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Frederick Reamer, Ph.D.

Frederic G. Reamer is Professor in the graduate program of the School of Social Work,
Rhode Island College, where he has been on the faculty since 1983. His research and
teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including mental health,
health care, criminal justice, public welfare, and professional ethics. Dr. Reamer received
his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1978) and has served as a social worker in
correctional and mental health settings. He has also served on the faculties of the University
of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration (1978-1981), and the University of
Missouri-Columbia, School of Social Work (1981-1983). Dr. Reamer has served as Director
of the National Juvenile Justice Assessment Center of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1979-1981); as Senior Policy Advisor to the
Governor of Rhode Island (1987-1990); and as a Commissioner of the Rhode Island
Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, the state housing finance agency (1987-1995).
Since 1992 Dr. Reamer has served on the State of Rhode Island Parole Board. He also
served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Social Work Education (1990-1994). In 1995 Dr.
Reamer was appointed editor of the Columbia University Press Social Work Knowledge
book series.

Dr. Reamer has conducted extensive research on professional ethics. He has been
involved in several national research projects sponsored by The Hastings Center, the
Carnegie Corporation, and the Haas Foundation. He is the author of many books and
articles. His books include:

·         Criminal Lessons: Case Studies and Commentary on Crime and Justice (Columbia
University Press)

·         Social Work Values and Ethics (Columbia University Press)

·         Tangled Relationships: Managing Boundary Issues in the Human Services (Columbia
University Press)

·         Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Review of the NASW Code of Ethics (NASW Press)

·         The Social Work Ethics Audit: A Risk Management Tool (NASW Press)

·         Ethics Education in Social Work (Council on Social Work Education)

·         The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge (Columbia University Press; editor and
contributor)

·         Social Work Malpractice and Liability (Columbia University Press)

·         Social Work Research and Evaluation Skills (Columbia University Press)

·         The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work (Columbia University Press)

·         AIDS and Ethics (Columbia University Press; editor and contributor)

·         Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service (Columbia University Press)

·         Rehabilitating Juvenile Justice (Columbia University Press; co-author, Charles H.
Shireman)

·         The Teaching of Social Work Ethics (The Hastings Center; co-author, Marcia
Abramson).

Heinous Crime: Cases, Causes, and Consequences (New York: Columbia University Press)

The Pocket Guide to Essential Human Services (Washington, DC: NASW Press)

Finding Help for Struggling Teens: A Guide for Parents and the Professionals Who Work with
Them (NASW Press; co-author, Deborah H. Siegel)

Dr. Reamer is also the author of chapters on professional ethics in the Encyclopedia of
Social Work, the Encyclopedia of Bioethics, and the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. He has
been a commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.

          Dr. Reamer has lectured extensively nationally and internationally on the subjects of
professional ethics and professional malpractice and liability. He chaired the national task
force that wrote the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers in
1996. Dr. Reamer received the "Distinguished Contributions to Social Work Education"
award from the Council on Social Work Education (1995) and the Presidential Award from
the National Association of Social Workers (1997).