Social Work

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Providing the education, training, values and skills necessary to engage in generalist social work practice

Faculty

Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Social Work
Chair, Institutional Review Board

The Council for Social Work Education
The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation, Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Licensure Board
National Association of Social Workers
National Association of Christians in Social Work
Social Welfare and Action Alliance
Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society

2010 Ray of Hope Award, Sylvania Area Family Services
2010 Faculty Representative, Franciscan Pilgrimage Program
2008-09 Faculty Excellence Award Nominee, Lourdes College
2006-07 San Damiano Award for Service Learning, Lourdes College
2002-03 Faculty Excellence Award Nominee, Lourdes College
2000, 1999 Red Ribbon Award, West Virginia Bureau of Public Health
1999 Exemplar Award for Excellence in Social Work Management NASW West Virginia Chapter
1997 Crystal Award for Project Excellence, HUD Office of Community Planning and Development

Litten, J. P. An examination of the convergence of Catholic Social Teachings and social justice within the social work curriculum and within the content of related disciplines.
Litten, J.P., Vaughan, A.G. & Wildermuth, C. (2011). The engagement and personality of managers and professionals in human services and developmental disability services. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 10 (3).
Litten, J.P. A handbook for preventing homelessness and integrating resources: Developing a homeless prevention program for families. Retrieved December 2009 from http://www.focustoledo.org/PHAIR.htm
Litten, J.P. A quantitative and qualitative inquiry into the call to serve among nontraditional undergraduate social work students. Dissertation, May 2008.
French, M. and Litten, J. P. An investigation of seven tutoring sites within an urban setting in NW Ohio: A technical report submitted to the Toledo Community Foundation. April 2007.
Kujawa, J., Litten, J.P., Perzynski, K., Polcyn, M., Schmakel, P., Schultz, C. & Stockwell, M. (2007). Development of a Faculty Evaluation Process in the Franciscan Tradition. The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education.
Litten, J.P. Moving beyond diversity awareness to cultural competence. American Society for Training & Development. April 2005.
Litten, J.P. ,et al. (Acknowledged Contributors) Rural AIDS Housing: Issues and Opportunities. AIDS Housing of Washington, 1998.

Joyce P. Litten
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