Jane Woody

M.S.W. (Clinical Social Work), Western Michigan University
Ph.D. English, Michigan State University.
M.A. English, West Virginia University.
B.A. English (Summa Cum Laude), West Virginia Institute of Technology.

Summer Workshop on Human Sexuality (two weeks), Indiana University
Institute for Sex Research, 1970
Summer Writing Program (Beginning Fiction). University of Iowa, 1996
Workshop in Fiction (Fall Semester), Florida State University, 1996

Professor
402-554-2898
jwoody@mail.unomaha.edu
Website: http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~jwoody
Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Jane DiVita Woody is professor of social work at the University of Nebraska-- Omaha, where she has taught in the graduate program for over twenty-five years. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Michigan State University and an M.S.W. from Western Michigan University. She is a clinical member and approved supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and a certified sex therapist (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists).

Woody is the author of a new book for the general public: How Can We Talk About That? Overcoming Personal Hang-ups So We Can Teach Kids the Right Stuff About Sex and Morality (Jossey-Bass, 2002). She is co-editor of and co-author of four chapters in the book Ethics in marriage and family therapy (Washington, DC: AAMFT, 2001). She also wrote Treating Sexual Distress: Integrative Systems Therapy (Sage, 1992) and has published research and other articles on divorce, sex therapy, sexuality, ethics, marriage and family therapy, and youth mentoring. In summer of 2002, she published an article in the journal—Family Therapy—titled “Media Coverage of Child Sexual Abuse: An Opportunity for Family Therapists to Help Families and Communities.”

Dr. Woody developed and wrote the initial family mentoring grant, which was a component of a broader College of Public Affairs and Community two-year grant funded by the U. S. Office of Education in Fall, 1996. She was also funded by the University Committee on Research to study mothers’efforts in sex education and to develop and evaluate an educational program for promoting mothers’ efforts. Dr. Woody was a two-time recipient of an endowed chair, the David C. Scott Diamond Professorship, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, and held this chair from 1996-2002. She was also co-recipient of an award (with R. H. Woody), presented by the Nebraska Association of Marriage and Family Therapy for “Outstanding Dedication and Contribution to Families and the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy,” April, 2002. In June, 2004, She will give a presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Parent Teacher Association in Anaheim, CA.

Professional Specialties

Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Treatment for Sexuality Issues/Problems, Professional Ethics, Prevention.

Topics: Sexual Functioning, Sex Therapy, Parents and Sex Education, Mentoring, Ethics.

Teaching

Graduate Courses: Social Work 8220: Micro Theory and Intervention; Social Work 8270: Analysis & Treatment of Sexual Problems; Social Work 8280: Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage Therapy.

Research

BOOKS

Woody, J. D., (2002) How can you say that? Overcoming personal hang-ups so we can teach kids the right stuff about sex and morality. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Woody, R.H., & Woody, J.D., (2001) (Eds. and Chapter Authors). Ethics in marriage and family therapy. Washington, DC: AAMFT.

Woody, J. D., (1992) Treating sexual distress: Integrative systems therapy. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

Woody, J. D., D’Souza, H. J., & Russel, R. (2003). Emotions and motivations in first adolescent

Intercourse: An exploratory study based on Object Relations theory. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 12 (1), 35-51.

McKeagney, T., Woody, J. D., & D'Souza, H. J. (2003). Youth mentoring: Emerging questions about effects on self-concept and school grades. School Social Work Journal, 28 (1), 51-67.

Woody, J. D. (2002). Media coverage of child sexual abuse: An opportunity for family therapists to help families and communities. American Journal of Family Therapy, 30, 417-426.

McKeagney, T., Woody, J. D., & D'Souza, H. J. (2002). Mentoring Latino children and their parents: Impact on parent relationship and family strengths. Families in Society: Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 83 (3), 285-292.

Woody, R. H., & Woody, J. D. (2001). Ethics, professionalism, and decision-making. In R. H. Woody & J. D. Woody (Eds.). Ethics in marriage and family therapy (pp. 1-12). Washington, D.C.: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Woody, J. D., & Woody, R. H. (2001). Protecting and benefiting the client. In R. H. Woody & J. D. Woody (Eds.). Ethics in marriage and family therapy (pp. 13-42). Washington, D.C.: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Woody, J. D., & Woody, R. H. (2001). Children in family therapy. In R. H. Woody & J. D. Woody (Eds.). Ethics in marriage and family therapy (pp. 103-124). Washington, D.C.: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Woody, R. H., & Woody, J. D. (2001). The future of marriage and family therapy. In R. H. Woody & J. D. Woody (Eds.). Ethics in marriage and family therapy (pp.197-218). Washington, D.C.: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Barron-McKeagney, T., Woody, J.D., & D’Souza, H.J. (2001). Mentoring At-risk Latino children: Impact on social skills and problem behaviors. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 18 (2), 119-136.

McKeagney, T., Woody, J. D., & D’Souza, H. J. (2000). Mentoring Latino children and their parents: The role of community theory and practice, Journal of Community Practice, 8 (3), 37-56.

Woody, J. D., Russel, R., D’Souza, H. J., & Woody, J. K. (2000). Non-coital sex among adolescent virgins and non-virgins. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 25 (4), 261-268.

Woody, J. D., & D'Souza, H. J. (1997). Sexual interaction in nonclinical couples. The Family Journal, 5 (3), 224-230.

Woody, J. D., & D'Souza, H. J. (1997). Sexual Interaction System Scale. In Sexuality related measures: A Compendium. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Woody, J. D., and D'Souza, H. J. (1994). The Sexual Interaction System Scale. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 20 (3), 210-225.

Woody, J. D., D'Souza, H. J., & Crain, D. (1994). Discriminating sexual dysfunction from other couple problems. American Journal of Family Therapy, 22 (4), 291-303.

Service

UNIVERSITY
Academic Planning Council, 2000-2003
Graduate Council. 1992-1995
Graduate Committee B: Committee on Courses, Programs and Evaluations, 1992-1995.
Graduate Faculty Fellow. Serving on Doctoral and Masters’ Thesis Committees.
Vice Chancellor's Strategic Planning Implementation Workshop. October 20, 1995.
Chairperson, Graduate Program Committee, School of Social Work, 1994-Present.

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee. 1994-1996.

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
1994-Present. Chairperson, Program Committee, Graduate Program Committee.
Chair Chairperson. CSWE Self-Study, Program Rationale Objectives Section, 1995-1996.
Member. CSWE Self-Study, Curriculum Section, 1995-1996.
Practicum Liaison and Seminar Leader, 1989-1994.
School of Social Work Assessment Committee. 1994-1996.

RECENT COMMUNITY SERVICE
Presenter (with Martha Groggel). Changes & Challenges of Midlife Sexuality. 6th Annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, October 17, 2003.

Presenter. Parents and Sex Education in Adoptive Families. Forever Families Group. Lord of Love Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska, April 11, 2002.

Interviewed for article about sex education by Jane Lannigan that appeared in Woman’s Day
Magazine, May 14, 2002, p. 204.

Interviewed and mentioned in book by Linda Mooney (2003) The Women Doctors’ Guide to Health and Healing, Oxmoor House Publishers, Birmingham, AL. pp. 4211-422, 428-429.

Interviewed for evening news segment on Omaha, NE, KPTM (Channel 42) relevant to sexuality of youth, May 24, 2002.

Interviewed for story about sex education in San Francisco Chronicle by Adair Lara that ran Sunday, September 29, 2002.

Interviewed by over 30 radio stations across the U. S. on sex education and book, How Can We Talk About That? January-February, 2002.

Community Education Program. Development and Leader. Mothers As Sex Educators for Their Children. UNO, October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2000; and one-day program on December 2, 2000.

Affiliation, Associations, Consultations

1976-Present American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (Life Member). Certified Sex Therapist. Certified Sex Educator.
1978-Present American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (Life Member)
Clinical Member. Approved Supervisor.
1972-1994 National Association of Social Workers
1980-Present Nebraska Division of Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Chairperson of Nominating Committee, 1980, 1994-1995.
Member, Nominating Committee, 1984.
Member, Legislative Task Force, 1987-1989.
Board of Directors, 1989-1992.
Program Coordinator for the Annual Conference, 1990.
Annual Conference Committee, 1994.
Ethics Committee. 1997-2001. Prepared materials for Ethics Column in NAMFT Newsletter.
1984-1990 Society for Personality Assessment.
1994 Council on Social Work Education

Licensure: State of Nebraska (Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist) Inactive Status.
State of Florida (Clinical Social Worker; Marriage & Family Therapist). Inactive Status.

Consultant/Trainer. Salvation Army, 1999-Present.