Charles A. Glisson, Ph.D.
Distinguished University
Professor
and Director,
Children's Mental Health Services
Research Center
Research Interests:
Dr. Glisson's research focuses on the organization and delivery of social and mental health services to children and families. He has been principal investigator on multiple major research projects concerned with children's services funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has written numerous articles in major social work, mental health, and organizational research journals, and has made presentations throughout the country on the organizational context of social and mental health services. He has served on the editorial boards of numerous professional journals and served as a member of the Services Research NIMH scientific review group. Dr. Glisson is the founder and director of the Children's Mental Health Services Research Center, a research center funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. The Center's goal is to implement high-quality research on social and mental health services for children with an emphasis on research designed to improve child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health services to children and families at risk.
Selected Publications (2005–2008):
Glisson, C., Schoenwald, S.K., Kelleher, K., Landsverk, J., Hoagwood, K.E., Mayberg, S., & Green, P., “Therapist Turnover and New Program Sustainability in Mental Health Clinics as a Function of Organizational Culture, Climate, and Service Structure.” Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35(1), 2008.
Hoagwood, K.E., Green, E., Kelleher, K., Schoenwald, S.K., Rolls-Reutz, J., Landsverk, J., Glisson, C., & Mayberg, S., “Family Advocacy, Support and Education in Children’s Mental Health: Results of a National Survey.” Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35(1), 2008.
Schoenwald, S.K., Chapman, J.E., Kelleher, K., Hoagwood, K.E., Landsverk, J., Stevens, J., Glisson, C., & Rolls-Reutz, J., “A Survey of the Infrastructure for Children’s Mental Health Services: Implications for the Implementation of Empirically Supported Treatments (EBTs).” Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35(1), 2008.
Glisson, Charles, “Interventions with Organizations: The ARC Model,” in K. Sowers and C. Dulmus (Eds.), The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Glisson, Charles, “Organizational Climate and Culture and Performance in the Human Services,” in Rino Patti (Ed.) Handbook on Social Welfare Management, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008.
Glisson, Charles, “Assessing and Changing Organizational Culture and Climate for Effective Services,” Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 736-747, 2007.
Glisson, Charles, & Philip Green, "The Role of Specialty Mental Health Care in Predicting Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Out-of-Home Placements," Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 2006.
Glisson, Charles, Denzel Dukes & Philip Green, "The Effects of the ARC Organizational Intervention on Caseworker Turnover, Climate, and Culture in Children's Service Systems," Child Abuse and Neglect, 2006.
Glisson, Charles & Philip Green, "The Effects of Organizational Culture and Climate on the Access to Mental Health Care in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems," Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33(4), 2006.
Hemmelgarn, Anthony L., Charles Glisson, & Lawrence R. James, "Organizational Culture and Climate: Implications for Services and Intervention Research," Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 13(1), 2006.
Glisson, Charles & Sonja K. Schoenwald, "The ARC Organizational and Community Intervention Strategy for Implementing Evidence-Based Children's Mental Health Treatments," Mental Health Services Research, 7(4), 2005.
Glisson, Charles, "Studying the Organizational Context of Social Services," in Alexander, L.B., & Solomon, P. (Eds.), The Research Process in the Human Services: Behind the Scenes. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson Inc., 2005.
Tyson, Edgar H. & Charles Glisson, "A Cross-Ethnic Validity Study of the Shortform Assessment for Children (SAC)," Research on Social Work Practice, 15(2), 2005.
James, Lawrence R., Michael D. McIntyre, Charles Glisson, Philip D. Green, Timothy W. Patton, James M. LeBreton et al., "A Conditional Reasoning Measure for Aggression," Organizational Research Methods, 8(1), 2005.
124 Henson Hall
1618 Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-3332
Phone: (865) 974-1707
cglisson@utk.edu
B.A., M.S.W., University of Alabama
Ph.D., Washington University
Web site:
Children's Mental Health Services Research Center: http://utcmhsrc.csw.utk.edu/