Academic Preparation

Ph.D./A.B.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work Anticipated completion date, May 2000
M.S.W., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
B.A., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa (sociology and religion), 1974

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Professional Experience

Teaching

• Teach graduate social work practice curricula
• Teach graduate human behavior and the social environment curricula
• Taught undergraduate introductory social work curriculum
• Taught graduate skills laboratory in social work practice methods course
• Administered and taught undergraduate paraprofessional counseling program
• Guest lectured in graduate social work research methods course
• Guest lectured in graduate social work practice methods course
• Guest lectured in graduate social welfare policy course

Research

• Conducted questionnaire and interview research with individuals who have mental illness

Service

• Serve on the Indiana University School of Social Work MSW Curriculum Committee
• Serve on the Indiana University Northwest Steering Committee for the Planning Process
• Serve on the Indiana University Northwest Executive Committee
• Serve on the Indiana University Northwest First Tier Salary Committee
• Serve on the Indiana University Northwest ad hoc Adjunct/Overload Teaching Committee
• Serve as the Faculty Liaison of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) Section of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• Served on the UIUC School of Social Work Off Campus/On Campus Program Committee
• Served on the UIUC School of Social Work Doctoral Committee
• Served on the UIUC School of Social Work Grievance Committee

Practice

• Supervised and trained counselors and graduate students
• Interviewed prospective agency personnel and facilitated staff meetings
• Served as liaison to State licensing agents
• Wrote and revised agency policies and procedures
• Developed and coordinated a high school student assistance program
• Taught and facilitated groups for adolescents who are "at-risk"
• Taught independent living skills to adults with developmental disabilities
• Performed client assessments with diverse populations
• Conducted long-term and short-term therapeutic interventions with individuals, groups, and families
• Taught Driving Under the Influence remedial education classes
• Served as an employee assistance program agency liaison person
• Taught and facilitated therapeutic groups for adolescents and adults who are chemically dependent
• Coordinated volunteers and provided direct community outreach services to individuals who are homeless
• Provided career counseling to university students and alumni/ae

Employment History

• 1997-now Lecturer - Indiana University Northwest, Division of Social Work
• 1996-1997 Graduate Assistant - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Career Services Center
• 1996 Research Assistant - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Psychology
• 1994-1996 Graduate Assistant - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Counseling Center
• 1994-1995 Project Outreach Coordinator - Men's Emergency and Community Day Shelter, Champaign, IL
• 1993-1995 Teaching Assistant - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work
• 1985-1993 Counselor and Clinical Supervisor - La Salle County Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Ottawa, IL
• 1985-1989 Utilization Review Consultant - Horizon House of Illinois Valley, Inc., Peru, IL
• 1979-1985 Program Manager - Horizon House of Illinois Valley, Inc., Peru, IL
• 1977-1979 Child Care Worker/Supervisor - Covenant Children's Home, Princeton, IL
• 1976-1977 Youth Outreach Worker - La Salle County Youth Service Bureau, Ottawa, IL
• 1974-1975 Executive Director - Ottawa Youth Center, Ottawa, IL

Professional Activities

• Conference presenter, "Ideas and Interventions that Work with Adolescent Substance Abusers," Gary Teachers Union 1998 QuEST Conference, 1998
• Competitive grant award recipient (co-authored) for high school student assistance program, Illinois State Board of Education, 1993
• Conference presenter, "Group Counseling for Relapse Prevention," Illinois Institute on Drugs and Alcohol, Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (competitive call for presentations), August, 1988
• Volunteer Trainer/Clinical Consultant, Illinois Teenage Institute on Substance Abuse (ITI), summer, 1988
• Volunteer panelist, Ottawa (IL) Public Awareness Night, April 1988
• Volunteer Small Group Leader, Operation Snowball (peer leadership training program), November 1986
• Community Education Series presenter, "Cocaine," Community Hospital of Ottawa, IL and the La Salle County (IL) Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, January, 1986
• Volunteer Small Group Facilitator, Illinois Teenage Institute on Substance Abuse (ITI), summers, 1985-1987
• Agency in-service presenter:

Publications

        Kaplan, M.S., & Weiler, R.E. (1997). Social patterns of smoking behavior: Trends and practice implications. Health and Social Work, 22(1), 47-52.

        Weiler, R.E. (in press). Substance abuse as problem or symptom: The Smith family. In R.F. Rivas & G.H. Hull, Jr. (Eds), Case studies in generalist practice (2nd ed.) Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
 

Affiliations

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• Indiana Counselor's Association on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
• Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development
• Board of Directors, University of Illinois School of Social Work Alumni Association (Member 1992-1998); President, 1994-1996)
• Steering Committee, Men's Emergency and Community Day Shelter, Champaign, IL (1996-1997)
• Board of Directors, Horizon House of Illinois Valley, Inc., Peru, IL (1991- 1993)

Distinctions

• Mark Hale Award for Scholastic Excellence, University of Illinois School of Social Work, 1988 (commencement speaker)
• Alpha Delta Mu, National Social Work Honor Society
• Loyalty Award, University of Illinois Alumni Association, 1996

Licensure

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), state of Indiana
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), state of Illinois
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor II (CADAC II), state of Indiana
• Certified Supervisor Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor (CSADC) state of Illinois

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