hero image
Kathleen Boland - Cedar Crest College. Allentown, PA, UNITED STATES

Kathleen Boland

Professor of Social Work | Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA, UNITED STATES

Professor of Social Work

Media

Publications:

Documents:

Photos:

Kathleen Boland Photo

Videos:

Audio/Podcasts:

Biography

Kathleen Boland is a Professor of Social Work at Cedar Crest College. She received her Ph.D. from Marywood University in 2002, and has also completed degrees at Adelphi University (MSW) and Elizabethtown College (BA). Her research focuses upon ethics in social work professional practice. She is an approved Act 31 Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Trainer for Mandated Reporters through Pennsylvania DHS. Publications and presentations include Child Abuse Recognition, Social Work Ethics and Social Media, Ethical issues related to confidentiality, duty to warn and boundaries.

Industry Expertise (4)

Social Services

Research

Training and Development

Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise (5)

Medical Social Work

Research Methods

Act 31 Trainer

Social Work Ethics

Medical Ethics

Education (3)

Marywood University: Ph.D., Social Work 2002

Adelphi University: M.S.W., Social Work

Elizabethtown College: B.A., Psychology

Affiliations (3)

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Council on Social Work Education

Media Appearances (1)

Cedar Crest College trains workers to report child abuse in wake of Jerry Sandusky scandal

LehighValleyLive  online

2014-01-22

"What we are doing here is offering the two-hour training required for social workers and other licensed professionals who are considered 'mandated reporters' who need this training prior to the renewal of their license," said Kathleen Boland, a Cedar Crest professor of social work. "The key thing for people to understand is that they can only get this training from a state-approved instructor and there are only a few approved providers in the state."

view more

Articles (2)

A Campus Survey of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Persons with Disabilities


Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability

2012-01-01

A positive classroom climate is essential to the success of students with disabilities in higher education. In a study of 268 students and 76 faculty members at a small liberal arts women's college in eastern Pennsylvania, participants responded to statements about ...

view more


General education and civic engagement: An empirical analysis of pedagogical possibilities


The Journal of General Education

2006-01-01

Faculty and administrators should explore a general education curriculum as the platform for a commitment to civic engagement. The results of this assessment study support the claim that faculty produce changes in student attitudes toward engaged citizenship ...

view more


 Your profile is not published.

Contact