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Shelby Clark, LCSW

Scholar | Educator | Practitioner

Education Highlights

Ph.D., Social Welfare, anticipated graduation December 2022

  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 

    • Dissertation: Exploring the Implementation of a Randomized Control Trial Testing a Loving Kindness Meditation Intervention to Treat Secondary Traumatic Stress among Child Welfare  Professionals 

      • Committee Members: Becci A. Akin (chair); Michael Riquino (methodologist); Kaela  Byers, Ward Lyles, Nancy Kepple  

Areas of Scholarly Interest

 

Research and Scholorship

  • Trauma-Informed Care

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  • Compassion & Mindfulness Interventions

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  • Mental Health & Clinical Practice

  • Contemplative Science

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  • Child Welfare​

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  • Social Work Administration & Workforce

Selected Manuscripts

Using Institutional Analysis to Examine the Systemic Sources of Racial Disproportionality and  Disparity: A Case Example. 

Wright, K., Akin, B.A., Byers, K., McCall, S., Alford, D., Parker, A., Clark, S.L., Shaw-Woody,  N., Kline, M., Brown, N. Hill, E., Davis-Mays, S., Parham, W., Rush, R. (2021). Using  Institutional Analysis to Examine the Systemic Sources of Racial Disproportionality and  Disparity: A Case Example. Child Welfare Journal.  

A Future of Strength: The Strengths Perspective and Developing Social Workers.

Clark, S.L., Akin, B.A., Wright, K. (2020). “A Future of Strength: The Strengths Perspective  and Developing Social Workers.” In A.N. Mendenhall & M.M. Carney (Eds.) Rooted in  Strength (p. 39-50). M. Reed & P. LeRow. 

Investigating the Relationship between Trauma Symptoms and Placement Instability for Children in Foster Care. 

Clark, S.L., Palmer, A., Akin, B.A., Dunkerley, S. (2020). Investigating the Relationship between Trauma Symptoms and Placement Instability for Children in Foster Care. Child Abuse and Neglect. 

Selected Presentations

The Case for Compassion: Where Authentic Care and Resilience Meet. 

Clark, S.L. (2021, April 13). The Case for Compassion: Where Authentic Care and  Resilience Meet. ResilienceCon 2020, online. (Refereed)

Child Safety and Family Preservation: Investigating the Relationships between Tenure, Type of  Employment, and Values Influencing Decision Making Among Child Welfare Professionals.  

Clark, S.L., Byers, K., Akin, B.A., Dunkerley, S., Wright, K. & McCall, S. (2021, January 22).  Child Safety and Family Preservation: Investigating the Relationships between Tenure, Type of  Employment, and Values Influencing Decision Making Among Child Welfare Professionals.  Poster presentation at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, online.

Facilitating Youth-Directed,  Participatory Action Research in a Study of Child Welfare Services. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, online.

Clark, S.L., McCall, S., Akin, B.A. (2020, November 19). Facilitating Youth-Directed,  Participatory Action Research in a Study of Child Welfare Services. Council on Social Work  Education Annual Program Meeting, online. (Refereed).  

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