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Dr. Katharine Dill
Associate Professor of Social Work, Program Director for Master of Social Work Program
Bio
Katharine joined the Marist Social Work Program as Program Director on July 1, 2024. She began her tenure at Marist College in August 2016. She was the field coordinator for 8 years and during that time, she researched and published on this topic. Katharine earned her Bachelor of Social Work from King's College, University of Western Ontario in 1988, her Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto in 1993, and a Diploma in Social Work Research from the University of Toronto in 2002.
With 16 years of experience in the child welfare sector, Katharine has worked as a front-line practitioner, supervisor, agency trainer, and project manager. She completed her doctoral studies at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, in 2004, and has since taught clinical, organizational, and research courses as an adjunct lecturer.
From 2007 to 2013, Katharine served as the founding Executive Director of Practice and Research Together (PART). In 2013, she embarked on a new chapter as an assistant professor (lecturer) at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Her current research focuses on integrating service user feedback into social work education. Katharine is collaborating with Dr. Joe Duffy (Queen's University), Dr. Sabrina Sullenberger (Belmont University), and the Council on Social Work Education to develop a curriculum guide aimed at enhancing service user perspectives in competency-based social work education.
Education
BA, Social Work, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1988
MA, Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada, 1993
Diploma in Social Work Research, University of Toronto, Canada, 2000
PhD, Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada, 2010
Post-graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Queen's University Belfast, spring 2015
Supervision of Post-graduate students, Queen's University Belfast, May 2015
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Social Work Field Education and Social Work Supervision
Selected Publications
Benton, A. D., Dill, K., & Williams, A. E. (2017). Sacred time: ensuring the provision of excellent supervision. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 32(4), 290-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2017.1408416
Dill, K., Shera, W., & Webber, J. (2017). Teaching Note: many hands make light work: team teaching in social work education. The Journal of Baccaulearate Social Work, 22(22), 207-216
Dill, K. (2017a). Field education literature review: Volume 1. Field Educator, 7 (May), 1-5. Retrieved from http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu
Dill, K. (2017b). Field education literature review: Volume 2 emotional triggers to field experiences: preparing students and field supervisors. Field Educator, 7 (October). Retrieved from http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu
Westwood, J., Dill, K., Campbell, A., & Shaw, A. (2017). Making it "APP"en: service user feedback: developing and implementing a service user APP: reflections from Northern Ireland, England and Scotland. Social Work Education, 36(8), 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2017.1360857
Dill, K. Montgomery, L, Duffy, J. & Davidson, G. (2016) Service User involvement in Social Work Education: The Road Less Traveled. Field Educator: http://www2.simmons.edu/ssw/fe/i/16-137.pdf, Volume 6.2, Fall 2016
Selected Presentations
Dill, K. & Hanssen, D. Finding the right fit: matching processes for social work interns, New York Social Work Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 2017
Dill, K. & Hanssen, D. Through the Looking Glass: Promoting Reflective Practice within the Social Work Classroom, New York Social Work Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 2017
Dill, K. & Hanssen, D. Finding the right fit: matching processes for social work interns, BPD Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2018
Dill, K. & Hanssen, D. Through the Looking Glass: Promoting Reflective Practice within the Social Work Classroom, BPD Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2018
Dill, K. & Shera, W., Empowering Human Services Organizations to Embrace Evidence-informed Practice: International Best Practices, Global Implementation Conference, Dublin Ireland, May 2015
Westwood, J, Campbell, A. & Dill, K. Development of a Service User Feedback App, Joint Social Work and Research Conference, London, England, July 2015
Awards and Honors
Team Teaching Award, Queen's University Belfast, September 2015
