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Johnny Kim

Johnny Kim

Professor

johnny.kim@du.edu

303-871-3498 (Office)

Craig Hall, 2148 South High St. Denver, CO 80208

What I do

I conduct research on various clinical interventions to improve mental health outcomes for adolescents and families in community and school settings. I teach clinical courses in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Clinical Theory and Practice.

Specialization(s)

clinical social work, evidence-based practice/implementation science, intervention research, mental and behavioral health, school social work

Professional Biography

Johnny S. Kim, PhD, LCSW, is a professor at the Graduate School of Social Work. Kim received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and was a Council on Social Work Education Minority Clinical Fellow. His teaching areas include clinical social work theory and practice, solution-focused brief therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and school social work.

Kim's research focuses on evaluating solution-focused brief therapy, school-based interventions, meta-analysis and evidence-based practice. He has authored over 50 academic publications including four books.

Kim is the chair of the Research Committee for the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Association and serves on the editorial board for several journals. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked as a school social worker and case manager for community-based mental health agencies in Seattle.

Degree(s)

  • Ph.D., Social Work, University of Texas at Austin , 2006
  • MSW, Boston College, 1997
  • BS, Fairfield University, 1993

Licensure / Accreditations

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Professional Affiliations

  • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  • Other
  • Society for Social Work Research (SSWR)

Media Sources

Research

My research focuses on implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with families involved in child welfare and criminal justice systems as well as adolescents in school settings.

Key Projects

  • Reentry Demonstration Project - Safe Streets, Second Chances (S3C) Project
  • Oklahoma Partnership Initiative Phase Two - Solution - Focused Brief Therapy

Featured Publications

Kim, J. (Ed.). (2014). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Multicultural Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications.
Franklin, C., Kim, J., & Kelly, M. S. (2008). Solution-focused brief therapy interventions for students at risk to drop out. In A. Roberts & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), Social Workers' Desk Reference (2nd ed.).. New York: Oxford University Press.
Phillips, S., & Steidley, T. T. (2020). A Systematic Lottery: The Texas Death Penalty, 1976 to 2016. Columbia Human Rights Law Review.
Kim, J., Kelly, M., & Franklin, C. (2017). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Schools: A 360-Degree View of the Research and Practice Principles 2nd edition. Oxford University Press.
Upson Kerns, S. E., Low, R., Wickersham, M., & Kollar, D. (2019). "Pay for Success" to improve child welfare and juvenile justice outcomes in Colorado. 2019 Convening on Children, Youth and Families. Keystone, CO.

Performances

Presentations

Franklin, C., Kim, J., Zhang, A., Maynard, B., & Chung, S. (2018). Evidence-based collaboration with teachers: Systematic review and meta-analysis of teacher-delivered school-based mental health interventions. Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC: SSWR.
Kennedy, S., Kim, J., & Brown, S. M. (2015). Does parent-child interaction therapy reduce future physical abuse? A meta-analysis. Society for Social Work and Research. New Orleans, LA: Society for Social Work and Research.
Lucero, N. M. (2018). Exploring Qualitative Interviewing and Analysis Techniques to Yield Deep and Nuanced Findings: Lessons from the Expressions of Culture in Tribal Child Welfare Work Project. Center for Research on Children and Families Research Seminar Series. Montreal, QC Canada: McGill University School of Social Work.

Awards

  • Research Recognition Award, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Association
  • Outstanding KU Social Work Faculty Award
  • Minority Fellowship Program, Council on Social Work Education
  • Doctoral Dissertation Award- Nineteenth National Symposium on Doctoral Research, The Ohio State University