Positions

Overview

  • Patrick Shannon, Ph.D. MSW, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work. Patrick is also a faculty member for the New Hampshire Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NH-LEND) program. His academic preparation includes a BA in Human Services and a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York and a Ph.D. in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond Virginia. Patrick’s practice interests include supporting children with developmental disabilities through advocacy, family support, program evaluation research, and analysis of disability related policy. His research focuses on systemic barriers to services for children with developmental disabilities such as access to early intervention services, health care, behavioral supports in schools, and juvenile justice. His current research is focused on the child welfare systems ability to respond to and support children with developmental disabilities. He has numerous publications that focus on children with developmental disabilities who have been maltreated in child welfare, disability, and social work journals.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title
    2021 Collaboration between early intervention and child welfare agencies: a survey of State Part C coordinators.  Journal of Public Child Welfare.  15:341-356. 2021
    2014 Authenticity in constructivist research: Assessing an elusive construct..  Qualitative Report.  19:1-13. 2014
    2013 Using data tracking systems to improve child protective services for children with disabilities.  Child welfare 360.  17-17. 2013
    2012 Implementing a Service Learning Model for Teaching Research Methods and Program Evaluation.  Journal of Teaching in Social Work: innovations in instruction, training and educational practice.  32:229-242. 2012
    2011 Identification and assessment of children with developmental disabilities in child welfare..  Social Work.  56:297-305. 2011
    2011 A qualitative analysis of child protective services practice with children with developmental disabilities.  Children and Youth Services Review.  33:1469-1475. 2011
    2011 Assessing the health perspectives of unique populations of adolescents: a focus group study..  Social Work in Health Care: the journal of health care work.  50:183-198. 2011
    2008 Developmental screening in community health care centers and pediatric practices: an evaluation of the Baby Steps Program..  Mental Retardation Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.  46:281-289. 2008
    2006 Identifying children with developmental disabilities receiving child protection services: A national survey of child welfare administrators.  Families in Society: the journal of contemporary social services.  87:351-357. 2006
    2005 Youth with Learning Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: A Training Needs Assessment of Detention and Court Services Personnel.  Child and Youth Care Forum: an independent journal of day and residential child and youth care practice.  34:27-42. 2005
    2004 Identifying children with disabilities in child welfare systems: A follow up study.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.  48:458-458. 2004
    2004 Barriers to family-centered services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays..  Social Work.  49:301-308. 2004
    2003 Families' perception of the ability to pay for early intervention services.  Journal of Early Intervention.  25:164-172. 2003
    2002 Measuring the impact of positive behavior support.  Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.  4:109-117. 2002
    2001 Building collaboration among physicians and other early intervention providers: Practices that work.  Infants and Young Children: an interdisciplinary journal of special care practices.  13:11-20. 2001
    2001 Capacity for Statewide Implementation of Positive Behavior Supports.  Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.  3:95-100. 2001
    2000 Effectively educating students with problem behavior: A summary of outreach by the Tri-State Consortium on Positive Behavior Support..  TASH.  26:25-28. 2000
    1999 The Marketeers: A parent's perspective on Positive Behavioral Support.  TASH.  25:12-15. 1999
    Responsibility Centered Management (RCM) and online social work education: Navigating a changing financial landscape.  Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.  22.

    Article

    Year Title
    Promising practices to address the developmental needs of young maltreated children in contact with the U.S. child welfare system

    Chapter

    Year Title
    2011 Medical conditions present at birth..  189-204. 2011
    2009 Childhood disability, poverty, and family life: A complex relationship.  108-120. 2009
    2006 Children with disabilities in child welfare: Empowering the disenfranchised..  155-171. 2006
    2002 Families and the Tri-State Consortium for Positive Behavior Support: A unique collaboration for people with challenging behavior..  309-328. 2002

    Teaching Activities

  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2022 - 2023
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2022
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2022
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2022
  • Social Welfare Policy II Taught course 2022
  • Social Welfare Policy II Taught course 2022
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2021 - 2022
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2021
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2021
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2021
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2021
  • Social Welfare Policy II Taught course 2021
  • Social Welfare Policy II Taught course 2021
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2020 - 2021
  • Special Projects & Ind Study Taught course 2020
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2020
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2020
  • Social Welfare Policy II Taught course 2020
  • Social Welfare Policy II Taught course 2020
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2019 - 2020
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2019
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2019
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2019
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2019
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2018 - 2019
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2018
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2018
  • Social Welfare Policy II Taught course 2018
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2017 - 2018
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2017
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2017
  • Research Methods in Soc Work Taught course 2016 - 2017
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2016 - 2017
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2016
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2016
  • Program & Practice Evaluation Taught course 2016
  • Special Projects & Ind Study Taught course 2016
  • Research Methods in Soc Work Taught course 2015 - 2016
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2015 - 2016
  • Research Methods in Soc Work Taught course 2015
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2015
  • Program & Practice Evaluation Taught course 2015
  • Research Methods in Soc Work Taught course 2015
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2015
  • Program & Practice Evaluation Taught course 2015
  • Research Methods in Soc Work Taught course 2014 - 2015
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2014 - 2015
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2014
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2014
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2014
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2014
  • Social Welfare Policy I Taught course 2014
  • Research Methods in Soc Work Taught course 2014
  • Understand Devlp Disabilities Taught course 2014
  • Understand Devlp Disabilities Taught course 2014
  • Social Welfare Policy Taught course 2013 - 2014

    • Education And Training

    Full Name

  • Patrick Shannon

    • Mailing Address

  • University of New Hampshire

    Social Work

    55 College Rd. Pettee Hall

    Durham, NH  03824

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