Stephanie Homstad
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Clinical Assistant Professor, Online Education Director, Child Welfare Stipend Coordinator, Social Work
- Child Welfare
Contact Info
- Email: stephanie.homstad@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.3771
- Dept: 701.777.2669
Office Address
Gillette Hall Room 105A
225 Centennial Drive Stop 7135
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7135
Biography
Stephanie Homstad joined the Social Work Department faculty in 2017. She received her Bachelor’s in Social Work with a minor in Psychology in 2006 and completed her Master’s in Social Work in 2007 from the University of North Dakota. Before joining the UND Social Work Department, she practiced social work as a Family Preservation Case Manager with Grand Forks County Social Services for over 8 years. Her practice experience focused on assessing safety for children remaining in the parental home, connecting families with services to reduce the risk of future abuse and/or neglect, and decreasing the need for children to be removed from parental custody and placed into the foster care system. Prior to child welfare work, she worked as a Support Coordinator serving individuals with developmental and physical disabilities living within the community.
In her role as the Child Welfare Stipend Coordinator, Stephanie supports students interested in careers in child welfare through IV-E Child Welfare stipends and the National Child Welfare Workforce (NCWWI) grant.
As the Distance Education Director, Stephanie guides students in the MSW Foundation and Concentration Distance Programs as a preliminary advisor. She also collaborates with the MSW and BSSW Directors to support students in the online programs.
Stephanie is married and lives with her husband and two daughters in Grand Forks. She is an animal lover with 3 dogs and a cat and enjoys drawing, reading, and being outdoors.
Current:
- SWK 516/518 - MSW Generalist Field Seminar I & II
- SWK 581/583 - MSW Advanced Generalist Practice Field Seminar I & II
Previously taught courses:
- SWK 257 - HBSE I
- SWK 311/SWK 560 - Child Welfare
- SWK 424 - Individuals & Families
- SWK 493a - Child Welfare (Online)
- SWK 482/484 - Field Seminar
- SWK 527 - HBSW I
- SWK 560 - Difference, Diversity, & Privilege
- SWK 560 - Trauma-Informed Care in Child Welfare Elective
Areas of Interest:
- Child Welfare
- LGBTQIA+
- Diversity
- Self-awareness & Biases
- Social Justice
- Motivational Interviewing
- Therapeutic Alliance & Mental Health
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Secondary/Vicarious Trauma.
- 2017 Presenter UND Children & Family Services Conference - Ethics Training
- Ethics In Social Work: It's all Gray
- With Barbara Kitko, MSW, LSW
- Ethics In Social Work: It's all Gray
- 2017 Presenter Field Instructor Training
- Helping Students Overcome Hurdles and Succeed in Field
- with Vince Lindgren, MSW, LCSW
- Helping Students Overcome Hurdles and Succeed in Field
- 2019 Panel Presentation: CSWE APM, Denver, Colorado, October 26, 2019
- Finding Effective Pathways for Supporting the Transition from Child Welfare Student to Practitioner (in Frequently Turbulent Environments)
- With: Carenlee Barkdull, Ph.D., LMSW, University of North Dakota & Melanie Sage, Ph.D., LCSW, University of SUNY-Buffalo
- Finding Effective Pathways for Supporting the Transition from Child Welfare Student to Practitioner (in Frequently Turbulent Environments)
- 2023 Presenter (co-presentor: Dr. Isaac Karikari): 2023 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, IL.
- A Framework for Harnessing the Benefits and Vast Potential of Accreditation for Student Success and Faculty Development
- LMSW 2008-Current
- Wrap Around Certification Training 2008
- Child Welfare Certification 2009
- 1992: Pharmacy Technician Diploma, East Grand Forks Technical College
- 2006: BSSW, Psychology Minor, UND
- 2007: MSW, UND