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Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Spaulding-Givens earned a Ph.D. in Social Work from Florida State University, where she also received a Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in Social Policy and Administration. Prior to joining the UNF Faculty, Dr. Spaulding-Givens served as the Operations Coordinator of Florida Self-Directed Care, a public mental health program for adults diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness.
Dr. Spaulding-Givens’ research agenda broadly examines client-centered mental health service delivery. Her teaching interests range from the history and analysis of social welfare policy to social work practice, administration, and program evaluation. She routinely teaches Social Welfare Policy, Social Work Communication, Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities, and Inside the Asylum.
Currently. Dr. Spaulding-Givens is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work. She has been a member of the UNF faculty since 2006 and served as the inaugural BSW Program Director.
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Education/Academic qualification
Social Work, PhD, Florida State University
Social Policy & Administration, MSW, Florida State University
Anthropology, BA, Florida State University
Projects
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Exploring the Impact of Social Work Field Education on Community Partners’ Organizational Capacity and Service Delivery
Clark, P. G. (CoI) & Spaulding-Givens, J. C. (CoI)
1/1/18 → 1/1/19
Project: Research project
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The micro-to-macro realities of antidepressant taking: Users’ experiences in the context of contested science and industry promotion
Hughes, S., Lacasse, J. R. & Spaulding-Givens, J., Sep 1 2020, In: Qualitative Social Work. 19, 5-6, p. 1219-1237 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Money matters: participants’ purchasing experiences in a budget authority model of self-directed care
Spaulding-Givens, J., Hughes, S. & Lacasse, J. R., May 4 2019, In: Social Work in Mental Health. 17, 3, p. 323-343 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Participants' Goals, Resources, and Barriers: Person-Centered Assessment and Planning in Self-Directed Care
Spaulding-Givens, J., 2018, In: American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. 21, 1-2, p. 115-140 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adverse effects and treatment satisfaction among online users of four antidepressants
Hughes, S., Lacasse, J., Fuller, R. R. & Spaulding-Givens, J., Sep 2017, In: Psychiatry Research. 255, p. 78-86 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Informal Mental Health Support in the Asian American Community and Culturally Appropriate Strategies for Community-Based Mental Health Organizations
Weng, S. S. & Spaulding-Givens, J., Mar 15 2017, In: Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance. 41, 2, p. 119-132 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review