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Moldovan, Vadim
 

Moldovan, Vadim

Curriculum Vitae
Licensed Certified Social Worker
Professor
Social Work

Phone: 718-262-2410
Office Location: AC-3A06C
vmoldovan@york.cuny.edu
http://projectcasamare.org

Office Hours  
Monday  3-4 pm 
Tuesday  4-5 pm 
Wednesday  3-4 pm 

Education

Degree Institution Field Dates
PhD  Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work  Social Welfare  2003 
MSW  Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work  Social Work  1992 
I have stumbled on the social work field after dabbling in some other vocations - studying mechanical engineering in the Soviet Union (where I was born and spent my formative years); working for a wine-importing company, attending a graduate business school, driving a cab in New York City, and raking blueberries in Maine. I found my true vocation in social work and never looked back. Worked my way up from case worker to clinic director earning graduate and doctoral degrees along the way. My abiding interest in the field of chronic mental illness led me to York College and subsequently to social work projects in Eastern Europe.

Areas of Expertise

Clinical social work - psychiatric settings; international social work
Emergency social work - hospital settings
Social work administration

Books in Field Of Expertise

Moldovan, V.. Ideology-first: A values-based social work profession in deontological and methodological opposition to global capitalism.. In Memoriam Andrei Galben: Omul- Legenda,: Chisinau, Moldova: ULIM., 2018. .

Moldovan, V., Rotari, E., Zagorodniuc, A. Jealous Mothers: The subconscious competitive dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship.. . La început a fost opera Sigmund Freud - 160 ani de la naștere: Iasi: Pan Europe, 2016. .

Moldovan, V.. Social Work Education Reform Through an International University-to- University Partnership: The City University of New York and Free International University of Moldova.. In Cohen, C. & Butterfield, A., Eds. Practicing as a social work educator in international collaboration.: Washington, DC: The Council on Social Work Education., 2017. .

Divale, W.T., Moldovan, V., Fauras, V., Nacu, A., Sterpu, V., et al.. Parental Acceptance- Rejection and Influence of Father –Ansence on the Chronically Mentally Ill in Moldova.. In Kourkoutas, E. & Erkman, F. (Eds.),: Brown Walker Press: Boca Raton., 2011. .

Articles in Field Of Expertise

Moldovan, V., Rotari, E., Zagorodniuc A.. "Tolstoy’s disciple: Russian influences on Jane Addams’ social philosophy and social work practice." Transnational Social Review. 6(3) 2016: 313-325.

Moldovan, V., Divale, W., Nacu, A., Socroviscuiuc, A., Sterpu, V. et. al. "A struggle to survive: Services for the chronically mentally ill in Moldova." International Journal of Mental Health. 36(4) Winter/07-08: .

Moldovan, V. & Moyo, O.. "Contradictions in the ideologies of helping: Examples from Zimbabwe and Moldova." . International Social Work. 50(4) 2007: 461-472.

Moldovan, V.. "Attitudes of mental health workers toward community integration of the persons with serious and persistent mental illness." American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. 10(1) 2007: 19-30.

Moldovan, V.. "In pursuit of conceptual equivalence: Translation of Child Personal Assessment Questionnaire into the Russian Language." World Cultures. 15(2) 2005: 190-208.

Divale, W., Moldovan, V., Nacu, A., Fauras, V., Strepu, V., Aftene, V., et al.. "Data on the PARQ and the PAQ instruments for 200 chronically mentally ill and 160 college students from Moldova.." World Cultures: Journal of Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research. 16(1) 2007: .

Moldovan, V.. "“Vertical solidarity” vs. capitalism: A social work perspective on globalization.." Symposium. 12(1) 2005: 71-79.

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances

" Moldovan, V. (2019). The evolving model of the macro-practice-oriented study-abroad education. " 2019: International Interdisciplinary Conference for Sustainable Community Development, Chisinau, Moldova..

" Moldovan, V. (2019). The New Social Work Covenant: A cross-national reform initiative. " 2019: European Association of Schools of Social Work, Madrid, Spain..

" Moldovan, V. & Golban, V. (2018). Community-based economy: The pathway to national renewal " 2018: Moldova International Conference on Social Development at ULIM, Chisinau, Moldova.

" Moldovan, V., Tarna, V., & Pascal, R. (2018) An intractable dilemma: Social work values and the medical model " 2018: Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Dublin, Ireland..

" Moldovan, V., Zagorodniuc, A., Gutu, I, Nicolau, A. (2018). Social work praxis toward social wellness, " 2018: The Fourth Conference on Advancement of Social Work in Post-Soviet Countries, Yerevan, Armenia..

" Moldovan, V. (2017) Orienting social work toward macro-practice through the community wellness model. " 2017: The Third International Conference for Advancement of Social Work in Post- Communist Countries: The Global Challenge of Social Work Integration into Health Care, Tbilisi, Georgia..

" Moldovan, V. (2017). As the pendulum swings: History of psychiatry in the United States. " 2017: The Third Congress on Community Psychiatry in Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova..

" Moldovan, V., Rotari, E., Zagorodniuc, A., Gutu, I., Sajina, E., Platonova, N. (2017). New kid on the block: Social work professionalization as a radical systemic change. " 2017: The European Association of Schools of Social Work conference in Paris, France..

" Molovan, V. (2017). From privilege to pauperism: The plight of the elderly in the post-socialist realm. " 2017: The International Federation of Social Work Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland..

" Moldovan, V. (2016). Migration and social protection floors in the time of crisis: The changing attitudes toward emigration in Moldova. " 2016: Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Seoul, So. Korea..

" Moldovan, V., Rotari, E., & Zagorodniuc, A. (2016). Professionalization, status perception, and burnout of social workers in Republic of Moldova. " 2016: Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Seoul, So. Korea..

" Rotari,E., Moldovan, V., & Zagorodniuc, A. (2016). Innovative social work curriculum design for countries with transition economies: A pilot graduate social work program in the Republic of Moldova. " 2016: Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Seoul, So. Korea..

" Zagorodniuc, A., Moldovan, V. & Rotari, E., (2016). A marginal profession: tasks, rewards and challenges of social workers in Moldova. " 2016: Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Seoul, So. Korea..

" Moldovan, V. (2016). Social Work as a Dialectic Profession: The lessons from the United States, " 2016: The Third International Congress on Community Psychiatry, Chisinau, Moldova..

" Moldovan, V. (2016). Poverty in the Republic of Moldova – Putting social back into social work. " 2016: The ICSW Europe international workshop: Good practice and exchange of experiences in social work with people in danger of poverty, Prague, the Czech Republic..

" Moldovan,V., Divale, W.T.,Zagorodniuc, A. Rotari, E., Gutu I. Lisnic, A. Sydorchuk, M. Yeste Liria, N. (2016). Devouring mothers: The intra-family competitive dialectics and psychological impact on daughters. " 2016: . The Congress of the International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, Madrid, Spain..

" Moldovan, V. (2015) The challenge of effective social protection in absence of strong social work: A plan for action. " 2015: International Council on Social Welfare Workshop, Tbilisi, Georgia..

" Moldovan, V. & Grotelueschen, J. (2015). Shifting paradigms of the social work profession in Moldova: Dialectic social work in the environment of economic transition. " 2015: European Association of Schools of Social Work 2015 Congress: Social Work Education in Europe towards 2025, Milan, Italy..

" Moldovan, V. (2015). Curriculum integration as a key principle of the Master of Social Work Program. " 2015: The First International Conference on Advancement of Social Work in Countries with Transition Economies, Chisinau, Moldova..

" Moldovan, V. (2015). Social workers as experts on conflict: Theory and practice of dialectics and social work. " 2015: The First International Conference on Advancement of Social Work in Countries with Transition Economies, Chisinau, Moldova..

" Moldovan, V. (2015). McLuhan’s Prophecy Unheeded. " 2015: The International Symposium on the Roles of Teacher and Technology in 21st Century, Balti, Moldova..

" Moldovan, V., Grotelueschen, J., & Gutu, I. (2014). Teaching Conflict: The Dialectic Method in Social Work Education. " 2014: 5th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, Chisinau, Moldova..

" Roby, J., Gabel, S.G., Moldovan, V., Szto, P. (2013). The social protection movement around the world: Implications for the U.S. social work education community. " 2013: The 59th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas..

" Moldovan, V., Spanning global paradigms: International education through systemic integration; " 2013: “Global Education at CUNY Conference at York College”, New York..

" Moldovan, V., Photograph as text: On hieroglyphics, portability, and synchronicity " 2013: The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Mobile..

" Moldovan, V., From Program Mission to Assessment: Integrated Social Work Curriculum. " 2012: International Colloquium at Free International University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova.

" Moldovan, V., Lest we forget: Soviet Psychiatry in its relevance to the contemporary construction of mental illness. " 2012: “Toward the Global Psychology” Conference at St. Francis College, New York..

" Moldovan, V., Texts of the Revolutions: A study of visual and linguistic narratives of current anti-establishment movements in the Arab Word, Southern Europe, and the United States. " 2012: The 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Las Vegas..

" Moldovan, V. & Jimenez, F., From general education to social work: A framework for conceptual continuity. " 2011: The 7th Annual City University of New York General Education Conference, York College, New York.

" Moldovan, V., Remembering the "glory days": Conversations with mental health practitioners of the Soviet era. " 2011: The 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Charleston.

" Moldovan, V., Integration across the curriculum: Managing tensions between the provincial and global perspectives. " 2010: The 6th Annual City University of New York General Education Conference, Kingsborough Community College, New York.

" Moldovan, V., History and ideology of the soviet psychiatry. " 2010: The 38h Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Albuquerque.

" Moldovan, V. Devouring mothers: An evolutionary psychology perspective on the mother- daughter relationship " 2010: The 3rd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection. Padua, Italy.

" Moldovan, V., Connected all the time: A comparative analysis of electronic media use of different racial groups " 2009: The 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Las Vegas.

" Moldovan, V., Subculture of the community of the chronically mentally ill: Testing the hypothesis through the participant/action research methodology " 2008: The 1st International Conference on Global Mental Health in Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova.

" Moldovan, V., Through the looking glass of madness: Treating mentally ill into conformity " 2008: York College/ CUNY seminar – Madness Across the Curriculum, New York.

" Moldovan, V, Roles, rules and rituals: An ethnographic study of the community of the chronically mentally ill in Moldova " 2008: The 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross- Cultural Research, New Orleans..

" Moldovan. V., Ideological contextualization of the value of social justice: Examples from social work education and practice with the chronically mentally ill " 2007: Wurzweiler School of Social Work Conference, Yeshiva University, New York.

" Moldovan, V., History of community psychiatry in the United States " 2007: International Seminar on Community Psychiatry in Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

" Moldovan, V, Value system of the chronically mentally ill: A postmodernist cultural analysis " 2007: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, San Antonio.

" Moldovan, V., A subculture perspective on the communities of the chronically mentally ill " 2006: The 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China.

" Tewfik, D., Moldovan, V. & Divale , W. Partners in OT around the world: Promoting partnerships for the mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova " 2006: The Annual Conference of the New York State Occupational Therapy Association at the United Nations, New York.

" Moldovan, V., Divale, W., Nacu, A, & Cardona-Divale, M.V., Evidence of subculture among the chronically mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova " 2006: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Savannah.

" Divale, W, Moldovan, V., Nacu, A. & Cardona-Divale,M-V., Influence of early parental acceptance/rejection on adult chronically mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova " 2006: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. Savanna.

" Moldovan, V., The anti-culture of collectivities of the chronically mentally ill " 2005: The 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Santa Fe.

" Moldovan, V, “Vertical solidarity”: A social work perspective on economic globalization " 2004: Symposium on Globalization sponsored by The Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, Metropolitan College of New York, and Universitate Spiru Haret, New York.

" Moldovan, V, Ideologies of helping in the Post-Soviet world " 2004: The 3rd International Social Work Conference in Havana, Cuba.

" Moldovan, V., Ideology of helping in the age of conflict and confusion " 2004: Social Policy Conference sponsored by the University South Carolina, Charleston.

" Moldovan, V., Professional identity and ideological orientation: A lesson in social work from Eastern Europe " 2004: The 4th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health in Quebec City, Canada.

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

Fulbright Scholar Award: 2014-2015.

Fulbright Scholar Award: 2017-2018.

Grants-In-Aid

PSC-CUNY Grant, Effectiveness of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Chronically Mentally Ill. 2018-2019: 6,000.

Fulbright Scholar Award, Research of Social Work Education Internationally. 2017-2018: 38,000.

Fulbright Scholar Award - the US Dept. of State, Research at the Pilot Graduate School of Social Work: in Moldova: A Model for Countries with Transition Economies. 2014-2015: 56,000.

Title III CETL grant, From conceptual clarity to better practice: A writing-concept- practice-intensive approach to teaching community organizing. 2007: 3,000.

PSC-CUNY grant, Attributes of the subculture of the chronically mentally ill: Terminal values, instrumental values, and rituals. 2007: 3,200.

Phoenix Charitable Foundation, International Center for Community Psychiatry in Moldova.. 2006: 10,000.

PSC-CUNY grant, An examination of the community of the seriously and persistently mentally ill as subculture. 2006: 2,800.

PSC-CUNY grant, Patterns of parental acceptance/rejection among the chronically mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova. 2005: 3,100.

PSC-CUNY grant, Impact of the living arrangements of the seriously and persistently mentally ill on rates of psychiatric hospitalizations. 2004: 3,150.

Fulbright Scholar Award, Social Work Professionalization in Moldova. 2018-2019: 28,000.

Offices Held In Professional Societies

Social Science Area Representative, Society for Cross-Cultural Research: 2011-2014.

Other Professional Activities and Public Service

Director, Graduate School of Social Work, Free International University in Moldova: 2019-present.

Secretary, Institute for Community Wellness: 2019-present.

Reviewer, International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection: 2011-2017.

Reviewer, Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies: 2005-2015.

Director, NGO Project Casa Mare: 2006-present.

Director, Inrernational Institute for Social Work Reform: 2018-present.