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School of Social Work
S I U - Carbondale
Carbondale,IL 62901-4329
Phone (618) 453-2243
   
 

Sarah Melinda Dobie Buila, B.A, MSW., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Program Director

E-mail address - sdbuila@siu.edu

Phone : (618)453-1247

   
  Education

  • Doctorate of Philosophy, Social Work, University of Illinois, May 2005
  • Masters of Social Work, Southern Illinois University, 1993
  • Bachelor of Arts, General Studio Art, Southern Illinois University, 1989
  • Clinical Practice Experience

  • 1993- 1996 Crisis Management Counselor
  • 1997- 2003 Southern Illinois Regional Social Services, Carbondale, Illinois
  • 1995 Adult Outpatient Counselor
  • 1999 Southern Illinois Regional Social Services, Carbondale, Illinois
  • 1996-1998 Case Manager, The Pavilion, Behavioral Health, Champaign, Illinois
  • 1993-1995 Social Work Coordinator House Calls, Southern Illinois Health Care, Carbondale, Illinois.
  • Classroom Teaching

  • Social Welfare as a Social Institution
  • Social Welfare Policy
  • Interviewing and Interpersonal Helping Skills
  • Generalist Practice I
  • Field Practicum Seminar
  • Selected Topics In Social Work: Substance Abuse
  • Psycho-social Disorders
  • Methods of Social Research
  • Statistics of Social Workers
  • Publications

  • Marley, J. & Buila, S. (1999). When violence happens to people with mental illness: Disclosing victimization to police and others. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 69(3), 398- 402 .
  • Marley, J. & Buila, S. (2001). Crimes against the mentally ill: Types, perpetrators, and influencing factors. Social Work, 46(2), 115-124.
  • Certifications and Licenses

  • 1993 Licensed Social Worker, Illinois
  • 1995 Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Illinois #149006447
  • 1995 Academy of Certified Social Workers, NASW
  • Service

  • Community Project evaluation for Americorps
  • Gay/Lesbian People’s Union crisis hotline volunteer
  • Hospice fund raising
  • American Cancer Society fund raising
  • Volunteer Case Manager, Southern Illinois Regional Effort for AIDS
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