National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice

University of Iowa’s School of Social Work director, Miriam Landsman, has two important roles. In addition to her academic role, she also serves as executive director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice, a research and training center within the SSW. She recently began a new wave of research with Iowa Children’s Justice (a division of the Judiciary Courts for the State of Iowa) and the UI Child Health Specialty Clinic located in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Drs. Carol Coohey and Miriam Landsman of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice  have published an article "Evaluation of a Suicide Counseling Skills Course for Social Work Students" in the Journal of Social Work Education. Social work students often lack adequate training to effectively intervene with clients considering suicide. Coohey and Landsman describe integrating suicide counseling skills development into a course and evaluate whether it improves students’ skills and confidence.

Dr. Brad Richardson, research scientist and adjunct associate professor at the University of Iowa School of Social Work, is co-author of the recently released second edition of “Life Skills Progression™, An Outcome and Intervention Planning Instrument for Use With Families at Risk” from Brookes Publishing.