Contact Information

Dennis Saleebey,
Director

D.S.W., California (Berkeley), University of Kansas     School of  Social Welfare. Professor Emeritus. Development of critiques of knowing in social work practice and welfare policy; "new paradigm" thinking for practice; biological basis for person/environment perspective; conceptualizing strengths perspective and resilience.
Email: denniss@ku.edu 
 

Alice Lieberman
Associate Director

Ph.D., Wisconsin,     University of Kansas     School of Social Welfare. Associate Professor.      Social work education in child welfare; effect of vendorship legislation on practice; reproductive rights policy and teen pregnancy.

Phone: (785) 864-8957
302 Twente Hall
Email: alicel@ku.edu 
Homepage: http://www.socwel.ku.edu/~alicel/ 

Mary Ellen Kondrat
Advisory Board

Ph.D. ,                         University of Kansas     School of Social Welfare. Dean.
Applications of cultural and critical theory to social work practice and research, cross cultural issues in mental health practice, and international, social development.

Phone: (785) 864-8975
212 Twente Hall
Email: maryek@ku.edu
 

Peter Ryan
Advisory Board

D.Prof, University of Middlesex. 
University of Middlesex. Professor.
Social Inclusion and Life Long Learning for mental health service users; assertive         

Middlesex University,
Holborn Union Building,
Archway Campus,
London N19 5LW
Academic Group: Mental Health and Social Work
Tel: +44 (0)20 8411 4908
Email: p.ryan@mdx.ac.uk
 

Charles Rapp
Advisory Board

Ph.D. , Illinois,           University of Kansas     School of Social Welfare. Professor.            Development and testing of client-centered administrative practices, community mental health practice and policy centered on people with severe mental illness.

Phone: (785) 864-8946
301 Twente Hall
Email: charlier@ku.edu
 

Ann Weick
Advisory Board

Ph.D., Brandeis          University of Kansas      School of Social Welfare. Professor.            Philosophical context of social work practice, with emphasis on the nature of relationship, processes of healing and change, and extended conceptions of environment.

Email: annw@ku.edu
 

Michael D. Clark

Advisory Board

MSW, LMSW - Michigan State University. 
Director for Michigan-based, Center for Strength-Based Strategies.
Training and consulting for direct practice application of the Strengths approach with court-mandated (involuntary) clients across the fields of criminal justice, juvenile justice, child welfare and substance abuse.  Center initiatives for utilizing the Strengths approach within courts and justice organizations have been contracted by the United States Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (SAMHSA and CSAT) as well as the U.S. Department of State (European Division).

872 Eaton Drive
Mason, Michigan, USA 48854-1246
Phone: (517) 224-0654
Fax: (815) 371-2292
Email: strengthbased@aol.com
Website: www.buildmotivation.com
 

Sue Lohrbach, MS, LICSW

Advisory Board

Olmsted County Child & Family Services (SE Minnesota)

Supervisor of front line child protection practice.  Development of a practice framework in child welfare (indusive of family, community, cultural, and professional view, rigorous examiniation of strengths.  Research-based protective and risk factors, existing signs of safety, and evidence of danger/harm).  Lead responsibilitiy in the development and implementation of family involvement strategies as  resources and in the implementation of a model of group supervision/consultation.  Co-development of a alternative justice process in juvenile court.  Co-development of Family Works (community based service working with familys).

Olmsted County Child & Family Services
2116 Campus Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55906
Phone: (507) 529-4893
Email: lorhbach.sue@co.olmsted.mn.us
 

Susana Mariscal
Strengths Institute Web Site Coordinator

MSW 2006, Doctoral Student University of Kansas. Resilience and strengths perspective.  Children exposed to domestic violence and domestic violence in Latino culture. International Social Work.

Phone: (785) 864-9285
18 G Twente Halll
Email: mariscal@ku.edu
 

Contact us:

University of Kansas
School of Social Welfare
1545 Lilac Lane
Twente Hall
Lawrence, KS 66044-3184
Phone: 785-864-4720
Website: http://www.socwel.ku.edu/Strengths
Email:strengths@ku.edu