Carol Coohey, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Research Scientist, National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice
Curriculum Development and Training Specialist, Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative
Biography

Carol Coohey CV

Carol Coohey has a broad background in research methods, with expertise in community-engaged program development and evaluation. She also has substantial direct and administrative social work practice experience with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced trauma and are in crisis or experiencing persistent mental health challenges.

Research Interests

Mental health; crisis intervention; workforce development

Work Experience

Counseling, administration of family support and education programs, higher education

Recent Publications

  1. Coohey, C., Landsman, M. J., & Neblett, K. (accepted). Evaluation of a suicide counseling skills course for social work students. Journal of Social Work Education.
  2. Conrad, J., & Coohey, C. (2023). The constructed meaning of suicide: A relational dialectics theory analysis of online suicide chats. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 47, 168–186.
  3. Coohey, C., Cummings, S., & Landsman, M. (2023). Engaging the imaginative mind to reduce test anxiety among MSW students preparing for licensure. The Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 43(2), 226-238.
  4. Clayden, A., & Coohey, C. (2023). Working with refugees and immigrants: A brief skill development course. Social Work Education: The International Journal. (Advance online publication, July 25, 2022).
  5. Coohey, C., & Neblett, K. (2022). Assessing crisis chat visitors’ capacity to regulate thoughts related to suicide: A brief scale. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 43(5), 434-440.
  6. Coohey, C., Neblett, K. & Knox, S. (2022). Validation of the Suicide Counseling Skills Inventory (SCSI). Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 43(3), 170-182.
Research areas
  • Child Welfare
  • Family Violence
  • Health, Mental Health, and Disability
Carol Coohey
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Education
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of Chicago, 1993
M.S.W., Social Work, University of Michigan,1985
Contact Information
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356 North Hall (NH)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States