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Education
- Ph.D, University of Michigan, Social Work and Political Science
- MSW, University of Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Community organizing for the 21st century
- Transformative models of agency leadership
- Child welfare: improving front line practice/ issues of racial disparity and disproportionality
- Ending the macro-micro divide through mindful practice
- Cultural competency & cultural humility
Courses Include
- Practice Lab with An Anti-Oppression Lens (co-chair with Dr. Samuel Aymer)
- Community Organization, Planning, & Development
- Political Economy of Social Welfare
Recent Scholarship
- Burghardt, S (in press). Macro Practice in Social Work for the 21st Century. 2nd edition, Thousand Oaks, Cal.: Sage Publishers.
- Burghardt, S (2011) Blues-influenced reflections on the negative impact of racism on white identity. Ann Arbor Consortium on Directions of Community Practice in the 21st Century, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Burghardt, S (2010). Macro Practice in Social Work for the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks, Cal.: Sage Publishers.
- Burghardt, S & Fabricant, M (2009). Building parent power to transform public education:
The story of CC9 & the struggle towards New York City school reform. Journal of Community Practice, v XII.
- Burghardt, S (2009). Which side are you on: The social work profession and the labor movement in the 21st century. Social Work Community Organizing in the 21st Century, Marie Weil, eds (New York, Longman).
Current Research
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Safety and Risk Assessment of Front-Line Child Welfare Staff (2008-present)
Sponsor: NY State office of Children & Family Services. -
Neighborhood-Based Services: An Investigation of Community Based Initiatives in Child Welfare (2006)
Sponsor: New Jersey Department of Human Services -
Developing Capacity of Front-line Community Based Network Planners (2004)
Sponsor: New York Administration for Children’s Services
