Mary C. Ruffolo

Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Associate Professor of Social Work

Mary C. Ruffolo

Degrees

BS, Social Work and Spanish, 1978, University of Dayton, OH;
MSW, Social Work, 1979, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana;
PhD, Social Welfare, 1988, Ohio State University, Columbus

BioSketch

Mary C. Ruffolo is an associate professor and is currently serving as the associate dean for educational programs in the School of Social Work. Her current research studies focus on adapting efficacious interventions, evaluating their effectiveness, and addressing ways to disseminate efficacious interventions with at-risk populations (e.g., families of children with serious mental illness, adults with severe mental illness). She is committed to research that addresses the needs of vulnerable populations served by the public systems. Her research activities address (a) testing the effectiveness of interventions and services for at-risk populations and (b) disseminating empirically supported interventions.

Current funded intervention and dissemination studies include:
* Evaluating the Support, Education and Empowerment intervention for parents of youth living with a serious emotional disturbance in a public mental health setting. This intervention focuses on helping parents problem-solve everyday challenges they face in raising children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances.
* Designing and evaluating cognitive-behavioral interventions in school-based health clinics for youth living with depression or anger management problems. This study takes place in two middle schools and one alternative high school.
* Statewide Multiple Family Group Psychoeducation dissemination evaluation project for adults living with schizophrenia or other severe mental disorders.

In addition to her work in services research, Associate Dean Ruffolo is part of the SSW team developing, implementing, and evaluating a curricular innovation focusing on promoting socially just practices.

Personal Information

Email

mruffolo@umich.edu

Mailbox

INDI

226

Location

Room:	4710 SSWB
Phone:	(734) 763-2345
Fax:	(734) 764-9954

University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Location

Room:	2726 SSWB
Phone:	(734) 763-2345
Fax:	(734) 764-9954

University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Ortega, R. M., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ruffolo, M., Clarke, J. & Karb, R. (in press). Racial and ethnic diversity in the initial child welfare experience: Exploring areas of convergence and divergence. In M. B. Webb, K. Dowd, B. J. Harden, J. Landsverk, & M. F. Testa (Eds.), Child welfare and child well-being: New perspectives from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. New York: Oxford University Press.

Ruffolo, M., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ortega, R. M., & Clarke, J. (in press). Youth with juvenile justice involvement in the child welfare system: Risk and promotive factors. Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect.

Ruffolo, M., & Fischer, D. (2009). Using an evidence-based CBT group intervention model for adolescents with depressive symptoms: lessons learned from a school-based adaptation. Child and Family Social Work, 14, 189-197.

Goodkind, S., Ruffolo, M., Bybee, D., & Sarri, R. (2009). Coping as a mediator of the effects of stressors and supports on depression among girls in juvenile justice. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 7, 100-118.

Ruffolo, M. C., & Allen-Meares, P. (2008). Intervention with children. In C. N. Dulmus, L. Rapp-Paglicci, W. Rowe, & K. M. Sower (Eds.), Handbook of social work and social welfare: Social work practice. (Vol. 3, pp. 246-267). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.

Ruffolo, M., Grogan-Kaylor, A. Ortega, R. M., & Clarke, J. (2008). Behaviors of youth involved in the child welfare system. Child Abuse and Neglect, 32(1), 35-49.

Ruffolo, M., Savas, S., Neal. D., Capobianco, J., & Reynolds, K. (2008). The challenges of implementing an evidence-based practice to meet consumer and family needs in a managed behavioral health care environment. Social Work and Health Care (Vol. 6).

Capobianco, J., Svensson, J., Wiland, S., Fricker, C., & Ruffolo, M. (2008). Guide to implementing evidence-based practices in mental health. Rockville, MD: National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.

Howard, M. O., Allen-Meares, P., & Ruffolo, M. C. (2007). Teaching evidence-based practice: Strategic and pedagogical recommendations for schools of social work. Research on Social Work Practice, 17(5), 561-568.

Fischer, F., Fraley, S., Postelwaite, K., Salada, G., Leskinen, E., & Ruffolo, M. (2006). Supervision manual: Implementing cognitive behavioral interventions in school settings. State of Michigan, Department of Community Health Grant publication.

Ruffolo, M. (2006). [Review of the book Redressing the Emperor: Improving out children's public mental health system]. Children and Youth Services Review, 28(7), 858-860.

Ruffolo, M. (2006). Enhancing skills of students vulnerable to underachievement and academic failure. In C. Franklin, M. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The school services sourcebook: A guide for school-based professionals (pp. 405-411). New York: Oxford University Press.

Ruffolo, M., Kuhn, M., & Evans, M. (2006). Developing a parent-professional team leadership model in group work: Lessons learned in work with families with a child experiencing behavioral/emotional problems. Social Work, 51(1), 39-47.

Capobianco, J., Svensson, J., Wiland, S., Fricker, C., & Ruffolo, M. (2006). Implementing multiple evidence-based practices in public mental health organizations. State of Michigan, Department of Community Health Grant publication.

Ruffolo, M., Gioia, D., Fischer, D., Himle, J., Adlaf, A., & Lindsay, R.
(2006). An exploratory study of parent and young adult perspectives on the transition from the child mental health system to the adult mental health system. In L. Gordon, J. Bradley, N. Aue, & A. Holman(Eds.), Building on family strengths: Research and services in support of children and families: 2005 conference proceedings. Portland, OR: Portland State University Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health.

Ruffolo, M., Kuhn, M., & Evans, M. (2005). Support, empowerment and education: A study of multiple family group psychoeducation. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 13(4), 200-212.

Ruffolo, M., Spencer, M., Bares, C., & Rushton, J. (2005). Examining mental health service needs in pediatric primary care settings. Social Work and Mental Health, 4(1), 33-48.