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Education:

B. A. (Major in English, minors in psychology and sociology) conferred summa cum laude, Bowdoin College, 1990; MSW (concentration in individuals, families, and groups), San Francisco State University, 1996; Awarded License in Clinical Social Work from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences in 1999.

Courses Taught:

Special Topics in Social Welfare: Domestic Violence (SW 105); Direct Practice in Health Settings (SW 245); Elective TBA

Areas of Interest:

Trauma; domestic violence/intimate partner violence; anxiety disorders; cognitive-behavioral therapy; motivational interviewing; assertive outreach and clinical case management; criminal justice system; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population.

Experiences in the Field:

Mr. Merrill served as the Director of Client and Advocacy at Community United Against Violence, a San Francisco community-based organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, from August of 1996 until January of 1999. In this capacity, he oversaw a 24-hour hotline and counseling and advocacy services and authored several national reports on same-gender domestic violence.

From February 1999 until January 2005, Mr. Merrill served as the founding Social Work Supervisor for the UCSF Trauma Recovery and Rape Treatment Center at San Francisco General Hospital. Providing outreach, clinical case management, and brief psychotherapy to victims of interpersonal violence, this center won the National Public Health Association’s Safety Net Award in 2004.

Since July of 2000, Mr. Merrill has taught continuing education for the National Association of Social Workers in the area of domestic violence. Over 2,000 social workers in California have completed his course.

Publications:

Mitchell, C., Merrill, G., & Wiggall, S. (2003). California’s Intimate Partner Violence Curriculum for Health Professionals. (Lead author on modules entitled “Psychosocial Assessment” and “Intervention” written for medical social workers). University of California, Davis, California Medical Training Center, and the California Office of Emergency Services.

Merrill, G. & Wolfe, V. (2000). Battered gay men: an Exploration of abuse, help seeking, and why they stay. Journal of Homosexuality, 39(2), 1-30.