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Bruce D. Friedman

Professor
Social Work

Office Building: Health Sciences and Nursing Building
Office Room: 437
Phone: (915) 747-8078
Email: bdfriedman@utep.edu

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Bio

Bruce Friedman is a community-based participatory researcher. He has engaged with a number of community organizations to assist and improve the delivery of services to meet the needs of the community.

Awards and Honors

Reviewer of the Year, Journal of Social Work Education - Council on Social Work Education (10/30/2021)
Leavell Endowed Faculty Fellowship (11/01/2020)
Orville Edward Egbert M.D. Endowed Professor in Health Sciences - UTEP (09/01/2020)

Education

Ph D in Social Welfare, Case Western Reserve University (1993)
MSW in Family/Substance Abuse, Washington University (1978)
BA in Religion and Sociology, Case Western Reserve University (1974)

Publications

Management Overview Oxford University Press (2022), Bruce D. Friedman.
A Multimodal Approach to Reduce Attrition, Recidivism, and Denial in Abuser Intervention Programs Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 61 8 (2022), Bruce D. Friedman, Nada J. Yorke, Katya M. Compian, Deana A. Lazaro.
Outcome Measures Oxford University Press (2022), Bruce D. Friedman, Rosario E. Olivera.
Health Status and Quality of Life of Women Seeking Infertility Treatments in Baluchistan, Pakistan British Journal of Social Work 50 5 (2020), Bruce D. Friedman.
Community-Based Participatory Action Research Cognella Academic Press (2020), Bruce D. Friedman.
Systems Theory Cognella Academic Publishing (2019), Bruce D. Friedman, Karen M. Allen.

Presentations

Building a Child Protective Services & University Partnership (2023), Volume Atlanta, GA, Bruce D. Friedman, Virginia L. Martinez, Madeline Titlebaum.
Building a Partnership Between Child Welfare and Mental Health Systems (2023), Volume New Orleans, LA, Bruce D. Friedman, Virginia L. Martinez, Bianca Castrejon, Aaron Rascon.
Building a Child Protective Services & University Partnership (2022), Volume Anaheim, CA, Bruce D. Friedman, Virginia Martinez, Lori Maldonado, Bianca Castrejon, Aaron Rascon.
Decolonizing Social Work by Fostering Critical Connections and Authenic Intimacy (2022), Volume Galveston, TX, Bruce D. Friedman, Melody Gomez.
Viva Ls Salud: Health Disparities (2022), Volume El Paso, Bruce D. Friedman.
Building a Child Protective Services & University Partnership (2022), Volume Bowling Green, KY, Bruce D. Friedman, Virginia Martinezz, Lori Maldonado, Bianca Casrejon, Karen Kwon.
Social Integration and Community Wellbeing (2022), Volume Islamabad, Pakistan, Bruce D. Friedman.

Grants

Title IV Public Child Welfare Training

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Spring 2025	CHSC 6390 - Directed Study	22276
Spring 2025	CHSC 6398 - Dissertation	22281
Spring 2025	CHSC 6399 - Dissertation	24631
Spring 2025	SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II	21470
Spring 2025	SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II	24187
Spring 2025	CHSC 6385 - Independent Study	21441
Spring 2025	CHSC 6388 - Research Applications	21885
Fall 2024	CHSC 6398 - Dissertation	14823
Fall 2024	SOWK 5378 - Independent Study	15639
Fall 2024	CHSC 6388 - Research Applications	13463

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II	21470
Spring 2025	SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II	24187
Spring 2024	CHSC 6399 - Dissertation	25405
Spring 2024	CHSC 6385 - Independent Study	21613
Spring 2024	SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org	23489	Syllabus
Spring 2024	SOWK 5332 - SOWK Theory & Pract w/Families	26007	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHSC 6390 - Directed Study	15938
Fall 2023	CHSC 6398 - Dissertation	15962
Fall 2023	SOWK 5378 - Independent Study	17165
Fall 2023	SOWK 2320 - Social Welfare Policy/Srvs I	11378	Syllabus
Fall 2023	SOWK 5370 - Social Work Research	11504	Syllabus
Summer 2023	CHSC 6390 - Directed Study	34611
Summer 2023	CHSC 6385 - Independent Study	34581
Summer 2023	SOWK 5378 - Independent Study	36181
Spring 2023	CHSC 6385 - Independent Study	21774
Spring 2023	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	21800	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	23882	Syllabus
Fall 2022	SOWK 3350 - Diag Sys for Genrlst Soc Wk	18651	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CHSC 6388 - Research Applications	18122
Fall 2022	SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org	15227	Syllabus
Spring 2022	SOWK 5378 - Independent Study	22576
Spring 2022	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	22429
Spring 2022	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	25526
Fall 2021	CHSC 6399 - Dissertation	14710
Fall 2021	CHSC 6385 - Independent Study	14904
Fall 2021	SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org	15191
Summer 2021	CHSC 6398 - Dissertation	33106
Spring 2021	SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	22649	Syllabus
Spring 2021	SOWK 2310 - Intro-Social Work/Soci Welfare	23826	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CHSC 6388 - Research Applications	23272	Syllabus
Fall 2020	SOWK 3430 - Research Methods-Social Work	12658	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org	23489	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SOWK 5332 - SOWK Theory & Pract w/Families	26007	Evaluation
Fall 2023	SOWK 2320 - Social Welfare Policy/Srvs I	11378	Evaluation
Fall 2023	SOWK 5370 - Social Work Research	11504	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	21800	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	23882	Evaluation
Fall 2022	SOWK 3350 - Diag Sys for Genrlst Soc Wk	18651	Evaluation
Fall 2022	SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org	15227	Evaluation
Spring 2022	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	22429	Evaluation
Spring 2022	SOWK 5313 - Research Project	25526	Evaluation
Fall 2021	SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org	15191	Evaluation
Spring 2021	SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk	22649	Evaluation
Spring 2021	SOWK 2310 - Intro-Social Work/Soci Welfare	23826	Evaluation
Fall 2020	SOWK 3430 - Research Methods-Social Work	12658	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

Reviewer of the Year, Journal of Social Work Education - Council on Social Work Education (10/30/2021)
Leavell Endowed Faculty Fellowship (11/01/2020)
Orville Edward Egbert M.D. Endowed Professor in Health Sciences - UTEP (09/01/2020)

Ph D in Social Welfare, Case Western Reserve University (1993)
MSW in Family/Substance Abuse, Washington University (1978)
BA in Religion and Sociology, Case Western Reserve University (1974)

Publications

Management Overview Oxford University Press (2022), Bruce D. Friedman.
A Multimodal Approach to Reduce Attrition, Recidivism, and Denial in Abuser Intervention Programs Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 61 8 (2022), Bruce D. Friedman, Nada J. Yorke, Katya M. Compian, Deana A. Lazaro.
Outcome Measures Oxford University Press (2022), Bruce D. Friedman, Rosario E. Olivera.
Health Status and Quality of Life of Women Seeking Infertility Treatments in Baluchistan, Pakistan British Journal of Social Work 50 5 (2020), Bruce D. Friedman.
Community-Based Participatory Action Research Cognella Academic Press (2020), Bruce D. Friedman.

Presentations

Building a Child Protective Services & University Partnership (2023), Volume Atlanta, GA, Bruce D. Friedman, Virginia L. Martinez, Madeline Titlebaum.
Building a Partnership Between Child Welfare and Mental Health Systems (2023), Volume New Orleans, LA, Bruce D. Friedman, Virginia L. Martinez, Bianca Castrejon, Aaron Rascon.
Building a Child Protective Services & University Partnership (2022), Volume Anaheim, CA, Bruce D. Friedman, Virginia Martinez, Lori Maldonado, Bianca Castrejon, Aaron Rascon.
Decolonizing Social Work by Fostering Critical Connections and Authenic Intimacy (2022), Volume Galveston, TX, Bruce D. Friedman, Melody Gomez.
Viva Ls Salud: Health Disparities (2022), Volume El Paso, Bruce D. Friedman.

Title IV Public Child Welfare Training

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHSC 6390 - Directed Study

Section

22276

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHSC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

22281

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHSC 6399 - Dissertation

Section

24631

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II

Section

21470

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II

Section

24187

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHSC 6385 - Independent Study

Section

21441

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHSC 6388 - Research Applications

Section

21885

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHSC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

14823

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SOWK 5378 - Independent Study

Section

15639

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHSC 6388 - Research Applications

Section

13463

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II

Section

21470

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOWK 3341 - Human Behavior/Social Envir II

Section

24187

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHSC 6399 - Dissertation

Section

25405

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHSC 6385 - Independent Study

Section

21613

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org

Section

23489

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOWK 5332 - SOWK Theory & Pract w/Families

Section

26007

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHSC 6390 - Directed Study

Section

15938

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHSC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

15962

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOWK 5378 - Independent Study

Section

17165

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOWK 2320 - Social Welfare Policy/Srvs I

Section

11378

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOWK 5370 - Social Work Research

Section

11504

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CHSC 6390 - Directed Study

Section

34611

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CHSC 6385 - Independent Study

Section

34581

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

SOWK 5378 - Independent Study

Section

36181

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHSC 6385 - Independent Study

Section

21774

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

21800

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

23882

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 3350 - Diag Sys for Genrlst Soc Wk

Section

18651

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHSC 6388 - Research Applications

Section

18122

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org

Section

15227

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SOWK 5378 - Independent Study

Section

22576

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

22429

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

25526

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHSC 6399 - Dissertation

Section

14710

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHSC 6385 - Independent Study

Section

14904

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org

Section

15191

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

CHSC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

33106

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

22649

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SOWK 2310 - Intro-Social Work/Soci Welfare

Section

23826

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHSC 6388 - Research Applications

Section

23272

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

SOWK 3430 - Research Methods-Social Work

Section

12658

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org

Section

23489

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOWK 5332 - SOWK Theory & Pract w/Families

Section

26007

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOWK 2320 - Social Welfare Policy/Srvs I

Section

11378

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOWK 5370 - Social Work Research

Section

11504

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

21800

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

23882

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 3350 - Diag Sys for Genrlst Soc Wk

Section

18651

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org

Section

15227

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

22429

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SOWK 5313 - Research Project

Section

25526

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

SOWK 5383 - SOWK Th & Pract-Hum Srv Org

Section

15191

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SOWK 5316 - Culturally Grounded Social Wk

Section

22649

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SOWK 2310 - Intro-Social Work/Soci Welfare

Section

23826

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

SOWK 3430 - Research Methods-Social Work

Section

12658

Evaluation

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