. Presenter, Play Interventions, Professional Development Office, UTSSW, 2002 Presenter, Team Building and Resiliency, Professional Development Office, UTSSW, 2002 Presenter, Team Building and Resiliency, Over 10 Professional Presentations, 19992003, School Districts, Agencies, Churches, Youth Organizations; Austin, Tx.
Professional Publications Invited author of web based article, Bouncing back from challenges: School social workers support the resiliency of youth, families and teachers, International Network for School Social Work: February 2010 (http://internationalnetworkschoolsocialwork.htmlplanet.com) Published Two Web-based Case Studies for online Instructor materials for Allyn & Bacon, Summer 2006 Social Work Practice: A Risk and Resilience Perspective, 2007, Roberta Greene Ed., Chapter 4 on Practice Strategies (Armenta). Case Scenarios for Teaching and Learning Social Work Practice, Haulotte & Kretzschmar (editors), Garcia, Bain, Avera, Armenta (contributing editors): CSWE (2001). Co-Contributor to the ACOSA (Association for Community Organization and Social Administration) National Newsletter – Field Column, 2001-2003. Other Information None
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