Barbara Dicks, Ph.D.
Profile Summary
Barbara Dicks, Ph.D., is a Professor of Casework and Coordinator of the MSW/MPH Dual Degree Program focused area of study. Barbara teaches courses in casework, micro foundation theory and practice, health and mental health, and aids related services and social work practice. Her areas of specialization include HIV/AIDS curriculum development, international social work, faith-based social work practice, and health ministries. Dr. Dicks is also Co-editor of the Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth
Education
- Post doctorate - Kellogg Foundation Mental Health Leadership Training for Minority Women, 1998
- Ph .D. - University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work 1984
- M.P.H. - University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, 1983
- M.S.W. - Wayne State University School of Social Work, 1973
- B.S. - Bennett College, Home Economics, 1969
Research Interests
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Training
Women and Minority Health Across the Lifespan
Faith Based Social Work Practice
Research and Scholarship Links
- coming soon
Contact
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Phone: (860) 570-9151
E-mail: barbara.dicks@uconn.edu
Room: 335 SSWB
Professional Experience
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor/Coordinator MSW/MPH Dual Degree Program, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 1989 - Present
Fulbright Scholar, University of the West Indies , Mona Campus, 1997-98
Visiting Professor, University of Mauritius, Reduit, MAURITIUS., U .S .I .A., Summer, 1992
Director of Baccalaureate Social Work Program, Gambling State University School of Social Work, 1988-89
Assistant Professor of Social Work, Grambling State University Chair, MSW Health-Mental/Health Concentration, 1985-88
Visiting Professor, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, ( INDIA), USIA Faculty Exchange Project, 1986
Professional Work Experience
Psychotherapist/Consultant, Battle and Associates, Bloomfield, CT., 1990-94
Counselor, Grambling State University, Grambling, LA,
Univrsity Counseling Program,
1985-89
Crisis Intervention Worker, Helpline, Pittsburgh, PA, 1982 – 1983
Alcohol and Drug Prevention Specialist, Spectrum, Pittsburgh, PA, 1981-83
Psychiatric Social Worker, Clinic for Child Study, Detroit, MI, 1975-80
Mental Health Therapist, Metro Learning and MH Clinic, Detroit, MI, 1975-98
Psychiatric Social Worker, Wayne County Psychiatric Hospital, Eloise, MI., 1973-75
Publications
Articles, Books and Book Chapters
Pierre, R ., Bailey, K .R ., Dicks, B.A., Ramsay, HIV/AIDS and the Jamaican Child . Implications for Research and Action. The Caribbean Journal of Social Work Vol .4. pp .60-75. August 2005
Dicks, B.A., Issues Affecting Children in Child Welfare in Sakinah Salahu-Din, Editor . Child Welfare A Strength’s Approach. Boston, Allyn & Bacon..conract for publication. 2006
Negroni-Rodriguez, L .,Morales, J. and Dicks, B., Cultural Considerations in in Advising Latino/a Students (accepted for publication 2006) Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 2003
Dicks, B. A. (Editor), HIV/AIDS and Children in the English Speaking Caribbean. Haworth Press, New York. 2002.
Dicks, B. A. and Venturini, V., Social work practice with the rural elderly mentally retarded . In M . Holosko and M . Feit (Eds.), Social work practice with the elderly. 5 th edition Toronto, Canada: Canadian Scholars Press. 2004
Dicks, B.A. Guest Editor Special Issue: HIV/AIDS and Children of the English Speaking Caribbean . Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education for Adolescents and Children.Vol.4, No. 2/3, 2001
Pierre, R., Bailey, K and Dicks. B., HIV/AIDS and the Jamaican Child forthcoming in Caribbean Social Work Journal. University of the West Indies Press, Kingston, Jamaica ( In press). 2005
Co-Editor: The Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth, Haworth Press Publication, 2004-05
Grants and Sponsored Programs
Presentations, Conferences and Lectures
Professional Presentations
2005
Presented on HIV/AIDS and African Americans 50+: Challenges for HBCU’s at Sojourner Douglas College (Lanham Maryland Campus (August 2005)
Invited to presented on ”HIV/AIDS & Blacks Over 50 “ at the Assoc . Human Development & Gerontology in Historically Black Colleges North Carolina A&T Sate University. Greensboro, N.C. (April 2005)
Civil Rights and Education: The Williston Story: Presented as part of Community Organization Sequence Program on Civil Rights Movement. University of Connecticut School of Social Work
2004
Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration. Speaker on “Health Disparities and the Dream” New Britain, CT
Invited Speaker: New Britain, Ct Black History Month Celebration of Brown vs Board of Education: 50 Years Celebration.
Invited Speaker: Psychosocial Interventions and Sickle Cell, Annual Program for Concerned Citizens for Quality Care in Sickle Cell
2003
CSWE Minority Alum, First Annual Meeting of Minority Fellows and SAMHSA . (Meeting of MFP Alums from Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Psychiatry and SAMSHA Divisions
a. Chaired Roundtable Session: Mental Health, HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse
b. Luncheon Panel Speaker: Representing Social Work Minority Fellows Alum in a discussion on the “Significance of the MFP Program in My Career Path”
Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Co-developed presentation on Considerations in Cultural Advising and Latino Students with Dr . Lirio Negroni-Rodriguez and Julio Morales (Feb 2003). Atlanta
2002
North American Association of Christian Social Workers Annual Conference, Paper on “Social Workers as Agents of Reconciliation: Standing in the Gap for People with HIV/AIDS” Rochester, N,Y, (Oct 2002)
Invitational Speaker, Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Invited to present paper on “HIV/AIDS and the USA: Implications for Global Social Work . Presented as part of the Annual Session sponsored by the North American Caribbean Social Work Educators, Nashville, Tenn. February 2002
Workshop Presentation: National Black Social Workers Conference. Presented a workshop on “HIV/AIDS and Spirituality .” Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 6, 2002
Keynote Speaker :International Women’s Day Celebration, Invited as a keynote presenter for the YWCA of New Britain . Presentation - “Human Rights and Women’s Global Health.” New Britain, CT, March 8, 2002
2001
Community Forums: Spotlight on Black Women’s Health.
A series of five community presentations and focus group discussions facilitated by me to women of African heritage at churches and community institutions . Part of the Black Women’s Health Initiative Project of Greater Hartford . Sessions were held: June-October 2001
Plenary Presenter, HIV/AIDS Summit on Women, Urban League of Greater Hartford
Invited Plenary Presenter: “State of the State for HIV/AIDS and African American Women”, Hartford, CT., October 2001
Invitational Speaker: International Conference on Methodology:, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad “Social Behavioral Aspects of Methodology in HIV/AIDS Research”, March 2001
Invitational Speaker,10th Anniversary Celebration of Social Work, University of the West Indies, Trinidad “The Way Forwards: Challenges in Developing an M.S.W. Program”; March 2001
Invitational Workshop Presenter, Practicum Workshop for Social Workers, “Burnout and Practicum Teachers” University of the West Indies . St . Augustine, Trinidad, March 2001
2000
Session Chair - Infant Mortality Session, Council on Social Work Education - Annual Meeting New York, February 2000
Honors, Fellowships and Distinctions
Invited to serve as Chair of the AIDS Section, Family Empowerment Conference, Marian College, INDIA (September 2005 )
Scholarship Recipient to Train the Trainer On HIV/AIDS Stigma. Sponsored by National Minority AIDS Council. Washington, D.C. (August 2005)
Scholarship Recipient for Cross Cultural Aging Education for Allied Health Curriculum Training . One week with 30 HBCU college professors nationwide. Tallahassee, Fla.(June 2005)
Eternal Reviewer: Doctoral Studies, Gandhigram University, Gandhigram, India. (1996-2005)
Editorial Board Member for Christianity & Social Work (Journal of the National Assoc. Christian Social Workers. (Sept. 2004)
Appointed as Co-Editor, Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth by Haworth Press. (June 2004)
Minority Fellows/SAMASHA Anniversary Program Selected as Social Work Rep for CSWE Minority Fellows Graduate to present at Special Anniversary Program. Washington, D.C. (Dec 2003)
NIMH SBIR Technical Reviewer for Proposals / Mental Health Issues. (July 2003)
National Institute of Mental Health and Small Business Innovation Research Program - Mental Health Issues & Social Work Education. (2003)
Invitational Book Signing- International Caribbean Social Workers Conference for my book , “HIV/AIDS and Children in the English Speaking Caribbean” (Haworth Press 2002) Barbados (July 2003)
Invitational Membership International Scholars Project, North American Association of Christians in Social Work. (2003)
Invited by the Executive Director to become part of a newly developed international group to address research, service and scholarship. (2003)
Meet the Authors Forum . Invited Participant in the Council on Social Work Education’s Meet the Author’s Forum at the Annual Meeting for my book “ HIV/AIDS and Children in the English Speaking Caribbean” (Haworth Press 2002) Atlanta, Ga. (Feb 2003)
Newspaper Interview, Johnson, Edgar (October 2002) “HV/AIDS and Children” West Indian American Newspaper, Volume X1, Number 10, page 1 and 8. Hartford, CT.
Featured in June 2002 (Vol. 45:3 . Issue of Catalyst, the Newsletter of the North American Association of Christian Social Workers on pages 102 . Dr . Dicks is highlighted for her work on HIV/AIDS and training for Christian social work in the church . The article is available at www.nacsw.org
External Reviewer: Faulty Member 3 rd Year Review, The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration. (Summer 2002)
External Reviewer: University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, Department of Behavioral Sciences. (2001-02)
Recipient of the State of Connecticut-Public Health Commissioner’s Leadership Award for HIV/AIDS. (2001)
First person to receive the State Public Health Commissioner’s AIDS Leadership Award specifically for contributions as a “Leader in bringing new practice skills to Social Work professionals to help individuals and families who are affected by HIV/AIDS,” Hartford, CT. (December 2001)
Recipient Louise Guenveur Streat Outstanding Educator Award, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC. (2000)
Outreach and Service
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University Service University of Connecticut, School of Social Work Member, Doctoral Committee Member, Black Substantive Area Faculty Advisor, Organization of Black Social Work Students Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee Coordinator, Dual Degree MSW/MPH Program Member, International Center Advisory Committee Chair, World AIDS Day Planning Committee Member, Search Committee for Latina Studies Position Thesis Committee Member, Graduate Public Health Program Member, Search Committee for Director of Field Education Position Chair, Black History Month Planning Committee Member, Micro Foundation Practice Committee Faculty Advisor, Student Health Organization and the Dual Degree Student Organization 2002-03 Faculty Workgroup on Curriculum for Human Oppression 2002-03 Chair, Health Substantive Area 2002-03 Member, University Wide Dean’s Five Year Evaluation Committee 2002 Member, Black Faculty Search Committee 2002 Chair, Education Review Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee for Associate Dean Community Service President of the Board, Hartford Behavioral Health, Member, Greater Hartford Urban League, Women and AIDS Task Force Member, Black Women’s Health Initiative, Member, Capitol Regional Conference of Churches, Health Ministries Board Member, YWCA of New Britain () New Britain Council on AIDS, Member of the Board of Directors Member, Mary McLeod Bethune Club, Chair of Scholarship Committee Board Member, New Britain AIDS Council ( NEWBRAC) Member, Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration Planning Committee Member, Black History Month Planning Committee and Co-Chair 2003 Spottswood African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Director of Health Ministry, Director of the Family Life Institute Membership in following groups at Spottswood AME Zion Church:
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