Sharon C. Lyter, PhD, MSW, LCSW Associate Professor Social Work Department  Old Main 27  Kutztown, PA 19530  Tel. (610) 683 4932  Fax (610) 683-4383 lyter@kutztown.edu

Biographical Statement:

Dr. Lyter earned the PhD (major: social work; minor: abnormal psychology) from the Graduate School of Rutgers University, and the M.S.W. from Temple University. Her experience includes serving as program director for the BSW program at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; serving in an administrative and teaching capacity for Rutgers University School of Social Work, Camden Campus; serving on the faculty of the chemical dependency program, Penn State, Abington; serving as a therapist for the Employee Counseling Service of Rutgers University; maintaining a private practice in North Wales, PA; and serving as a research analyst for the Division of Youth and Family Services in Trenton, NJ. While in Camden city, Dr. Lyter provided consultation in the development of LEAP of Camden, NJ, a pioneering charter school. Dr. Lyter is a licensed clinical social worker.

Teaching Interests

• Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, & Groups
• Practice Skills
• Psychopathology
• Advanced Micro Practice
• Foundations of Social Work Research
• Field Instructor Education

Research Interests and Publications

• cultural competence and social work practice
• integration of field and practice in social work education
• social work supervision and constructive criticism
• social worker safety, home visiting, & risk management
• addictions and parenting practices
• impaired social workers
• application of the DSM in social work practice

Recent publications:

• Lyter, S.C., & Lyter, L.L. (2000, 2009 update in progress). Intervention with groups. In A.A. Abbott (Ed.), Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs: A social work perspective. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

• Lyter, S.C., & Abbott, A.A. (2007). Home visits in a violent world. The Clinical Supervisor, 26 (1/2), 17 – 33.

• Lyter, S. C., & Smith, S. H. (2005). Connecting the dots from curriculum to practicum: Implications for empowerment and integration in field education. The Clinical Supervisor, 23 (2), 31-45.

• Lyter, S.C. (2005). Social work field liaison agency visits: Factors associated with student performance and satisfaction. Arete, 28 (2), 1-11.

• Lyter, L.L., & Lyter, S.C. (2003). Why some youth don't use alcohol: Protective factors and implications for parenting skills.  Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 3 (2), 3-23.

Professional Involvement

• Board member, Friend, Inc., Community Services
• Invited member, Field Council, Council on Social Work Education
• Consulting editor for the Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work
• Member and former co-chair, Tri-State Consortium of Field Directors
• Member, National Association of Social Workers
• Member, Council on Social Work Education
• Member, Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education