Faculty, staff and students of the College of Social Work continue to be involved in international research and scholarship. Here is an example of recent work.

Gil Choi

Teaching Activities

Courses taught or translated in the Korea-based program since 1994

• SOWK710 Foundations of social work practice in groups
• SOWK722 Social work practice with individuals and families
• SOWK723 Advanced social work practice with individuals
• SOWK724 Advanced social work practice with groups
• SOWK725 Advanced social work practice with families
• SOWK791 Social work research methodologies
• SOWK792 Research data analysis
• SOWK793 Program evaluation research
• SOWK712 Human behavior and the social environment I
• SOWK716 Human behavior and the social environment II
• SOWK760 Psychopathology
• SOWK741 Social welfare problems and policies
• SOWK733 Advanced social work practice with organizations and communities
  

Scholarship

Publications

(in review). Choi, G. Religious commitment, social support, life satisfaction, subjective health, and psychological well-being among immigrant Korean older adults.

(in review). Choi, J. & Choi, G., Korean parents’ perceptions of child neglect.

(in review). Alkhurinej, A. & Choi, G. Psychosocial and religious factors to be considered in working with Arab Americans.

Choi, G. (2006). Social work education in the U.S: A brief history, current issues, and the direction toward the future. Journal of Korean Social Work Education, 1, 2, 45-78.

Tirrito, T. & Choi, G. (2004). Faith organizations and ethnically diverse elders: A community action model. Journal of Religious Gerontology, 16, ½, 123-142.

Choi, G., Campbell, W., & Shim, H. (2001). Barriers impeding migrant farmworker utilization of human services: An ethnographic approach to female workers. Journal of International & Comparative Social Welfare, 17, 1, 3-9.

Choi, G. (1999). Depressive symptoms and their correlates among Korean Americans. Arete, 23, 2, 56-68.

Choi, G. & Tirrito, T. (1999). The Korean church as a social service provider for older adults. Arete, 23, 2, 69-83.

Choi, G. (1997). Acculturative stress, social support, and depression in Korean American families. Journal of Family Social Work, 2, 1, 81-97.

Book Chapter

(in press). See, L., McNeely, R., Choi, G., & Torres, J. Social work practice with Asian Americans. In Thyer, B. (Eds.), Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice. Charles Thomas Publisher.

Choi, G. (2004). A comparative study on computer anxiety and attitudes towards the computer use between Korean and U.S. social workers. In Kim, S. (Eds.), Global Social Work (pp. 23- 40). Korea Welfare Society Press.

Tirrito, T. & Choi, G. (2004). Faith organizations and ethnically diverse elders: A community action model. In Netting, E. & Eller, J. (Eds.). Faith-based initiatives and aging services. Haworth Press.

Choi, G. (2003). The Korean American church as a social service provider. In Tirrito, T. & Casio, T. (Eds.), Religious Organizations in Community Services: A Social Work Perspective. Springer Publishing.

Choi, G. (1997). Acculturative stress, social support, and depression in Korean American families. In Brown, P, & Shalett, J. (Eds.), Cross-cultural Practice with Couples and Families (pp. 81-98), Haworth Press.

Research Activities

Research-based Monograph

2002 Mental health needs assessment of the Hispanic/Latino community. Funded by SC Department of Mental Health. Co-authored with Wendy Campbell.

2001 Job satisfaction and occupational stress among the employees of the Korean Welfare Association. Submitted to Korean Welfare Association.

1998 The social service needs of Korean American families. Submitted to Family Service Center, Columbia, SC. Co-authored with Wansoo Park.

Funded Research

2003 Korean Social Welfare Association awarded in the amount of $3,000 for the study on ‘job satisfaction and occupational stress among the employees of the Korean Welfare Association.

2001 South Carolina Department of Mental Health awarded in the amount of $3,250 Additional funding for the mental health needs assessment of Hispanic/Latino families.

1999 South Carolina Department of Mental Health awarded in the amount of $4,357.50. Project title: The mental health needs assessment of Hispanics/Latino families. Principal investigator.

1998 South Carolina Department of Mental Health awarded in the amount of $3,500.
Project title: The mental health needs of Korean Americans. Principal investigator

1997 College of Social Work Dean’s Award for research in the amount of $4,200. Project title: The role of Korean church as a service provider for older adults. Principal investigator

International Presentations

2005 ‘Teaching geriatric counseling online: Lessons learned’. 2005 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 13–16. Co-presenter: Terry Tirrito

2004 ‘Challengers for older women as clients and caregivers’. 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii. June 16-19. Co-presenter: Terry Tirrito.

2001 ‘Equipping social work practitioners with organizational skills to survive in the 21st century’. The 5th Biennial Conference of Caribbean & International Social Work Educators, Nassau, the Bahamas, August 6-9.

2001 ‘Developing an organization scheme to overcome computer anxiety among human services professionals’. The 5th Biennial Conference of Caribbean & International Social Work Educators, Nassau, the Bahamas, August 6-9.

2000 ‘Religious commitment, social support, life satisfaction, subjective health and psychological well-being among immigrant Korean older adults.’ The 5th Global Conference on Aging, Buenos Aires, Argentina., September, 17-21.

1997 ‘The role of Korean church in the United States and Korea as a service provider for older adults’. Presented at the World Congress of Gerontology Conference, Adelaide, Australia, August 19-23. Co-author, Terry Tirrito.

1997 ‘The effect of loss and grief on mental health among immigrants’. Presented at the 6th Annual Conference of Global Awareness Society International, Montreal, Canada, May 23-25.