Faculty Profile

Brenda Sweeten

Title
Clinical Professor
Department
Social Work
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1996. 
Major: Social Work
Degree Specialization: Social Work/Administration and Planning
BSW, Baylor Unviersity, 1995. 
Major: Social Work
Degree Specialization: Social Work





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
SOWK 5543.001, Child Maltreatment: Assessment and Intervention, Summer 2024 
SOWK 5843.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2024 
SOWK 5843.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2024 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    SOWK 5833.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.001, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.891, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5843.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5843.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.001, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.891, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5843.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5843.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.001, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.891, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5843.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5843.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.001, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.001, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2020  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5813.891, Social Work Foundation Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Summer 10W 2020  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5843.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 5843.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2020 
                    

                    SOWK 5833.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 5833.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.001, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 1450.950, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2018 
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2015 
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2015 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2015 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4000.001, Ethics and Professionalism in Practice, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Summer 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Summer 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4000.001, Ethics and Professionalism in Practice, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.002, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.002, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.001, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 3500.001, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Summer 10W 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Summer 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Summer 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4000.001, Ethics and Professionalism in Practice, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.002, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.002, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.001, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Summer 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Summer 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Theory, Practices and Services, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.002, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.002, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4890.001, Topics in Social Welfare, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4700.001, Child Welfare Theory, Practices and Services, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Theory, Practices and Services, Spring 2010 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Contract   
Sweeten, B. L. (Principal), "Foundation Fund for Foster Care Alumni Students (Private Family)," Sponsored by Anonymous, Private, $100000 Funded. (March 27, 2018 – 2028).
Grant - Research   
Heard, M. (Principal), Vickery, J. (Supporting), Sweeten, B. (Supporting), Murrell, A. (Supporting), "UNT Faculty Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by UNT Faculty Success Office, Local, $5000 Funded. (September 2019 – May 2020).
Heard, M. (Principal), Vickery, J. (Supporting), Frith, J. (Supporting), Sweeten, B. (Supporting), Murrell, A. (Supporting), "UNT Faculty Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by UNT Faculty Success Office, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 2018 – May 2019).
Dicke, L., Sweeten, B. L., "Expanding Community Frontiers: PUSHing for Success," Sponsored by UNT PACS, University of North Texas, $4984.00 Funded. (2016).
Grant - Service   
Sweeten, B. L., "UNT PUSH Summer Bridge Program," Sponsored by Santander Consumer USA Foundation, Inc., National, $60000 Funded. (January 31, 2023 – August 31, 2024).
Sweeten, B. L., "Program Support Services for PUSH Foster Care Alumni Program," Sponsored by Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, Private, $40000 Funded. (January 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024).
Sweeten, B. L., "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2023," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $6000 Funded. (January 9, 2023 – May 31, 2023).
Sweeten, B. L. (Principal), "PUSH Scholar Program," Sponsored by Cross Timbers Rotary Club-Flower Mound, Texas, Local, $17000 Funded. (February 11, 2022 – May 31, 2023).
Sweeten, B., "PUSH Summer Bridge Program Support," Sponsored by In-N-Out Burger Foundation, National, $2500 Funded. (November 9, 2021 – November 9, 2022).
Sweeten, B. L., "PUSH Summer Bridge Program Support," Sponsored by Chris and Kathy Murray Family Foundation, Private, $3000 Funded. (May 1, 2022 – August 31, 2022).
Sweeten, B. (Principal), "Program Support for Year-Round Case Management for Foster Care Alumni at UNT," Sponsored by Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, Private, $50000 Funded. (February 28, 2021 – August 31, 2022).
Sweeten, B., "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2022," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $6000 Funded. (January 15, 2022 – July 1, 2022).
Sweeten, B. (Principal), "UNT PUSH Summer Bridge Program for Foster Care Alumni," Sponsored by Santander Consumer USA Foundation, Inc., Private, $85000 Funded. (June 1, 2019 – August 31, 2021).
Sweeten, B. L. (Principal), "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2021," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $4800 Funded. (January 14, 2021 – July 1, 2021).
Sweeten, B. (Principal), "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2020," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $4500 Funded. (January 13, 2020 – July 1, 2020).
Sweeten, B. (Principal), "UNT PUSH Summer Bridge Program," Sponsored by Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, Private, $40000 Funded. (January 1, 2019 – August 31, 2019).
Sweeten, B., "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2019," Sponsored by Denton Benenfit League, Local, $5000 Funded. (January 14, 2019 – July 1, 2019).
Sweeten, B. L., "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2018," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $5000 Funded. (January 2018 – July 2018).
Sweeten, B. L., "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2017," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $5000 Funded. (January 2017 – July 2017).
Sweeten, B. L., "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2016," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $5000 Funded. (January 2016 – July 2016).
Sweeten, B. L., "Denton Benefit League Grant Recipient 2015," Sponsored by Denton Benefit League, Local, $6000 Funded. (January 2015 – July 2015).
Sponsored Research   
Geiger, Jennifer, (Principal), Villagrana, Kalah, (Supporting), Cheung, Justine, (Supporting), Sweeten, B. (Supporting), Sarubbi, Molly, (Supporting), Muehlenkamp, Paige, (Supporting), Pitman, Imani, (Supporting), "Understanding the Knowledge, Skills, and Resources of Postsecondary Education Leaders and Staff to Serve Youth Formerly in Foster Care," Sponsored by Arizona State University, Other, $1000 Funded. (December 1, 2021 – Present).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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