Barbara Kitko
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Clinical Assistant Professor, Social Work
- BSSW Program Director
Contact Info
- Email: barbara.kitko@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.3765
- Dept: 701.777.2669
Office Address
Gillette Hall Room 105b
225 Centennial Drive Stop 7135
Grand Forks ND 58202-7135
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Barbara Kitko obtained her MSW and BSSW from the University of North Dakota. She is an Assistant Professor and currently serves as the Director of the BSSW Program. She has 28 years of social work practice experience and has been teaching at the University of North Dakota since 2014. Barbara began her career at Region IV Children’s Services Coordination Committee/Families First holding numerous positions from case manager, direct services supervisor, and the director. Her work history also includes hospital social work and eighteen years as a school social worker. Barbara has served as a field instructor to many BSSW and MSW students.
Professor Kitko teaches SWK 424: Generalist Practice with Individuals & Families, SWK 482 & SWK 484: Field Education Seminar I/II, SWK 318: Mental Health elective, SWK 397: Cooperative Education, SWK 533: Advanced Generalist Practice with Families, SWK 997: Independent Study, SWK 560: Children’s Mental Health elective, and SWK 560: School Social Work elective. Professional interest areas include child welfare, children’s mental health, adverse childhood experiences, trauma-informed practice, ethical practice, and professional identity formation.
Barbara is married and has three adult daughters and three grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, being in nature, walking, biking, and traveling.
SWK 318: Mental Health and Social Work elective
SWK 397: Cooperative Education
SWK 424: Generalist Practice with Individuals & Families
SWK 482 & 484: Field Education Seminar I/II
SWK 493A: Trauma Informed Care elective
SWK 504: Advanced Generalist Practice with Task and Treatment Groups
SWK 533: Advanced Generalist Practice with Families
SWK 560: Children’s Mental Health elective
SWK 560: School Social Work elective
SWK 997: Independent Study,
Child Welfare and School Social Work
Children and Family Mental Health
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Trauma-Informed Practice
Ethics in Social Work Practice
Professional Identity Formation
2021 Presenter Interagency Forum – Ethical Responsibilities, Values, Principles and Standards in Practice:
With Nicole Fontaine-Vonesh, MSW, LMSW
2018 - Presenter National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Annual Meeting
2017 - Presenter UND Children & Family Services Conference - Ethics Training - Ethics In Social Work: It's all Gray
With Stephanie Homstad, MSW, LMSW
2017 - Presenter – Teaching with Technology - Using Technology to Enhance Student Engagement
2016 - Presenter Wellness Summit for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation - Quality of Healthy Families
2016 - Presenter – Tribal Health Care Workers - Case Management Training, Community Health Representative”
With Melanie Sage, PhD, LCSW
LMSW
Recognized for an initiative ‘The GRADitude Project’, Vice President for Student Affairs, UND, Grand Forks, USA, Fall 2022
Summer 2022 DEI Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Workshop
N.D. Children and Family services Conference: Managing Chaos in a Chaotic World (July 2018)
The 17th Annual ND Indian Child Welfare Conference. ICWA-40 years: Hope, Healing Perseverance (Feb 2018)
Threshold Concepts: Helping Students Develop Disciplinary Habits of Mind (Feb 2017)
Teaching with Writing workshop (Jan 2017)
A Framework for Understanding Poverty-Train the Trainer certification,
Wrap-Around Certification
Play Therapy training (Summer 2018 - 2015)
Family Therapy Training
Child Welfare Certification
Reality Therapy - Basic Week,
Council Lodge Trainer on Case Management Model
1988 - Bachelor's of Science in Social Work - University of North Dakota
2002 - Master's of Social Work - University of North Dakota
See Vita