Fritz, J., Walters, B., Miller, B. Adolescent diversion and disproportionate minority youth: A collaboration between a college, a city, and a court. An oral presentation given at the MI NASW conference in Kalamazoo MI, April 20, 2012.
Fritz, J., and Walters, B. Field seminar's path to signature pedagogy: Bridging academia and the agency. A salon presented at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Annual Conference in Portland OR, March 14-18, 2012.
Fritz, J., and Walters, B. When the Field is in Crisis: A Supervisor's Challenge. An oral presentation given at the Michigan NASW Annual Conference, Dearborn, MI, April 2011.
Walters, B., Fritz, J., and Miller, B. Learning Beyond the Field Manual: Moving from Adversity to Resiliency. An electronic posted presented at the annual conference of the Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA, October, 2011.
Walters, B. (2002). Best practices in child protection systems: Cross-training in domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental illness. Published Manuscript, Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.
Fritz, J., and Walters, B. When the Field Is in Crisis: Negotiating Signature Pedagogy and the Real World. A roundtable presented at the annual conference of the Council on Social Work Education, Portland Oregon, October, 2010.
Fritz, J., Walters, B., Miller, B., and Cobb., H. Partners in service delivery: Field create community collaboratives. An oral presentation at the Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference, Dearborn, MI, April, 2010.
Fritz, J., and Walters, B. Students leading students: A university empowerment initiative. A roundtable presented at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, March, 2010.
Nelson, K., Walters, B., and Blythe, B. A 10-year review of family preservation research: Building the evidence base. An oral paper presented at the annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, January 16, 2009.
Courses
SWRK 120 Intro to SW Services and Professional Roles
SWRK 315 Theoretical Basis for Social Work Practice
SWRK 488 Field Experience I
Professional
Areas of Interest
Child welfare
Women’s issues
Family violence
Incarcerated women
International social work
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Faculty in the Classroom Nomination, Eastern Michigan University’s Holman Learning Center, March 13, 2009.
Outstanding Faculty in the Classroom Award, Eastern Michigan University’s Holman Learning Center, April 3, 2007.