| Committees and positions: |
- School of Social Work Supervision Institute, Co-Director
- MSW Program Committee
- MSW Research Content Committee,
Chair
- MSW Policy Content Committee
- College of St. Catherine, Educational Policies committee, 2006 – present; Graduate EPC subcommittee
- College of St. Catherine Institutional Review Board (IRB), (1996-2006)
- College of St. Catherine Faculty Personnel Committee, (1999-2002), Co-Chair (01-02)
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| Courses taught: |
Current:
- GRSW 580: Methods of Social Work
Research
- GRSW 616 Clinical Practice with
Groups
- GRSW 620: Clinical Services Supervision
and Program Management
- GRSW 681: Social Work Practice
Research
- GRSW 682: Applied Research Seminar
Previous teaching experience:
- 1994-1996 Assistant Professor,
Augsburg College, Department of Social Work, Minneapolis, MN
- 1993-1994 Adjunct Professor, University
of St. Thomas/College of St. Catherine, Department of Social Work,
St. Paul, MN and Gainey Center, Owatonna, MN
- 1993-1994 Adjunct Professor, University
of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Minneapolis, MN
- 1992-1993 Assistant Professor,
St. Cloud State University, Social Work Department, St. Cloud,
MN
- 1982 Lecturer, University of Minnesota,
School of Social Work, Minneapolis, MN
- 1979-1980 Teaching Associate II,
University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Minneapolis, MN
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| Current research
interests: |
- Current projects:
- Ethical issues in group work
- Group Supervision
- Supervision Institute - teaching and research
- Group Work Institute
- Supervision-peer and team
consultation
- Group work in the classroom
and the community
- Program evaluation, especially
member-developed systems of evaluation and use.
- Teaching peer feedback skills
- Interactive videoconference
for continuing education
- Oral history with retiring
group workers
- Interests and previous
experience:
- Cross-cultural supervision teaching video
- Services to families and children
- Child welfare, foster care
and child protection
- Group dynamics in organizations
- Gender specific programming
- Self-esteem, especially adolescent
females and women at mid-life
- Statewide senior needs and
resources study
- Women in social work
- Methods of interest include:
- Program evaluation
- Quantitative and qualitative
- Survey
- Focus groups
- Oral History
- Commitment to applied research
-- relevant to practice and policy development, regardless
of level of evaluation.
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Academic
experience: |
- B.A., Marquette
University,
- M.S.S.W., University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee;
- Ph.D., University
of Minnesota
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| Practice and Research
experience: |
- 1991- 1995 Private practice, Minneapolis,
MN
- 1973-1976 Social Service Supervisor
Dunn County Department of Social Services, Menomonie, WI - 1972-1973 Protective Service Worker
Waukesha County Dept. of Social Services, Waukesha, WI - 1989-1990 Project Director, Education
and Partnership Project, Children's Mental Health Initiative;
Fiscal Agent, Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis, Minneapolis,
MN
- 1988-1989 Research Scientist-Project
Director, Minnesota Senior Needs and Resources Study, Wilder Research
Center. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN
- 1984-1988 Research Analysis Specialist
Senior, MN Department of Human Services, St. Paul, MN
- 1985-1989 Research Consultant,
From Prostitution to Integrity, Dignity, and Equality (PRIDE),
contract with Family Service Association of America, Minneapolis,
MN
- 1984 Research Consultant, contract
with Minnesota Department of Human Services, Mental Health Division,
St. Paul, MN
- 1983-1984 Research Consultant,
contract with Ramsey County Community Human Service Department,
St. Paul, MN
- 1982-1983 Project Co-Director,
contract with Minnesota Chapter--National Association of
Social Work, General Assistance Project, St. Paul, MN
- 1980 Research Consultant, Ramsey
County Community Corrections Department; Research, Evaluation
and Planning Unit, St. Paul, MN
- 1979-1980 Governor's Intern, Minnesota
Department of Public Welfare, Office of Policy Analysis and Planning,
St. Paul, MN
- 1976-1977 Regional Planner,
Northwest Regional Development Commission, Crookston, MN
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| Publications: |
Juried Publications:
- Kuechler, C. F. (2006). Practitioners’ voices: Group supervisors
reflect on their practice. The Clinical Supervisor, 25(1/2), 83-103.
- Kuechler,
C.F. & Schwartz, J. (In press). Group supervision: Motivation for
Social Action? In the Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International
Symposium of the Association for the Advancement Of Social Work with
Groups, Creating Connections: Celebrating the Power of Groups. New
York: The Haworth Press, Inc.
- Stelzner, S. &
Kuechler, C.F. (November 2004). How Spirituality is Addressed in
Clinical Social Work Practice, Online Proceedings of the 54th
Convention and Training Conference of the North American Association of
Christians in Social Work; Social Work on a Global Scale: He’s Got the
Whole World in His Hands. Reston, VA.
- Kuechler, C.F. & Barretta-Herman,
A. (1998) The consultation circle: A technique for facilitating
peer consultation. The Clinical Supervisor, 17(1), 83-93).
- Kuechler, C.F. (1997) Psycho-educational
groups: A model for recovery and celebration of the self.
In J.K. Parry (Ed.) From prevention to wellness through group
work, (pp. 47-59). New York: The Haworth Press.
- Kuechler, C.F. & Andrews,
J. (1996). Providing a bridge between psycho-educational groups
and social work. Transactional Analysis Journal, 26(2), 175-181.
- Kuechler, C.F., Velasquez,
J.S., & White, M.S. (1988). An assessment of human services
program outcome measures: Are they credible, feasible, useful?
Administration in Social Work, 12(3).
- Velasquez, J.S., Kuechler,
C.F., & White, M.S. (1986). Use of evaluation in a human
service department. Administration in Social Work,10(3).
Other Publications :
- Kuechler, C.F. Book Review: Conundrum of human behavior in the social environment. Marvin D. Feit, and John S. Wodarski, Eds.). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Social Work Practice Press, 2004, in (2007) Social Work with Groups, 30(2), 103-105.
- Kuechler, C.F. Book Review: Disturbing the Peace. Nancy Newman. New York: HarperCollings Publishers, Inc. 2002. 302 pages. in (2004) Adoption Quarterly, 8(1), 61-64.
- Kuechler, C.F. Book Review: Rebuilding Communities: Challenges for Group Work. Harvey Bertcher, Linda Farris Kurtz, & Alice Lamont, editors. New York: The Haworth Press, 1999, in (2000) Social Work With Groups, 23(2), 81-84.
- Kaiser, T. L., Kuechler, C.
F.& Barretta-Herman, A. (2000) Challenges in Cross Cultural
Supervision, A Teaching Video and Instructor's Manual. Created
and Produced through the Supervision Institute, College of
St. Catherine/University of St. Thomas School, St. Paul, MN.
- Kuechler, C. F (1998). The
consultation circle. A model for team consultation. In A.
Daly (Ed.) Workplace diversity: Issues and perspectives, (pp.
253-264).
- Kuechler, C. F. Book Review: Rebuilding Communities:
Challenges for Group Work. Harvey Bertcher, Linda Farris Kurtz,
& Alice Lamont, editors. New York: The Haworth Press,
1999, in (2000) Social Work With Groups, 23 (2), 81-84.
- Kuechler, C. F. Book Review: Journal of Family
Social Work. D. R. Bardill, Editor. Haworth Press, 1995 In
Transactional Analysis Journal, 25 (4), 370-371. October 1995.
- Kuechler, C. F. Book Review: Munson, C. E.
Clinical social work supervision (2nd Ed.) The Haworth Press;
In Transactional Analysis Journal, January 1995.
- Kuechler, C.F. (1995, August).
Report on focus group evaluation of self-esteem for adults
support group. Prepared for Park Nicollet Health Education
Department. St. Louis Park, MN.
- Kuechler, C.F. (1981). The
state as parent: An analysis of the factors related to the
case plan status of children under state guardianship. Ph.D.
Dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
- Kuechler, C.F., et. al. (1978,
June). An annotated bibliography for family impact analysis.
Family Impact Series: Minnesota Family Study Center, Report
No. 10.
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| Association memberships
and affiliations: |
- Association for the Advancement
of Social Work with Groups, Inc.
- Association for the Advancement
of Social Work with Groups, MN Chapter.
- Council on Social Work Education
- Society for Social Work and Research
- Minnesota Conference on Social
Work Education
- National Association of Social
Workers
- Transactional Society of India
(lifetime member)
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