Faculty and staff conduct cutting edge research related to social work practice, social problems
and social policy, including interdisciplinary research and collaborative projects with the
community. Students are involved in all aspects of the research process and there is an emphasis on
application of research findings to the pressing challenges in the field.
For highlights of recent research please visit our
research spotlight, which
contains articles about and links to faculty research and publications.
Faculty conduct their research both independently as faculty research projects or though several
MSASS Research Centers.
Center for Evidence-Based
Practices
The Center for Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) is a technical-assistance organization that
promotes knowledge development and the implementation of EBPs for the treatment and recovery of
people with severe mental illness and co-occurring severe mental and substance use disorders. The
Center also implements and studies emerging best practices in an effort to identify innovations
that consistently generate improved outcomes and, thus, may become an EBP.
The Center on
Interventions for Children and Families
The Center on Interventions for Children and Families (CICF) is a research and training center
that is focused on developing and disseminating evidence based interdisciplinary treatment models
that promote the developmental and social emotional well-being of young children by enhancing
family and social-environmental supports. These include interventions designed to improve
parenting/caregiving skills, promote the stability of families, and enhance the social and
community supports of families.
Center on Substance Abuse and
Mental Illness
The Center on Substance Abuse and Mental Illness provides education, research, training and
consultation in the fields of substance abuse and mental health, with particular emphasis on the
co-existence of substance and mental disorders. The Center is comprised of three educational,
training, and research initiatives that focus on co-occurring substance and mental disorders:
- The Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence
- The Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence
- A 5-year Social Work Research Development Program grant from the National Institute on Drug
Abuse in the area of co-existing drug and mental health disorders (NIDA Dual Disorders Program);
- The Dual Diagnosis Clinical Residency Training Program for Social Work Students funded by the
Ohio Department of Mental Health.
A new resource for evidence-based practices (EBPs):
Implementing IDDT:
A step-by-step guide to stages of organizational change
Center on Urban Poverty and Community
Development
The focus of the Center, which merges two important research centers, is on community- based
approaches to addressing the problems of persistent and concentrated urban poverty. Based in
Cleveland, the Center views the city as both a tool for building communities and producing change
locally, and as a representative urban center from which nationally-relevant research and policy
implications can be drawn. The Center works closely with policy-makers and advocacy organizations
to bring its research into the public-policy discussion. The center works with organizations at all
levels to raise community capacity, improve service delivery and analyze community needs and
assets. The Center maintains a publicly-available, web-based data system (NEO CANDO ) to bring
neighborhood information such as Census figures, crime statistics, property information and other
demographic details to the people of Northeast Ohio.
The Dr. Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Center
for Violence Prevention Research and Education
The Begun Center is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary collaboration focused on violence
prevention research, development of community-based violence prevention programs, program
evaluation, and violence prevention education in the form of conferences, workshops, lectures, and
publications. The Begun Center offers services, such as training and technical assistance on
strategic planning and management indicators, which improve community-based violence intervention
and prevention initiatives.
The Mandel Center for Nonprofit
Organization
This interdisciplinary Center was established in 1984 as one of the first university-based
programs in the county focused on the education of nonprofit leaders and managers. The Center
offers a Masters degree in Non-Profit Organizations (MNO), a Certificate in Nonprofit Management
(CNM) and conducts research on the nonprofit sector.
The Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence
(SAMI-CCOE) is a technical-assistance organization that helps service systems, organizations,
and providers implement and sustain the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model, maintain
fidelity to the model, and develop collaborations within local communities that enhance quality of
life for consumers of mental health services and their families. IDDT is an evidence-based practice
for people with co-occurring disorders (severe mental illness and substance abuse). Research
demonstrates that IDDT improves outcomes for consumers and systems of care. The SAMI CCOE provides
these services: service systems consultation; program consultation; clinical consultation; training
and education; research and evaluation.
The Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence
(Ohio SE CCOE) is a technical-assistance organization that helps service systems, organizations,
and providers implement and sustain the Supported Employment (SE) model, maintain fidelity to the
model, and develop collaborations within local communities that enhance quality of life for
consumers of mental health services and their families. SE is an evidence-based practice (EBP) that
enables people with severe mental illness to acquire competitive jobs in their local communities.
Research demonstrates that SE significantly increases employment rates. The SE CCOE provides these
services: service systems consultation; program consultation; clinical consultation; training and
education; research and evaluation.
Lillian F. and Milford J. Harris Library
The Lillian F. and Milford J. Harris Library at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is
one of only a few professional social work libraries administered by a school of social work. It is
available for use by students, staff, faculty and alumni, as well as the social work community.
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