Dr. Morley D. Glicken &
The Institute for Personal Growth
Dr. Morley D. Glicken &
The Institute for Personal Growth
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Professional Staff
Dr. Morley D. Glicken, MSW, MPA, DSW, ACSW
Executive Director
Agency and Academic Experience
Dr. Morley Glicken is a well-known social work
scholar, teacher, and administrator. He is the
former Dean of the Worden School of Social
Service in San Antonio, the founding director of
the Master of Social Work Department at
California State University, San Bernardino;
the past Director of the Master of Social Work
Program at the University of Alabama; and the
former Executive Director of Jewish Family
Service of Greater Tucson. He is currently
Professor Emeritus in Social Work at California
State University, San Bernardino, and the Executive Director of The
Institute for Personal Growth.
Education
Dr. Glicken received his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work with a minor in
Psychology from the University of North Dakota. He holds a Master of
Social Work Degree from the University of Washington in Seattle and the
Master of Public Administration and Doctor of Social Work degrees from
the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a member of Phi
Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity and the Academy of Certified Social
Workers.
Expertise
Dr. Glicken has been a Professor of Social Work at Arizona State
University in Tempe, The University of Kansas in Lawrence, The University
of Alabama, and California State University, San Bernardino where he
taught research, supervision, clinical practice, domestic violence and
crisis intervention. He has written numerous articles for National
Business Employment Weekly, a Wall Street Journal publication on
worker satisfaction, morale, and burnout.
In 2009, Praeger Press published his book A Simple Guide to Retirement
(with Brian Haas). Elsevier, Inc. published his books Evidence-Based
Practice with Troubled Children and Adolescents: A Psychosocial
Perspective and, Evidence Based Counseling and Psychotherapy with an
Aging Population, also in 2009. In 2008 he published A Guide to Writing for
Human Service Professionals for Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. In
2006 he published Life Lessons from Resilient People, published by Sage
Publications. He published Working with Troubled Men: A Practitioner’s
Guide for Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers in 2005 and Improving the
Effectiveness of the Helping Professions: An Evidence-Based Approach to
Practice in 2004 for Sage Publications. In 2003 he published Violent Young
Children, and Understanding and Using the Strengths Perspective for Allyn
and Bacon/Longman Publishers. Dr. Glicken published two books for Allyn
and Bacon/Longman Publishers in 2002: The Role of the Helping
Professions in the Treatment of Victims and Perpetrators of Crime (with
Dale Sechrest) and, A Simple Guide to Social Research.
Dr. Glicken has written over 50 articles for professional journals. He has
held clinical social work licenses in Alabama and Kansas and is a member
of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. He has trained with Albert
Ellis in Rational-Behavioral Therapy and Robert and Mary Goulding in
Re-Decision Therapy.
Ron Aaron, JD
Ron Aaron is a widely sought after consultant for non-profit agencies in
the areas of marketing, advertising, communications, crisis management
and related needs. He is the former Executive Director of Jewish Family &
Children's Service of San Antonio; Executive Director of The San Antonio
Rape Crisis Center; Senior Vice President and Director of Public Affairs
for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education; and Senior
Vice President for The Jefferson Group, a government and public affairs
consulting firm headquartered in the District of Columbia. His areas of
expertise include public relations, marketing, recruitment, the
development of personnel policies, networking, program development,
media relations and crisis communications.
Dr. Steven Ino, PhD
Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Steven Ino is a licensed clinical psychologist
specializing in the treatment of social and emotional problems of university
students and issues related to Asian Americans.
PO Box 40188 | Tucson, AZ 85717
Phone 520.288.0355 | mglicken@msn.com