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CURRICULUUM VITAE
Phillipe Copeland, Ph.D., LICSW Clinical Assistant Professor Boston University School of Social Work
264 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215 [email protected]
617-353-7914
Fax: 617-353-5612
AREAS OF INTEREST: Black Lives Matter, Mass incarceration, Theories of Justice
EDUCATION
2014 Simmons College School of Social Work Boston, Massachusetts
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work
2003 Simmons College School of Social Work Boston, Massachusetts
Masters of Social Work
1999 Harvard University School of Divinity Cambridge, Massachusetts Masters of Theological Studies
1997 University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts
Bachelors of Arts in Legal Studies and Philosophy
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
2006 Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker State of Massachusetts
License Number 113764
2003 Certificate in Urban Leadership
Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work Boston, Massachusetts
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
7.2013-Present. Clinical Assistant Professor. Boston University School of Social Work
7.2013-7.2016 Director, Dual Degree Program in Social Work and Theology. Boston University School of Social Work
9.2010-7.2013 Lecturer. Boston University School of Social Work
1.2011-8.2012 Lecturer. Simmons College School of Social Work
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ACADEMIC COURSES TAUGHT
Boston University School of Social Work
. WP901 Social Justice, Values and the Social Work Profession . CP799 Brief and Time Effective Treatment . CP770 Intro. to Clinical Practice with Individuals . HB735 Racial Justice and Cultural Oppression . HB 755 Ferguson is Everywhere: Lessons for Racial Justice
Simmons College School of Social Work
. SW 401A Social Welfare Policy and Services
SCHOLARSHIP
RESEARCH
Completed 2014 Dissertation titled, “Workplace Spirituality, Coping and Work-related Stress”.
1.2012-5.2012 Research Assistant. Simmons College School of Social Work Alumni Survey of 2008-2009 Graduates.
12.2011-5.2012 Research Assistant. Simmons College School of Social Work On-line Course Evaluations.
1.2003-1.2004 Research Assistant. Boston University School of Public Health and Multicultural AIDS Coalition “Faith-in-You” study of faith-based education and outreach to men and women of color who engaged in behaviors placing them at risk for HIV.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Copeland, P. (2016). Let’s Get Free: Social Work and the Movement for Black Lives. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 5(1-3), pp. 3-19.
Copeland, P., Dean, R.G., Wladkowski, S. (2011).The power dynamics of supervision: Ethical dilemmas. Smith College Studies in Social Work 81(1), 26-40, DOI: 10.1080/00377317.2011.543041.
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
#SocialWork4BlackLives. Online (2016, August 26th). Social Worker4BlackLives statement on the shooting of Charles Kinsey. Medium.com. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@nabrooks/socialworkers4blacklives-statement-on-the-shooting-of-charles- kinsey-af275a878f4#.ojanibq48.
#SocialWork4BlackLives. Online (2016, November 21st). #SocialWork4BlackLives response to 2016 election. Medium.com. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@nabrooks/socialwork4blacklives-response-to-2016-election- 7bb62fe65557#.92a3ez1nf.
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Copeland, P. Online (2015, January 16th). An emerging movement reminds of us of the promise of MLK. BU Today. Retrieved from http://www.bu.edu/today/2015/pov-an-emerging-movement- reminds-us-of-the-promise-of-mlk/.
Copeland, P. Online (2013, July 16th). Why America needs another kind of justice. GOOD.is. Retrieved from http://www.good.is/posts/why-america-needs-another-kind-of-justice
Copeland, P. Online (2013, June 18th). Juneteenth celebrates emancipation but more black men are incarcerated than were enslaved. GOOD.is. Retrieved from http://www.good.is/posts/juneteenth-celebrates-emancipation-but-more-black-men-are- incarcerated-than-were-enslaved
Copeland, P. Online (2012, October 24th). The perils and possibilities of a world without affirmative action. GOOD.is. Retrieved from http://www.good.is/posts/the-perils-and- possibilities-of-an-america-without-affirmative-action
Copeland, P. Online (2012, October 15th) Mixed Up about Racial politics and parenting. InCultureParent.com. Retrieved from http://www.incultureparent.com/2012/10/mixed-up-about- racial-politics-and-parenting/.
Copeland, P. (2012). Faith and race: A dialogue worth having. Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions International Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/news/index.php/2012/05/faith-and-race-a-dialogue- worth-having/
Copeland, P. Online (2012). The ocean of his words. The Interfaith Observer. Retrieved from http://theinterfaithobserver.org/journal/january-15-meaning-making.html
Landry, F., McMurray, H. & Thomas, R.W. (2011). The Story of the Black Men’s Gathering: Celebrating Twenty-five Years, 1987-2011. Wilmette, IL: Baha’i Publishing Trust. Excerpts from this author’s weblog post “Black Men’s Gathering: America to Africa, Africa to Israel” (2006) are included in Chapter 5 Responses to the Universal House of Justice pp. 63-84. Retrieved from http://www.bahaithought.com/2006/12/black-mens-gathering-america-to-africa.html.
BOOK REVIEWS
Copeland, P. Online (2011). Race, Incarceration, and American Values by Glenn C. Loury . Retrieved from http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-race-incarceration-and-american/.
Copeland, P. Online (2011). The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Retrieved from http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-the-new-jim-crow1/.
Copeland, P. Online (2011). Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable. Retrieved from http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-malcolm-x-a-life/.
NEW MEDIA
2005-2012 Author, Baha’i Thought. A weblog offering commentary on religion, society and culture informed by the teachings of the Baha’i Faith.
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2011-2013 Contributing Scholar, State of Formation. A multi-author weblog founded by the Journal for Interreligious Dialogue and run in partnership with Andover Newton Theological Seminary, Hebrew College, and The Council for a Parliament of World Religions.
JURIED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Copeland, P. (2016, November). #BlackLivesMatter: Across Colorlines and Countries. Workshop presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Copeland, P. (2016, April). New Abolitionists and Reluctant Emancipators: A Presidency for Black Lives. Paper presented at the New England American Studies Association Annual Conference, Weston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, October). Mass Incarceration, Behavioral Health, and Racial Equity, Workshop presented at the Center for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture Annual Diversity Challenge, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, October). SocialWork4BlackLives, Workshop presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
Copeland, P. (2014, June). Spiritual Coping, Work-related Stress and Clinical Supervision, Paper presented at the Tenth Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision ,Garden City, NY.
Copeland, P. (2014, June). Spiritual Coping, Work-related Stress and Human Services Management, Paper presented at the Network for Social Work Management Twenty-fifth Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2012, November). Not Quite White: Arab/Muslim Americans and Anti-Racism Education in Social Work, Workshop presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Washington D.C.
Copeland, P. (2011, March). Work-stress, Spiritual/Religious Coping and Burnout: A Conceptual Framework, Paper presented at National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter Biennial Symposium, Framingham, MA.
Copeland, P. (2010, June). Work-stress, Spiritual/Religious Coping and Burnout: A Conceptual Framework, Paper presented at Fifth Annual North American Conference of the Society for Spirituality and Social Work, Calgary, Alberta Canada.
INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Copeland, P. (2016, October). Free Our Minds: Mass Incarceration and Mental Health. Lecture presented at the Center for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture Annual Diversity Challenge, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2016, April). Anti-Black Policing and Carceral Practices, Panel presentation at the Students for Prison Education and Reform (SPEAR) 3rd Annual Conference, Princeton NJ.
Copeland, P. (2016, April). Mass Incarceration and Health Equity. Lecture presented at the Health Equity and Leadership (HEAL) Annual Conference, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
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Copeland, P. (2016, March). The Cost of Caste. Lecture presented at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, August). Let’s Get Free: Social Work and the Movement for Black Lives. Keynote address given at the National Organization of Forensic Social Workers Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA.
Copeland, P. (2014, March). Social Work and the ‘New Jim Crow’, Workshop presented at the Simmons College School of Social Work Alumni and Professional Development Day, Boston, MA.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Copeland, P. (2017, May). Social Work at the Edge of Midnight: Practice in Dark Times, Lecture presented at the Boston University School of Social Work 8th Annual Field Educator Appreciation Breakfast, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2017, April). Corpses While They Live: The Mind on Mass Incarceration, Lecture presented at Lasell College, Newton, MA.
Copeland, P. (2017, March). #Abolition4Eva, Lecture presented at Research on Tap, Boston University, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2017, March). New Abolitionists: The Movement for Black Lives, Lecture presented at University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT.
Copeland, P. (2017, February). A Mike Brown in Every Town: Racial Justice and the Human Services, Course presented at Boston University School of Social Work Professional Education Program, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2016, March). The Cost of Caste: Mass Incarceration and Community Mental Health, Lecture presented at the Harvard T.H. School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2016, March). Movement Social Work, Lecture given at the University Of Connecticut School Of Social Work, West Hartford, CT.
Copeland, P. (2016, February). The Criminal Justice System and Reform in the US, Panel presentation sponsored by Amnesty International, Boston University Chapter, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2016, February). This Ends Today: Black Lives Matter, Lecture sponsored by the Dorothy Day Center for Service and Justice, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, New York, NY.
Copeland, P. (2016, February). Mass Incarceration and Mental Health, Workshop presented at Project Place, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, September). Black Minds Matter: Mass Incarceration and Mental Health, Lecture sponsored by Boston University “Rhett Talks” Series, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, May). Martin Luther King Jr. Forum on Racial Justice, Panel presentation sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Massachusetts Chapter, Boston, MA.
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Copeland, P. (2015, April). Racial Justice and Health Panel presentation sponsored by Emerging Black Leaders of Tufts University, Medford, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, April). Mass Incarceration and Behavioral Health, Workshop presented at the South End Community Health Center, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, April). 50 Years Later: A Discussion on Voting Rights and Mass Incarceration in 2015, sponsored by the Boston University African America Studies Department, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2015, February). Mike Brown and Eric Garner forum on Police Brutality, Panel presentation sponsored by AmeriCorps at New Mission High School, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2014, December). The Inclusive City, Panel presentation sponsored by the Boston University Initiative on Cities, Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2014, November). Social work as Resistance: A Black Power Case Study, Lecture given at the Association of Black Social Workers Simmons College Chapter Forum. Boston, MA.
Copeland, P. (2014, August). This is Your Mind on Mass Incarceration, Workshop presented at the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center to staff of Get Hip/Youth Against Mass Incarceration (YAMI), Boston, MA.
CONSULTING
Boston University School of Education Institute for Creative Educational Leadership Convening, May 11-12, 2015. Boston, Massachusetts.
Interviewed by the director and producer of the short film “Deterrence” about a forensic social worker and a gang-involved, young, African American male on pretrial probation. My professional experiences in the criminal justice system on similar cases informed the script and directing of the film. “Deterrence” debuted at the Boston Student Film Festival in March of 2014.
MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND APPEARANCES
Machado, A. (2017, April 25th). Mass incarceration talk hosted in de Witt. The 1851 Chronicle.
Retrieved from https://the1851chronicle.org/2017/04/25/mass-incarceration-talk-hosted-in-de- witt/#more-10240
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Rankin, K. (2017, January 23rd). #IMarchWithLinda Trends as Conservatives Come for Linda Sarsour.Colorlines.com. Retrieved from https://www.colorlines.com/articles/imarchwithlinda-trends-conservatives-come-linda- sarsour.
Todd, J. (2016, November 30th). “Running in Stillness” dance production highlights dangers surrounding female incarceration. The Daily Free Press. Retrieved from http://dailyfreepress.com/2016/11/30/running-in-stillness-dance-show-highlights-dangers- surrounding-female-incarceration/
Freeman, A. (2016, November 29th). BU professor hosts series of post-election rallies .The Daily Free Press. Retrieved from http://dailyfreepress.com/2016/11/29/bu-professor- hosts-series-of-post-election-rallies/
Dwyer, L. (2016, July 6). The Collective Trauma of Watching the End of Black Lives. Take Part. Retrieved from http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/07/07/racism-and-black-ptsd
Dwyer, L. (2016, April 13). ‘Worried’ About Race Relations? You’re Answering the Wrong Question. Take Part. Retrieved from http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/04/13/worried- about-race-relations-answering-wrong-question
Eagleson, H. (2014, October 17th). Don’t dismiss Whiteness Project—But don’t glorify it either. Take Part. Retrieved from http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/10/17/dont-dismiss-whiteness- project.
Lynett, G. (March, 2012). A new direction: How one brother’s search led him to the Baha’i Faith. Ebony, LXVII (5), p. 93.
Dwyer, L. (2012, March 22nd). Trayvon Martin could have been one of my kids. GOOD.is. Retrieved from http://www.good.is/posts/trayvon-martin-could-have-been-one-of-my-kids/.
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AND COMMUNITY
2016-PRESENT Member, SMART DECARATION Education Task Force: An initiative of the Social Work Grand Challenges.
2015-PRESENT Administrator #SOCIALWORK4BLACKLIVES: Social media initiative via Facebook focused on the Movement for Blacks Lives and Social Work.
2014-2017 Councilor, Council on Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity: Council on Social Work Education (3 Year Appointment)
2014-2015 Greater Boston Area Representative, National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Board of Directors
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
2.2014-Present South End Community Health Center Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical Social Worker
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Performed diagnostic interviewing and assessments for adults Provided outpatient individual psychotherapy for adults
10.2011-7.2013 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Public Defender Division
Boston, Massachusetts
Social Services Advocate
Provided clinical consultation to Public Defense Attorneys in developing approaches to legal defense of indigent clients. Authored mitigating factor and aid-in-sentencing reports based upon psychosocial interviews and record review to inform judges’ and Assistant District Attorneys’ deliberations on the most just outcome for indigent clients’ cases. Provided oral, in-court advocacy on behalf of indigent clients. Assisted Public Defense Attorneys in securing court-ordered behavioral health treatment and accessing public services and resources for indigent clients. Assisted Public Defense Attorneys through interfacing with providers in the behavioral health, education, criminal justice and social welfare systems on behalf of indigent clients. Provided all of the above services to young adult clients participating in a special session of the Roxbury District Court called CHOICE focused on helping them succeed in education and job training as an alternative to incarceration.
8.2010-8.2011-Community-based Crisis Stabilization, South Shore Mental Health
Quincy, Massachusetts
Assistant Director
Provided administrative and clinical leadership of Community-based Crisis Stabilization Program (CCS)and Intensive Community Supports Program (ICS) Ensured Compliance with Mass. Department of Mental Health Licensing Requirements for Respite and Mobile Community Support Services Provided administrative and clinical supervision of the Nurse Manager, LPN’s, Mental Health Workers and Case Workers Conducted comprehensive assessments, risks assessments and developed treatment and discharge plans, conducted family meetings and provided crisis counseling
9.2007-8.2010-Transitions Program, Boston Public Health Commission Boston, Massachusetts
Program Administrator
Provided administrative leadership of Substance Abuse, Nursing, Admissions and Operations Departments Ensured Compliance with Mass. Department of Public Health Licensing Requirements for Structured Outpatient Treatment and Transitional Support Services Provided administrative leadership in developing and implementing program policies and procedures
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Provided administrative leadership in securing program funding and budget management Provided clinical supervision, staff training and development in the areas of individual and group addictions counseling, medical services and admissions processes and the practice of evidence based approaches including Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Co-Occurring Disorders
3.2008-8.2010 Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, Boston Public Health Commission
Member Representing Homeless Services Bureau Boston, Massachusetts
Advised Senior Leadership regarding promoting racial justice and health equity through policies and procedures and staff development and training
9.2004-9.2007 Transitions Program, Boston Public Health Commission
Senior Social Worker Boston, Massachusetts
Provided clinical supervision, staff training and development in the areas of individual and group addictions counseling, medical services and admissions processes Supervised staff training and development in the practice of evidence based approaches including Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
AWARDS AND HONORS
2017 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient Boston University School of Social Work
Dean’s Leadership Award 2007 Simmons College School of Social Work
Excellence in Internet Communication 2010 Religion Communicator’s Council
Best of the Web The Daily Reviewer
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Council on Social Work Education
REFERENCES: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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