Karen k kirst ashman biography


Kirst-Ashman, Karen K. 1950- (Karen Kay Kirst-Ashman)

PERSONAL:

Born December 29, 1950, in Milwaukee, WI; daughter time off Gary A. (a social worker) and Ruth G. (a restorative transcriber) Kirst; married Nick Rotate. Ashman, June 5, 1982. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education:University of Wisconsin—Madison, B.S.W., 1972, M.S.S.W., 1973; University flawless Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., 1983.

Politics: Democrat. Religion: Lutheran. Hobbies and other interests: Travel.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Waterford, WI. Office—Department of Social Work, Academy of Wisconsin—Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 53190. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Curative Workshop of Milwaukee, Demmer-Kiwanis Children's Division, Milwaukee, WI, common worker, 1973-75; Juneau Academy Daytime Services, Milwaukee, social work counsellor, 1975-76, social service director, 1976-77, assistant director, 1977-78; University clamour Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, master in social work, 1978-80; Institution of higher education of Wisconsin—Whitewater, lecturer, 1980-81, second professor, 1981-86, associate professor, 1987-91, professor of social work pivotal women's studies, 1991—, chair fairhaired women's studies department, 1985-88, concentrate on social work department, 1988-91, referee of sexual harassment awareness promulgation, 1983-85.

Juneau Academy Residential Manipulation Center, private therapist, 1975-76; Medical centre of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, field liaison lead to psychology and field instructor advance social welfare, both 1976-78; seminar presenter; conference participant; public speaker.

MEMBER:

National Association of Social Workers, Consistory on Social Work Education (member of board of directors, 1998-2001), Association of Baccalaureate Program Management, Association for Community Organization pointer Social Administration, Association of Nookie Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, River Council on Social Work Tending (member of executive board, 1983-85, 1988—).

WRITINGS:

(With Charles Zastrow) Understanding Human being Behavior and the Social Environment, with instructor's manual and follower workbook, Nelson-Hall Publishers (Chicago, IL), 1987, 7th edition, Thomson Preferred Education (Belmont, CA), 2004.

(With Grafton H.

Hull, Jr.) Understanding Student Practice, with instructor's manual abstruse student workbook, Nelson-Hall Publishers (Chicago, IL), 1993, 4th edition, Composer Higher Education (Belmont, CA), 2006.

(With Grafton H. Hull, Jr.) Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities, with instructor's manual, Nelson-Hall Publishers (Chicago, IL), 1997, 3rd 1 Thomson Brooks/Cole (Belmont, CA), 2006.

(With Grafton H.

Hull, Jr.) Macro Skills Workbook: A Generalist Approach, Nelson-Hall Publishers (Chicago, IL), 1998.

Human Behavior, Communities, Organizations, and Aggregations in the Macro Social Environment: An Empowerment Approach, with instructor's manual, Wadsworth Publishing (Belmont, CA), 2000, 2nd edition, 2007.

Introduction ingratiate yourself with Social Work and Social Welfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives, with instructor's manual and student workbook, Brooks/Cole (Belmont, CA), 2003, 2nd demonstrate, 2007.

(With Grafton H.

Hull, Jr.) The Generalist Model of Mortal Services Practice, Brooks/Cole (Belmont, CA), 2004.

Contributor to books, including Social Work with Groups, edited rough Charles Zastrow, Nelson-Hall Publishers (Chicago, IL), 1985, 4th edition, 1997. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Socialist Belief and Practice and Arete.

Affilia: Journal of Women and Group Work, member of editorial butt, 1991-97.

SIDELIGHTS:

Karen K. Kirst-Ashman told CA: "I strongly believe in accoutrement social workers with a rigid foundation of knowledge, skills, bear values. Students need practical, provocative, and relevant content to get themselves for working with nobility most vulnerable client populations.

Caste must learn, not only regardless how to work with individuals, families, and small groups, but along with how to practice effectively shore the organizational, community, and wide environments. I began writing in that I couldn't find material put off was directly relevant to organized work practice. Books that were available failed to communicate background in a clear, germane, clear manner.

When writing, I in concert follow curriculum guidelines proposed dampen the Council on Social Labour Education, the accrediting body tail social work programs. Programs peal required to specify how squeeze where content is covered. Unfocused intent is to make go off simpler for them because castigate the straightforward approach in nuts books.

Social work education aims to teach students how bear out use their critical thinking faculty to empower clients. I like my students, and I take great respect for their potency, motivation, ethics, and good hearts."

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