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Scholarship and Creative Works:
Forte, J.A. (2008) Making
Interactionism Useful: Translations for Social Work and
Sociological Direct Practice. In N.K. Denzin (Ed.)
Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Volume 32 (pp.
219-249). Emerald; Bingley, United Kingdom.
Forte, J.A. (2008)
Symbolic Interactionism: Artful Inquiry. Patient
Education and Counseling, 73 (2), 173-174.
Forte, J.A. (2007) Using
A Semiotic Metatheory for Theory Understanding,
Appraisal, and Use: An Illustrative Social Work
Translation of the Affect Control Theory of Emotions.
Submitted to Advanced in Social Work (Special Issue: A
Critical Review of Theories of Human Behavior int he
social Environment), 8 (1), 1-18.
Forte, J.A. (2005) E-mail
as the modern SOS: Enlisting cyber allies in a "Save Our
Undergraduate Program" campaign. Reflections,
11(2), 32-46.
Forte, J.A. (2004)
Symbolic interactionism and social work: A forgotten
legacy, Part 2, Families in Society. 85(4),
521-530.
Forte, J.A. (2004)
Symbolic interactionism and social work: A forgotten
legacy, Part 1, Families in Society. 85(3),
391-400.
Forte, J.A. (2003)
Applied symbolic interactionism: Meanings, memberships,
and social work. In L.T. Reynolds & N.J. Herman
(Eds.), Handbook of Symbolic Interactionism (pp.
915-936). Altamira Press: Walnut Creek: California.
Forte, J.A. (2002) Not in
my social world: A cultural analysis of media
representations, contested spaces, and sympathy for the
homeless, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare,
29(4), 131-157.
Forte, J.A. (2002) Mead,
contemporary metatheory, and twenty-first century
interdisciplinary team work, Sociological Practice: A
Journal of Clinical and Applied Sociology, 4(4)
315-334.
Specialties:
Professor Forte has a special interest in symbolic
interactionism and has written on the history of
partnerships between interactionists and social workers,
on interactionist metatheory, and on applied symbolic
interactionism (a chapter in the Handbook of Symbolic
Interactionism). His other interests include
the use of social and behavioral theories; the history
of collaboration between pragmatists, interactionists,
and social workers; policy advocacy and community
service; and constructionist models of personal and
public problem solving.
Appointment Year:
2003
Institutions Attended:
1990
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,
Virginia (GPA 3.8)
1978 M.S.W., Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
1973 B.S., Fordham University,
New York, New York (Psychology)
Other
Credentials:
Professor
Forte has been a full-time social work educator since
1990. He was recipient of the Outstanding Virginia
Social Work Educator Award, Virginia Social Work
Education Consortium, October 14, 1994. He
received the President's Award for Outstanding Teaching
at Christopher Newport University, Newport News,
Virginia in 1996. Professor Forte is a member of:
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with
Groups
Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors
Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Social Workers
Social Welfare Alliance (Bertha Capen Reynolds Society)
Society for Social Work and Research
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
Recent
Experience:
Interim
Graduate Program Coordinator, SU, Department of Social
Work, Master of Social Work Program.
Presenter, "Models, metaphors, and maps: An introduction
to tools for multi theory practice," presented at
Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social
Workers Workshops, Cambridge, MD, October 20, 2006.
Presenter
with Dr. Marvin G. Tossey, Standard 8: Phase III -
implementation: Bridging assessment and program change,
presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Directors, Inc., (BPD), Bridging Borders: Building Ties
- Transforming Relationships, Los Angeles, CA, October
24, 2006.
Presenter, "Teaching policy theory: Models, metaphors,
and maps for making sense of the interactionist
perspective," presented at Shifting the Tide: Challenges
for Policy Practice: The Virginia Commonwealth
University School of Social Work and Influencing State
Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., June 17, 2006.
Presenter, "Models, metaphors, and maps: An introduction
to tools for multi theory practice," presented at the
2006 Social Work Month Annual Conference, Maryland
Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers,
Baltimore, MD, March 30, 2006.
Research/Practice Interests:
HBSE
Education, Homelessness, Group Work, Mental Health and
Illness
Press Releases:
SALISBURY, MD - Salisbury University's Dr. James Forte,
professor and Graduate Program Coordinator for the
Social Work Department, recently published the first
edition of a new textbook titled "Human Behavior and the
Social Environment: Models, Metaphors, and Maps for
Applying Theoretical Perspectives to Practice."
The
512-page theory-based book provides students with tools
for comprehension to help them easily compare and
contrast theories. His book also helps students
understand the relevance of theory to social work
practice. Forte has written Theories for
Practice: Symbolic Interactionist Translations, as
well as more than 30 articles on subjects including the
application of theory to areas like homelessness,
domestic violence and multicultural practice.
Forte has
been a full-time social work educator for the past 17
years. He joined the Social Work Department
in SU's Samuel W. and Marilyn C. Seidel School of
Education and Professional Studies in 2003, after
leaving Christopher Newport University in Virginia.
There, he received the President's Award for Outstanding
Teaching in 1996. He earned his Ph.D. from
Virginia Commonwealth University.
For more
information, call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU Web site
at
www.salisbury.edu./eof.
(December 2006).
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