Shannon (M) Blajeski School of Social Work 4101 15 th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98105-6299 Curriculum Vitae blajes@uw.edu EDUCATION PhD June 2018 PhD Candidate: Social Welfare MSW June 2005 Blajeski, S. (2005). Young adults with mental illness: An investigation of subjective experience and peer support. Unpublished master s research. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. BA University of Wisconsin La Crosse June 2000 Psychology AWARDS, HONORS, GRANTS, & FELLOWSHIPS Boeing Endowed Fellowship Fall 2013 UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate Travel Award Fall 2016 RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERIENCE Interests Critical perspectives on improving social conditions (social inclusion, poverty, disability) for severe mental illness. Early intervention for psychosis and poverty prevention. Discourse analysis and historical studies. Experience School of Social Work Predoctoral Research Associate April 2016 -Present Conduct literature reviews and synthesize findings on social needs for the SMI population as part of Many Minds Center of Impact in King County. Identify behavioral health educational models at the graduate and
undergraduate levels and contribute to BASW and MSW curriculum development for community mental health settings. Conduct focus groups and analyze findings. Portland State University Regional Research Institute EASA Center for Excellence Predoctoral Research Study Assistant Sept. 2013-Sept. 2014 Designed and facilitated study of the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) with Oregon s Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA) program including IRB application, sample recruitment, interviews and grounded theory data analysis using Dedoose software. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy Washington Institute for Mental Health Research & Training Consultant and Project Manager March 2007 Dec. 2016 Selected projects include: New Journeys Early-Psychosis Treatment Pilot Led design, data collection and analysis activities of qualitative study of Washington State s first early-psychosis treatment program in Yakima, WA. Supervised two research assistants in sampling, interviewing and data analysis. Illness Management & Recovery (IMR) Pilot Project Trainer and consultant to three IMR pilots in the Yakima, WA area. Collect and interpret yearly outcomes. PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) Provided ongoing technical assistance to teams in ACT model, Supported Employment, Motivational Interviewing, Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment and Illness Management & Recovery. Complete team fidelity evaluations with new Tool for Measurement of Assertive Community Treatment (TMACT), currently in development at the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training. School of Social Work
Behavioral Medicine Research Group Graduate Student Research Aid Worked on a four-person research team running two NIH behavioral medicine projects. Responsible for timely scheduling of subject interviews and maintaining database integrity. Assisted with grant preparation. Oct. 2004 June 2005 TEACHING INTERESTS & EXPERIENCE Interests Experience Human-Behavior in the Social Environment Historical Foundations of Social Welfare Applied Research Methods Sole Instructor (expected) 40 BASW students Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Winter 2018 Sole Instructor 40 BASW students Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Winter 2016 Sole Instructor 22 MSW students Foundations of Social Welfare Research Fall 2015 Sole Instructor 23 MSW students - Advanced Social Welfare Research and Evaluation Spring 2015 Teaching Practicum 25 MSW students - Historical and Intellectual Foundations in Social Work Fall 2014 Teaching Assistant 40 BASW students Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Winter 2014 Teaching Assistant 40 BASW students Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Winter 2013 Trainer Mental Health First Aid various locations 2009 2012 Trainer & Program Manager Co-Occurring Disorders Case Management Training Academy 2009 2011.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Blajeski, S. & Lindhorst, T. (manuscript in preparation). Searching for social context in schizophrenia treatment: a discourse analysis of mental health policy, recovery and evidencebased care. Social Science & Medicine. Blajeski, S., Marcenko, M, & Schaper, E. (manuscript in preparation). Mental health case management for integrated care teams: implications for social work practice. Research on Social Work Practice. Melton, R. & Blajeski, S. (in re-submission). Understanding individual and family experiences associated with duration of untreated psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. Manthey, T., Blajeski, S., Monroe-DeVita, M. (2012). Motivational interviewing and assertive community treatment: A case for training ACT teams. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. Presentations Blajeski, S., Devylder, J., Lukens, E, & Wotjiak, J. (2017). Preventing severe mental illness: a grand challenge for social work. Society for Social Work & Research Conference, New Orleans, LA. Blajeski, S. & Melton, R. (2016, October). A model of DUP in Northwest Oregon, USA: recognition, interpretation and intermediaries. 10 th Annual International Early Psychosis Association Conference. Milan, Italy. Blajeski, S. (2016, January). Schizophrenia, social networks & community life: an analysis of the discourse of recovery and treatment. 20 th Annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference. Washington D.C. Blajeski, S. (2015, March). Does recovery discourse impact the social aspect of living with schizophrenia? 19 th International Congress on Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis. New York, NY. Melton, R. & Blajeski, S. (2014, November). Understanding individual and family experiences associated with duration of early psychosis (DUP). International Conference on Early Psychosis. Tokyo, Japan. Blajeski, S., Ray, A. & Aubol, G. (2013, June). Illness Management & Recovery (IMR). Washington State Behavioral Healthcare Conference. Yakima, WA Blajeski, S. (2013, May). Community assessment and EBP implementation:
Illness Management & Recovery (IMR) & Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT). Seattle Implementation Research Conference. Seattle, WA. Blajeski, S. & Monroe-DeVita, M. (2011, May). Implementing EBP s in ACT: Training and Technical Assistance. Assertive Community Treatment Association National Conference. Huntington Beach, CA. Invited Talks: School of Social Work Advanced Social Work Research & Evaluation, Qualitative Data Analysis, April 2017 School of Social Work Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Early Intervention for Psychosis, February 2017 School of Social Work Advanced Recovery Practice, Early Intervention for Psychosis, April 2016. School of Social Work SOC W 505 Foundations of Social Welfare Research, Understanding Individual and Family Experiences Associated with Duration of Untreated Psychosis, February 2015. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SAMHSA Peer Grant Reviewer May 2017 Reviewing four Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care grants. SAMHSA Peer Grant Reviewer June 2013 Reviewed six Homelessness-to-States grants. Dartmouth College - RAISE Grant October 2009 Member of clinician panel reviewing new project targeting young adults with psychosis. SAMHSA Peer Grant Reviewer July 2009 Reviewed six grants for Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care. CLINICAL SERVICE EXPERIENCE Downtown Emergency Service Center Aug. 2005 March 2007 Intake Specialist & Mental Health Case Manager Seattle, WA Sound Mental Health Sept. 2004 June 2005 MSW Counseling Intern Seattle, WA
Oregon State Hospital-Portland Dec. 2003 June 2004 MSW Intern Portland, OR Outagamie County Community Support Program Dec. 2001 July 2002 Mental Health Technician Appleton, WI CareerPros, Inc. Aug. 2000 Aug. 2002 DHS Employment Specialist/Resource Specialist Oshkosh, WI Pnuma Healthcare, Inc. June 1999 Dec. 2001 Tenant Assistant Neenah, WI REFERENCES Dr. Gunnar Almgren, PhD. Professor School of Social Work Dr. Greg Townley, PhD. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Portland State University Dr. Taryn Lindhorst, PhD Associate Professor School of Social Work Dr. Robert Mugerauer, PhD Professor College of Built Environments