Connecting the Dots

Richard K. Caputo, Ph.D., MSW is a professor of social policy and research at Yeshiva Universitys Wurzweiler School of Social Work in New York City. He has also been a social work faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania and Barry University (Miami Shores) and formerly held professional positions at the Arizona State Hospital and United Charities of Chicago. He is the author of many journal articles, essays, book reviews and six other books, and edited two books.

Richard K. Caputo, an under-the-radar social work scholar, shares lessons about finding his voice as a scholar, overcoming obstacles, and navigating the rigors and expectations of academia in this memoir.From his days as an undergraduate to a graduate student; from being a paraprofessional at Arizona State Hospital and Division of Behavioral Health Services to a professional social worker at a family service agency then known as United Charities of Chicago; and from an agency-based professional to an academic, he reveals the trials, tribulations, and tradeoffs that went with each transition.He also pays homage to the mentors that helped him succeed in his various roles, including being a junior faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, a continuing contract faculty member at the Barry University School of Social Work, and finally as a tenured faculty member at the Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work.Join the author as he chronicles his journey navigating the political and social environment from the 1960s through the 2010s and juggling the demands of university life in Connecting the Dots.