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Classes I Teach at MSASS
- SSWM 583, Mental Health Practice with Adults
- SSWM 581, Social Work Practice with Older Populations
Affiliations and Activities
- Faculty Researcher: University Memory and Aging Center (UMAC) of Case Western Reserve
University and the University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Scholarly Interests
- Depression in older adults
- Developmental issues in middle and later life
- Mental health treatment methods
- Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease or other cognitive impairment; the transition
into caregiving
- Development and validation of measurement instruments
Why I Chose This Profession
After graduating from college, I was working in downtown Berkeley, CA, at an employment
agency. I had a liberal arts background, but I began to notice the numbers of homeless and
disaffected persons who would come into the office seeking some kind of help that we, as a
business, were unable to offer them. Around the same time, my mother was dealing with relocating my
elderly grandparents, my grandfather had to enter long-term care, and I could see the emotional
strain all were under. I got my MSW with the idea of doing clinical work with adults or older
adults. As a clinical social worker, I found my professional niche. When I returned to school for
doctoral studies and since, my major interests have continued to be in the areas of adult
development, aging and mental health treatment.
Contact Information
Kathryn Betts Adams
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7164
kathryn.adams@case.edu
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