Daniel Salhani
Associate Professor
Educational Background
- PhD Wilfred Laurier University
- MSc Purdue University
- BA Laurentian University
General Background
Daniel was Director of the School of Social Work from 2002 to 2007. During the time he also assumed numerous other senior managerial, administrative and committee roles and responsibilities at the university. Prior to this he taught at several other Canadian universities and worked in government in middle and senior executive management positions. Daniel’s responsibilities in government encompassed program management, program planning and evaluation and policy development. He was instrumental in the development of the first integrated service system in Canada designed specifically for children living in rural and remote communities. He was also director of a community agency dedicated to providing addiction services and conducted research on service delivery systems for persons with substance abuse problems. He has done considerable consulting work for community health and social service agencies and provincial governments.
Daniel’s current research and publishing interests include; interprofessional relations in the caring professions and social work theory. He is completing a book manuscript with Brian Rasmussen entitled, The dance of destruction: Studies on power, politics, professions and collaboration in healthcare. He is also working on book of essays with Brian Rasmussen on social work theory.
Publications
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Rasmussen, B. & Salhani, D. (2010). A contemporary Kleinian contribution to understanding racism. Social Service Review (accepted for publication).
Rasmussen, B., & Salhani, D. (2010). Some social implications of psychoanalytic theory: A social work perspective. Journal of Social Work Practice, 24(2), 203-219.
Salhani D. & Coulter, I. D. (2009). The politics of interprofessional working and the struggle for professional autonomy in nursing. Social Science & Medicine, 68, 1221-1228.
Rasmussen, B. & Salhani, D. (2008). Resurrecting Erich Fromm. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 78(2-3), 1- 26.
Salhani, D. & Charles, G. (2007). The Dynamics of an Interprofessional Team: The Interplay of Child and Youth Care with other Professions within a Residential Treatment Milieu. Relational Child and Youth Care, 20(4), 12-21.
Salhani, D. Interprofessional issues. In F. Turner. (Ed.). (2005). Canadian Encyclopedia of Social Work. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. pp.199 – 200.
Salhani, D. P., Shea, M. P. & Lewko, J. H. (1994). Issues in the measurement of integrated services delivery in the human services. The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 9(1), pp. 1-14.
Flynn, R. J., Boschen, K. A., Lewko, J. H., Salhani, D. P., Shea, M. P. & Volpe, R. J. (1993). Issues and choices in the evaluation of out-reach rehabilitation programs. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 6(2), pp. 266-280.
Shea, M. P., Salhani, D. P., Lewko, J. H., Boschen, K. A., Flynn, R. J. & Volpe, R. J. (1993). Integrated services for northern children: A network outreach program for children with multiple service needs. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 6(2), pp. 230-237.
BOOK CHAPTER
Lewko, J., Shea, M., Volpe, R., Lees, C. & Salhani, D. (1998). Innovative strategies in providing integrated children’s services: Going to scale in Ontario, Canada. In P. Evans (Ed.), Advances in coordinating services for children at risk. Paris: OECD, Center for Educational Research and Innovation.
PUBLISHED REPORTS
Salhani, D. (2009). Toward a comprehensive agenda for the integration of child and family services? A discussion paper of critical reflections, observations and recommendations. Vancouver: The Federation of Community Social Services of British Columbia.
Lewko, J., Salhani, D. & Legault, M. (1999). The process of achieving full scale integration of services. Sudbury: Centre for Research in Human Development, Laurentian University.
Lewko, J., Salhani, D. & Legault, M. (1998). Lessons learned from full-scale integration of services. Sudbury: Centre for Research in Human Development, Laurentian University.
Schuart, V., Salhani, D. & Schwager, W. K. (1984). A study of public opinion on government alcohol management policies. Internal Document No. 42, Toronto: Addiction Research Foundation.
Salhani, D. & Markle, G. (1981). A study of the Manitoulin-Sudbury alcohol treatment system. Sub-study No. 1196, Toronto: Addiction Research Foundation.
Stanghetta, P., Smith, A., Ubaldi, A. & Salhani, D. (1981). A needs assessment survey of the alcohol treatment services network in Sault Ste. Marie. Sub-study No. 1193, Toronto: Addiction Research Foundation.
Bernardi, D., Salhani, D. & McKernin, H. (1981). Report on the North Cochrane drug and alcohol abuse services. Sub-study No. 1182, Toronto: Addiction Research Foundation.
REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
Rasmussen, B. & Salhani, D. Psyche and social: Erich Fromm and social work theory. Paper prepared for AAPCSW Annual Conference, New York, February 26 – March 1, 2009. (Accepted for Presentation).
Salhani, D. & Teram, E. Forming advantageous alliances in interprofessional healthcare teams: Three case studies. Paper submitted to the 20th Annual Health Care Team Conference, Sept. 17-20, 1998, Williamsburg, Va., USA. (Accepted for presentation).
Salhani, D. & Teram, E. "Mood Busters" and busted moods: An analysis of collective and individual forms of nursing resistance to medical domination in interprofessional medical teams. Paper prepared for the Fourth International Multidisciplinary Qualitative Health Research Conference, Feb. 19-21, 1998, Vancouver, BC.
Volpe, R., Boschen, K., Flynn, J., Lewko, J., Salhani, D. & Shea, M. Practices to provide integrated services to children in remote regions. Paper presented at the Tenth International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Sept. 1994, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Salhani, D. & Teram, E. Conflicting visions and the fate of an interagency project: A case study of integrated services for children. Paper presented at the 6th Social Welfare Policy Conference, June 27-30, 1993, St. John's, NFLD.
Shea, M. & Salhani, D. Using a stakeholder-oriented approach to design and implement management information systems: Advantages and disadvantages. Paper presented at the Canadian Evaluation Society Annual Conference, May 1992, Ottawa, ON.
Lewko, J., Shea, M. & Salhani, D. Can you ensure what must be said, is said in a multi-stakeholder evaluation? Paper presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the Canadian Evaluation Society, May 1991, Vancouver, BC.
Salhani, D. & Shea, M. The role of a project co-ordination team in the implementation of a new multi-ministry children's services program. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, June 1, 1990, Ottawa, ON.
UNREFEREED PRESENTATIONS
Salhani, D. Service integration and the role of the school. Presentation to the Role of the School Task Force, Commissioned by the Government of Saskatchewan, May 18, 2000, Saskatoon, SK.
Salhani, D. & Lewko, J. Making service integration work at all levels. Presentation to the Assistant Deputy Minister's Forum on Human Services. Oct. 28, 1999, Moose Jaw, SK.
Salhani, D. Health care teams in human service organizations: Power, ideology and interprofessional collaboration. Paper presented to the Saskatchewan Association of Social Work, Nov. 27, 1997, Saskatoon, SK.
Salhani, D. The team metaphor and interprofessional relations in human service organizations. Paper presented at the Child and Parent Resource Institute, Oct. 14, 1994, London, ON.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Books:
Salhani, D. Dance of destruction: Studies on power and politics in interprofessional healthcare teams. (Five chapters available for review)
Rasmussen, B. & Salhani, D. The psyche and social: An introduction to social work theory. (In preparation)
Articles:
Rasmussen, B. & Salhani, D. The social and psychoanalytic analysis of racism: Implications for social work theory and practice (In preparation).
Salhani, D. & Rasmussen, B. (2009). The paradox of multiple conceptions of professional autonomy and collaboration on interprofessional mental health teams: Part I Doctoring on interprofessional mental health teams (Draft available) 30 pp. (Target: Journal of Interprofessional Care).
Salhani, D. & Rasmussen, B. (2009). The paradox of multiple conceptions of professional autonomy and collaboration on interprofessional mental health teams: Part II The non-medical professions (Draft available) 30 pp. (Target: Journal of Interprofessional Care).
Salhani, D. & Coulter, I. D. (2009). The politics of interprofessional caring in mental health: The interaction of treatment ideologies, professional projects and patients (Target: Health Sociology Review).
Salhani, D. Toward a political perspective on interprofessional teamwork in healthcare (Draft).
Salhani, D. Professions, professional projects and interprofessional teamwork in healthcare: Implications and cautionary comments (Draft).
Salhani, D. The shifting meaning of interprofessional teamwork in healthcare and the problem of popularity vs. functional ambiguity. (Draft).
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