Judy R. Havlicek
Assistant Professor
Office location: 2080C
Phone number: (217) 244-5235
Email: jhavlice@illinois.edu
Educational Background
Judy Havlicek earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Washington in Seattle, and her PhD in Social Work from the University of Chicago. Upon completion of her doctoral training, Dr. Havlicek completed two years of post-doctoral training at the Center for Mental Health Services Research at Washington University in St. Louis.
Research and Practice Interests
Dr. Havlicek’s research and scholarship concerns the effectiveness of services that are provided to at-risk and vulnerable adolescents who are served by large systems of care. She is particularly interested in foster youth who reach the age of majority in the child welfare system, their experiences within and across service systems, and the effectiveness of services in addressing their needs.
Current Research
Professor Havlicek was recently part of a small pilot study that transitioned older foster youth with psychiatric disorders to supported foster homes in communities before the transition to adulthood. She was also part of a team that conducted a feasibility evaluation of a bundled intervention provided by a community based social service agency to prevent the reoccurrence of maltreatment.
Recent Publications
Cusick, G., Havlicek, J., & Courtney, M. (2012). Risk for arrest: The role of social bonds in protecting foster youth making the transition to adulthood. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 82(1): 19-31.
Havlicek, J., McMillen, J.C., Fedoravicius, N., McNelly, D., & Robinson, D. (2012). Conceptualizing the step-down process for foster youth approaching adulthood: Perceptions of service providers, caseworkers, and foster parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 34: 2327-2336.
Havlicek, J., Garcia, A., & Smith, D. (in press). Mental health and substance use disorders amongolder foster youth: Past research and future directions. Children and Youth Services Review.
Havlicek, J. (2011). “Lives in Motion: A Review of Former Foster Youth in the Context of their Experiences in the Child Welfare System.” Children and Youth Services Review 33 (7): 1090-1100.
Ackerson, B.J. (in press). Coping With the Dual Demands of Psychiatric Disability and Parenting: The Parents’ Perspective. In A.E. Fortune (Ed.) Qualitative Research in Social Work (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press.
Ackerson, B.J. (in press). Coping With the Dual Demands of Psychiatric Disability and Parenting: The Parents’ Perspective. In A.E. Fortune (Ed.) Qualitative Research in Social Work (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press.
Ackerson, B.J. (in press). Coping With the Dual Demands of Psychiatric Disability and Parenting: The Parents’ Perspective. In A.E. Fortune (Ed.) Qualitative Research in Social Work (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press.
Havlicek, J. (2010). “Patterns of Movement in Foster Care: An Optimal Matching Analysis.” Social Service Review 84 (3): 403-35.