Greta Y. Slater, PhD, LCSW, MPA

Associate Professor and MSW Program Director
Ball State University

Dr. Greta Slater is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Work at Ball State University. She is PI on multiple-year evaluation projects with Volunteers of America of IN and OH including the SAMHSA Pregnant and Post-partum Women (PPW) and Freshstart Pilot. The team is evaluating the efficacy of a residential addictions program for pregnant and post-partum women who have babies and young children staying with them in the program. Greta is a licensed clinical social worker whose practice background includes violence and trauma across the life span. Greta's primary research interests include two primary areas: 1) risk assessment and resiliency after trauma—post-traumatic growth—and 2) workforce development—self-care, experiential teaching, student engagement in research, assessment of learning, professionalism, and licensure. Greta is also an item-writer for Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) and Coordinator of the Title IV-E Child Welfare Partnership program for BSW and MSW students at Ball State.

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Presentation(s):

• Harm Reduction as a Bridge to Hepatitis C Treatment and Cure: A Holistic Approach

• Recovery Capital and Co-Occurring MH, SUD and Disability: Effects on Program Completion