Smith College School for Social Work
Lilly Hall
Northampton, MA 01063
David L. Burton, MSW, Ph.D.
Office: (413) 585.7985
Fax: (413) 585.7994
Email:
Education
March 1996 Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare
University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, Washington
May 1991 Master of Social Work
University of Houston, Texas
May 1986 Bachelor of Science, Psychology Honor Program
University of Houston, Texas
· Dean’s List, University of Connecticut (1982)
Teaching Experience
Jul. 2004 – Present Assistant Professor
Smith College School for School of Social Work
Courses:
· Basic Social Work Research
· Cognitive behavioral practice
Oct. 1999 – Present Instructor, Consultant
Bureau of Juvenile Justice, Lansing, Michigan
Jan. 1996 – Jul. 2004 Assistant Professor
University of Michigan, School of Social Work
Other Employment/Work Experience
Oct. 2004 - present Program Consultant/Trainer/Clinician
Northeast Center for Youth & Families
Oct. 1999 - 2005 Program Evaluator and Consultant
Bureau of Juvenile Justice, Lansing, Michigan
March 1997 – Aug. 2004 Clinical Therapist, Supervisor, and Consultant
Boysville, Clinton, Michigan
Sept. 2000 – Feb. 2002 Clinical Therapist and Supervisor
Michigan Forensic Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb. 1997 – Aug. 2001 Consultant and Group Clinician
Evergreen Children's Services, Detroit, Michigan
Sept. 1997 - May 2000 Clinical Consultant/Supervisor
University of Michigan Psychological Clinic, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oct. 1993 – Nov. 1996 Social Work Discipline Head
University of Washington, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Seattle, Washington
May 1991 – Aug. 1992 Family Therapist/Therapist
Family Services of Seattle, Seattle, Washington
Oct. 1988 - June 1990 Program Director
The Fairweather Lodge Program
Tri-County Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Conroe, Texas
June 1986 – Oct. 1988 Assistant Director/Acting Director
The Gathering Place, Houston, Texas
Sept. 1987 June 1992 Consultant/Computer Programmer
Self-employed, Houston, Texas
Selected Research and Publications
Published Journal Articles
Burton, D. & Meezan, W. (In press). A preliminary examination of racial differences in trauma and sexual aggression among adolescent sexual abusers. Smith Studies.
Burton, D. (In press). An exploratory evaluation of the contribution of personality and childhood sexual victimization to the development of sexually abusive behavior. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment.
Lyn, T. & Burton, D. (2005). Attachment, anger, and anxiety of male sexual offenders. The Journal of Sexual Aggression 11(2), 127-137.
Burton, D. & Meezan, W. (2004) Revisiting recent research on social learning theory as an etiological proposition for sexually abusive male adolescents. The Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work 1(1)41-81.
Lyn, T. & Burton, D. (2004). Adult attachment and sex offender status. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 74(2), 150-159.
Burton, D. (2003). Male adolescents: Sexual victimization and subsequent sexual abuse. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 29, 4, 277-296.
Fleming, W. M., Jory, B. & Burton, D. (2002). Characteristics of juvenile offenders admitting to sexual activity with nonhuman animals. Society and Animals, 10, 1, 31-46.
Burton, D., Miller, D., & Shill, C.T. (2002). A social learning theory comparison of the sexual victimization of adolescent sexual offenders and nonsexual offending male delinquents. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26, 893-907.
Burton, D. (2000). Were adolescent sexual offenders children with sexual behavior problems? Sexual Abuse: A
Journal of Research and Treatment, 12, 1, 37-48.
Burton, D. (1999). An examination of Social Cognitive Theory with differences among sexually aggressive, physically aggressive and non-aggressive children in state care. Violence and Victims, 14, 2, 161-178.
Nesmith, A., Burton, D., & Cosgrove T. (1999). Gay, lesbian, bisexual youth: Social support in their own words.
Journal of Homosexuality, 37, 1, 95-108.
Burton, D., Nesmith, A., & Badten. L. (1997). Clinician’s views on sexually aggressive children
and their families: A theoretical exploration. Child Abuse and Neglect, 21, 2, 157-170.
Monographs
Burton, D. & Smith-Darden, J. (2001). North American survey of sexual abuser treatment and models summary data.
Brandon, VT: Safer Society Foundation, Inc.
Burton, D. & Smith-Darden, J., with Levins, J., Fiske, J. and Freeman-Longo, R. (1999). The 1996 Safer Society Survey of sexual offender treatment programs. Brandon, VT: Safer Society Foundation, Inc.
Book chapters
Burton, D. Smith-Darden, J. & Frankel, S.J. (2005). Research on adolescent sexual abuser programs. In Barbaree, H. Marshall, W. & Hudson, S. (Ed.s) The Juvenile Sexual Offender: 2nd edition. Guilford, N.Y., N.Y.
Burton, D. & Meezan, W. (In press). Reprint of Revisiting recent research on social learning theory as an etiological proposition for sexually abusive male adolescents from The Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work 1(1)41-81. In Calder M. (Ed.) Children and young people who sexually abuse: New theory, research and practice developments. Russell House Publishing, U.K.
McDonell, J., Storn-Gottfried, K., & Burton, D. (1998). Behaviorism and exchange theory. In Chatterjee, P. & Robbins, S. (Eds.). Human behavior theory: A critical approach for social work. Allyn & Bacon: Needham Heights, MA.
Research reports
Burton, D. (2005) An evaluation of services provided to adolescent sexual abusers and delinquent youth by ABTC at Kewanee Illinois: Year 4. An evaluation report, 10 pages.
Burton, D. (2005). A summary of clinical services and recommended changes at ABTC. A consultative report, 12 pages.
Burton, D. & Duty, K.J. (2005). Analysis of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory of Oakbank Youth. 18 pages.
Duty, K. J. & Burton, D. (2004) Reintegration strategies for adolescent sexual abusers; A summary of literature and study results for the Michigan Bureau of Juvenile Justice. 14 pages.
Burton, D. & Duty, K.J. (2004). Preliminary Oakbank aggregate data analysis from the first (01/04) student data collection. 16 pages.
Burton, D. & Frankel, S.J. (2004) Multiple abuses and initial analysis of the Ohio project. 24 pages.
Selected Presentations/Trainings
Juried professional conference presentations:
Burton, D. (2006, April 24). Evidenced based trauma therapy for children and adolescents. A workshop at the annual meeting of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network, Atlanta, GA.
Burton, D. (2006, April 24). Evidenced based practice for adolescent sexual abusers. A workshop at the annual meeting of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network, Atlanta, GA.
Burton, D. & Lagoy, M. (2006, April 12). The top ten mistakes of new staff at residential facilities that treat adolescent sexual abusers. Presented at the annual Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Marlborough, MA.
Burton, D. & Booxbaum, A. (2006, April 12). Self reported self cessation techniques of adult child molesters: preliminary results. Presented at the annual Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Marlborough, MA.
Dr. Burton has presented over 100 juried and more than 50 requested talks as plenary speakers, conference speaker, etc.
Boards
2002 – present: Editorial board, Child Abuse and Neglect
2002 – present: Editorial board, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
2001 - 2006: Executive Board member, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (Clinical
/research member)
· Chair Education and Training Committee (2002 – present)
2001 - present: National Task Force on Juvenile Sexual Offending
2000 - present: The National Adolescent Perpetration Network (NAPN)
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