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David Fauri

David Fauri

Professor
Phone: (804) 828-1041
E-mail: dfauri@vcu.edu

Exploring all your interests

“The profession is orientated to change, and that’s the best part of it. You are involved in bringing about change for the better. It is enjoyable, in the sense of accomplishment, that one can work for positive change and help people change. Many times you don’t necessarily bring about change yourself; rather, you bring about the ability to change in the community or in individuals or families so that they change in a way that they want to.  Sometimes you facilitate your students as they bring about change.

“Being a faculty member allows you to move and explore intellectually and do a lot of things with your interests, as well as learn from your colleagues and students. Interesting stuff is always happening if you allow it to happen. My interests are extremely diverse, not only intellectually but also personally, in terms of what I do and what I enjoy doing, and that goes well with the challenges and opportunities as a professor of social work.”

Education

  • Ph.D. – The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
  • M.S.W. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
  • M.P.A. – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • A.B. – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Research interests

  • Bereavement services
  • Program planning
  • Case method of instruction
  • Family centered care with elderly populations
  • Family centered care and bereavement
  • History of social agencies in Richmond

Courses taught

  • SLWK 765: Supervision
  • SLWK 711: Strategies for Social Work Planning and Administrative Practice
  • SLWK 602: Policy, Community and Organizational Practice I
  • SLWK 606: Policy, Community and Organizational Practice II

Selected publications

Books

  • Fauri, D.P., Wernet, S.P., & Netting, F.E. (2008). Cases in Macro Social Work Practice (erd ed). Boston: Allyln & Bacon.

  • Netting, F.E., O’Connor, M.K., Fauri, D.P. (2008). Comparative Approaches to Program Planning, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

  • Fauri, D.P., Netting, E.F., & O’Connor, M.K. (2005). Macro Social Work Practice with Communities, Organizations and Policy: An Exercise and Activity Workbook. Brooks/Cole.
Articles

  • Netting, E.F., O’Connor, M.K., & Fauri, D.P. (2007). Program planning and advocacy programs: Problems in translating social change into measurable action. Administration in Social Work.

  • Kovacs, P.J., Bellin, M.H., & Fauri, D.P. (2006). Family-centered care: A resource for social work in end-of-life and palliative care. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 2(1), 13-27.

  • Kovacs, P.J. & Fauri, D.P. (2003). Formal and informal caregiving at the end of life. In C.D. Bryant (Ed.), Handbook of Death & Dying (pp. 502-510). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Professional affiliations

  • Council on Social Work Education
  • Consulting Reviewer, Families and Society