Jeffrey Lacasse

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Education

M.S.W., 2000, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida: Social Work.
B.A., 1997, St. Leo College, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Liberal Arts/Psychology

Research Interests

Mental health
Psychiatric medications in social work practice/policy;
Evidence-based practice and polypharmacy;
Information asymmetry in mental health practice;
Direct-to-consumer advertising;
Social work education

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

Introduction to Social Work
Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
Policies and Programs
Measurement in Social Work [Statistics]
Social Work Research
Human Sexuality
Interviewing and Recording
Social Work with Groups

Select Publications

Lacasse, J.R., & Gomory, T. (2006). Social worker’s views of the etiology of mental disorders [Letter]. Social Work, 51(1), 94.

Lacasse, J.R., & Leo, J. (2006). Questionable advertising of psychotropic medications and disease mongering [Letter]. PLoS Medicine, 3(7), 1192.

Lacasse, J.R., & Leo, J. (2006). Author’s reply [Letter]. PLoS Medicine, 3(2), 269.

Lacasse, J.R. (2005). Consumer advertising of psychiatric medications biases the public against non-pharmacological treatment [Editorial]. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 7(3), 175-179.

Lacasse, J.R.,& Leo, J. (2005). Serotonin and depression: A disconnect between the
advertisements and the scientific literature. PLoS Medicine, 2(12), 101-106.

Nalavany, B., Ryan, S., Gomory, T., & Lacasse, J.R. (2005). Mapping the characteristics of a “good” play therapist. International Journal of Play Therapy, 14(1), 27-50.

Gomory, T., & Lacasse, J.R. (2004). Critical approaches to education for social work practice – Response [Letter]. Journal of Social Work Education, 40(1), 169-171.

Lacasse, J.R., & Gomory, T. (2003). Is graduate social work education promoting a critical approach to mental health practice? Journal of Social Work Education, 39(3), 383-408.

Ryan, S.D., Gomory, T., & Lacasse, J.R. (2002). Who are we? Findings from the Association for Play Therapy membership survey. International Journal of Play Therapy, 11(2), 11-41.

Grants

College of Social Work Conference Travel Grant, November 2005

College of Graduate Students Grant, October 2005