Linda M. Mauro, D.S.W.

Professor of Social Work

Dr. Mauro is a member of the Child Fatality Review Committee, the Community Oversight Board and the Steering Committee for Improving Outcomes for Children, all in Philadelphia and related to improving services for children in the child welfare system.

215-204-6103

linda.mauro@temple.edu

Biography

Education:

M.S.W.,1978, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work
D.S.W.,1985, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work

Professional Interests:

Child welfare
Family violence
Child placement

Dr. Mauro has served on the boards of numerous social agencies, provided training in the field of child welfare, and was a Child Welfare Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. She is a recipient of the Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Support Center for Child Advocates-Distinguished Advocate Award.

Course Involvement

Syllabi for all courses taught at Temple

Dr. Mauro teaches foundation practice at the BSW and MSW levels, Child and Family Policy (on-line and face-to-face) and Integrative Seminar (MSW Seminar--Ethics).

Publications/Presentations

Compher, John, V., Meyer, Raymond C. and Mauro, Linda M. Agency - Based Student Support Groups and the Field Instructor Relationship as Essential Learning Modes in Public Child Welfare. The Clinical Supervisor (Number , 1994): 73-90.

Davis, Laverne, Thurman, Kenneth S. and Mauro, Linda M. Meeting the Challenges of Establishing Interdisciplinary Preservice Preparation for Infant Personnel. Infants and Young Children 8 (Oct. 1995). 65-70.

Cervone, Frank P. and Mauro, Linda M. Ethics Cultures, and Professions in the Representation of Children. Fordham Law Review, 64 (March 1996): 1975-1990.

Mauro, L. (1999). Child Placement: Policies and Issues. In J. Silver, B. Amster, and T. Haecker, (Eds.) Young Children and Foster Care: A Guide for Professionals. Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks.