Schmidt, Glen
- Prince George
Biography
Glen was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received a BA and a BSW from the University of Manitoba. After graduating from the BSW program in 1979, he obtained employment with the Province of Manitoba. He was based in the City of Thompson, a northern mining community located about 760 kilometres north of Winnipeg. He worked 12 years for the provincial government. During that time he was a child welfare worker, a supervisor in child welfare, and coordinator of community mental health services. He practiced social work in Thompson as well as many remote and isolated communities throughout northern Manitoba. Glen took a leave to complete his MSW at University of British Columbia and graduated in 1990. He later taught for the University of Manitoba Social Work Access Program located in Thompson. In 1994 he joined the University of Northern British Columbia where he taught social work. He has served in various roles including Field Director, BSW Coordinator, MSW Coordinator, and Program Chair. Glen has continued to be involved in direct practice on a part-time basis. He works primarily in the area of mental health and employee assistance. He is a Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) in the Province of British Columbia. In 2003 he received a PhD in Social Work from Memorial University. He was supervised by Dr. Ross Klein.
Research and Expertise
Glen is currently conducting research on social work supervision. Previous research has focused on child welfare and northern and remote social work.
- Child Welfare: Assessment, intervention and treatment of child abuse; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; legislation; court process and procedure; behaviour management; child development; attachment and bonding; cross-cultural child welfare practice; resource recruitment; integrated case management.
- Therapy Models: Structural and Strategic Family Therapy; Bowenian Family Therapy; Cognitive Therapy; Solution-Focused Brief Therapy; Narrative Therapy.
- Mental Health: Clinical syndromes; DSM; psychopharmacology; treatment and management of schizophrenia; eating disorders; panic disorder; depression; suicide intervention; critical incident debriefing; post traumatic stress disorder; stress management; case management; psychosocial rehabilitation; early intervention; First Nations Mental Health; treatment of sexual abuse.
- Management:/Supervision: Problem Solving Management; program evaluation; team building; recruitment and hiring; performance reviews; employee motivation; multidisciplinary service delivery; Emergency Measures Response; mediation training.
- Substance Misuse: Dynamics and course of alcohol misuse; relapse prevention; dual diagnosis/concurrent disorders.
Selected Publications
Whalen, H., & Schmidt, G. (2016). The women who remain behind: Challenges in the LDC lifestyle. Rural Society.
Schmidt, G. (2016, January 26). Opinion: Social Workers Act should be amended – On social work education, Plecas Review was wrong. The Vancouver Sun.
Hemingway, D., & Schmidt, G. (2016). The Social Impacts of Oil and Natural Gas Development in Northern British Columbia. In M. Gillingham, G. Halseth, C. Johnson, M. Parkes (Eds.) The integration imperative – Cumulative environmental, community and health impacts of multiple resource developments (pp. 96-97) New York: Springer.
Dobson, T., & Schmidt, G. (2015). Traditional Carrier approaches to mental health. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 34 (2), 23-35. doi:10.7870/cjcmh-2015-018
Hsiao, Y., & Schmidt, G. (2015). Chinese immigrant women in remote northern communities: Adjustment and social support networks. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 25 (2), 115-125.00, 1-11. doi:10.1080/10911359.2014.947463
Schmidt, G. (2014). Resource development in Canada’s North: Impacts on families and communities. Journal of Comparative Social Work, 2.
Blackman, K., & Schmidt, G. (2014). The development of child protection supervisors in Northern British Columbia. Child Welfare, 92(5), 87-105.
Pierce, J., Hemingway, D., & Schmidt, G. (2014). Partnerships in social work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 34, 215-226. doi: 10.1080/08841233.2014.895477
Schmidt, G., Mayr, J., & Heath, D. (2013). Social work sectors: The educators, practitioners and regulators. Perspectives, 35(1), 4-5.
Schmidt, G. (2012). Social consequences of rapid economic growth in northern BC. Perspectives, 34(2), 6-7.
Schmidt, G., Hemingway, D., Bellefeuille, G. (2012). Building healthy northern communities through strengthening capacity. The Journal of Comparative Social Work, 1, 1-15.
Stokes, J., & Schmidt, G. (2012). Child protection decision-making: A factorial analysis using case vignettes. Social Work (Advance Access), 1-8. doi:10.1093/sw/swr007
Bishop, S., & Schmidt, G. (2011). Vicarious traumatization and transition house workers in remote, northern communities of British Columbia. Rural Society Journal, 21(1), 66-74.
Mitchell, J., & Schmidt, G. (2011). The importance of local research for policy and practice: A rural Canadian study. The Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 11(2), 150-162. doi: 10.1080/1533256X.2011.570621
Pierce, J., Hemingway, D., & Schmidt, G. (2011). Partnerships in social work education: A strategy to increase the number of aboriginal social workers in child welfare. Perspectives, 33(1), 22-23.
Pierce, J., & Schmidt, G. (2011). Rural and remote field education: Practice dynamics in smaller communities. In J. Drolet, N. Clark, & H. Allen (Eds.), Shifting sites of practice: Field education in Canada (pp. 233-252). Toronto: Pearson Canada.
Stokes, J., & Schmidt, G. (2011). Race, poverty, and child protection decision making. British Journal of Social Work, 41(6), 1105-1121. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr009
Greenwood, M., & Schmidt, G. (2010). Decentralization and evolution of services to First Nations: The transfer process. In K. Brownlee, R. Neckoway, R. Delaney, & D. Durst (Eds.), Social work and Aboriginal peoples: Perspectives from Canada’s rural and provincial north. (pp. 57-69). Thunder Bay: Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies.
Pierce, J., & Schmidt, G. (2010). The benefits and challenges of a new international social work exchange relationship. In M. Ottelid (Ed.), Roster om internationalisering (pp. 10-18). Mittuniversitetet. Östersund, Sweden: Institutionen för socialt arbete.
Schmidt, G. (2009). What is northern social work? In R. Delaney & K. Brownlee (Eds.). Northern and rural social work practice: A Canadian perspective (pp. 1-17). Thunder Bay: Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies.
Schmidt, G. (2009). Supervision in remote settings. In R. Delaney & K. Brownlee (Eds.). Northern and rural social work practice: A Canadian perspective (pp. 275-283). Thunder Bay: Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies.
Schmidt, G. (2009). [Review of the book Within our reach: Preventing abuse across the lifespan]. Social Work Education: The International Journal, 28(1), 106-109.
Schmidt, G. (2008).Geographic location and supervision in child welfare. Journal of Public Child Welfare,2(1), 91-108.
Schmidt, G. (2008). Social work and the social gospel in Canada: Historical overview and implications for future practice. Christianity and Social Work, 35(2), 167-178.
Schmidt, G. (2008). Professional work in remote northern communities: A social work perspective. Prince George: The Community Development Institute at UNBC.
Schmidt, G. (2007). The predictive value of admission criteria in a new Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program. Canadian Social Work, 9(1), 84-91.
Bellefeuille, G., & Schmidt, G. (2006). Between a rock and a hard place: Child welfare practice and social work education. Social Work Education, 25(1), 3-16.
Schmidt, G. (2005). Geographic context and child welfare practice. In K. Brownlee & J. Graham (Eds.), Violence in the family: Social work readings and research from northern and rural Canada (pp. 16-29). Toronto: Thompson Publishing.
Schmidt, G. (2005). Psychiatric rehabilitation in a remote community. In T. Heinonen & A. Metteri (Eds.), Social work in health and mental health: Issues, developments, and actions (pp. 192-202). Toronto: Canadian Scholar’s Press Inc.
Schmidt, G., & Klein, R. (2004) Geography and social worker retention. Rural Social Work, 9, 235-243.
Bellefeuille, G., Hemingway, D., & Schmidt, G. (2004). Move to community governance fails again. Perspectives, 26(3), 1-3.
Schmidt, G. (2003). How long are you staying? Retention of social workers in northern child welfare practice. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65(03), (ISBN No. 9780612897014, Publication No. AAT NQ89701).
Schmidt, G. (2003). An oasis of peace in the Middle East. Perspectives, 25(1), 22.
Schmidt, G. (2002). The social gospel in Canada. Perspectives, 24(3), 14-15.
Schmidt, G., Westhues, A., Lafrance, J., & Knowles, A. (2001). Social work in Canada: Results from the national sector study. Canadian Social Work, 3(2), 83-92.
Westhues, A., Lafrance, J., & Schmidt, G. (2001).A SWOT analysis of social work education in Canada. Social Work Education, 20(1), 35-55.
Schmidt, G., Boyle, M., & Masselink, J. (2001). Examining the state of the profession: How social work is evolving across Canada. Perspectives, 23(1), 8-9.
Schmidt, G. (2001). Another review probes the northern region. Perspectives, 23(2), 1-3.
Schmidt, G. (2000). Starting out: Field education in the hinterland. In G. Kenyon & R. Power (Eds.), No magic: Readings in social work field education (pp. 93-111). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Schmidt, G. (2000). Barriers to recovery in a First Nations community. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 19(2), 75-87.
Schmidt, G. (2000). Remote, northern communities: Implications for social work practice. International Social Work, 43(3), 337-349.
Schmidt, G., & Glover, R. (2000). The fine and difficult art of transforming vision into reality. Perspectives, 23(1), 12-19.
Schmidt, G. (2000). Structural barriers to recovery in First Nations communities. Visions, 9, 26-27.
Turpin, J., & Schmidt, G. (Eds.). (1999). Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects: Developing a community response. Halifax: Fernwood Press.
Turpin, J., & Schmidt, G. (1999). Case management with FAS/E children in northern and remote communities. In Turpin, J., & Schmidt, G. (Eds.), Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects: Developing a community response (pp. 94-101). Halifax: Fernwood Press.
Schmidt, G. (1998). [Review of the book Arctic revolution: Social change in the Northwest Territories 1935-1993]. Canadian Review of Social Policy, Winter(40), 107-109.
Schmidt, G. (1997). The Gove Report and First Nations child welfare. In J. Pulkingham & G. Ternowetsky (Eds.), Child and family policies: Struggles, strategies and options (pp. 75-84). Halifax: Fernwood Publishers.
Schmidt, G. (1996). [Review of the book Relocating Eden: The image and politics of Inuit exile in the Canadian arctic]. Northern Review, 14, 165-166.
Schmidt, G. (1996). Report from British Columbia on the Gove Inquiry into Child Protection: Implications for the social work profession. Manitoba Social Worker, 28(1), 5, 12.
Williams, R., & Schmidt G. (1993). Frequency of seasonal affective disorder among individuals seeking treatment at a northern Canadian mental health centre. Psychiatry Research, 46, 41-45.
