James R. Corbin, MSW, LSW

Professor

234 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17101

(717) 232-6400

jcorbin@temple.edu

Biography

Education:

Institute of Clinical Social Work, Chicago, IL ABD, Estimated Graduation 2013
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, M.S.W., Social Work, 1998
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, B.A., Political Science, 1993

Outpatient Therapist - PA Counseling ServicesAnnville, PA, 1/1999-1/2001; 1/2008-
Provided individual, family, couples, and grief therapy for children, adolescents, and adults
Program Director McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD, 8/2007-
Manage and coordinate efforts towards re-affirmation, liaison with CSWE
Child and Family TherapistThe Play Therapy CenterYork, PA, 6/2004-1/2008
Provide client-centered play therapy to children ages 2-12 and provide family therapy
Psychotherapist - D.K. Watkins, Psychologist and AssociatesYork, PA, 7/2003-7/2007
Provide individual, family, couples, and grief therapy for children, adolescents, and adults
Assistant Director of Clinical ServicesHoffman Homes for YouthGettysburg, PA, 7/1999-8/2002
Provided clinical and administrative supervision for five licensed social workers at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for children and adolescents
Psychotherapist - Hoffman Homes for YouthGettysburg, PA, 7/1997-7/1999
Provided individual and family therapy to children at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for children and adolescents
Case Manager - Hoffman Homes for YouthGettysburg, PA, 7/1996-7/1997
Supervised mental health workers, provided case management, and coordinated treatment for children in the unit. Supervised efforts in the unit to meet all JCAHO, DPW, and OSHA standards
Mental Health Worker - Hoffman Homes for YouthGettysburg, PA, 7/ 1994-7/1996
Provided direct service to adolescents as part of their group therapy treatment team

Publications/Presentations

Disclosure of HIV status to an infected child: Confidentiality, duty to warn, and ethical practice. (2008). The Journal of Clinical Ethics. 19(1), pp. 53-57.
Confidentiality and the duty to warn: Ethical and legal implications for the therapeutic relationship. (2007). The New Social Worker. White Hat Communications: Harrisburg, PA, 14(4), pp. 4-7.
The first clinical supervisory experience: Implications for clinical supervisors. (2007). The New Social Worker. White Hat Communications: Harrisburg, PA, 14(3), pp. 8-10.
Reactive attachment disorder: A biopsychosocial disturbance of attachment. (2007). The Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 24(6), pp. 539-552.
The optimal environment: Co-creating a facilitative environment in play therapy with children. The Institute for Clinical Social Work: Chicago, IL, 2010.
Mental Health for Law Enforcement Professionals: An Introduction to Mental Illness and Applications for Law Enforcement, Community Safety, and Crisis Intervention—Series Featured Presenter—Crisis Intervention Team of Lancaster County— September 27, 2010; November 8, 2010; March 7, 2011; May 23, 2011
Technical Ethics: The practice of social work in the Age of Connection—Temple University Harrisburg, January 19, 2011
Presented at Training Conference on July 31, 2009, PA Counseling Services, Annville, PA