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University of Wyoming
Vicki Murdock

Vicki Murdock
Associate Professor
Gerontology, spirituality, social work field education, distance learning/teaching

B.A., Indiana University
MSW, University of South Carolina
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
vmurdock@uwyo.edu • (307) 766-5426 • 316 Health Sciences

 

I earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish many years back, and worked at numerous jobs during the time I raised my 3 children, including elementary school teacher, business owner, and music director. I returned to school to earn my MSW in 1995 and worked for 5 years as a clinical social worker and then clinical director at a residential teen pregnancy center. In 2003, I earned my PhD from the University of South Carolina, specializing in gerontology. My dissertation surveyed a national sample of gerontological social workers about their use of spiritual interventions in their practice with older adults. Wonderfully, the results indicated that social workers use ethical decision-making to guide their practice in the area of client spirituality.

My husband and I enjoy camping, hiking, and singing.
 

Research Interests:
Gerontology, field education, paraprofessional caregivers, spirituality in social work education and in allied health professions education

 

Teaching:
HBSE I and II, Methods I and II, Policy, Spirituality and Aging, Diversity

 

Service:

  • Hartford Foundation and CSWE Gero-Ed Center Curriculum Development Grant, 2005-2007
  • Hartford Foundation and CSWE Gero-Ed Center "Expert Trainer" in gerontology
  • Consulting editor, Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work
     
 

Affiliations, Associations, Consultation:

  • 2004-2006 WY NASW Board, elected Secretary
  • 2004-present Wyoming Gerontological Association charter member
  • 2002-present Society for Social Work Research
  • 2002-present American Society on Aging
  • 2002-present Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program
    Directors, Inc.
  • 2001-present The Gerontological Society of America
  • 2001-present Southern Gerontological Society
  • 2000-present Council on Social Work Education
  • 1992-present National Association of Social Workers
     
 

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