Mailing Information:

Contact Information:

University of Maryland

Phone: (410) 706.8076

School of Social Work

Fax: (410) 706.6046

525 West Redwood Street

E-mail: kdeal@ssw.umaryland.edu

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Room: 5E31

Education:

MSW; PhD, Catholic University

Honors and Awards:

UMB School of Social Work's Teaching Scholar’s Award 2007

Expertise and Research Interests:

Mental Health

Research on Social Work Field Education

Social Work Student Development

Recent Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles

“Field Practicum Experiences of Macro-oriented Graduate Students: Are We Doing Them Justice?” coauthored with Karen Hopkins, Liz Fisher and John Hartin was published in Administration in Social Work.

Deal, K. H. & Clements, J. A. (2006). Supervising students developmentally: Evaluating a seminar for new field instructors. Journal of Social Work Education, 42.2, 291-306.

Hopkins, K. M., Deal, K. H., & Bloom, J. D.  (2005). Moving away from tradition: Exploring the field experiences of part-time, older and employment-based students. Journal of Social Work Education, 41.3, 371-383.

Deal, K. H. & BrintzenhofeSzoc, K. (2004). A study of MSW students’ interviewing skills over time. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 24(1/2), 181-197.

Deal, K. H. & Hyde, C. A. (2004). Understanding MSW student anxiety and resistance to multicultural learning: A developmental perspective. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 24(1/2), 73-86.

Deal, K. H. (2003). The relationship between critical thinking and interpersonal skills: Guidelines for clinical supervision. The Clinical Supervisor, 22(2), 3-19.

Hyde, C. A. & Deal, K. H. (2003). Does gender matter?: Male and female participation in social work classrooms. Affilia, 18(2), 192-209.

Deal, K. H. (2002). Modifying field instructors’ supervisory approach using stage models of student development. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 22(3/4), 121-137.

Deal, K. H. (2000). The usefulness of developmental stage models for clinical social work students: An exploratory study. The Clinical Supervisor, 19(1), 1-19.

Deal, K. H. (1999). Clinical social work students’ use of self disclosure: A case for formal training. Arete, 23(3), 33-45.

Deal, K. H. (1999). The effects of students’caretaking history on clinical performance. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 70(1), 47-78.

In Press

Deal, K. H., Hopkins, K. M., Fisher, L. & Hartin, J. Field practicum experiences of macro-oriented graduate students: Are we doing them justice? Administration in Social Work.

Book Chapters

Deal, K. H. (2004). Effective interpersonal and critical thinking skills. In M. J. Austin & K. M. Hopkins (Eds.), Supervision as collaboration in the human services: Building a learning culture (pp. 35-46). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Deal, K. H. (2004). A group seminar to enhance field instructors’ supervisory skills. In C. J. Carson, A. S. Fritz, E. Lewis, J. H. Ramey, & D. T. Sugiuchi (Eds). Growth and development through group work (pp. 145-153). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.