| Title: | Interim Director & Professor |
| Dept: | Social Work |
| Office: | CB 317,309 |
| Phone: | 216-523-7477, 216-523-7477 |
| Fax: | 216-687-5590 |
| Email: | L.HELTON@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. CB 317,309, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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Ph.D., Psychological Foundations of Education, University of Cincinnati
MSW, Social Work, University of Kentucky B.A., English, Berea College | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Dr. Lonnie R. Helton (AKA Lon) joined the faculty of the Department of Social Work in 1991, after an extensive practice career in the fields of community mental health, developmental disabilities, and medical social work. Originally from Maryville, Tennessee, he graduated from Berea College in Kentucky and then went on to earn his Master of Social Work at the University of Kentucky and his doctorate in Educational Foundations at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Helton is also a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor in Ohio and is actively involved with the National Association of Social Workers and the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.
Dr. Helton teaches in both the Joint MSW and BSW degree programs. His teaching areas at the graduate level are: Social Work Practice with Small Systems; Advanced Practice with Small Systems I and II; HBSE: Large Systems; Group Work Practice, and Field Practicum. At the undergraduate level he teaches Human Behavior: Macro; Interventions II; and Field Practicum. He has also taught other undergraduate courses in micro-level interventions and micro-level human behavior. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP: Dr. Helton has done research in the areas of practice with families and children, multicultural practice; practice with families with a developmentally challenged child, Appalachian culture, women of Appalachian heritage, health beliefs of seniors, and alternative medicine. He has a special interest in qualitative research and his recent research involves phenomenological and case study methods. Dr. Helton is a known scholar in Appalachian studies with a focus on support systems of urban Appalachians, alternative medicine, and the impact of migration. He has authored textbooks, book chapters, and refereed articles in the above areas of interest. In the summer of 2007, Dr. Helton traveled to India to do research on traditional healing practices of mountain tribal and coastal dwellers in the provinces of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Dr. Helton has been involved on multiple community boards and advisory groups and serves as an Independent Trainer for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program, where he has also chaired committees on Multicultural Training for Child Welfare Practice. Dr. Helton became the Interim Director of the School of Social Work during the summer, 2012 semester. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Member of Graduate Faculty, CSU, 1991-Present
Cleveland State University Merit Awards, Scholarship & Creative Activities, 1998, 2006, 2008 Professional Leaves of Absence, Cleveland State University, 2000 and 2009 Honoree, NASW Membership Longevity NASW Ohio Conference, 2008, 2009 Center for Healing Across Cultures Leadership Recognition Award, 2006. Recognition for Service, Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, 2004-05 Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, 2001 Who's Who in America Excellence in Teaching Honoree, Center for Excellence in Teaching, CSU Judge, Miss America Preliminary Scholarship Pageants Master Teacher Panel, College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Social work practice with persons with disabilities
Social work practice with families and groups Appalachian Culture: Family Dynamics and Women's Resiliency; Complementary and Alternative Medicine practices; health beliefs and practices; family dynamics Multicultural social work practice Healing across cultures; holistic health beliefs and practices Health beliefs of seniors Distance education: student and faculty perceptions and experiences Appalachian Students in Higher Education | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Beginning Social Work Practice with Small Systems (Graduate)
Advanced Practice with Small Systems: Groups and Families (Graduate) Social Work Field Practicum (Graduate) Social Work Values and Ethics (Graduate/Undergraduate) Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Large Systems, Small Sytems (Graduate) Macro Human Behavior and the Social Environment (Undergraduate) Macro Practice (Undergraduate) Group Work Practice (Graduate) | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| National Association of Social Workers
Academy of Certified Social Workers Council on Social Work Education Certified Site Visitor, Council on Social Work Education Association for Advancement of Social Work with Groups Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor (LISW-S), Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| Consultant/Trainer, Institute for Human Services, Columbus, OH, 1997-Present
Consultant/Trainer, Ohio Child Welfare Training Program, Columbus, OH 1998-Present Consultant/Trainer, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, Minority Overrepresentation Project, 1996-1998 Clinical Consultant, Therapeutic Foster Care, Cleveland, OH., 1994-1995 Director, Graduate Social Work Training Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1980-1991 Senior Social Worker, Inpatient Pediatrics and Neurosurgery University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, 1976-1980 Team Social Worker, Comprehensive Care Center, West, Versailles, KY, 1975-1976 Staff Psychiatric Social Worker, Mercy Hospital of Watertown, Watertown, NY, 1974-1975 | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Department of Student Life Committee
Chair, Student Organization Constitution Review Sub-Committee, Department of Student Life Dean's Advisory Committee, College of Arts and Sciences Standards Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences CLASS Committee on Service Learning Chair, Diversity Committee - CLASS Graduate Admissions and Standards Committee Graduate Faculty Review Committee Graduate Petitions Committee University Assessment Committee CSU School of Social Work Faculty Appeal University Strategic Planning Committee Chair, University Minority Affairs Committee | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Education Committee
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Executive Committee National Association of Social Workers, Co-Chair, Ohio Chapter, Membership and Public Relations Committee National Association of Social Workers, Program Committee Chair, Ohio Chapter Statewide Conference, 2006 NASW Ohio Chapter Awards Committee Council on Social Work Education, Site Visitor for Accreditation Appalachian Studies Association Rural Social Work Caucus Editorial Board, Journal of Social Service Research Book Reviewer, Brooks/Cole & Mellen Press | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Habitat for Humanity Tool Drive
St. Martin DePorres Community Center, Advisory Board Phoenix Agency, Board of Trustees Advisory Committee, Community Mental Health Board, Multicultural Institute Inner City Renewal Society, Board of Trustees Inner City Renewal Society - Program Evaluation V. Beacon Agency - Trainer/Consultant | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Co-Director, Center for Healing Across Cultures, Biomedical and Health Institute, Cleveland State University 2005-2009 | ||