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Dr. Zebrack is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, USA. His teaching and research interests are in the area of health, medicine, and quality of life. He is particularly interested in the effects of cancer on the psychosocial growth and development of adolescents and young adults. Dr. Zebrack has clinical social work experience in both pediatric and adult oncology, and also has been involved in the development of patient and peer support programs for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.
Dr. Zebrack currently serves as a steering committee member for the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s LiveStrong™ Young Adult Alliance, charged with developing clinical and supportive care guidelines for adolescents and young adults with cancer. He has served as a board member of the Association of Oncology Social Workers, American Psychosocial Oncology Society, and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Dr. Zebrack also is a former advisor to the director of the National Cancer Institute as a member of the NCI’s Director's Consumer Liaison Group.
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Dr. Jones is Associate Professor and Co-Director of The Institute for Grief, Loss and Family Survival at the UT Austin School of Social Work. Dr. Jones is the Past President of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers (APOSW) and a member of the Children’s Oncology Group. Dr. Jones is a Board Member of the Social Work Hospice/ Palliative Care Network. Dr. Jones is also a Project on Death in America Social Work Scholar and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Social Work in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Dr. Jones’ clinical experience has been primarily in the field of pediatric oncology, children’s grief and loss, pediatric palliative and end-of-life care, grief, trauma, and survival. Dr. Jones is currently conducting research on pediatric palliative care, social work interventions for children with cancer, Hispanic/Latino adolescent cancer survivors and on the health promotion needs of childhood cancer survivors. |
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The following four oncology social workers were selected to join the ExCEL team as faculty in recognition of their extensive skills in psychosocial care. They are each strong communicators and excellent educators with years of direct clinical experience. Their diverse perspectives and differing areas of expertise will ensure that the course materials and the print and Web-based content reflect the needs of practicing adult and pediatric social workers.
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Ms. Altilio is Coordinator of Social Work for the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. In addition to direct work with patients and families, she has published and lectured nationally and internationally on topics such as pain management, ethics, palliative care and psychosocial issues in end-of-life care. Additionally, Ms. Altilio and Ms. Otis–Green are co-editors for the forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work (Oxford University Press, 2011). Ms. Altilio received a Project on Death in America Social Work Leadership award to establish a social work post graduate fellowship in palliative care and the Social Work Network in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, an email discussion group which currently networks over 500 social workers. In 2003, she received the Social Worker of the Year award from the Association of Oncology Social Work and a Professional Volunteer Recognition Award from the American Cancer Society. She is a Mayday Pain and Society Fellow and was elected a Distinguished Social Work Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice. Terry serves on the Advisory Council of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives and the editorial board of the Journal of Social Work and End of Life Care.
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Ms. Smolinski is a clinical oncology social worker, former Executive Director of the Association of Oncology Social Work and current Wayne State University Juris Doctor Candidate. Most recently, Ms. Smolinski was awarded a prestigious two-year fellowship from Equal Justice Works to develop a medical-legal partnership with The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit. Previously, she was a senior clinical social worker and Cancer Pain & Fatigue Fellow at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has a particular expertise in ethics and in mediation. Since 2007, she has been a field supervisor in the Smith College School for Social Work End-of-Life Care Certificate Program. She has published widely and lectured nationally and internationally on topics such as pain management, palliative care, ethics and psychosocial issues in end-of-life care. She received the American Cancer Society's Lane W. Adams Award in 1998 and the Leadership in Oncology Social Work from AOSW in 2005. Ms. Smolinski served as a reviewer of the Institute of Medicine (2008): Cancer Care for the Whole Patient for her expertise in oncology social work and excellent collaborative skills. |
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Dr. Walsh has taught social work for the past 20 years. She was a Professor at Springfield College School of Social Work for 18 years and is currently in the Department of Social Work at Westfield State University. She has practiced as an oncology social worker for 25 years, as a senior social worker at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Director of Psychosocial Services at Hospice/VNA Alliance of Hampshire County as well as in private practice for 22 years. She co-developed the award winning Cancer Survival Toolbox a self-advocacy training program for cancer survivors and has received numerous awards, including the ACS Trish Greene Quality of Life Award, the Social Work Leadership Award from both the Project on Death In America and the Association of Oncology Social Work, and the Jim Quinn Human Service Award for outstanding contributions to enhance the social work profession. Dr. Walsh served as President of AOSW from 2004-2006 and has led international exchanges between social workers in the US and Hungary, Cambodia and China for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Among 27 professional publications are her textbook Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for Helping Professionals (2006, Allyn & Bacon) and chapters on Mental Health Risk Assessment in Berzoff and Silverman (2004) Living with Dying: Social Work in End of Life and Palliative Care (Columbia University Press) and in the forthcoming Altilio and Otis-Greene Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work (2011, Oxford University Press). In her academic role, Dr. Walsh is involved in educating social workers for clinical practice in both adult and pediatric settings and serves as a consultant to several community organizations providing services to individuals, families and groups affected by cancer.
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Ms. Wagner is the Senior Director of Survivor Programs at Children's Brain Tumor Foundation in New York. Her direct practice focus is predominately with teen and young adult brain tumor survivors focusing on peer and dating relationships, education challenges and employment issues. Ms. Wagner designs programs focused on social skill improvement, increase of self-esteem and community integration and development. She is also part of a research team investigating career development for young adult brain tumor survivors and a member of LiveStrongTM Young Adult Alliance. Additionally, she is the Research Committee Chairperson for APOSW and the co-facilitator of the APOSW brain tumor special interest group. She is chapter co-author of Caregiver and Family Issues for Brain Tumor Survivors in Late Effects of Treatment for Brain Tumors.
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Ms.Kilburn is pursuing her passion to improve education and healthcare through professional education initiatives and health policy analysis. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island and completed her BA in Political Science and Spanish Language and Literature. Ms. Kilburn worked as a high school teacher in Providence, RI and as a professional education teacher in Barcelona, Spain. Ms. Kilburn is very interested in the differing attitudes regarding quality education and healthcare across the country and globe. In addition to coordinating ExCEL in Social Work, Ms. Kilburn assisted Ms. Altilio and Ms. Otis-Green in the publication of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work (2011). |
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ExCEL 2012 Applications are now closed. Please check back at the end of May for ExCEL 2013 offerings!
ExCEL Pre-Conference Dates
AOSW Pre-Conference:
Date: May 28-29, 2012
Location: Westin Boston Waterfront,
Boston, MA
APOSW Pre-Conference:
Date: May 14-15, 2012
Location: Embassy Suites - Downtown,
Portland, OR |
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