Irma J Gibson

School of Journalism, Room #2024

Wednesdays • 9:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.; 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Thursdays • 9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m.
Other Meetings • By Appointment

SOW 3350 INTERVIEWING & RECORDING • We 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
SOW 4103 THEORIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR • Th 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
SOW 4343 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH COMMUNITIES & ORGANIZATIONS • We 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
SOW 4643 SOCIAL WORK WITH THE AGED • Th 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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I am an Associate Professor of Social Work. I entered academia full-time in 2006 after 21 years of clinical and administrative practice with the federal government and the Department of Veteran Affairs. I teach across the BSW program curriculum and joined the "FAMUly" in the Fall of 2019 after teaching for seven years at Albany State University and six years at Savannah State University, respectively.

I am an international professor and have taught Summer courses abroad annually since 2009 and crossed international borders in my successful endeavors to culturally connect the U.S. and the Trinidad and Tobago child and family welfare systems. I have had opportunities to present regionally and nationally on the topics of intimate partner/domestic violence, academic service learning, child and family welfare, homeless veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder, active duty military, and a genre of other social work topics and themes; during my career, I have been privileged to present in many professional and community events and forums each year as I address my research interests and practical knowledge.

I am a CSWE site visitor and was recently appointed to the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Council on Global Learning and Practice, to promote learning and exchange on global and international issues in social work practice. My latest manuscript is: The 21st Century Crisis of Intimate Partner Violence Among African American Male Victims: Up Close and Personal with an Unnoticed Population (A Social Work Response). (Amazon) Education: B.A (Sociology)-Paine College; MSW-University of Georgia; PhD: Clark Atlanta University.

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• Reading
  
• Traveling
  
• Music and Line Dancing
  
• Spending time with my family

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• Associate Professor • 2019 - Present
  Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
  
  
• Associate Professor • 2012 - 2019
  Albany State University Albany, Georgia
  
  
• Assistant Professor • 2006-2012
  Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia
  
  
• Adjunct Instructor of Sociology • 2004- 2006
  Georgia Perimeter College Conyers, Georgia
  
  
• VA Supported Housing/ Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Social Worker • 1994-2006
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Atlanta, Georgia
  
  
• Team Leader, Supervisory Social Worker • 1992-1994
  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ((Readjustment Counseling) Hartford, Connecticut
  
  
• Clinical Director • 1988-1992
  ADAPCP/Community Counseling Center Wuerzburg, West Germany
  
  
• Contract Specialist • 1985-1988
  Department of Defense (Robins Airforce Base) Warner Robins, Georgia

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• SOW 3104: Human Behavior Across the Lifespan
  
• SOW 3203 Introduction to Social Work
  
• SOW 3341: Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
  
• SOW 4322: Social Work Practice with Groups
  
• SOW 4343: Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations
  
• SOW 4103: Theories of Human Behavior
  
• SOW 4232: Social Policy Advocacy and Services
  
• SOW 4930: Global/International Cultural Immersion Experience (Trinidad and Tobago)
  
• SOW 4622 Social Work with African American Families
  
• SOW 4931 Special Topics (Study Abroad: International Culture Immersion and Academic Service Learning (Trinidad and Tobago)
  
• SOW 4930 Special Topics (Study Abroad): Analyzation of the United Nations (UN) Global Agenda and World Health Organization (WHO) Public Health Issues (Trinidad and Tobago)
  
• SOW 3350 Interviewing & Recording
  
• SOW 4643 Social Work with the Aged
  
• SOW 4930 Controversial Topics in Child Welfare