John D. McMahon, M.A. Professional Experience
advertisement
John D. McMahon, M.A. Professional Experience 2005 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Responsibilities include Publish Children’s Services Practice Notes and Fostering Perspectives, nationally-distributed publications for child welfare professionals and foster and adoptive parents Co-lead the development and delivery of webinars and other online training for child welfare professionals and foster and adoptive parents Facilitate efforts to strengthen partnerships between public and private child-placing agencies Developed instrument to enhance the quality of monthly visits with children in foster care in North Carolina 1998 – 2005 Clinical Instructor School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Responsibilities/accomplishments included Team leader on federally-funded project to enhance the effectiveness of rural child welfare social workers Supported development and delivery of classroom-based and online learning experiences for child welfare professionals Planned and promoted conferences and training events Supervised Resource Program’s child welfare training coordinator Grant writing 1996 – 1998 Publications Coordinator School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Responsibilities/accomplishments included Expanded unit activities and developed workflow tracking system Supervised publications staff Oversaw editing and design of print- and web-based publications Developed award-winning instructional video, Foster Care: A Look Back 1993 – 1996 Publications Specialist School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Responsibilities/accomplishments included Designed and edited publications for Family and Children’s Resource Program Managed Children’s Services Practice Notes, a quarterly newsletter for North Carolina’s child welfare social workers 1992 – 1993 Project Assistant Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Responsibilities/accomplishments included Edited articles for a project investigating low back pain Tracked submissions for a national refereed journal, Health Services Research Education M.A. B.A. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, English literature Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT McMahon, page 2 of 6 Publications In-Service Training Curricula Blythe, M., McMahon, J., Hensley, B., Ammons, R., Jensen, N., Balke, K., Armfield, P. & Burbank, B. (2011). Foster home licensing: The keys to success. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Blythe, M., McMahon, J., Hensley, B., Spencer, A., Waite, L., Balke, K., Armfield, P. & Burbank, B. (2010). Train-the-trainer for Becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parent. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Bumgarner, T., Blythe, M., McMahon, J., Balke, K., Armfield, P. & Burbank, B. (2010). Money matters: Foster care funding basics. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Blythe, M. & McMahon, J. (2009). Introduction to the monthly foster care contact record. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work Blythe, M. & McMahon, J. (2007). Enhancing foster home visits in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work Cooke, L. & McMahon, J. (eds.). (2001). Foundation curriculum for Romanian child welfare supervisors. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Cooke, L. & McMahon, J. (eds.). (2001). A curriculum for experienced Romanian child welfare supervisors. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Rosenfeld, L., Caye, J. & McMahon, J. (1998). Introduction. In J. Richman (Ed.), When Their World Comes Apart: Managing the Effects of Disaster. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Rosenfeld, L., Caye, J. & McMahon, J. (1998). Natural disasters. In J. Richman (Ed.), When Their World Comes Apart: Managing the Effects of Disaster. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Manuals and Guides Supplemental Guide to Foster Home Licensing (2007), <http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/licensing/docs/ Guide-03-16-09.pdf> Treat the Like Gold: A Best Practices Guide to Partnering with Resource Families (2009), <http:// www.ncdhhs.gov/dss/publications/docs/Partnering_with_Resource_Families.pdf> Newsletters Since 1995 I have edited and written for the following publications, which are produced by the UNC-CH School of Social Work under contract to the N.C. Division of Social Services. Children’s Services Practice Notes Vol. 16, No. 3: Achieving Permanence through Adoption Vol. 16, No. 2: Strengthening Child Protective Services Intake Vol. 16, No. 1: Engaging and Supporting Relative Caregivers Vol. 15, No. 3: Striving for Excellence in Supervision Vol. 15, No. 2: Being a Wise Consumer of Services for Families Vol. 15, No. 1: Increasing Our Focus on Visits Vol. 14, No. 3: Child Welfare's Response to Diversity Vol. 14, No. 2: Child Welfare Practice and Data: Making the Connection Vol. 14, No. 1: Accomplishments and Continuing Challenges Vol. 13, No. 3: Finding Families for Children in Foster Care Vol. 13, No. 2: Supervisors and the Future of Child Welfare Vol. 13, No. 1: Enhancing Child and Family Team Meetings Vol. 12, No. 4: Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and the Courts Vol. 12, No. 3: Child Welfare Practice in Rural North Carolina Vol. 12, No. 2: Update on Foster Care in North Carolina McMahon, page 3 of 6 Vol. 12, No. 1: Child Welfare Worker Retention Vol. 11, No. 4: Promoting School Success for Children Involved with the Child Welfare System Vol. 11, No. 3: Outcomes and Child Welfare Vol. 11, No. 2: Working with American Indian Families Vol. 11, No. 1: Father Involvement in Child Welfare Vol. 10, No. 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Vol. 10, No. 2: Methamphetamine and Family-Centered Child Welfare Practice Vol. 10, No. 1: Supporting Adoptive Families Vol. 9, No. 4: Data and Child Welfare Practice Vol. 9, No. 3: Enhancing Collaboration between Child Welfare and Work First (TANF) Vol. 9, No. 2: Child Welfare Practice with Parents Who Have Cognitive Limitations Vol. 9, No. 1: Family-Centered Supervision in Child Welfare Vol. 8, No. 3: Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Services Vol. 8, No. 2: Child and Family Team Meetings in Child Welfare in North Carolina Vol. 8, No. 1: Forensic Interviewing and Child Welfare in North Carolina Vol. 7, No. 4: Family-Centered Practice in Child Protective Services Vol. 7, No. 3: Working with Latino Families Vol. 7, No. 2: Working with Juvenile Sex Offenders Vol. 7, No.1: Working With Children with Parents in Prison Vol. 6, No.3: Child Maltreatment Fatalities Vol. 6, No.2: African American Children in the Child Welfare System Vol. 6, No.1: Termination of Parental Rights Vol. 5, No.4: Parent-Child Visits Vol. 5, No.3: Preparing for Your Day in Court Vol. 5, No. 2: Child Sexual Abuse and Child Welfare Vol. 5, No. 1: Child Welfare and Family Support Vol. 4, No. 4: Substance Abuse in Child Welfare Vol. 4, No. 3: Turnover in Child Welfare Vol. 4, No. 2: Mental Health Issues in Child Welfare Vol. 4, No. 1: Cultural Competency in Child Welfare Vol. 3, No. 2: A Look at Safety in Social Work Vol. 3, No. 1: Promoting Resiliency in Families and Children Vol. 2, No. 4: Separation and Attachment Vol. 2, No. 3: Helping Children with Special Needs, Part II Vol. 2, No. 2: Helping Children with Special Needs Vol. 2, No. 1: Neglect - Search for Interventions Vol. 1, No. 4: Prevention in Child Welfare, Part II Vol. 1, No. 3: Prevention in Child Welfare Vol. 1, No. 2: Kinship Care and Permanency Planning Vol. 1, No. 1: Teen Pregnancy Fostering Perspectives Vol. 15, No. 2: Teaching Children to Take Care of Themselves Vol. 15, No. 1: Parent-child Visits: Managing the Challenges, Reaping the Rewards Vol. 14, No. 2: Taking Care of Children's Health McMahon, page 4 of 6 Vol. 14, No. 1: Honoring and Maintaining Sibling Connections Vol. 13, No. 2: Moving Ahead—and Growing!—in Uncertain Times Vol. 13, No. 1: North Carolina Needs Foster Families for Teens Vol. 12, No. 2: Successful foster parenting can require new approaches Vol. 12, No. 1: Staying Focused in a Time of Change Vol. 11, No. 2: Facing Facts Vol. 11, No. 1: Step Into My Shoes Vol. 10, No. 2: How I Am Not Only Surviving Sexual Abuse, but Thriving! Vol. 10, No. 1: When I Become a Foster Parent . . . Vol. 9, No. 2: Pages Tell Their Own Story—In the General Assembly, Foster Children Find Voice Vol. 9, No. 1: What Do Children Look For In Their Social Workers? Vol. 8, No. 2: Foster Parents Fill a Tall Order Vol. 8, No. 1: Letters from Foster Care Vol. 7, No. 2: North Carolina Embarks on Major Reform of Its Child Welfare System Vol. 7, No. 1: CPS Implications for Foster Parents Vol. 6, No. 2: Fostering Relationships Vol. 6, No. 1: Feds review child welfare system in North Carolina Vol. 5, No. 2: Making up for lost time Vol. 5, No. 1: Foster parenting a sexually abused child Vol. 4, No. 2: Working with birth parents Vol. 4, No. 1: Respite care for foster parents Vol. 3, No. 2: Foster parents and North Carolina’s focus on permanence Vol. 3, No. 1: Kinship foster families face major changes Vol. 2, No. 2: Dealing with Cultural Differences Vol. 2, No. 1: How Do You Manage the Holidays? Vol. 1, No. 2: A Day in the Life of a Foster Parent Vol. 1, No. 1: Foster Parent Association Focuses on Helping Children MRS: Information in Support of North Caorlina’s Multiple Response System Vol. 6, No. 3: Pulling Back the Curtain—Promoting Transparency Vol. 6, No. 2: REAP: NC’s New Approach to Delivering Technical Assistance Vol. 6, No. 1: The 2009 MRS Evaluation: Findings and Recommendations Vol. 5, No. 4: Focusing on Family Reunification Vol. 5, No. 3: Can One Size Really Fit All? Alternatives to Cookie-Cutter Case Planning Vol. 5, No. 2: Looking Back on the Year’s Gifts Vol. 5, No. 1: Using CFTs to Plan Smooth Transitions for Youth Leaving Level III and IV Facilities Vol. 4, No. 4: How Will Fostering Connections Impact Child Welfare Practice in North Carolina? Vol. 4, No. 3: Innovation Profile: Breakthrough Series Collaborative Vol. 4, No. 2: Working with Families Who Are “Stuck” Vol. 4, No. 1: Working with the Courts: Child Planning Conferences Vol. 3, No. 1: Study: Frontloading Services Reduces Repeat Child Maltreatment Vol. 2, No. 4: What Should You Know about Our Recent Federal Review? Vol. 2, No. 3: Are NC’s Multiple Response System and System of Care Efforts Complementary? Vol. 2, No. 2: Findings Requiring Involuntary Services Decrease in NC Vol. 2, No. 1: The Benefits of Work First/Child Welfare Collaboration Vol. 1, No. 4: From the Field—Remote Control McMahon, page 5 of 6 Vol. 1, No. 3: Domestic Violence and the Family Assessment Response Vol. 1, No. 2: Knocking Down Barriers Vol. 1, No. 1: Introductory Issue Training Matters Vol. 12, No. 3: NC's REAP Initiative, Coaching, and You Vol. 12, No. 2: Foster Parent Training in North Carolina Vol. 12, No. 1: Culturally Competent Practice with Kin Caregivers–Learning Resources Vol. 11, No. 3: Update on Child Welfare Training in North Carolina Vol. 11, No. 2: Training for North Carolina’s Child Welfare Supervisors Vol. 11, No. 1: Building Awareness and Cultural Competency Vol. 10, No. 2: How Do People Change? Vol. 10, No. 1: Special Overview of NC's Child Welfare Training System Vol. 9, No. 3: Resource Family Recruitment and Retention Vol. 9, No. 2: Special Issue on Online Learning Vol. 9, No. 1: Talking to Judges about CFTs Vol. 8, No. 4: Court-Related Training Resources Vol. 8, No. 3: Child Welfare Practice and Child Poverty in Rural NC Vol. 8, No. 2: Support for Child and Family Team Meetings in NC Vol. 8, No. 1: Web-based Learning for NC's Child Welfare Workforce Vol. 7, No. 4: Promoting School Success: Resources for Child Welfare Workers and Families Vol. 7, No. 3: ncswLearn.org: A New Tool for Child Welfare Training in NC Vol. 7, No. 2: Learning Resources for Working with American Indian Families Vol. 7, No. 1: Child Welfare Training: North Carolina Has Come a Long Way Vol. 6, No. 3: Child Welfare Learning Resources Related to PTSD Vol. 6, No. 2: Child Welfare Learning Resources Related to Methamphetamine Vol. 6, No. 1: Parenting Classes and Child Welfare in North Carolina Vol. 5, No. 4: Using Data in Child Welfare—Learning Resources Vol. 5, No. 3: NC Kids—Good News for Adoption and Foster Care in North Carolina Vol. 5, No. 2: Learn More about Working with Parents with Cognitive Limitations Vol. 5, No. 1: Update on Child Welfare Training in North Carolina Vol. 4, No. 3: New Cornerstones Series Promotes Family-Centered Practice Vol. 4, No. 2: Supporting Partnerships between Birth and Foster Parents Vol. 4, No. 1: The Family-Centered Approach Vol. 3, No. 4: Preservice Helps New Workers (and Supervisors) Get their Bearings Vol. 3, No. 3: New Training Courses Make their Debut in Spring 2002 Vol. 3, No. 2: The Collaborative Vol. 3, No. 1: Helping Workers Apply What They Learn in Training Vol. 2, No. 3: Supervisor’s Role in Training is Critical Vol. 2, No. 2: New Distribution Strategy for Child Welfare Training Schedule Vol. 2, No. 1: Training and Turnover in Child Welfare in North Carolina Vol. 1, No. 4: The Preservice: A Key First Step Vol. 1, No. 3: Getting the Most Out of the 300 Series (And All Training) Vol. 1, No. 2: The 200 Series—Tools to Help You Cultivate Your Practice Vol. 1, No. 1: Child Welfare—How Training Fits with Practice McMahon, page 6 of 6 Magazine Articles McMahon, J. (2003, Winter). Dealing with cultural differences in foster care. Fostering Families Today, 3(1), 22–23. McMahon, J. (2003, Summer). Tips for agencies serving Latinos. Fostering Families Today, 3(2), 28–30. Presentations McMahon, J. & Blythe, M. (2010, May). How Teens and the Families Who Care for Them Can Be Positively Changed by Foster Care. Presented at the NC Foster & Adoptive Parent Association conference. Research Triangle Park, NC. McMahon, J. & Blythe, M. (2008, May). Making the Most Out of Agency Visits. Presented at the National Foster Parent Association Conference. Charlotte, NC. Blythe, M. & McMahon, J. (2008, May). Making the Most Out of Agency Visits. Presented at the National Foster Parent Association Conference. Atlanta, GA. Painter, J. & McMahon, J. (2007, Oct.). Building an e-learning system for public child welfare agencies. Presented at the National Staff Development and Training Association conference. Dallas, TX. McMahon, J. & Darbee, S. (2007, July). Making the most out of foster family home contacts. Presented at the MRS Learning Institute. Asheville, NC. McMahon, J. & Mangum, R. (2007, April). Methamphetamine: What foster parents need to know. Presented at the NC Foster & Adoptive Parents Association conference. Research Triangle Park, NC. McMahon, J. (2005, Sept.). Foster care today: An expedition for foster parent trainers. Presented at the PACE Trainers Conference. Wisconsin Dells, WI. McMahon, J. & Mangum, R. (2006, April). Methamphetamine: What foster parents need to know. Presented at the NC Foster & Adoptive Parents Association conference. Research Triangle Park, NC. Berrier, S. & McMahon, J. (2005, April). Capturing and promoting success in rural child welfare. Presented at the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Boston, MA. McMahon, J. & Mangum, R. (2005, April). Methamphetamine: What foster parents should know. Presented at the NC Foster and Adoptive Parents Association conference. Research Triangle Park, NC. McMahon, J. & Berrier, S. (2004, Nov.). Using success stories to enhance child protection in rural communities. Presented at the 13th Annual North Carolina Family-Based Services Association conference. Blowing Rock, NC. Berrier, S. & McMahon, J. (2004, Nov.). Capturing stories, building on strengths: The effective use of stories and storytelling in child welfare practice. Presented at the 13th Annual North Carolina Family-Based Services Association conference. Blowing Rock, NC. McMahon, J. & Cooke, L. (2004, Sept.). Fostering Perspectives: A forum for expression for children in foster care. Presented at the 46th FICE (International Federation of Educative Communities) International Congress. Glasgow, Scotland. Caye, J. & McMahon, J. (2003, June). Supporting positive parenting. Presented at the North Carolina Foster Parents Association conference. Greensboro, NC. Caye, J. & McMahon, J. (2002, Nov.). Meeting of the minds. Presented at the NC Foster Parents Association conference. Research Triangle Park, NC. Caye, J. & McMahon, J. (2002, March). The right stuff: Supporting positive parenting. Presented at the N.C. Division of Social Services 2002 Children’s conference. Asheville, NC. McMahon, J. & Brigham, R. (1999, Oct.). Promoting learning transfer through newsletters: Profile of a state-university partnership. Presented at the National Staff Development and Training Association conference. Portland, OR. Caye, J. & McMahon, J. (1998, Dec.). Lights! Camera! Learning! The many faces of video as a learning tool. Presented at the National Staff Development and Training Association’s conference. New Orleans, LA. McMahon, J. & Caye, J. (1997, Sept.). Catching your audience’s attention. Presented at the National Staff Development and Training Association conference. Washington D.C.
