Leslie D. Hollingsworth

Associate Professor of Social Work

Leslie D. Hollingsworth

Leslie D. Hollingsworth

Degrees

  • BA, Sociology/Psychology, 1963, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC;
  • MSW, Social Work, 1965, Syracuse University, NY;
  • Certification, Marriage/Family Therapy, 1988, The Family Therapy Institute, Cincinnati, OH;
  • PhD, Child Development and Family Studies, 1995, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

BioSketch

Associate Professor

Leslie Hollingsworth's research interests focus on circumstances surrounding the lives of vulnerable children and families across the child welfare and mental health systems and their implications for social work practice and policy. Her adoption-related research
examines perspectives and experiences of members of the adoption triad - adopted individuals, adoptive parents, and birth parents. She is also evaluating the effects of Africentric curricular content on students? knowledge, values, and skills in interpersonal practice with African American families.

She is licensed as a clinical social worker in Michigan and Indiana.


Leslie D. Hollingsworth, Associate Professor of Social Work
Email lholling@umich.edu
Location
Room: 3728 SSWB
Phone: (734) 763-6572
Fax: (734) 763-3372
 University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Hollingsworth, L. D. (in press). Birthparents who parental rights are terminated: implications for services. In G. P. Mallon, & P. M. Hess (Eds.), Child Welfare for the 21st Century: a Handbook of Children, Youth, and Family Services: Practices, Policies, and Programs (2nd ed.).
Hollingsworth, L. D., Swick, D., & Choi, Y.-J. (2013). The role of positive and negative social interactions in child custody outcomes: voices of U.S. women with serious mental illness. Qualitative Social Work, 12(2), 153-159.
Hollingsworth, L. D. (2013). Resilience of black families In D. S. Becvar (Ed.), Handbook of Family Resilience. (229-244). New York: Springer
Hollingsworth, L. D., Swick, D. C., & Choi, Y. J. (2011). The role of positive and negative social interactions in child custody outcomes: Voices of US women with serious mental illness. Qualitative Social Work, doi: 10.1177/1473325011429046.
Hollingsworth, L. D., MacFarlane, P., & Rassi, S. (2011). Is the Life History Calendar a valid measure of child custody loss among birth mothers with serious mental illness? Social Work Research, 35, 53-57.
Allen-Meares, P., Gant, L., Shanks, T., & Hollingsworth, L. (2011). Embedded foundations: Advancing community change and empowerment. Foundation Review, 2(3), 61-78.
Hollingsworth, L. D., Bybee, D., Johnson, E. I., & Swick, D. C. (2010). A comparison of caseworker characteristics in public and private foster care agencies. Children and Youth Services Review, 32, 578-584.
Gant, L. M., Shimshock, K., Allen-Meares, P., Miller, P., Hollingsworth, L., Shanks, T., et al. (2009). Effects of Photovoice: Civic engagement among older youth in urban communities. Journal of Community Practice, 17(4), 358-376.
Hollingsworth, L. D., Allen-Meares, P., Shanks, T., & Gant, L. M. (2009). Using the miracle question in community engagement and planning. Families in Society, 90(3), 332-335.
Hollingsworth, L., Allen-Meares, P., Shanks, T., & Gant, L. M. (2009). A solution-focused approach to community planning: Miracles, dreams, and strategies. Families in Society, 90(3), 332-335.
Hollingsworth, L. D. (2008). Does the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption address the protection of adopteesÂ’ cultural identity? And should it? Social Work, 377-379.
Hollingsworth, L. D. (2008). Adoption. In V. N. Parillo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social problems. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.