MSW Program Capstone Forum College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Social Work
MSW Program Capstone Forum
July 15, 2010
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Centennial Student Union Room 284 A, B, C
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Department of Social Work
MSW Program Capstone Forum
Welcome to the Second Annual Department of Social Work MSW Program Capstone Forum.
The concentration year Capstone Project provides Master of Social Work (MSW) students with the opportunity to
integrate and apply previous learning (academic and field) through the creation and implementation of a project
at their practicum agency in order to demonstrate mastery of the knowledge, skills, ethics and values necessary
for evidence-based advanced generalist social work practice. The Capstone Project also gives students the
opportunity to contribute to the knowledge-base of the profession and to develop and enhance professional
presentation skills through the creation and delivery of poster presentations describing the projects. Students
worked with their academic advisors, practicum agency field instructors, field faculty, and faculty teaching the
concentration year macro practice courses to design and implement the Capstone Projects and to create and
deliver their poster presentations.
Program
Student Poster Presentations
3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Opening Remarks by Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons, MSW Program Director
3:30 P.M.
Recognition of the Recipient of the Poster Presentation
People’s Choice Award
4:50 P.M.
Special Thanks
Thank you to President Richard Davenport, Provost Scott Olson, Dean John Alessio, Dean Anne Blackhurst and Dr.
William Anderson, Department Chair, for their support of the MSW program.
Students’ achievement of the objectives of our MSW Program Capstone Project would not have been possible
without the generous support of our practicum agencies and field instructors. Thank you for the time, energy,
encouragement, support and expertise that you all provided our students as they completed their 500 hour
practicum placements and MSW Capstone Projects.
Thank you to the members of the MSW Community Advisory Board (CAB) for their input in the creation of the
MSW Capstone Project. MSW CAB members:
 Barbara Cook, St. Peter Regional Treatment Center
 Victoria Hanson, Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital-Mayo Health System
 Sandra Hartman, Cottonwood County Family Services
 Nancy Lange, Rock County Family Services
 Gordon Larson, Retired
 Tom McNealy, Sioux Trails Mental Health
 Ann Many Birds, St. Peter Regional Treatment Center
 Craig Myers, Cottonwood County Family Services
 Molly Norris, ISD 77
Thank you to the MSW program academic advisors for their mentorship of students on their Capstone Projects. A
special thanks to Robin R. Wingo and Michelle Alvarez, MSW field faculty and to David Beimers, concentration
year macro practice courses instructor, for the extra time they spent working with students on the projects.
MSW Students Poster Presentations
Jihan Abdi Ali
Poster #1: A Review of Evidence-Based Programs that
Address Social Emotional Learning in an Early Childhood
Setting
Agency: Fernbrook Family Center, Owatonna, MN
Field Instructor: Jon Huemoeller, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Michelle E. Alvarez, MSW, EdD
Christina S. Anderly
Poster #2: County Corrections Chemical Dependency
Treatment Curriculum
Agency: Family Focus, Owatonna, MN
Field Instructor: Susan Connelly, LADC and Victoria
Hanson, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Robin R. Wingo, MSW, LISW
Karen Appel
Poster #3: Teacher Training for the Implementation of the
Incredible Years at GFW Elementary School
Agency: GFW Elementary School, Gibbon, MN
Field Instructor: Sharon Fossum, MSpEd
Advisor: Robin R. Wingo, MSW, LISW
DeAnna Aufderheide (Wilfart)
Poster #4: Descriptive Characteristics of Offenders Booked
at Sibley County Jail between January 2008 and December
2009
Agency: Sibley County Sheriff’s Office, Gaylord, MN
Field Instructor: Nancy Abel, LSW, MS
Advisor: Michelle E. Alvarez, MSW, EdD
Elli Marie Bach
Poster #5: Computer Based Training to Understand
Schizophrenia
Agency: Community Behavior Health Hospital, St. Peter,
MN
Field Instructor: Nancy Engebretson, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Nancy M. Fitzsimons, MSW, PhD
Susan Elizabeth Carpenter
Poster #6: Family Group Decision Making Utilization
Agency: Greater Minnesota Family Services, Willmar, MN
Field Instructor: Jo Ellen Krengel, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Robin R. Wingo, MSW, LISW
Lynda Devine
Poster #7: English as a Second Language Work Readiness
Curriculum
Agency: Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio, St. Paul,
MN
Field Instructor: Yvonne Lerew
Advisor: Robin R. Wingo, MSW, LISW
Kelly Dulohery
Poster #8: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and
Chronic Illness
Agency: St. Peter Clinic, Mayo Health System, St. Peter, MN
Field Instructor: Elizabeth Power Hawkinson, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Kimberly A. Zammitt, MSW, PhD, LICSW
BethanyAnne Filzen
Poster #9: Social Supports for Individuals in Mental Health
Agency: Immanuel St. Joseph’s, Mayo Health System,
Mankato, MN Field Instructor: Lindsey Werner, MSW,
LGSW
Advisor: Robin R. Wingo, MSW, LISW
Sheena Gasner
Poster #10: Effective Methods for Addressing Sensory
Stimulation Seeking Behaviors in Young Children
Agency: Fernbrook Family Center, Owatonna, MN
Field Instructor: Teya Dahle, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Michelle E. Alvarez, MSW, EdD
Nicole Suzanne Goettl
Poster #11: Addressing the Need of Attendance Policies at
Saint Clair School
Agency: Saint Clair School, St. Clair, MN
Field Instructor: Kristin Nett, BSSW, LSW
Advisor: Kimberly A. Zammitt, MSW, PhD, LICSW
Melissa Haugh
Poster #12: Effective Truancy Programs for the United
South Central School Community
Agency: United South Central Schools, Wells, MN
Field Instructor: Jennifer Crawford, MSW, LGSW
Advisor: Kimberly A. Zammitt, MSW, PhD, LICSW
Abigail Helget
Poster #13: Improving Organizational Practices: Learning
from Director Support Staff and Team Leads
Agency: Habilitative Services Inc., Mankato, MN
Field Instructor: Curt Bossert
Advisor: Nancy M. Fitzsimons, MSW, PhD
Anna Marie Johanson
Poster #14: A Survey of the Use of and Attitudes Toward
Utilizing Counseling Services among International
Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Agency: Minnesota State University, Mankato Counseling
Center, Mankato, MN
Field Instructor: Miranda Hellenbrand, PsyD, LPC
Advisor: Nancy M. Fitzsimons, MSW, PhD
Cheryl A. Kack
Poster #15: A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Sex
Offender Residency Restrictions to Recidivism
Agency: Canby School District/Elementary School, West
Canby, MN
Field Instructor: Kayla Reyerson, BSW, LSW
Advisor: David L. Beimers, MSW, PhD
Annette M. Kleinschrodt
Poster #16: Identification of Evidence-based Programs to
Address the Training Requirement for Restrictive
Procedures in Minnesota Schools
Agency: Owatonna School District 761, Owatonna, MN
Field Instructor: Debra Brecht, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Michelle E. Alvarez, MSW, EdD
Tammie Lyn Knick
Poster #17: Why Try? A Program Evaluation
Agency: GFW Middle School, Fairfax, MN
Field Instructor: Samantha Wright, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Nancy M. Fitzsimons, MSW, PhD
Rebecca Marie Mensing
Poster #18: Stigma Reduction Techniques/Campaigns for
Practitioners in a Rural Community Mental Health Practice
Agency: Sioux Trails Mental Health Center, Fairmont, MN
Field Instructor: Kris Shoen, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Robin R. Wingo, MSW, LISW
Angela Nelson
Poster #19: Assessing Gaps in Services for Geriatric
Patients with Mental Health Needs
Agency: Sanford Tracy Medical Center, Tracy, MN
Field Instructor: Julian Rayman, LMFT
Advisor: Michelle E. Alvarez, MSW, EdD
Craig J. Padgett
Poster #20: Independent Living Outcomes Evaluation
Project
Agency: SMILES, Mankato, MN
Field Instructor: Michelle Malakowski
Advisor: David L. Beimers, MSW, PhD
Ricki Lee Pribyl
Poster #21: Filling the Gap in Crisis Services: Horizon
Homes, Inc. Proposal for SCCBI Crisis Center
Agency: Horizon Homes, Inc., Mankato, MN
Field Instructor: Melody West
Advisor: Kimberly A. Zammitt, MSW, PhD, LICSW
Alyssa Schlager
Poster #22: Behavioral Health and Social Service SelfEfficacy of Nurses in a Rural Emergency Room Department
Agency: Waseca Medical Center, Waseca, MN
Field Instructor: Tina Olson, MSW, LGSW
Advisor: David L. Beimers, MSW, PhD
Lora R. Schoewe
Poster #23: Investigating Compassion Fatigue, Burnout
Rates, and Job Satisfaction Needs among Mental Health
Professionals and Sioux Trails Mental Health Center
Agency: Sioux Trails Mental Health Center, St. Peter, MN
Field Instructor: Anne Wheaton, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Kimberly A. Zammitt, MSW, PhD, LICSW
Michelle Leigh Schulz
Poster #24: Expanding the SEA Program: Course
Conceptualization, Rationale, and a Plan for
Implementation
Agency: Goodhue County Education District, Red Wing,
MN
Field Instructor: Lori Nicolai, MSW, LGSW
Advisor: Nancy M. Fitzsimons, MSW, PhD
Kari Diane Velzke
Poster #25: Anger Management for Adults: Developing an
Evidence-Based Anger Management Program
Agency: Lutheran Social Service, Mankato, MN
Field Instructor: Tammy Weisenberger, MA, LPC
Advisor: David L. Beimers, MSW, PhD
Tanya M. Walerius
Poster #26: Evidence Based Strategies & Techniques for
Children (6-10 years old) with ASD
Agency: Counseling Services of Southern Minnesota, St.
Peter, MN
Field Instructor: Brenda Toll-Bense, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Nancy M. Fitzsimons, MSW, PhD
Joseph Waller
Poster #27: How Does Organizational Culture Affect
Employee Readiness to Implement Evidence-Based
Practices?
Agency: Fernbrook Family Center, Owatonna, MN
Field Instructor: Jon Huemoeller, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: David L. Beimers, MSW, PhD
Hannah Louise Winkler
Poster #28: The “Pawsitive” Influence of Animals in
Psychiatric Long-Term Care Facilities: Animal-Assisted
Therapy at St. Peter Regional Treatment Center
Agency: St. Peter Regional Treatment Center – Minnesota
Security Hospital, St. Peter, MN
Field Instructor: Ann Many Birds, MSW and Robin Bode,
MSW, LGSW
Advisor: David L. Beimers, MSW, PhD
Melanie Wurtzberger
Poster #29: Defining the Term “Exemplary” as it Applies to
Children’s Mental Health Services in Minnesota’s Rural
Counties
Agency: Blue Earth County Children’s Mental Health
Services, Mankato, MN
Field Instructor: Jessica McLaughlin, MS
Advisor: Michelle E. Alvarez, MSW, EdD
Rebecca A. Zuehlke
Poster #30: Innovative Mental Health Services in Rural
Minnesota: Community-Based Mobile Crisis Response
Services
Agency: Southwestern Mental Health Center, Windom,
MN
Field Instructor: Gloria Andreasen, MSW, LICSW
Advisor: Kimberly A. Zammitt, MSW, PhD, LICSW