License/Certification
- MSW
- DSW
Research/Creative Activities
Cross-cultural practice; methods for creating conversations across differences locally and internationally, with specific research and teaching in Haifa, Israel; practice evaluation; evidence-based practice; qualitative research methods; research on classroom learning.
Publications
Decter, P., Oreg, A., &, Millstein, K. (2008, October). Creating cultural competence from the bottom up: Lessons learned from Israeli social workers. Presented at CSWE APM, Philadelphia, PA.
Ung, T., Millstein, K., Bailey, G., & Kamya, H. (2007, October). Miner's canary: Global social work in a single concentration, direct practice program. Presented at CSWE APM, San Francisco, CA.
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies Boston-Haifa Social Services Committee — Co-Chair 2007-2010, Youth at Risk Task Force (2010)
- Families and Society — Contributing Editor (1998-Present)
- Smith College Studies in Social Work — Editorial Board (1992-Present)
Kathleen H. Millstein in the News
Breaking Ground with Qualitative Research in Hospice Care
Stephanie Wladkowski ’14PhD was a clinical social worker in hospice care when policy changes impacted her clinical practice. In a search for answers, Wladkowski began her PhD in Social Work at Simmons. Her dissertation, “Dementia Caregivers and Live Discharge from Hospice: What Happens When Hospice Leaves?,” has inspired further research in the field.