William Farley

william.farley@socwk.utah.edu

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Dr. Bill Farley received his undergraduate degrees in Industrial Administration from Yale University and Sociology from the University of Utah, Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah, and his doctorate degree’s in Social Welfare from the University of California at Berkeley and Educational Psychology from the University of Utah. He has been on the faculty of the College of Social Work since 1962 and currently serves as Director for the W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging. Recently, Dr. Farley has also accepted the post of co-director of the BYU School of Social Work program in conjunction with his University of Utah positions. During his time with the College of Social Work, Dr. Farley has also served as Director of the Social Research Institute, Director of the Ph.D. Program, Director of the M.S.W. Program, and Associate Dean for Research. He has extensive community involvement experiences including youth rehabilitation, substance abuse, crisis intervention, and family therapy. His has numerous publications and has served on many academic and community committees in addition to being honored with several awards, most recently including the 2001 Goodwill Family Foundation Leadership Award and 2001 National Association of Social Workers, Utah Chapter, Lifetime Achievement Award. His current research interests include aging, mental health, case management, and rural social work practice.