Sherry Tripepi, MSW, LISW
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
Sherry Tripepi, MSW, LISW
Undergraduate Field Coordinator
Visiting Professor
VITA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Sherry F. Tripepi
Office Address: University of Toledo
Department of Social Work
University of Toledo
2801 W. Bancroft St. MS 119
Toledo, Ohio 43606
419-530-4746
419-530-4141 fax
EDUCATION
M.S.W. WayneStateUniversity, May, 1994
B.S.S.W. Bowling GreenStateUniversity, December, 1983
LICENSURE
Licensed Independent Social Worker, Supervisor [LISW-S] in the State of Ohio,
# I0007531
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Department of Social Work
Visiting Professor – 8/2007 – Present
ResponsibilitiesCoordinate the BSW Field placements; Supervise students in the field for internships; facilitate BSW and MSW lab session classes; teach other social work courses as assigned
Adjunct Social Work Instructor – 8/2005 – 5/2006
ResponsibilitiesTaught Social Work Courses as assigned
UniversityCounselingCenter
Clinical Social Worker – 8/97 – 8/07
ResponsibilitiesIndividual, Group, Couples, and Family Therapy
Campus outreach programs
Classroom presentations
Consultations for staff and faculty
Supervision of MSW student interns
Response team member for campus emergencies
Chair; UT Eating Disorders Awareness Week Task Force
National Youth Sports Program, Toledo, Ohio
Special Events Coordinator – Summers, 2002 – 2006
Alcohol and other Drug Prevention Specialist – Summers, 1998 – 2001
ResponsibilitiesDeveloping and coordinating special events during the summer program. Teaching alcohol and other drug prevention curriculum to youth ages 10 through 16 participating in a summer sports program
Harbor Behavioral Healthcare (Formerly Cummings Zucker),Toledo, OH
Clinical Social Worker – 9/85 – 6/98
ResponsibilitiesCoordinator of Sexual Abuse TreatmentProgram
Facilitator for several sexual abuse treatment groups
including: child victim groups ages 3-18, adult survivor groups, offender groups, partner of survivors groups, human sexuality groups and prevention groups parents of
Individual and family counseling
Individual play therapy with preschool and latency age
children
Diagnostic assessments
Supervision of student interns
Group facilitator in behavior management programs for
children ages 2 through 10
Group facilitator in parent training program using
“Systematic Training for Effective Parenting”
Catholic Social Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Social Work Intern – 7/93 – 4 /94
ResponsibilitiesIndividual, family, and marital counseling
Contractual case management and in-home counseling
services for the Department of Human Services
Connecting Point, Toledo, Ohio
Social Worker – 1/84 - 9/85
ResponsibilitiesAftercare counselor with individuals, families, and groups for
non-residential families
Crisis counselor with individuals, families, and groups for runaway adolescents within the residential service programs
House manager providing supervision and crisis counseling
Children’s Resource Center, Bowling Green, Ohio
Social Work Intern and Relief Childcare Worker – 8/82 – 4/84
ResponsibilitiesSupervision of children in a residential unit
Co-facilitator for eight social interaction groups for children
ages 3 through 14
Intensive training in child abuse and assignment as a parent
aide
Trained for community developmental screenings for preschool children
Case Aide to Community Worker completing home visits
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
LucasCounty Child Abuse Task Force, 9/94 - 3/02
LucasCounty Area Sexual Offender Treatment Network, 9/95 -12/99
Toledo Healthy Tomorrows Advisory Board, 5/96 - 5/99
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues Committee - Ohio NASW, 8/02 -7/04
UT Eating Disorders Awareness Task Force, 1/98 – 5/07
University of Toledo Social Work DepartmentAdvisory Board, 4/03-7/07.
LucasCounty Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Advisory Board, 9/03 – 6/04
Take Back the Night Collective, 1/04 - present
Political Action Candidate Election (PACE) Committee - Ohio NASW, 8/04 – 7/07
Equality Toledo Board – 1/06- present
Legislative Committee - Ohio NASW, 7/07-present
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
“Suicide Prevention”, NorthwoodHigh School, 2/19/85.
“Runaway Youth”, SpringfieldHigh School, 5/7/85.
“Treatment Services for Sexual Abuse”, Lucas CountyChildren Services, 6/9/88.
“Treatment Services for Sexual Abuse”, Lucas County Children Services,1/25/93.
“Human Sexuality Groups”, “Partners Groups” and “Children’s Treatment Issues”, Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Institute, 5/18 – 5/19/94.
“Healthy Kids”, Trainer for Toledo Public Schools, 10/21-10/22/94.
“An Invisible Minority; Working with Gay and Lesbian Clients”, Cummings Zucker, 11/21/94.
“Confronting the Right: What Does a Lesbian/Gay Strategy Need to Be for Survival into the 21st Century?” The Ohio Chapter NASW Annual Conference, 3/23/95.
“An Invisible Minority; Working with the Gay and Lesbian Population”, University of Toledo, Psychology Department, 4/20/95 and 1/19/06.
“Secret Touches...Should I Tell?” St. Vincent Medical Center, 6/10/95.
“The Invisible Minority; Issues of the Gay and Lesbian Population”, ToledoPublic Schools, Family Life and Health Services, 5/22/96.
“L.E.A.P.”Trainer for Bowling Green State University, Science Education Department, 2/14 -2/15/97.
“Child Abuse Revisited”, Harbor Behavioral Healthcare, 10/24/97.
“Eating Disorders”, University of Toledo Student Medical Center, 12/12/97.
“L.E.A.P.”Trainer for Bowling Green State University, Science Education Department, 1/30 - 1/31/98.
“An Invisible Minority; Working with Gay and Lesbian Adolescents”, OwensCommunity College, Social Work Department, 2/24/98.
“Domestic Violence, Intervention and Treatment,” University of Toledo Student Medical Center, 3/31/98.
“Fat is a Feminist Issue”, University of Toledo Eberly Center for Women, 2/25/99.
“At Risk and Invisible; Serving the Gay and Lesbian Population”, Northwest Ohio Psychology Consortium, 4/27/00, 11/9/00, 4/4/02, 1/25/04, 1/27/05, 1/26/06.
“Demystifying Adolescence”, Sandusky County Health Department, 5/4/00.
“Understanding Adolescent Health: Challenges & Ideas That Make a Difference – Exploring Diversity - Serving Gay and Lesbian Adolescents”, Toledo Public Schools, Paramount Health Care and Center for Women’s Health, 1/23/01.
“Gay and Lesbian Youth: Still at Risk and Invisible in the 21st Century”, TheOhio Chapter NASW Annual Conference, 3/15/01.
“Eating Disorders: Early Detection” – University of Toledo Student Medical Center, 2/13/02.
“The Social Work Profession’s Responsibility to the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Community: A Matter of Ethics”,The Ohio Chapter NASW Annual Conference, 10/21/04.
“Body Image and the Beauty Myth”, Region 1 Ohio NASW, 2/7/05 and 10/28/05.
“Clinical Considerations When Providing Services for the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Community”,Region 1 Ohio NASW, 9/15/06.
“At Risk and Invisible: Working with Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Youth”, Lucas County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), 4/24/07.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Association for Social Workers
Council on Social Work Education
National Eating Disorders Association
AWARDS and RECOGNITION
University of Toledo Health and Wellness Employee of the Year – May 2004
University of Toledo Division of Student Life Points of Pride Outstanding Service to Our Students – Fall, 2004
University of Toledo Outstanding Woman of the Year, 2005
NASW Ohio Chapter, Region 1 Outstanding Service Award, 2007
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request