Dr. Jaylene Schaefer
Chair & Associate Professor, Social Work Department
Dr. Jaylene Schaefer is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Work at Xavier University. Her areas of research include interprofessional education, prevention of child abuse and neglect, and home visitation. Dr. Schaefer has extensive practice experience in child protection, early childhood program administration, program evaluation, and medical social work. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker in the State of Ohio and is a trainer for the Partners in Parenting Education (PIPE) Curriculum, Brazelton's Touchpoints Model, Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training (NCAST), and Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS).
Expertise
Child Abuse Prevention, Early Childhood Development, Program Evaluation, Medical Social Work, Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Degrees
- PhD, Indiana University
- M.S.W, University of Kentucky
- B.A, Miami University