Sam Copeland, Ph.D., LCSW
	Associate Professor of Social Work BSW Program Director
	Office: Telephone: Email:	SWK 104 (936) 468-2126 scopeland@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., University of Nevada Las Vegas
M.S.W., University of Houston
Ph.D., University of Houston

Professional Interests

Cultural Competence
Mental Health
International Social Work
Rural Social Work

Teaching

SWK 210- Introduction to Social Welfare
SWK 215- Introduction to Social Work
SWK 333- Social Work with Small Groups
SWK 225 & 325- Human Behavior and Social Environment
SWK 350- Generalist Practice I
SWK 415- Social Welfare Policy Analysis
SWK 507- Social Welfare Policy and Services

Research Projects

Multicultural Parent Education

Selected Publications

Copeland. S., (In Press). The Short-Term Group: The Foundation for Re-socialization Training for At-
     Risk Youth. In A. Gitterman & R. Salmon (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups. Haworth      Press, NY.

Copeland, S., (2004). Foster/Adoptive Parent Training. Managing Challenging Behavior, Lying Stealing
     and Cheating [Handbook]. Stephen F. Austin State University, School of Social Work Library.

Copeland, S., (2004, June 16) Teaching Cultural Competence: “From the Classroom Toward a Social
     Work Practice Model”. Paper presented at the 2004 Hawaii International Conference on the
     Social Sciences. Proceedings retrieved at http://www.hicsocial. org

Morales, L., & Copeland, S. (2003). Rural Families. International Encyclopedia of Marriage & Family
     Relationships (2nd ed.). Macmillan Reference, USA.

Holzer, C. E., III, & Copeland, S. (2000). Race, Ethnicity and the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders
     in Adults. In I. Cuellar & F. Paniagua (Eds.), Handbook of Multi-Cultural Mental Health
     Assessment and Treatment of Diverse Populations.

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