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Lynne
M. Cabe D.P.A. |
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| Name:
Lynne Cabe |
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| Title:
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Field Education |
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School: Social Work |
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| Email:
lcabe@daltonstate.edu
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| Phone:
706.272.2482 |
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| Fax:
706.272.2698 |
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| Office:
Liberal Arts 241 |
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Public
Administration, University of GeorgiaSocial Work, University of Georgia Psychology, University of Georgia
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My social work practice career has been especially rewarding for me. I
have the sense that I made a difference, however small, in my clients’
lives. I have been relatively in-demand in the job market for the skills
I possess, and I have been able to improve my salary and job
responsibilities at each juncture. Because my long-term goal was to
teach, I feel very lucky to have a newly-established Bachelor of Social
Work program in my hometown. Now I focus on sharing with students what I
have learned through experience, about the field of social work.
Spreading the word about the social work profession is a passion for me.
If I had known early in my academic pursuits about the field of social
work, I would have enjoyed more direction, which is so vitally important
to a young adult. I knew that I wanted to be a helping professional, but
I did not know about social work as an option. I was lucky enough to be
supervised in my first social service position (at the Regional Hospital
in Rome) by a very competent individual who held a Master of Social
Work. He pointed me in the direction of social work.
Once entrenched in my Master of Social Work program of study, I chose to
specialize in administrative social work. I felt that I had leadership
abilities, and I was interested in understanding organizations. I wrote
a federal grant proposal for an alcohol detoxification center in my MSW
internship. It also served as my master’s thesis.
Once I completed my MSW, a doctorate degree was next on the agenda,
however, there was no doctorate in social work offered at UGA in 1980.
Because of my interest in administration, I chose to enter the Doctorate
of Public Administration program. In that program, I maintained my
commitment to clients by focusing my study on human service
organizations and social policy. My doctoral dissertation was entitled
“Job Satisfaction and Organization Effectiveness in Two Mental Health
Service Delivery Organizations”.
My vision for using my doctorate in the workforce was to be employed by
Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, or the
Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, where I could use both my social
work skills and my administration skills. My immediate goal was to have
a family, so I followed my husband in his career (agronomy, or crop and
soil science), so that I could invest in motherhood the way I wanted to.
I feel lucky to have been employed mostly part-time while our children
were small.
I feel especially prepared to direct the DSC BSW field education
program. I have practiced social work in the NW GA region since 1987. I
have worked hard to know services and agencies, and to form
relationships with local helping professionals. A part of me did not
want to leave the practice arena to enter academia. The field education
program satisfies my need to stay connected with the local practice
community.
My husband is employed by the USDA- Natural Resources Conservation
Services. Our daughters are in college. My personal
interests are exercise, gardening, and church. I am a native of NWGA, as
is my husband. I am proud of my Appalachian heritage! |
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