School of Social Work: Sullivan, Richard

Richard Sullivan

Associate Professor

Rm. 343, 2080 West Mall

Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2

D.S.W., University of California, Berkeley

tel (604) 822-4278

fax (604) 822-8656

Dr. Sullivan is a family and children's services social worker who has worked in family counseling, child protective services, residential treatment settings, juvenile correctional services, and employee assistance services.
His research focuses on interagency coordination and the development of service strategies with respect to high risk and marginalized groups, the development of operational measures for social service evaluation, the relationship between social policy and the developmental experience of families and children.

Current Courses:

SOWK 440I, The social context of child development.
SOWK 440G, Policy & practice in child welfare.
SOWK 501, Theoretical foundations of social work.
SOWK 572, Family Policy

Recent Publications:

Cadell, S. & Sullivan, R. (2006) Posttraumatic Growth in Bereaved HIV Caregivers: Where does it start and when does it end? Traumatology Vol. 12, Issue 1
Coates, J. & Sullivan, R. (2005) Achieving competent family practice with same-sex parents: Some promising directions. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 1(2), 89-114
Ellie Lathrop & Richard Sullivan (2004). Openess in adoption: Retrospective lessons and prospective choices. Children & Youth Services Review. Elsevier. Shannon Ireland. Vol. 26(4) pp. 393-411
Carol Cumming Speirs, Sydney Duder, & Richard Sullivan (2004) Mediated reunions in adoption: Findings from an evaluation study. Child Welfare. (in press)

Grad Students:

Marg Harrington (2006( Barriers to adoption
Sylvie Krutchten (2006) Institution Auspices and Diagnostic Trends: ADDH In B.C. & France
Carol Ann Green (2005) Permaency Planning: When adult interests compromise children's rights
Susan Massong (2004) Rehabilitation after amputation: The essential stepping stones to success.
Ian DeGeer (2004) The child welfare response to domestic violence: Exploring the concurrence between the literature, best practice guidelines and worker perception in the Ministry for Children & Family Development.

Other Activities:

Richard Sullivan is a board member of the B.C. Institute Against Family Violence and a Board member of the Society for Children & Youth of B.C. Richard also sings in the tenor section of the Universal Gospel Choir, a world music organization dedicated to social service fund raising and bringing the healing power of music to those in need. He has served on the Board of Accreditation for the CASSW and chaired the Personnel Services Committee of the UBC Faculty Association.

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