Kathleen Belanger, Ph.D., LMSW
	Associate Professor of Social Work
	Office: Telephone: Email:	SWK 205 (936) 468-1807 kbelanger@sfasu.edu	School of Social Work Stephen F. Austin State University P.O. Box 6104, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962-6104 (936) 468-5105 (936) 468-7201 (fax)

Education

B.A., Catholic University
M.S.S.W., University of Texas-Austin
Ph.D., University of Houston

Professional Interests

Child Welfare
Rural Issues: child welfare, capacity building, policies, best practices
Community Organization
Social Work Administration
Program Evaluation
Faith-Based Services
Religion and Spirituality
Serve as Co-chair of the National Advisory Committee for Rural Social Services of the Child
     Welfare League of America

Teaching

Community and Organizational Social Work
SWK 519- Field Instruction I
SWK 535- Seminar in Advanced Rural Practice

Research Projects

The Impact of Religion (Faith and Religious Support) on Adoption Outcomes (Rural focus).
The Impact of Social Services on Child Welfare Outcomes (Rural focus).

Selected Publications

Belanger, K. (2003). In search of a theory to guide rural practice: The case for social capital.
     In L. Ginsberg (Ed.), Social Work in Rural Communities (4th ed.). Alexandria, Va.: CSWE Press.

Kenny, E., & Belanger, K. (1999). Case Study: Tanya. In A.Lieberman & C. Lester (Eds.), Social
     work practice with a difference: Stories, essays, cases and commentaries. N.Y, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.

Belanger, K. (2003). Social justice in education for undocumented families: Texas House Bill
     1403 and its implications for social workers. Journal of Family Social Work, 6(4).

Belanger, K. (2002). Examination of racial imbalance for children in foster care: Implications for
     training. Co-published simultaneously in Journal of Health and Social Policy, 15(3/4) 163-176
     and Evaluation research in child welfare: Improving outcomes through university-public
     agency partnerships. New York: Hayworth Press.

Belanger, K. & Baker, C. L. (Eds.). (2002). The crisis in rural child welfare [Special Issue]. Child
     Welfare, 81(5).

Csikai, E. L., & Belanger, K. (2002). Fields of social work practice: Students' attitudes and
     interests. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 32(2), 1-22.

Csikai, E. L., & Belanger, K. (1999). Educating rural foster parents: An assessment of training
     needs and interests. In I. B. Carlton-LaNey, E. L. Edwards & P. N. Reid (Eds.), Preserving and
     strengthening small towns and rural communities. Washington, D. C.: NASW Press.

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