Margaret L. Morse

Clinical Assistant Professor/Manager, CARES publications
Center for Aging Research and Educational Services
Jordan Institute for Families
School of Social Work, CB# 3550
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
(919) 962-6483 mmorse@email.unc.edu

Education

University of California at Los Angeles, BA (French), 1971

University of Leeds, England, MA (Medieval Studies), 1975

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PhD (Comparative Literature), December 1985

Employment since 1985

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services, publications coordinator, 1990 to present; clinical instructor, 1996 to 2000; clinical assistant professor, 2000 to present

Freelance proofreader and copy editor (primarily for University of North Carolina Press), to 1990

Carolina Population Center, data entry clerk, to July 1987

Formal Publications

G. M. Nelson, A.C. Eller, D. W. Streets, and M. L. Morse, eds. 1995. The Field of Adult Services: Social Work Practice and Administration. Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.

M. L. Morse. 1995. Record Keeping. Chapter 9 in The Field of Adult Services.

D. W. Streets and M. L. Morse. 1991. Aging in North Carolina. Popular Government 56(4): 2-8.

Select Contract Publications

1989. North Carolina Comes of Age. For the N.C. Institute of Medicine. (copyediting)

1990. Aging in North Carolina. For the N.C. Division of Aging (DA). (layout, editing)

1990. Manpower in County Departments of Social Services, Executive Summary and Full Report. For the NC Division of Social Services (DSS) (layout, editing)

1990 to present. Participants’ pages and trainer’s notes for in-service training events. DSS. (design, layout, editing, limited writing):

• An Introduction to Aging. 2 days. 40pp.
• Effective Social Work Practice in Adult Services. 6 days. 100pp.
• Counseling in Adult Services. 2 days. 40pp.
• Geriatric Mental Health. 4 days. 200pp.
• Working with Clients with Serious Mental Illness. 2 days. 170pp.
• Adult Services Supervisors’ Curriculum. 6 2-day modules. 500+pp.
• Family-centered Practice. 1 day. 20pp.
• Applications in Family-centered Practice. 1 day. 20pp.
• Certification Training for Senior Centers in North Carolina. 1 day. 70pp.

1990–1995. North Carolina CARES. Quarterly newsletter. DSS. (design, layout, editing, writing)

1995–1997. Family Forum. Quarterly newsletter. DSS. (design, layout, editing, writing, Web preparation) http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/famforum/ffframe.htm

1997–present. ASPN: Adult Services Practice Notes. Semiannual newsletter. DSS. http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/aspn/index.htm(design, layout, editing, writing, Web preparation)

1991, 1993, 1995, 1999. North Carolina State Aging Services Plan. DA. (design, layout, editing). Web preparation of the 1999 Plan: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/aging/sptoc.htm (HTML) and ncsp9903.pdf (.pdf, 876 KB)

1991. A Model for Excellence in Adult Services Supervision and Social Work Practice. The progenitor to The Field of Adult Services. DSS. (design, layout, editing, writing) Revisions of Chapters 1-7, 1997.

1993. A Guide to Record Keeping in Adult Services. DSS. (design, layout, editing, writing)

1993. Training materials for supervisors to accompany A Guide to Record Keeping. DSS (design, layout, editing, writing)

1996. Report of the Governor's Older Workers Task Force. DA. http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/doadocs/wfopen.htm (design, layout, writing, Web preparation)

1996. Area Mental Health Programs. DA. (design, layout, Web preparation)

1997. Annual Report. DA. (design, layout, Web preparation)

1997. Baby Boomers at Mid-Life: The Future of Aging in North Carolina (.pdf file) and The Future of Aging in North Carolina: Responding to the Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Baby Boomers at Mid-Life (.pdf file). DA. (design, layout, writing, editing, web preparation) See also a version at http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/boomteas.htm

World Wide Web Design

1996 to present. CARES home page and associated materials. http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/cares.htm

1997–98. Institute on Aging prototype home page.

1997–98. “The Conversation for Change.” A prototype computer-based training module for social work practice. http://ssw.unc.edu/c4c/index.htm (writing, design)

Teaching

Seminar on professional writing for entering social work doctoral students.