Business Address: University of Iowa School of Social Work 354 North Hall Iowa City, IA 52242 Curriculum Vitae Kara Houser, LISW Phone: (31) 335-1276 E-mail: kara-houser@uiowa.edu EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Higher Education St. Ambrose University. 2002-2004. Master in Social Work. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. 17-2001. Bachelor of Arts in Social Work; Minor in Sociology. Professional and Academic Positions Lecturer, University of Iowa School of Social Work. Responsibilities include: teaching undergraduate and graduate students in core courses in the social work curriculum and elective courses in human sexuality, academic advising, coordinating field and foundation practicum placements, and participating in work committees. (8/2016-present) Clinical Social Worker/Family Therapist, Kara Houser, LISW, Private Practice. Find Your Bliss Family Therapy and Counseling LLC. Provide therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, skill building, and parenting in a clinical setting for children, adults and families. Interface with school, medical, Department of Human Services, law enforcement, and family systems to provide support to children, adolescents and adults. Provide family therapy to family system of child or adolescent. (8/2016-present) Adjunct Instructor, University of Iowa School of Social Work. Responsibilities included: teaching undergraduate and graduate students in core courses in the social work curriculum, coordinating field and foundation practicum placements, group field instruction, and participating in MSW admissions and curriculum committee 2012/2013. (8/20012-7/2017) Adjunct Instructor, University of Iowa College of Education. Responsibilities included: teaching undergraduate and graduate students in regards to child abuse and mental health, mandatory reporting or children and dependent adults, as well as sexual abuse in America. Taught Child Abuse. (8/2015-12/2017)
Clinical Social Worker/Family Therapist, The Children s Center for Therapy/ChildServe. Responsibilities included: provided clinical supervision and consultation to master level social workers working toward independent licensures in social work. Provided therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, skill building, and parenting in a clinical setting for children, adults and families. Interfaced with school, medical, Department of Human Services, law enforcement, and family systems to provide support to children and adolescents. Provided family therapy to family system of child or adolescent. (3/2013-7/2016) Clinical Social Worker/Family Therapist, Family Systems. Responsibilities included: Provided therapy, BHIS, skill building, and parenting in a clinical setting for children, adults and families. Interfaced with school, medical, Department of Human Services, law enforcement, and family systems to provide support to children and adolescents. Provided family therapy to family system of child or adolescent. Collaborated with Law Enforcement, DHS workers, County Attorney, Judges, Guardian Ad Litem, and additional members of the Child Protection teams to provide expert opinion and testify in court hearings regarding children and families involved with the Department of Human Services. Working with children in the school setting within a multidisciplinary approach including teachers, school counselors, principals, and AEA. (/2003-7/2012) Social Work Intern, Center for Disabilities and Development, formerly Hospital School. Responsibilities included: Collaborating with the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients, intake information, observing Theraplay, documentation and paperwork, participating in the ILEND program training experiences, foster care review board, and working with the staff of social workers within the various clinics as well as inpatient and outpatient settings. (1/2001-5/2001) Honors and Awards Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, University of Iowa Phi Alpha, Nat l Social Work Honor Society, Theta Sigma Chapter, St. Ambrose University Membership Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Semester/Year Course No. and Title COURSES TAUGHT Enrollment 17 SSW:7250:0001 Family Centered Theory and Practice I SSW:6150:0001 Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups SSW:6150:0002 Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups SSW:6151:0002 Social Work Practice 31 22 15 8 Advisees 10 Spring 2017 Spring 2017 Spring 2017 SSW:418:0002 Field Experience Seminar SSW: 418:0002 Field Experience Seminar 15 10 Fall 2016 Fall 2016 SSW:6150:0001 Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups 21
Fall 2016 Fall 2016 SSW:6151:0002 Social Work Practice SSW:6151:0003 Social Work Practice 4 11 Spring 2016 23 Fall 2015 Fall 2015 Fall 2015 SSW:723:0002 Advanced Centered Practice I SSW:3841:0001 Fundamentals of Social Work Practice 24 12 51 Fall 2014 SSW:3841:0001 Fundamentals of Social Work Practice 41 Spring 2014 Spring 2014 SSW:724:0002 Advanced Centered Practice II SSW:418:0002 Field Experience Seminar 8 15 SSW:723:0002 Advanced Centered Practice I SSWL3842:0AAA Interpersonal Skills laboratory Lecture 4
SSW:3842:0A01 Interpersonal SSW:3842:0A03 Interpersonal SSW:3842:0A04 Interpersonal SSW:3842:0A05 Interpersonal 11 10 Spring 2013 SSW:724:0002 Advanced Centered Practice II 042:112:SCA Human Sexuality, Diversity, and Society 40 SSW:723:0002 Advanced Centered Practice I SSW:3842:0A01 Interpersonal SSW:3842:0A05 Interpersonal 10 7 8 Teaching Assistants Supervised Semester Student Degree Program Fall 2015 Bridget Garrity MSW Spring 2014 Nadia Sabbagh PhD Students Supervised for Field and Practicum Experience
Semester Student Degree Program Spring 2016 Daniel Lieberman BA Foundation Practicum Spring 2016 Elena Perez BA Foundation Practicum Spring 2016 Brianna Peterson BA Foundation Practicum Other Contributions to Instructional Programs Field and Practicum Coordination Provide coordination and conflict resolution support to undergraduate students in Field Experience and graduate students in Foundation Practicum. (2012-current) Curricular Development Developed and facilitated guest lecture for MSW Bridge Course on Parent Child Interaction Therapy (Summer 2017) Department Committee Work Member, MSW Admissions Committee: Reviewed and scored applications of prospective students for admission to the MSW program (2013). Member, SSW Curriculum Committee: Participated in the planning and review of current and future undergraduate and graduate curriculum (2012-2013). Service to the University and Community Providing therapy to Medicaid clients without charge (May 2015-present). Provided Clinical Supervision to MSW s to become LISW s (2013-2017). Invited Lectures and Refereed Conference Presentations Continuing Education Trainings Participant, Human Trafficking Training, (March 2017) Participant, Ethics of Supervision, (May 2016) Participant, Ethics for Social Work, (April 2015) Participant, Advanced Parent Child Interaction Therapy Training, (July 2015) Participant, Parent Child Interaction Therapy Training, (March 2015) Participant, Working with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Clients, (January 2015) Participant, Global Conference on Childhood Trauma, (March 2014)
Participant, DSM-5 Understanding and Diagnosing Mental Disorders, (July 2013) Participant, Clinical Supervision in Social Work: Monitoring and Mentoring Social Work Practitioners, (April 2013) Participant, A Contribution to the Critique of Social Justice in America, (February 2013) Participant, Pathways to Solutions with Self-Destructive Adolescents, (September 2012) Participant, Core Concepts of Trauma Informed Child Welfare, (October 2012) Participant, Disentangling Disproportionality, (May 2011) Participant, Children at Risk 10 th Annual Cross Training, November 2010) Participant, The Theory and Practice of Play Therapy, (October, 2010) Participant, Ethical Boundaries in Multi-Stressed Families, (October, 2010) Participant, Horizons Children at Risk Task Force, (October, 200) Participant, University of Iowa Play Therapy Conference, (September, 2008) Participant, Children at Risk Task Force, (July 2007) Participant, Disentangling Disproportionality, (May 2011) Participant, Substance Abuse Training by Police Officer Kevin Bailey, (June 2006) Participant, Ethics and Documentation & The Role of Humor in Coping, (May 2006) Participant, Drug Endangered Children, (April 2006) Participant, Positive Parenting with a Plan: Helping to Empower Parents, (July 2005) Participant, Teaching Social Skills to Youth, (March 2005) Participant, Ethical Preferences for Empowerment in Social Work, (August 2004) Participant, Children at Risk Task Force, (July 2004) Participant, What s Social Justice Got to Do With It? Moving Beyond Rhetoric, (May 2004) Participant, Partnership for Safe Families, (March 2004) Participant, University of Iowa Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals, (August 2001) Participant, Department of Human Services, Reasonable Efforts Site, Take Home Tools Conference, (May 2001) Participant, Reasonable Efforts Conference, Violence: Your Life, Your Choice, (March 2000) Participant, The Balancing Act, Iowa State Extension Seminar, (February 2000) Participant, Kids in Stress, Iowa State Extension Seminar, (February 2000)