School of Social Work
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
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E-Mail: gmnelson @email.unc.edu
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1967-71 B.S. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

1973-75 M.S.W. University of California, Berkeley, California.

1975-79 D.S.W. University of California, Berkeley, California

1979-80 Special Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Boise State University

1980-82 Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa

1982-97 Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina

1998 Full Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina

1998-99 Founding Fellow. University of North Carolina Institute on Aging, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1996-97 Child Welfare Fellow. Selected as a Child Welfare Fellow in conjunction

U.S. Children's Bureau Child Welfare Fellows Grant Program administered the California Social Work Education Program at the School of Social Welfare, the University of California at Berkeley.

1996-97 Gerontological Education Fellow. Nominated as a Gerontological Education Fellow associated with the national Association of Gerontology in Higher Education, confirmation pending.

1995-97 Research Fellow. The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ongoing Gerontological Fellow. Gerontological Society of America. Since 1984.

1996-98 Associate Director for Program Development and Plannning The Jordan Institute for Families with the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Initiated in the fall of 1996 with a grant from Michael and Delores Jordan and support from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.

1996-97 Acting Associate Director of the University of North Carolina Institute for Gerontology at Chapel Hill. Initiated in the Fall of 1996 with funding from the North Carolina General Assembly.

1993-99 Director of Family and Children's Resource Program, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

1987-99 Director of Center for Aging Research and Educational Services, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

1976-80 Project Director. National Survey of Title XX Program. Institute for Scientific Analysis. Berkeley, California.

1975-76 Consultant on Aging. California Department on Aging. San Francisco.

1972-73 Caseworker. Council for Jewish Elderly. Chicago, Illinois.

1971-72 Community Organizer. Community Legal Counsel. Chicago, Illinois.

Community and organizational change; organizational theory; organizational culture; learning organizations; complexity and chaos theory; child welfare; social policy aging; rural aging; home and community care systems;

Management Team, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Families for Kids

Healthy Families North Carolina Task Force

Gerontological Fellow, Gerontological Society of America

Social Policy Section, Gerontological Society of America

North Carolina Advisory Committee on Home and Community Care

Subcommittee on Education/Practice Collaboration, Commission on Social Work Practice, Council on Social Work Education

Subcommittee on Aging, Family Task Force, National Association of Social Workers

North Carolina Governor's Advisory Council on Aging

1998-99 Academic Year. An estimated $2.0 million for a range of projects in child welfare and aging. Includes involvement in an evaluatin of Title IV-E waiver demonstration, child welfare reform and training associated with the W.K. Kellogg Families for Kids Initiative, funding from ACYF to develop A Values-Based Management Curriculum, and activities in the field of Adult services and Aging.

1997-98 Academic Year. An estimated $2.0 million for a range of projects in child welfare and aging. Includes involvement in an evaluation of a Title IV-E

waiver demonstration, child welfare reform associated with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, funding from ACYF to develop a Values-Based Management Curriculum, and activities in the field of adult services and aging.

1996-97 Academic Year. An estimated $2.3 million for a range of projects in child welfare, aging and behavioral health. Includes $450,000 in reoccurring funds to start a UNC Institute for Gerontology. All projects include research, program evaluation, training and technical assistance.

1995-96 Academic Year: An estimated $1.8 million for a range of projects in child welfare, aging and behavioral health. Includes research, program evaluation, training, and technical assistance and consultation.

1987-1999 (Past Twelv Years): An estimated $14 million for a range of projects in child welfare, aging and behavioral health. Includes research, program evaluation, training and technical assistance consultation. Contracts have been primarily with the state of North Carolina but have included contracts with state (Kate B. Reynolds) and national foundations (Kellogg) and federal agency's, i.e. the Children's Bureau, National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Health.

Nelson, Gary M. (1999). Self-Governance: Restoring Trust in America's Social Institutions. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Expected publication date: Spring 2000.

Nelson, Gary M. (1999). Booklet Series on Community Self-Governance Dialogues applied to a number of different settings-schools, juvenile justice, family support, child welfare, and welfare. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Communications.

Expected publication date: Spring 2000.

Nelson, Gary M., Mary Anne Salmon and Chris Howell. (1999). The Public Social Services Culture: An Open System Assessment. Submitted to Administration in Social Work. Under review.

Nelson, Gary M. (1999). Self-Governance: A Theory of Change for Communities and Families. Families and Society. Being Revised.

Nelson, Gary M. (1999) Transforming Organizational Culture through Dialogue. Submitted to Administration in Social Work. Under review.

Nelson, Gary M., Dennnis W. Streets, Margaret Morse and Ann Eller. (1995). The Field of Adult Services: Social Work Practice and Administration. Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.

Norburn, Jean Kincade, Donna Rabiner, Gary Nelson, and Mary Anne Salmon. (1998). Informal Caregiving Networks and Community Resource Infrastructure Serving Rural Elderly Populations: Making the Macro-Micro Link. In W. M. Gesler, Gordon H. DeFriese, and Donna J. Rabiner (Eds.), Approaches to Rural Health and Aging Research: Theory, Methods and Practical Applications. Amityville, New York: Baywood Publishing Company.

Nelson, Gary M. (1995). The Field of Adult Services. In Gary M. Nelson, Dennis W. Streets, Margaret Morse and Ann Eller (Eds.), The Field of Adult Services (pp. 3-16). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.

Nelson, Gary M. (1995). Adult Services: An Empowered Learning Community. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 17-32).

Nelson, Gary M. (1995). Adult Services Social Work: The Family Assessment and Change Method. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 35-56).

Nelson, Gary M. (1995). Access and Intake. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 57- 69).

Nelson, Gary M. (1995). Functional Assessment of Adult Clients. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 70-87).

Nelson, Gary M. (1995). Case Management. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 88- 103).

Nelson, Gary M., Mary Anne Salmon, Robert Leibson Hawkins, M and Anna Scheyett. (1995). Cultural Diversity. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 194- 211).

Atkinson, Vickie L. and Gary M. Nelson. (1995). Adult Protective Services. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 215-230).

Atkinson, Vickie L. and Gary M. Nelson. (1995) Guardianship. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 231-247).

Dennis W. Streets and Gary M. Nelson. (1995). Public Oversight of Board and Care. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 317-336).

Nelson, Gary M. and Lane G. Cooke. (1995). Program Development. In The Field of Adult Services (pp. 356-371).

Nelson, Gary M. (1994). In-Home Services for Rural Elders. In Raymond T. Coward (Ed.), Health Services for Rural Elders (pp. 65-83). New York: Springer.

Nelson, Gary M. and Mary Anne Salmon. (1993). The Rural Factor in Developing State and Local Systems of Home and Community Care. In C. Neil Bull (Ed.), Aging in Rural America (pp. 189-202). Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Nelson, Gary M. (1985). Funding and Monitoring Social Services for the Elderly. In Abraham Monk (Ed.), Handbook of Gerontological Services (pp. 568-591). New York: Van Nostrand-Rheinhold.

Nelson, Gary M. (1982). Social Class and Public Policy for the Elderly. In Bernice L. Neugarten (Ed.), Age or Need? Public Policies for Older People (pp. 101- 129). Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Salmon, Mary Anne P., Gary M. Nelson and Sarah G. Rous. (1993). The Continuum of Care Revisited: A Rural Perspective. The Gerontologist, Vol. 33, No. 5, 658- 666.

Nelson, Gary M. and Dennis W. Streets. (1993). Adult Home Specialists: Roles, Responsibilities, and Training Needs in Adult Foster Care. Adult Residential Care Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, 116-124.

Nelson, Gary M. (1992). Training Adult-Service Social Workers in the Public Sector: A Core Curriculum in Effective Geriatric Social Work Practice. Educational Gerontology, Vol. 18, 163-176.

Nelson, Gary M. (1988). Personnel and Training Needs in Geriatric Social Work. Educational Gerontology, Vol. 14, 189-203.

Nelson, Gary M. (1983) How States Distribute Title XX Funds to the Elderly Poor. Social Work Research and Abstracts, Vol. 19, No. 2, 3-10.

Nelson, Gary M. (1983). Gerontological Social Work, A Curriculum Review. Educational Gerontology. Vol. 9, 307-322.

Nelson, Gary M. (1983). Tax Expenditures for the Elderly. The Gerontologist, Vol. 23, No. 5, 471-478.

Nelson, Gary M. (1983). A Comparison of Title XX Services to the Urban and Rural Elderly. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, Vol. 6, No. 1, 3-23.

Nelson, Gary M. (1982). Social Class and Public Policy for the Elderly. Social Service Review, 85-107.

Nelson, Gary M. (1982). A Role for Title XX in the Aging Network. The Gerontologist, Vol. 22, No. 1, 18-25.

Nelson, Gary M. (1982). Services to Status Offenders and Delinquents under Title XX. Social Work, Vol. 27, No. 4, 348-353.

Nelson, Gary M. (1982). Support for the Aged: Public and Private Responsibility. Social Work, Vol. 27, No. 2, 137-143.

Nelson, Gary M. (1980). Contrasting Services to the Aged. Social Service Review, September, 376-389.

Nelson, Gary M. Elder Benefit Reassessment Needed: Title XX and Fiscal Austerity. Generations, Vol. IV, No. 1, 30 & 51.

Nelson, Gary M. (1980). Social Services to the Urban and Rural Aged: The Experience of Area Agencies on Aging. The Gerontologist, Vol. 20, No. 2, 200- 207.

Nelson, Gary M. (1984). Review of Old Age and the Welfare State. Edited by Anne-Marie Guillemard. Beverly Hills, California, Sage Publications. In Journal of Gerontology.

Nelson, Gary M. (1981). Review of Paraprofessionals in the Human Services. Edited by Stanley S. Robin and Morton O. Wagenfeld. New York, New York, Human Sciences Press. In Generations, Spring. pp. 62-63.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services. (1999). North Carolina Aging Services Plan. Produced for the North Carolina Division on Aging, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. (1997). Self-Evaluation Guide for Communities and Families. Published with the support of the ARCH National Resource Center on Respite and Crisis Care with funding from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Cooperative Agreement No. 90- CN-0121.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1996). Increasing Personal Responsibility for Long-Term Care: Through Private Long-Term Care Insurance. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1996). Area Mental Health Programs: Special Services for Older Adults. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1996). The Second 50 Years: Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Older Workers. Governor's Older Workers Task Force: Final Report. Produces for the North Carolina Division of Aging and the Office of the Governor. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1996). Community Service Organizations and Managed Care. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1995). Effective Practice in Adult Services: A Core Curriculum. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1995). An Introduction to Aging: Knowledge and Skills for Working with Older Adults and Their Families. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Family and Children's Resource Program. (1995). Capturing Best Practice in Foster Care and Adoption for North Carolina. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Family and Children's Resource Program. (1995). Family-Centered Practice. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1995) North Carolina Aging Services Plan: A Guide for the Successful Aging in the 1990s. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Family and Children's Resource Program. (1994). Communities Keeping Families Strong and Children Safe: Redesigning Family and Child Welfare Services. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Social Services as the Plan for the W.K. Kellogg Families for Kids Child Welfare Initiative. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Family and Children's Resource Program. (1993). Families Count: Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Vulnerable Families and Their Children in the Child Welfare System. Produced for the North Carolina Association of County Directors of Departments of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). Health Care Reform Comes of Age: The 1993 Governor's Consensus Conference. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging and the Governor's Office. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. 1997. Self-Evaluation Action Guide for Communities and Families. Produced by the ARCH National Resource Center for Respite and Crisis Care Services with support from the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau- Cooperative Agreement No. 90-CN-0121.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1993). A Unified Social and Health Services System for Older Adults: Volume I & II (State Plan). Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Family and Children's Resource Program. (1993). Family-Centered and Family Preservation Services: A Core Curriculum. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1993). Model for Excellence in Adult Services Administration and Social Work Practice. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1992). Strategic Planning for Aging. Produced for the North Carolina. Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1991). Successful Aging in North Carolina: A Guide for the 1990s: Volumes I & II. (State Plan). Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1990). North Carolina Comes of Age: County Profiles in Aging. Produced for the North Carolina Division of Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1989). Issues and Concepts in Developing a System of Case Management for the Elderly in North Carolina. Produced for the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, Duke University. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina..

Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES). (1989). Developing a Community Options Program for the Elderly in North Carolina. Produced for the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, Duke University. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. (1984). Gerontological Curricula in Graduate Schools of Social Work. Produced for the Council on Social Work Education. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. (1984). Coordinating Long-Term Care Services. Produced for the Durham County Department of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. (1984). Estimating Need for Long-Term Care Services. Produced for the Durham County Department of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. (1984). An Outcome Monitoring Design for Long-Term Care Services. Produced for the Durham County Department of Social Services. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. (1982). An Evaluation: National Pacific Asian Resource Center on Aging. Chapel Hill: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina.

Nelson, Gary M. and Nguyen Dang Liem Editors. (1982). Proceedings from the International Conference on Asian and Pacific Elderly. Honolulu: School of Social Work, University of Hawai.

Gilbert, Neil, Harry Specht, and Gary M. Nelson. (1981). Services to the Elderly Under Title XX: An Analysis of National Trends 1975-1979. Produced for the Administration on Aging. Berkeley: Institute for Scientific Analysis.

Gilbert, Neil, Harry Specht, and Gary M. Nelson. (1981). Social Services to the Elderly: Title XX and the Aging Network. Produced for the Administration on Aging. Berkeley: Institute for Scientific Analysis.

Community Self-Governance Dialogues. (1999). New Jersey Governor's Conference on Strengthening Communities and Families. Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The Many Faces of Family Support: Creating a Culture of Community Responsibility. (1998) Family Resource Coalition of America. Present model on community self- governance. Chicago, Illinois.

Tenth Annual Empowering Families Conference. December 1996. San Antonio, Texas. Conference sponsored by National Association for Family Based Services. Present community and organizational capacity building model on Self-Governing Communities and Families.

National Conference on Respite and Crisis Care. November 1996. Washington, D.C. Conference sponsored by the ARCH National Resource Center. Present a Case Study of the model on self-governance and self-evaluation.

Self-Governing Communities and Families. November, 1996. Kansas City, Kansas. Facilitate a community dialogue on community self-governance and self-evaluation with community family support programs.

Self-Governing Communities and Families. October, 1996. Rusk County, Wisconsin. Facilitate a community dialogue on community self-governance and self-evaluation with community family support programs.

Self-Governing Communities and Families. October, 1996. St. Louis, Missouri. Facilitate a community dialogue on community self-governance and self-evaluation for respite and crisis care programs for developmentally disabled children.

Self-Governing Communities and Families. September, 1996. Columbia, South Carolina. Presentation on Community and Family Self-Governance.

Community and Organizational Culture in Child Welfare. August, 1996. Berkeley, California. Attend Child Welfare Fellowship Program at UC Berkeley and present a model on Transforming Community and Organizational Culture in Child Welfare.

Self-Governing Communities and Families. August, 1996. Fort Pierce, Florida. Facilitate a community dialogue on community self-governance and self-evaluation with a four county child welfare system.

Self-Governing Communities and Families. August, 1996. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Facilitated a session on Community and Family Self-Governance.

New Horizons in Aging: Communities and Families Working Together. July, 1996. Winston-Salem State University. First Annual North Carolina Symposium on Aging. July 17-19, 1996. Session on Building an Aging Consortia.

National Conference on Respite and Crisis Care. November, 1995. Washington, D.C. Present Model on Self-Governance and Self-Evaluation: Real Time Change and Performance.

Conference on Rural Aging. May, 1994. Blacksburg, Virginia. Virginia Tech University Conference on Rural Aging. Presentation on public policy and aging.

Southern Gerontological Society of America. April, 1994. Charlotte, North Carolina. Participate in two panels: 1) University Collaborative Aging Model and 2) Model for Excellence in Adult Services.

National Council on Aging. April, 1994. Washington, D.C. Participation in Roundtable discussion on a Model for Excellence in the Adult Services.

Council for Social Work Education. March, 1994. Annual Meeting: Participation on Subcommittee on Education-Practice Collaboration. Organized by Commission on Social Work Practice.

National Association of Social Workers. November, 1994. Orlando, Florida. Annual Meeting: Paper on Model for Excellence in the Adult Services. Panel Presentation.

National Gerontological Society of America. November, 1993. Chicago, Illinois. Paper on Workforce Issues in the Aging Network.

National Conference on Rural Aging. September, 1993. San Diego, California. Invitational Conference sponsored by the National Rural Centers on Aging. Invitational paper on Home Care and Rural Aging.