Education

Ed.D., North Carolina State University, 1998
Dissertation Topic: Cultural Competence and Mental Health Services for Children and Youth: A Study of Innovation Diffusion.

MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976

BA, Psychology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1973

Teaching and Committee Responsibilities

UNC-CH School of Social Work, 1989 to Present

• Developed and coordinated Preparation for Practice Seminar for graduate social work students in their foundation year, Fall 1997, 1998-99
• SW 224 Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities, Spring 1997, 1998
• SW 203 Nature and Etiology of Institutionalized Discrimination, Spring, 1990-95
• SW 220, 221, 222, 223 Faculty liaison/advisor for foundation and concentration graduate students, 1989-98
• Guest lecturer in graduate-level classes including Case Management, Community Practice, Mid-Management and Social Work, Public Health and Social Work
• Faculty Mentor for undergraduate students participating in the SPRGE Program, Summer 1993, 1997, 1998.
• Elected member, Curriculum Committee, 1997-99
• Member: Foundation Curriculum Committee, 1989-1997
• Member, Concentration Committees for Mental Health; Families and Children; and Management, Planning, and Community Practice, 1989-present
• Elected member School of Social Work Steering Committee, 1995-97
• Elected member, Personnel Committee, 1993-95
• Member, Admissions Committee, 1989-93
• Ad Hoc Committees: Role of Diversity in the Curriculum, 1991; Field Education Task Force, 1995; Use of Technology, 1997

Wilson Technical Community College: Introduction to Sociology, General Psychology, and Adolescent Psychology, 1988-89
 
 

Consultation, Staff Development, & Continuing Education Activities

Trainer/Facilitator, Advanced Training for Case Management Supervisors, Chapel Hill, NC, May 1998.

Personnel Consultant, Orange-Durham Coalition for Battered Women, Durham, NC, October 1997.

Trainer/Facilitator, Collaboration Training, State of Colorado Mental Health Services, July 1997.

Trainer/Facilitator, Case Management Supervision for Children's Mental Health, State of Kansas, Mental Health Services, February 1997.

Personnel Consultant, InterFaith Council, Chapel Hill, NC, December 1996.

Trainer/Facilitator, National Training for Supervisors: Supervision and Cross System Management, Chapel Hill, NC, November, 1997, March, 1997, October 1996, April 1996, September 1995.

Trainer/Facilitator, National Training for Trainers, Case Management for Children's Mental Health, Chapel Hill, NC, January, 1996, November 1995, August 1994.

Trainer/Facilitator, Case Management for Children's Mental Health, State of Nebraska, Child Mental Health System, October 1995.

Trainer/Facilitator, Case Management for Children's Mental Health , Palm Beach Co., FL.

Organizational Assessment Consultant, Orange-Durham Coalition for Battered Women, Durham, NC, July-August, 1995.

Strategic Planning Consultant, NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Durham, NC, 1993 and 1995.

Facilitator, Family Violence, Annual Staff Development Retreat, Dorothea Dix Hospital Social Work Staff, June 1994.

Consultant, Curriculum Development on Cultural Diversity, Family Forum, School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, NC, 1993.
 
 

Funded Research and Contracts

Principal Investigator. Culturally Responsive Care for Children and Families, contract funded by the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Child and Family Services Section, January 1997-present.

Investigator. Case Management for Children's Mental Health, contract funded by the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Child and Family Services Section, Irene Zipper, Principal Investigator, 1994-present.

Research Coordinator. Nonprofit Information Needs: Charting an Action Research Agenda for North Carolina. Conducted collaboratively with the NC Center for Nonprofits. Funded by the Aspen Foundation, Nonprofit Sector Research Fund and the Hillsdale Fund. Marie Weil, Principal Investigator. 1995-96.

Investigator. Domestic Violence Program Assessment. Funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Robin Mauney and Marie Weil, Co-Principal Investigators, 1992-93.
 
 

Publications

Gamble, D.N., Williams, E.S. & Weil, M.O. (1999). Social work practice with communities and organizations. In J. Figueria-McDonough, F. E. Netting, & A. M. Nichols-Casebolt (Eds.). Integrating gender in the social work core curriculum: A compendium of model syllabi. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.

Williams, E.S. (1998). Cultural Competence and Mental Health Services for Children and Youth: A Study of Innovation Diffusion. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Weil, M.O., Gamble, D.N., & Williams, E.S. (1998). Women, communities, and development. In J. Figueria-McDonough, F. E. Netting, & A. M. Nichols-Casebolt (Eds.). The role of gender in practice knowledge: Claiming half the human experience (pp. 241-286). New York: Garland Publishing Company.

Williams, E.S., Weil M.O., & Mauney, N.R. (1998). Children in domestic violence shelters. In Harms, T., Ray, A., & P. Rolandelli (Eds.). Preserving childhood for children in shelters (pp. 23-48). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America.

Kendall, J.C., McGuire, K., Takahashi, L., Weil, M.O., Williams, E.S., & Zimmerman, L. (1997). Nonprofits' information and research needs: Charting an action research agenda for North Carolina. (Technical report for the Aspen Institute, Nonprofit Sector Research Fund). Chapel Hill, NC: NC Center for Nonprofits and the Community Social Work Program, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Williams, E.S., Weil M.O., Zipper, I.N., & Hays, C. (1995). Module XIV: Supervision and cross-system management. In Zipper, I.N. & Weil, M.O. Case management for children's mental health: A curriculum for child serving agencies. Raleigh, NC: NC Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.

Williams, E.S. & Weil M.O. (1994). Module IV: Cultural diversity and families. In Zipper, I.N. & Weil, M.O. Case management for children's mental health: A curriculum for child serving agencies. Raleigh, NC: NC Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.

Mauney, N.R., Williams, E.S., & Weil, M.O. (1993). Beyond crisis: Developing comprehensive services for battered women. Winston Salem, NC: Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

Peebles, W.C., Hicks, S., Williams, E.S., Brown, J.S., Williams, L. (1980). Developing a community wide response to family violence: The family violence service network Proceedings of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, 59th Annual Meeting.
 
 

Selected Workshops and Presentations

Williams, E.S. and Zipper, I.N., & May, A. (1998, April). Case management supervision: Competing priorities and competing values.. Paper presented at the Annual Strengthening Families Conference, Portland, OR.

Williams, E.S. and Zipper, I.N.. (1998, March). Case management supervision: Competing priorities and competing values.. Poster session presented at the Children's Mental Health Annual Research Conference, Tampa FL.

Williams, E.S., Weil, M.O. & Zimmerman, L.. (1998, March). The future of the nonprofit sector: Accountability and advocacy among North Carolina Nonprofits. Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, FL.

Williams, E.S. and Kesling, S.O. (1997, November). What's it all about? A cross cultural simulation. Workshop presented at the NC-NASW Annual Conference, Durham, NC.

Williams, E.S., Livermore, J. and Hesler, S. (1997, October). Supervising case managers who work with children and families: An environment of competing priorities. Workshop presented at the Annual National Association of Case Management Conference, Orlando, FL.

Dedmon, S. R, Williams, E.S., and Zipper, I.N (1996, November). Preparing supervisors for effective case management practice: Changing paradigms in children's mental health. Workshop presented at the NASW Annual Meeting of the Profession, Cleveland, OH.

Zipper, I.N & Williams, E.S. (1996, April). Families and values. Workshop presented for the Blue-Ribbon Mentor-Advocate Program, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, Chapel Hill, NC.

Weil, M.O. and Williams, E.S. (1995, November). Community building. Presentation for Leadership Triangle, Triangle Community Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC.

Zipper, I.N., Dedmon, S. R., and Williams, E.S. (1995, October). Case management for children's mental health: Critical skills for effective practice. Workshop presented at the NASW Annual Meeting of the Profession, Philadelphia, PA.

May, A., Kaufman, M., Zipper, I.N., & Williams, E.S. (1995, June). Family involvement in the development of a community-based system. Building on Family Strengths Conference, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

Mauney, N.R., Williams, E.S., & Weil, M.O. (1994, October). Beyond crisis: Empowering battered women. Master Class presented at the NASW Annual Meeting of the Profession, Nashville, TN.

Weil, M.O. & Williams, E.S. (1994, July). Supervision and case management. Presentation at the Bi-Annual CASSP Training Institutes, Traverse City, MI.

Zipper, I.N., Hays, C., Ward, A., & Williams, E.S. (1993, October). Case management for children's mental health. Master class presented at the NASW Annual Meeting of the Profession, Orlando, FL.

Williams, E.S., Mauney, N.R. & Weil, M.O. (1993, October). Murphy to Manteo: Battered women and rural North Carolina. Workshop presented at the 1993 NC-NASW Annual Conference. Asheville, NC.

Weil, M.O. & Williams, E.S. (1993, June). Culturally competent family-based services. Workshop presented at the Conference of the NC Family Based Services Association. Raleigh, NC.

Mauney, N.R., Hodges, K., & Williams, E.S. (1993, February). Developing comprehensive services for battered women. Workshop presented at the Annual Field Instructors' Workshop. Chapel Hill, NC.

Williams, E.S.& Mauney, N.R. (1993, January). Working with battered women: Issues of race and rurality. Workshop presented at a Community Conference sponsored by the Gaston Co. Public Health Department. Gastonia, NC.

Williams, E.S., Mauney, N.R. & Weil, M.O. (1992, October). Is the mother safe? Assessment and intervention with battered women. Workshop presented at the First Annual Conference of the NC Family Based Services Association, Greensboro, NC.

Williams, E.S., Shaffer, G.L. & Nash, K.N. (1992, October). Designing the practicum for the 90's: Barriers and bridges to better field instruction. Workshop presented at the 1992 NC-NASW Annual Conference. Boone, NC.

Williams, E.S. (1992, September). Responding to cultural diversity. Workshop presented at Meredith College Conference on Diversity and Families. Raleigh, NC.

Weil, M.O. & Williams, E.S. (1992, July). The child mental health case management curriculum. Presentation at the Annual CASSP Training Institutes, Breckenridge, CO.

Williams, E.S. (1991, March). Beyond ethnocentrism: Toward an ethno-relative response. Workshop presented at the Annual NC-NASW Recognition Day, Raleigh, NC.
 
 

Selected Community Service Activities

Facilitator, Governor's Minority Health Conference, October, 1997.

NC Delegate, NASW Delegate Assembly, elected terms 1994-97, 1997-2000.

Member, Annual Conference Planning Committee, NC Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, 1990, 1997.

Founding member and President, Meredith College BSW Advisory Board, 1989-91; Board Member, 1989-present.

District Representative, Board of Directors of the NC Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, 1989-90, 1995.

President, Board of Directors, Prevent Child Abuse NC, 1993; Board Member, 1988-94; Standing Committee Chair, 1991-93; Search Committee Chair, 1991.

Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina Chapter of the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse; 1980-85; Vice President and Statewide Conference Coordinator, 1983.

Member, Wake County Youth Services Board, appointed by the Wake County Commissioners, 1991-92.

Member, Board of Directors, NC Conference for Social Services, 1989-92.

Member, Board of Directors and Speakers Bureau, Wake Exchange Club Center to Prevent Child Abuse, 1987-89.

Member, Governor's Task Force on Domestic Violence, 1983-85.
 
 

Professional Employment

Associate Director of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UNC at Chapel Hill, 1996-present

Associate Director of Field Education and Clinical Instructor, School of Social Work, UNC at Chapel Hill, 1989-96

Adjunct Instructor, Wilson Technical Community College, Wilson, NC, Instructor, General Education Department, Wilson, NC, 1988-89

Adjunct Instructor, Meredith College, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Raleigh, NC 1986-89

Executive Director, Interact (merger of Family Violence Prevention Center and Rape Crisis Center), Raleigh, NC, 1984-88

Executive Director, Family Violence Prevention Center (merger of Women's Aid, Battered Women's Services and Child Abuse Prevention Services), Raleigh, NC, 1982-83

Executive Director, Wake County Child Abuse Prevention Services, Raleigh, NC, 1979-81

Social Work Consultant, Convalescent Care Corporation, Sanford, NC, 1979-81

Adult Services Program Coordinator, Lee-Harnett Mental Health Center, Sanford, NC, 1976-79

Social Worker II, Durham County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services, 1976

Eligibility Specialist, Durham County Department of Social Services, Income Maintenance Section,1973-74
 
 

Professional memberships

Academy of Certified Social Workers

National Association of Social Workers

Council of Social Work Education