Kathryn Bonach, Ph.D., L.S.W., L.P.C., N.C.C.
Office: 112 E McElhaney Hall
Department of Sociology, I.U.P. 441 North
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Email: kbonach@iup.edu (724) 357 – 1290
Education:
Ph.D. Degree (April 2001)
Dissertation Defense (March 2001) Passed with Distinction
A.B.D. (May 2000)
School of Social Work
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh,PA
M.S.W. Degree (December 1999) Concentration: Direct Practice
M.S.W./Ph.D. Joint Degree Program
School of Social Work
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
August 1997 – April 2001
M.A. Degree (May 1994) Sociology: Human Services Program
Specialization: Counseling Alcoholic and Other Troubled Families
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
Graduate studies in Business Administration (1984 – 1986)
Graduate studies in Counselor Education (1979 – 1980)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
B.A. Degree (May 1977) Double Major: Psychology/Sociology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
Licensure/Certification:
L.P.C. (March 2002) License # PC000964
Licensed Professional Counselor
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists
and Professional Counselors Harrisburg, PA
L.S.W. (May 2001) License # SW-012855-L
Licensed Social Worker
American Association of State Social Work Boards
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists
and Professional Counselors Harrisburg, PA
N.C.C. (April 1996) Certificate # 37804
National Certified Counselor
Board Eligible N.C.C. (April 1995)
National Board for Certified Counselors Greensboro, NC
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Work Experience:
Academic:
8/05 – present Associate Professor Indiana, PA
8/01 - 8/05 Assistant Professor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sociology Department
Courses include undergraduate level Principles of Sociology (SOC 151), Clinical Sociological Practice (SOC 302), Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SOC 335), Sociology of the Family (SOC 336), Social Research Methods (SOC 380), Child Abuse (SOC 428), Social Policy (SOC 448), Internship in Sociology (SOC 493); Child Abuse (SOC 528) graduate level, Sociology of the Family (SOC 636) graduate level, Individualized Instruction Sociology of the Family (SOC 636) graduate level; Social Policy (SOC 701) doctoral level.
Service includes: Undergraduate Education Committee Chair (Fall 03 - present), Undergraduate Education Committee (Fall 01 – present), APSCUF Department Representative (Fall 02 – present), Chair’s Council (Fall 03 - present), Faculty Search Committee (Fall 03 - present), Sociology Department Outcomes Assessment Committee (Spring 04 – present); Five Year Department Program Review Coordinator (Spring 04 - present), Five Year Department Self- Evaluation Study Committee (Fall 03 -present), APSCUF Level II Grade Appeal Committee (Fall 01 – Spring 03; Reappointed AY 04-05), Department Elected Senate Representative (AY 04-06, 2 year term), Senate Student Affairs Committee, Senate Elected One Year Term (AY 04 – 05), University Wide Promotion Committee (AY 03 - 04), Undergraduate Research Requirement Subcommittee Chair (AY 02 - 03).
5/01 – 7/01 Instructor
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford via Interactive Television Bradford, PA
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Instructor for a graduate core social work course taught simultaneously face-to-face at the Johnstown campus and via interactive television to the Bradford campus:
SWWEL 2081 (Social Welfare History)
1/01 – 5/01 Instructor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sociology Department Indiana, PA
Instructor for two sections of an upper division undergraduate sociology course.
SO 336 (Sociology of the Family)
8/00 – 12/00 Teaching Assistant
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Pittsburgh, PA
Sole Instructor for an undergraduate core social work course:
SWWEL 1005 (Social Welfare History I)
5/00 – 7/00 Instructor
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA
Instructor for a graduate core social work course:
SWWEL 2081 (Social Welfare History)
7/99 – 8/99 Instructor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sociology Department Indiana, PA
Instructor/developer for an upper division undergraduate special topics course:
SO 481 (Separation, Divorce and Custody).
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6/99 – 7/99 Instructor
6/98 – 7/98 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sociology Department Indiana, PA
6/97 – 7/97 Instructor for an upper division undergraduate sociology course:
8/95 – 1/96 SO 335 (Alcohol and Drug Abuse)
1/98 – 4/98 Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching Assistant to Associate Dean, Dr. Michael Patchner, for a graduate level social work research course: SWRES 2021 (Foundations of Social Research).
Research Assistant to Associate Dean, Dr. Michael Patchner, for a research project on “The Effectiveness of Interactional Telecommunications Compared to Face-to-Face Instruction”.
1/00 – 4/00 Graduate Research Assistant
8/99 – 4/99 University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Pittsburgh, PA
8/98 – 4/98 Research Assistant to Associate Dean, Dr. Michael Patchner, for research projects on
8/97 – 12/98 “Factors in the Functioning of Aging and Mental Retardation Joint Training Teams” and “Distance Learning”. Administrative assignments for Dr. Patchner for the M.S.W. Direct Practice Program.
8/00 – 12/00 Graduate Student Assistant
1/00 – 4/00 University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Pittsburgh, PA
8/99 – 12/99 Graduate Student Assistant to the School of Social Work Doctoral Program Director,
Dr. Esther Sales
5/98 – 4/99 Graduate Student Assistant
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Assistant in Student Services and Admissions in the School of Social Work Graduate Program for the Dean of Admissions, Dr. Grady Roberts. Office of Admissions liaison to the Social Work Ph.D. Program.
Clinical:
1/01 – 1/02 Consultant Indiana, PA
On an as needed basis available as a privately contracted consultant for therapist-assisted mediation for divorcing/divorced spouses with minor aged children to aid in the resolution of child custody disputes and the facilitation of child custody arrangements and for the “Children in the Middle Program”.
1/01 – 8/01
Social Service Department Consultant for Quality Assurance
Transitional Care Center Indiana Hospital Indiana, PA
Contracted Medical Social Worker to perform chart reviews that ensure compliance and adherence to Skilled Nursing Home Regulations for Joint Hospital Accreditation and Medicare and Third Party Insurance reimbursement.
7/00 - 8/01 Medical Social Worker
Case Management Department Indiana Hospital Indiana, PA
Medical social worker in the Case Management Department for the Indiana Hospital, providing social services and discharge planning to the all hospital units that include acute care, intensive care, obstetrics-gynecology, emergency, medical-surgical, geriatric psychiatric, and skilled nursing/rehabilitation care.
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7/94 – 12/00 Psychoeducational Program Facilitator
Indiana County Guidance Center Confidential Counseling Services Indiana, PA
Private contract developer and group facilitator of the court-mandated psychoeducational program for divorcing parents, “Children in the Middle”.
5/94 – 12/00 Therapist
Indiana County Guidance Center Confidential Counseling Services Indiana, PA
Private contract therapist in the Confidential Counseling Services Department, a private division to provide outpatient counseling/therapy services and educational programming and therapist assisted mediation for parents involved in separation and divorce.
8/95 – 8/97 Therapist
Indiana County Guidance Center Family and Social Living Department Indiana, PA
Therapist in the Family and Social Living Department public division of the County Community Mental Health Center providing individual and group psychotherapy for adult populations.
02/82 – 12/86 Administrative Long Term Care Supervisor
11/81 – 02/82 Service Management Supervisor
12/80 – 11/81 Service Manager
Aging Services, Inc. Indiana, PA
Supervisor of all programs and personnel in the Area Agency on Aging Long Term Care Unit.
1/80 – 11/80 Child Care Coordinator
Parents Anonymous of Indiana County Indiana, PA
Provided crisis intervention and on-going supportive counseling to parents and abused children; supervised and trained child care staff and volunteers.
3/79 – 1/80 Crisis Child Care Worker
Parents Anonymous of Indiana County Indiana, PA
Responsible for implementing structured programming and intervention for abused children.
2/78 – 3/79 Emergency Department Clinical Secretary
Indiana Hospital Indiana, PA
Intake of patient information and responsible for medical secretary duties for the
Emergency Department.
2/78 – 3/79 Social Service Department Substitute Social Service Worker
Indiana Hospital Indiana, PA
Assessment, goal planning, and supportive counseling for post hospital discharge care of patients.
Publications:
2005 Bonach, K. (2005) Factors Contributing to quality coparenting: Implications for family
policy. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 43 (3/4), 79 - 103.
2005 Bonach, K. Sales, E. & Koeske, G. (2005). Gender differences in perceptions of coparenting quality among expartners. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 43 (1/2),
1-28.
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2002 Bonach, K. & Sales, E. (2002). Forgiveness as a mediator between post divorce
cognitive processes and coparenting quality. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 38 (1/2). 17 - 38.
Grant Awards:
11/04 National Children’s Alliance Program Development Grant ($50,000). Lead Principal Investigator and Project Director for a competitive national federal grant awarded for the development of a national model Children’s Advocacy Center of Indiana County.
11/04 National Children’s Alliance Training Grant ($5,000). Lead Principal Investigator and Project Director for a competitive national federal grant awarded to provide training funds for the entities and staff who are involved in the provision of services and on the multidisciplinary team for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Indiana County.
3/01 Wiltse Dissertation Research Support Grant through the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Competitive dissertation research support grant received in the amount of $2,175.00 to assist with dissertation research and awarded for proposals that demonstrated academic excellence and quality research.
Awards:
5/05 2005 Department of Sociology Meritorious Service Award
This award is given annually to a department faculty who provided exemplary service contributions to the Sociology Department above and beyond regular service expectations. The 2005 award was primarily based on chairing and overseeing the Sociology Department Five Year Self-Evaluation Study.
4/05 2005 IUP Research Institute New Investigator of the Year Award
The award was for the research of handling child abuse allegations and the writing of two federal grants that were received to start the Children's Advocacy Center of Indiana County. The award is intended to recognize faculty who have recently begun work with externally funded projects.
Presentations:
7/05 Topic: “Forgiveness Intervention: Application to Coparenting Post Divorce.”
7/03 Topic: “The Coparenting Conundrum: Parenting Together After the Divorce.”
7/02 Topic: “Children Caught in the Middle: Working With Families of Divorce.”
7/01 Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institution Annual Conference
7/00 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
Invited faculty to present at the 12th, 13th ,14th,15th and 17th Annual Summer School for High-Risk Children, Families, and Behavioral Health, a professional conference sponsored by MAATI, and the Livengrin Foundation, Gateway Rehabilitation Center, and IUP. Attendees of my sessions of the conference received CEU’s for their discipline.
3/04 Topic: “Coparenting: A Delicate Balancing Act.”
Four Points Sheraton Aberdeen, Maryland
Invited faculty to present at the Chesapeake Health Education Program “Dancing Backwards In High Heels: How Women Master the Art of Resilience”, a professional conference sponsored by the Chesapeake Health Education Program and the VA Medical Center of Perry Point, Maryland. Attendees of my sessions of the conference received CEU’s for their discipline (therapists, counselors, social workers, nurses).
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4/03 Topic: “The Divorce Parent and Effective Coparenting.”
Best Western University Inn Indiana, PA
Invited faculty to present at the “Families Grow With Love” seminar for professionals and parents sponsored by the April is Child Abuse Prevention Planning Committee and Child Welfare Services of Indiana County.
12/95 Topic: “Working With Children of Divorce.”
Purchase Line School Indiana, PA
Private contract to provide a half-day workshop for three Indiana Area Schools and area agencies that work with children.
9/95 Topic: “Children of Divorce”.
9/94 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
Invited guest lecturer to undergraduate sociology course on child abuse.
9/94 Topic: “Children in the Middle: Program Review for the Legal Profession”.
Indiana County Guidance Center Indiana, PA
Invited guest lecturer to Indiana County Family Law Attorneys.
12/94 Topic: “Children of Divorce and the Children in the Middle Program”.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
Invited guest lecturer to graduate level Family Therapy psychology course.
2/96 Topic: “Strategies in Preparation for Comprehensive Exams”.
9/95 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
9/94
Invited guest lecturer to sociology M.A. candidates eligible for departmental comprehensive examinations.
Advance Training for Instructors:
5/96 “Writing Workshops”.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
Writing-intensive workshop for university instructors wishing to be designated as
“writing-intensive professors”.
Internship Experience:
5/99 – 12/99 Indiana County Guidance Center Indiana, PA
Confidential Counseling Services Outpatient Psychological Services Graduate Student Intern in private practice in a managed care corporation responsible for providing intake and assessment, individual, family, couples, and group therapy.
1/98 – 6/98 Transitional Care Center, Indiana Hospital Indiana, PA
Graduate Student Intern in Medical Social Work responsible for assessment, supportive counseling, coordination of services and discharge planning for residents of the hospital’s short term skilled nursing facility under the supervision of the facility’s licensed social worker.
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12/93 – 5/94 Indiana County Guidance Center Family and Social Living Department Indiana, PA
Graduate Student Intern in Clinical Sociology responsible for individual and group therapy for adults under the supervision of the agency’s licensed psychologist.
5/76 – 9/76 Indiana Hospital Social Service Department Indiana, PA
Sociology Student Intern responsible for goal planning for post-hospital discharge of patients and supportive counseling of patients and families under the supervision of the
R.N. Director of Social Services.
Volunteer Experience:
9/76 – 2/77 Open Door Crisis Intervention Center Indiana, PA
Telephone supportive counseling for crisis intervention.
9/74 – 7/75 Big Brother/Big Sister Program Indiana, PA
Tutored lower-income students and facilitated individual social and emotional growth on a one-to-one basis with a child.
Student Work Experience:
2/77 – 7/77 Indiana County Guidance Center Partial Hospitalization Program Indiana, PA
Under supervision, was responsible for minimal caseload, supportive counseling, and programming structured activities.
2/77 – 5/77 Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program
Indiana/Armstrong Counties Indiana, PA
Under supervision, accompanied MH/MR emergency delegates.
Professional Affiliations:
Children’s Advocacy Center of Indiana County, Project Director (2005 – present)
and Chair, Advisory Council
Children’s Advocacy Center of Indiana County Task Force Co-Chair (2004 – present) Children’s Advocacy Center of Indiana County,
Formulator and Point Person (2003 – present)
American Association of University Women (2004 – present)
Safe Zone (2001 – Present)
Southern Poverty Law Center (2000 – Present)
National Association of Social Workers (1998 – Present)
American Counseling Association (1994 – Present)
Center for Family Life of Indiana County Board of Directors (2003 - 2004)
Society for Social Work Research (2001 – 2002)
Association for Specialties in Group Work (1995 – 2001)
American Mental Health Counselors Association (1994 – 1995)
Society for Applied Sociology (1994 – 1995)
Family Hospice of Indiana County Board of Directors Treasurer (1983 – 1989)
Visiting Nurses Association Board of Directors (1985 – 1989)
Info-Line of Indiana County (1983 –1986)
Human Services Council of Indiana County Vice President (1985)
Chronic Organic Brain Syndrome, Inc. (1983)
Indiana County Hospice Committee (1982 – 1983)
Alice B. Paul Crisis Shelter Advisory Committee (1979 – 1980)
Indiana County’s Local Children’s Team (1979 – 1980)
American Public Welfare Association (1979)
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Research Interests
Children and Family Issues: divorce, transitions, child maltreatment, addictions, drug and
alcohol, and inequity issues.
Social Policy
Medical Social Work
Clinical Practice
Emphasis in clinical practice: separation and divorce issues, depression, traumas, addictions, high-risk behaviors, child maltreatment and women’s issues.
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