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I received my PhD from the University of Toronto, an MSW from Laurier, an MDiv from Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and a BA from Florida State University.
Before joining Laurier, I was a social worker providing employee and family assistance at the Seagram’s Distillery, prior to that I was a hospital social worker on a special care pediatric unit, cardiac care unit (CCU), addictions treatment unit and out-patient psychiatry.
The main foci of my research have been on aggressive children in the schools system and creative arts in practice.
Because of administrative duties and a potential conflict related to duties on the Research Ethics Board, I have limited opportunities for student supervision.
Books authored:
- Pelech, W., Basso, R. & Lee, C. (In Press). Inclusive Group Work.
- Wickham, E., Pelech, W. & Basso, R. (2009). Group Work Practice: An Integration of Experience, Theory and Practice. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing.
Chapters in Books:
- Basso, R. (2003). A Treatment Group for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, in E. Wickham, Group treatment in social work. Toronto: Thompson.
Papers in Referred Publications:
- Basso, R. (2010). “Expressive Arts in Pediatric Orientation Groups,” in Journal of Paediatric Nursing. Vol. 25 482-489.
- Pelech, W. & Basso, R. (2010). “Dancing Towards Wholeness: The Impact of Conflict on Patterns of Interpersonal Coordination in a Small Treatment Group,” in Orchestrating the Power of Groups. Editor D. Steinberg. London: Whiting and Birch.
- Basso, R. & Pelech, W. (2008). “A Creative Arts Intervention For Children With Diabetes,” in Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Health Care. October, 46 (10) 25-29.
- Basso, R. & Pelech, W. (2008). “Evaluation: A Creative Arts Intervention For Children With Diabetes,” in Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Health Care. December, 46 (12) 25-8.
- Basso, R. & Pelech, W. (2008). “Creative Arts in a Children’s Cystic Fibrosis Continuing Care Program,” International Journal of Learning. 15(5), 219-224.
- Basso, R., Graham, J. & Pelech, W. (2008). "Teacher's Assessment of Aggression by Children in Kindergarten," International Journal of Learning. 15(5), 225-231.
- Basso, R., Graham, J., Pelech, W. De Young, T. & Cardey, R. (2004). “Children’s Street Connections in a Canadian Community,” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 48(2), pp. 189-202.
Contact Info:
Office location: DAL202, 97 Dalhousie St.
Office hours:
By appointment.
Languages spoken: English