Education
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles
M.A., California State University at Los Angeles
M.S.W., University of Washington
Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Background
After completing his doctorate Dr. Wong worked as Research Associate with the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA and with the Camarillo Neuropsychiatric Institute in Camarillo, California. He was later employed as a program director and researcher in psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers in New Mexico, Florida, and Texas. Before coming to FIU, Dr. Wong was an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago and a consultant to the Illinois Department of Children and Families. Dr. Wong is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and he serves on Peer Review Committees for the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Courses
Evaluating Empirically Based Social Work Practice
Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Research
Dr. Wong has conducted numerous empirical studies using behavior analysis, behavior therapy, and single-case experimental designs to teach social and independent living skills to persons with severe and persistent mental disorders. In recent years, Dr. Wong’s research interests have broadened to include the study of ideological, political, and economic forces shaping mental health services.
Recent publications:
Wong, S. E. (2009). Assessment of behavior management and behavioral interventions in state child welfare facilities. In R. Rodenhiser (Ed.), Assessment in residential care for children and youth (pp. 105-116). New York: Routledge.
Martinez, K. K., & Wong, S. E. (2009). Using prompts to increase attendance at groups for survivors of domestic violence. Research in Social Work Practice, 19(4), 460-463.
Harvey, M. T., Luiselli, J. K., & Wong, S. E. (2009). Application of applied behavior analysis to mental health issues. Psychological Services, 6(3), 212-222.
Pelaez, M., Gerwitz, J. L., & Wong, S. E. (2008). A critique of stage theories of human development : A pragmatic approach in social work. In B. A. Thyer (Ed.), Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare, Volume 2: Human behavior in the social environment (pp. 503-518). New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Wong, S. E. (2007). Scientific discovery, social change, and individual behavior change. Behavior and Social Issues, 16, 190-196.
Wilder, D. A., & Wong, S. E. (2007). Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. In P. Sturmey (Ed.), The handbook of functional analysis and clinical psychology (pp. 283-305). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
Wong, S. E. (2006). Behavior analysis of psychotic disorders: Scientific dead end or casualty of the mental health political economy? Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 152-177.
Wong, S. E. (2006). Response to the commentaries. Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 232-243.
Wong, S. E., Wilder, D. A., Schock, K., & Clay, C. (2004). Behavioral interventions with severe and persistent mental disorders. In H. E. Briggs & T. L. Rzepnicki (Eds.), Using evidence in social work practice: Behavioral perspectives (pp. 210-230). Chicago: Lyceum Books.
Newman, F. L., & Wong, S. E. (2004). Progress and outcome assessment of individual patient data: Selecting single subject design and statistical procedures. In Mark E. Maruish (Ed.), Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning & Outcome Assessment (3rd ed., Vol. 1) (pp. 273-289).
Interests
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Quote
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire
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