Ph.D., LISW
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.S.W., University of Michigan
B.A., Macalester College
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7164
kathryn.adams@case.edu
Biographical Sketch
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Curriculum Vitae
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Classes I Teach:
- SSWM 583, Mental Health Practice with Adults
- SSWM 581, Social Work Practice with Older Populations
- ABLE 512, ABLE seminar
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
How 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.
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