Where do you focus your efforts? Saying no might be the superpower you need to unlock your best work and concentrate on the things most important to you, says Lisa Schelbe, Associate Professor at Florida State University, College of Social Work.

For Lisa, child well-being and prevention of child maltreatment are her areas of focus. In service of this work, she is an editor, author, and co-chair of the Child Well-Being Research Network along with her work at the university.

The potential for children to live a life free of violence in the future is what gets Lisa out of bed in the morning. She notes that it can be easy to get stretched thin with the many opportunities to contribute, so she reminds herself and advises others to choose carefully when saying yes. 

Lisa enjoys creating knowledge through research and is even more excited by putting her work into practice and making it accessible to the public. She finds hope in producing research that is designed to have an impact by improving systems that serve youth and their families.

For more information on Lisa and her work, check out these links:

• Florida State University College of Social Work
• Lisa Schelbe Faculty Page
• Child Well-Being Research Network
• Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
• The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment (Schelbe & Geiger, 2017)
• The Handbook on Child Welfare Practice (Geiger & Schelbe, 2021)

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