CHAD MCDONALD portrait
  • Director - Social Research Institute, College Of Social Work
  • Research Assistant Professor, College Of Social Work
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Professional Service

  • National Staff Development Training Association. Role: Build professional and organizational capacity in human services through a national network of membership sharing ideas and resources on organizational development, staff development, and training. Executive Advisory Council. 07/22/2019 - present
  • Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance. Role: Review human services related manuscripts for potential acceptance and publication. Journal Reviewer. 03/2018 - present
  • Perspectives on Social Work (PSW) - University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work. Role: Review child welfare related manuscripts for potential acceptance and publication. Journal Reviewer. 09/16/2016 - present
  • California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse . Advisory Committee Member. 01/04/2016 - 07/15/2016
  • Human Services Workforce Development Evaluation Symposium. Role: Coference Planning. Steering Committee Member. 05/05/2014 - present

Internal Service

  • BSW Advisory Committee. Curricular Chair, 05/02/2022 - present. College service.
  • University Academic Centers and Institutes Steering Committee. Develop new policies and procedures for the creation and sustainment of Centers and institutes, 11/03/2021 - present. University service.
  • Research Committee. Member, 06/01/2021 - present. College service.
  • University Teaching Committee. Review teaching award applications across the University and determine recipients, 08/18/2020 - 06/30/2023. University service.
  • Conflict of Interest Senate Committee Member. Review possible financial conflicts of interest cases and develop mitigation plans to avert or end the conflict of interest., 09/17/2019 - 06/30/2022. University service.
  • Adjunct Search Committee. Screen applicants for for possible teaching at the CSW, 08/01/2018 - present. College service.
  • Practice Committee . member, 04/2018 - 06/30/2022. College service.
  • Peer Review of Teaching Committee. member, 09/2017 - 12/31/2021. College service.
  • Reaffirmation . Organize and conduct MSW competency assessment self study, 08/2017 - present. College service.
  • "What is a Practice Class" Sub-committee. Help connect EPAS competencies to CSW's current practice classes, 01/09/2017 - 02/28/2018. College service.
  • Steering Committee First Star Academy University of Utah. Help Develop and Implement First Star Academy at the U, 08/01/2016 - present. University service.
  • MSW Admissions Committee. Review and rate student admissions applications, 07/18/2016 - present. College service.
  • MSW Advisory Committee. Child Welfare Concentration Chair, 06/13/2016 - present. College service.
  • MSW 3-year Evening Program -- IV-E cohort. Program Coordinator, 06/13/2016 - 08/01/2017. College service.

Community Partnership

  • Utah Department of Health and Human Services . 07/01/2022 - present
  • Utah Division of Child & Family Services. 07/01/2015 - present

Outreach

  • Collaborate with CSW faculty, DCFS, and Utah Bureau of Indian Affairs to develop plan to to recruit Alaska Native and Native American students into our BSW and MSW IV-E programs. 02/05/2018 - present

Affiliations

  • First Star Academy www.FirstStar.org (First Star), First Star University of Utah Steering Committee member, 08/25/2016 - present
  • California Evidence-Based Clearing House for Child Welfare (CEBC), Advisory Panel, 01/04/2016 - 06/13/2016
  • National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium (NHSTES), Steering Committee, 05/26/2014 - present
  • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Member, 05/01/2014 - present
  • Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), Member, 12/02/2013 - present
  • Bridges out of Poverty (BOP), Certified Trainer, 03/25/2013 - present
  • Arbinger Institute (Arbinger ), Certified Facilitator, 11/26/2010 - present

In the Media

  • University of Maryland School of Social Work- Grand Challenge to Harness Technology webinar series: Developing child welfare skills using in-person and virtual reality (VR)-based simulations. This webinar addresses two platforms that are used in tandem in western states to help develop the necessary skills of current and prospective child welfare workers. These two platforms are a technologically driven simulation lab training and a virtual reality (VR) learning platform that leverages key aspects of Deliberate Practice theory in order to maximize engagement, while also providing immediate feedback for both the learners as well as the observers on their performance and ability to recognize when the target practice behaviors are properly demonstrated. 09/17/2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkREwwU-RU0&featur...
  • Child Welfare Virtual Expo - showcasing the Virtual Home Simulation Tool we are developing to add to the research behind workforce development and competency acquisition and assessment. 07/2018. https://capacity.childwelfare.gov/virtualexpo/