Wendy Shaia is a British–Jamaican author, clinical associate professor at the University of Maryland school of Social work and executive director of the Social Work Community Outreach Service (SWCOS).[1][2]

Wendy Shaia
CitizenshipBritish Jamaican
Alma materUniversity of Maryland Baltimore
Known forThe Black Cell and the SHARP framework
Scientific career
FieldsClinical Associate Professor
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland School of Social Work
Websitehttps://www.wendyshaia.com

Education edit

Shaia graduated from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She earned a Doctor of Education in Human and Organizational Learning from The George Washington University.[1][2]

SHARP framework edit

SHARP framework is a tool used to assess and understand the psychological sufferings resulting from oppressive factors, creating awareness and motivating anti-oppressive shifts.[3][4] Shaia developed the framework while researching ways to address the context of poverty and oppression during service provision in the United States.[5] She anchored the framework tool on 5 components; Structural oppression, Historical context, Analysis of role, Reciprocity and mutuality and power.[3][6]

Books published edit

Short stories published edit

  • Waiting for Something[11]
  • The Red Summer[12]

Journal articles published edit

Title Year of publication, journal
Socially-Engineered Trauma and a New Social Work Pedagogy: Socioeducation as a Critical Foundation of Social Work Practice[6] 2019, Smith College Studies in Social Work
SHARP: A framework for addressing the contexts of poverty and oppression during service provision in the US.[3] 2019, Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics
We had to keep pushing: Black caregivers’ perspectives on autism screening and referral practices in primary care.[13] 2018, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Moving from survival to fulfillment: A planning framework for community schools[14] 2018, Phi Delta Kappan
School social workers as partners in the school mission.[15] 2018, Phi Delta Kappan
Book review: Why Are They Angry With Us? Essays on Race, by Larry E Davis.[16] 2016, Qualitative Social Work
Macro MI: Using Motivational Interviewing to Address Socially-engineered Trauma[17] 2022, Journal of Progressive Human Services
Experiences of Personal and Vicarious Victimization for Black Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses: Implications for Treating Socially-engineered Trauma[18] 2022, Smith College Studies in Social Work
Participation of Black and African-American Families in Autism Research[19] 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
‘I am so fearful for him’: a mixed-methods exploration of stress among caregivers of Black children with autism[20] 2022, Journal of Developmental Disabilities

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Wendy Shaia". University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Stories, Local. "Conversations with Wendy Shaia – VoyageBaltimore Magazine | Baltimore's Most Inspiring Stories". voyagebaltimore.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Shaia, Wendy (2019). "SHARP: A Framework for Addressing the Contexts of Poverty and Oppression During Service Provision in the United States" (PDF). Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics. 16 (1).
  4. ^ "SHARP Framework". Wendy Shaia. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Baltimore, University of Maryland. "Grant Examines How Social Workers Stay 'SHARP'". University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Shaia, Wendy E.; Avruch, David O.; Green, Katherine; Godsey, Geneen M. (October 2, 2019). "Socially-Engineered Trauma and a New Social Work Pedagogy: Socioeducation as a Critical Foundation of Social Work Practice". Smith College Studies in Social Work. 89 (3–4): 238–263. doi:10.1080/00377317.2019.1704146. ISSN 0037-7317. S2CID 213315309.
  7. ^ Shaia, Wendy (September 27, 2022). The Black Cell. BookBaby. ISBN 978-1-7350273-3-3.
  8. ^ ""The Black Cell": Dr. Wendy Shaia's dark novel about racism, rebellion". WYPR. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "American Book Fest". www.americanbookfest.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Finigan-Carr, Nadine M. (May 20, 2019). Linking Health and Education for African American Students' Success. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-367-22414-1.
  11. ^ "Wendy Shaia". The Dillydoun Review. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Shaia, Wendy (January 17, 2022). "The Red SummerWendy Shaia". Wendy Shaia. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Dababnah, Sarah; Shaia, Wendy E.; Campion, Karen; Nichols, Helen M. (October 2018). ""We Had to Keep Pushing": Caregivers' Perspectives on Autism Screening and Referral Practices of Black Children in Primary Care". Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 56 (5): 321–336. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-56.5.321. ISSN 1934-9556. PMID 30273522. S2CID 52896067.
  14. ^ Shaia, Wendy E.; Finigan-Carr, Nadine (February 2018). "Moving from survival to fulfillment: A planning framework for community schools". Phi Delta Kappan. 99 (5): 15–18. doi:10.1177/0031721718754802. ISSN 0031-7217. S2CID 149833011.
  15. ^ Finigan-Carr, Nadine; Shaia, Wendy E.; Author, No (April 1, 2018). "School social workers as partners in the school mission". kappanonline.org. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  16. ^ Shaia, Wendy E (July 2016). "Why are they angry with us? Essays on race Larry E Davis". Qualitative Social Work. 15 (4): 588–593. doi:10.1177/1473325016652540. ISSN 1473-3250. S2CID 148033023.
  17. ^ Avruch, David O.; Shaia, Wendy E. (May 4, 2022). "Macro MI: Using Motivational Interviewing to Address Socially-engineered Trauma". Journal of Progressive Human Services. 33 (2): 176–204. doi:10.1080/10428232.2022.2063622. ISSN 1042-8232. S2CID 248214989.
  18. ^ Smith, Melissa Edmondson; Pahwa, Rohini; Harrison, Geoffrey; Shaia, Wendy E.; Sharpe, Tanya L. (2022). "Experiences of Personal and Vicarious Victimization for Black Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses: Implications for Treating Socially-engineered Trauma". Smith College Studies in Social Work. 92 (2): 91–110. doi:10.1080/00377317.2022.2034562. ISSN 0037-7317. S2CID 246738309.
  19. ^ Shaia, Wendy E.; Nichols, Helen M.; Dababnah, Sarah; Campion, Karen; Garbarino, Nicole (May 1, 2020). "Brief Report: Participation of Black and African-American Families in Autism Research". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50 (5): 1841–1846. doi:10.1007/s10803-019-03926-0. ISSN 1573-3432. PMID 30805765. S2CID 254571824.
  20. ^ Dababnah, Sarah; Kim, Irang; Shaia, Wendy E. (September 3, 2022). "'I am so fearful for him': a mixed-methods exploration of stress among caregivers of Black children with autism". International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 68 (5): 658–670. doi:10.1080/20473869.2020.1870418. ISSN 2047-3869. PMC 9542792. PMID 36210891.

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