Douglas BehanRutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Rutgers · School of Social Work
Douglas Behan
Doctor of Social Work
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Introduction
Douglas Behan is on the faculty at the School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey where he is the Director of Continuing Education and an Associate Professor of Professional Practice. His areas of interest include psychotherapy effectiveness and adult learning. His most recent publication is 'Demoralization During Medical Illness: A Case of Common Factors Treatment'.
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Background
Psychotherapists must choose from an overwhelming number of theoretical models and empirically supported treatments to guide their work. Meta-analytic studies show there is comparable efficacy among the choices, making the decision about which approach to use difficult. Research indicates there are pantheoretical elements found in all ef...
A serious physical illness can become the defining aspect of a person’s life. If a belief develops that the illness cannot be resolved, either through medical care or one’s own coping efforts, then a person can develop demoralization, which is defined as a pervasive feeling of defeat, hopelessness, and powerlessness. Demoralization involves a depre...
Despite the rapid expansion of legalized gambling, few social workers are trained to identify problem gambling symptoms. This study explored gambling knowledge, behavior, and problem symptoms in a sample of 1,777 clinical social workers through an online survey. Findings indicate about 77% of social workers gambled and more than 4% of those who gam...
Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education
Behan, D. (2020). Beyond the “Sage on the Stage”: Helping Experts Become Effective Teachers. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 26(4), 8-15.
Social work continuing education programs are charged with providing quality training to support social workers in practice. These programs hold a gatekeeping role to ensure the programs they of...
Purpose
To explore the personal gambling behavior and problem symptoms of social workers and other mental health providers to gauge their level of self-awareness, an important prerequisite to identifying and assisting clients who gamble.
Method
A survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 2,317 social workers and other mental health provide...
Both the general economy and the provision of social services have grown in recent years in China. An opportunity has evolved for U.S.-based schools of social work to collaborate with counterparts in China to provide social service training and professional development programs. This article describes the lessons learned from two such programs that...
