Brenda Coble Lindsey
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, BSW Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor
Office location: 2129
Phone number: 217-244-5239
Email: blindsey@illinois.edu
Educational Background
Dr. Lindsey’s educational background includes an Ed.D. in Education Organization Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005; an MSW from the UIUC School of Social Work in 1994; an MA in Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado in 1984; and a BSW from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1980. She is a former school social worker and also has professional experience in providing children’s mental health services. Dr. Lindsey has an LCSW, a Type 73 School Social Work certificate, and a Type 75 Administrative certificate in Illinois. She is active in several professional social work organizations including the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois Chapter, the Illinois Association of School Social Workers, and School Social Work Association of America.
Research and Practice Interests
Research and practice interests focus on the role of school social workers and Response to Intervention (RtI) with a special emphasis on evidence-based practice interventions for children with challenging problem behaviors.
Recent Publications
Lindsey, B. & White, M. (in press). Tier One Data Collection and Analysis in Clark, J. & Alvarez, M. (eds.) Response to Intervention: A Guide for School Social Workers. Oxford University Press: New York.
Eber, L., Lindsey, B. & White, M. (in press). Tier Three Data Collection and Analysis in Clark, J. & Alvarez, M. (eds.) Response to Intervention: A Guide for School Social Workers. Oxford University Press: New York.
Lindsey, B. (2008). Looking at Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Through the Lens of Innovations Diffusion. The Innovation Journal, 13 (2). www.innovation.cc
Lindsey, B. & White, M. (2009). Tier Two Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Students in School Social Work Practice, Policy & Research, 7th ed. Lyceum: Chicago.
Kopels, S. & Lindsey, B. (2006). The Complexity of Confidentiality in Schools Today: The School Social Worker Context. School Social Work Journal, Special Issue Summer, 64-78.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. (2006). Technology and school social work in Bye, L. & Alvarez, M. (ed) School Social Work – Theory to Practice. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Lindsey, B., Korr, W. & White, M. (2006). Conducting in-service training and continuing education for staff and teachers in Franklin, C., Harris, M., Allen-Meares, P. (2006). The School Services Sourcebook: A Guide for School-Based Professionals. New York: Oxford University Press.
International Presentations
Lindsey, B. & Massat, C. School Social Work Trends and Issues. Osaka Prefectorate University, Osaka, Japan, 2008.
National
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Tier Two Interventions for Challenging Behaviors. School Social Work Association Annual Conference 2008, Denver.
Lindsey, B. & Manselle, T. Preparing Social Workers for Interdisciplinary Collaboration with Attorneys. Council on Social Work Education APM 2007, San Francisco.
Lindsey, B. & Alvarez, M. Response to Intervention: The New Wave. School Social Work. Association Annual Conference 2007, Orlando, Florida.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Evaluating outcomes for students preparing for school social work practice. Poster session, Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, 2006, Chicago.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Helping student interns transition to professional practice. School Social Work Association of America Annual Conference 2006, Boston.
Lindsey, B. Factors related to successful and unsuccessful implementation of School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS). Third International Conference on Positive Behavior Support 2006, Reno.
Lindsey, B. Conducting in-service training and continuing education for staff and teachers. School Social Work Association of America 2005, Chicago, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Invited Presenter. Integrating technology in school social work practice. School Social Work Association of America 2003 Conference, Washington D.C.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Integrating technology in school social work practice. School Social Work Association of America Annual Conference 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
State/Regional
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Integrating Children’s Literature with Language Arts Curriculum to Meet Social Emotional Learning Goals. Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports Network 2009 Summer Leadership Conference, Chicago.
Lindsey, B. & Maurer, M. Learning to Teach Online: Steps and Missteps. Faculty Development Institute 2009, University of Illinois, Urbana.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Response to Intervention: The School Social Worker. Illinois Association of School Social Workers, Continuing Education Program 2009. Joliet, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. Social Emotional Learning. Urbana School District Professional Development Conference 2009, Urbana, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. Teaching Social Emotional Learning. Illinois Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Network 2009 Winter Conference, Fairveiw Heights, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. Re-Envisiong Teacher Education Forum Panelist. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Education, November 3, 2008.
Lindsey, B. Tiefenthal Symposium. Illinois School Social Work Association 2008 Annual Conference, Peoria, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & Maurer, M. So…You Want to Be a Field Instructor? Illinois School Social Work Association 2008 Annual Conference, Peoria, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Children’s Literature: Teaching Social Emotional Learning. Illinois School Social Work Association 2008 Annual Conference, Peoria, Illinois.
Lindsey, B., White, M., & Jones, C. Utilizing Literature to Integrate PBIS and SEL Throughout the Curriculum. Illinois Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Network Summer Leadership 2008 Conference, Chicago.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Combining Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (PBIS) with Response to Intervention (RTI). Illinois School Social Work Association 2007 Annual Conference, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Utilizing Children’s Literature to Teach Social Emotional Learning. Illinois Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Network Summer Leadership Conference 2007, Naperville, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. LCSW Supervision Issues. Illinois Association of School Social Workers 2006 Annual Conference, Lincolnshire. Illinois.
Lindsey, B., McKay, C. & Moses, H. Mission of school social work education. Illinois Association of School Social Workers Annual Conference 2006, Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. Social emotional learning standards and Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS). PBIS 2006 Summer Institute, Naperville, Illinois.
Lindsey, B., McKay, C., Moses, M., & White, M. The Art and science of field education. Illinois Association of School Social Workers Annual Conference 2005, Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Field instruction: Where theory, ethics, and skills come together. Illinois Association of School Social Workers Annual Conference 2004, Springfield, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. School-wide positive behavior approaches to discipline. University of Southern Indiana School Social Work 2004 Institute, New Harmony, Indiana.
Lindsey, B., McKay, C., Moses, H., & White, M. Intern supervision: The art and the science. Illinois Association of School Social Workers Annual 2003 Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Enhancing social work practice through technology. PT3 Technology Conference 2003, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Education.
Allman, C., Lindsey, B., McKay, C., Moses, H., & White, M. Field instruction: The Heart of Preparing School Social Workers. Illinois Association of School Social Workers Annual Conference 2002, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. Creative therapeutic techniques using software for children and adolescents. Illinois Association of School Social Workers Annual Conference 2001, Springfield, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. & White, M. When grief comes to school: Interventions with children and adolescents. Safe and Drug Free School 2001 Team Training, Illinois State Board of Education, Macomb, Illinois.
Lindsey, B., McKay, C., Moses, M. & White, M. Field education: A Partnership Between Schools and Universities. Illinois School Social Work Association 2000 Conference, Arlington, Heights, Illinois.
Lindsey, B. Inclusion at the secondary school level: Lessons learned. TASH-Association for Persons With Severe Handicaps Annual Conference 1999, Chicago.