Joan Beder, DSW



Joan Beder, LCSW, DSW

30 Hicks Lane Old Westbury, NY 11568

516 997 8326 E-mail jbeder@

Education

Doctor of Social Welfare - Wurzweiler School of Social Work - May, 1993

Master of Social Work - Adelphi University School of Social Work - May, 1981

Bachelor of Arts - Adelphi University - May, 1968

NYS Clinical Social Work - State License – R0258125-1

Experience

1993 to present Professor

Wurzweiler School of Social Work

Yeshiva University

New York, New York

Faculty responsibility for teaching diverse courses in the MSW/PhD curriculum specializing in practice, health/mental health, human behavior and family practice, grief and bereavement. On-going mentorship of doctoral students. Currently serve on human behavior/social environment, doctoral, foundation practice, curriculum and student review committees. Chair of Governance Committee. Sequence chair: Foundations Practice (1994 -1996, 1998-2003), Sequence chair Human Behavior/Social Environment (1997-1999). Served on the Dean’s advisory board for 2001 CSWE Accreditation. Tenured in 1999. Served as the Interim Associate Dean, 2005.

1991 to 1993 Assistant Director of Field Work Education

Wurzweiler School of Social Work

Yeshiva University

Responsible for placement and monitoring of social work students in appropriate field work settings. Interfaced with social work agencies and students; arranged and evaluated student field assignments. Trained social work field instructors.

1988 to 1991 Administrative Director - Social Services Center

Adelphi University

School of Social Work

Garden City, New York

Responsible for the administration of the Social Services Center, a university based mental health field training site for social work students. Oversight of social work staff and budget accountability ($1.5 million) for eight social work programs; coordination of program development, student supervision, grant writing, liaison with sponsoring legislators and evaluators.

1987 to 1988 Director of Special Programs - Administrator

Pederson-Krag Center

Huntington, New York

1982 to 1987 Director - Cancer Support Program

Peninsula Counseling Center

Woodmere, New York

1984 to present Private Counseling Practice

1981 to 1982 Psychiatric Social Worker

The Rehabilitation Institute

Mineola, New York

Academic Appointments

2005 – Professor, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York.

1993 to present - Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York

Associate Professor teaching a variety of practice and methods courses in both the Masters and Doctoral programs. Tenured in 1999.

1985 to present - Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City, NY

Adjunct Faculty teaching a variety of practice and methods courses.

Licenses

Certified in Critical Incident Stress Management, Basic & Advanced – December, 2001.

R Certified - 1987

Association of Certified Social Workers - 1984

Certified Social Worker – 1982

Professional Affiliations

National Association of Social Workers

Council on Social Work Education

National Association of Oncology Social Workers

Council of Nephrology Social Workers

Adelphi University Breast Cancer Support Program – Chair, Advisory Board

NASW NYS Chapter Veterans Mental Health Advisory Board

Editorial Affiliations

Social Work - Consulting Editor, 1999-2002.

Dialysis and Transplantation - Editorial Advisory Review Board

Social Work in Health Care - Reviewer

Families & Society - Reviewer

Traumatology – Reviewer

Journal of Nephrology Social Work – Editorial Advisory Review Board

Presentations – National

Working with Veterans and Their Families – 2013 Annual NYS Social Work Conference, Albany, New York, March, 2013.

Self-Care – who, what where when and why. Walter Reed Military Hospital, Bethesda, Md. March, 2013.

The War over there and the War right here – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, January 2013.

Effect of Wounding on the Family of Returning Veterans – Soldiers Project, Long Island Division, January 2013.

The Mental Health Challenges Facing Returning Service Members and their Families – College of New Rochelle First Annual Symposium on Mental Health, November, 2012.

Men and Women who Have Served in Afghanistan/Iraq: Coming Home, NASW Conference, Restoring Hope: The Power of Social Work, Washington DC, July 2012.

Wartime Loss, Grief and Bereavement, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, Invited Lecturer, June, 2012.

Wartime Bereavement – What Makes it Unique and How Can We Help. Soldier’s Project, Long Island Division, February, 2012.

When They Return from Afghanistan/Iraq: The Needs of the Wounded – Assn. of Military Surgeons of the United States, 117th Annual Meeting – San Antonio, Texas, November, 2011.

Social Work Research – Growing the Profession – Invited symposium speaker – Walter Reed Army Medical Center – Washington, DC, June, 2011.

Growing from Grief. Presentation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital, New York, NY, May, 2011.

Coming Home: Challenges of Reintegration. Presentation at Albany Stratton VA Hospital. Research Day, April, 2011

Social Work with the Military: Special Issues Faced by the Military Family – 43rd Annual Conference, NY State Social Work Education Association, Saratoga Springs, NY, Nov. 2010.

Reintegration Issues for those who Return from OIF/OEF - Nursing Management Congress, 2010 – September 2010, Nashville, Tennessee.

Men and Women Who Have Served in Afghanistan/Iraq: Coming Home – Keynote Speaker – University of Utah School of Social Work & Utah NASW Conference: Responding on the Home Front, October 13-15, 2010, University of Utah School of Social Work, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Medical Social Work: Then and Now. Invited Keynoter – Grand Rounds, March 29, 2010, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.

Health Care in Cuba – Social Medicine Rounds, Montefiore Hospital, NYC – September 22, 2009.

Provider Resilience/Compassion Fatigue/Burnout in Department of Defense Social Workers: Impact of OEF/OIF Immersion – 12th Annual Force Health Protection Conference – Invited Speaker – Albuquerque, New Mexico – August, 2009.

Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Care - Florida Oncology Social Workers 25th Annual Conference, October, 2008, Miami, Fl.

Oncology Care in Cuba – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, February, 2008.

Cybersolace and Caring – NYS Social Work Education Association Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, October, 2007.

Pre-Post Study of Student Attitudes and Knowledge About Aging (with LaPorte, Sander, Mellor, Strug) – Poster, NYS Social Work Education Association Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, October, 2007.

Breast Cancer and Minority Women – American Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference, Austin, Texas, March, 2007.

Loss and Assumptive World Violations – Invited Speaker – A Day of Hope, New York, NY, April, 2006.

The need for cultural sensitivity in designing services for women with breast cancer – NY State Social Work Educators Association Annual Conference – Saratoga Springs, NY, October, 2005.

NY Metropolitan Chapter – Council of Nephrology Social Workers – Do Social Workers Make a Difference in the Dialysis Unit? NY, NY, April, 2005.

Understanding and Using Health Information to Improve Quality – Health Care Choices and NYS Department of Health Breast Cancer Volume/Outcomes Project – NYC, November, 2004.

Breast Cancer: The Minority Experience – Perspectives in Breast Cancer Care for Health Professionals, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Long Island, NY, October, 2004.

Crisis Intervention – Theory, Practice, and Intervention – aka How in the World Do I Handle That? – NASWNJ Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, April 2004.

Research in Nephrology Social Work – Invited Speaker at Sixth Annual Renal Care Group Medical Conference, Tucson, Az, May, 2003.

Trembling Before God – Responder, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, New York, NY, April, 2003.

The Challenges of the Difficult Client: An Interdisciplinary Conference for Advocates – Invited Panel Responder, Cardoza Law School, NY, NY, April, 2003.

Innovations in Surgical and Radiation Treatments – Adelphi University Breast Cancer and Support Program, Garden City, NY, March 2003.

The Process Log – A Means of Enhancing Student Self-Awareness – 35th NYS Social Work Educators Conference, Buffalo, NY, November, 2002.

How I Spent my Summer Vacation – AIDS Family Unity Camp co-presented with Susan-Taylor Brown, PhD. And Cynthia Poindexter, PhD., Fourteenth Annual Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, New Orleans, May, 2002.

Dialysis – The First Three Months Invited speaker at Fifth Annual Renal Care Group Medical Conference, Dallas, Texas, May, 2002.

Trauma & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder across the Lifespan A Joint Conference of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, NY, NY, October, 2001.

Effectiveness of a Social Work Psychoeducational Program in Improving Adherence Behavior Associated with Risk of CVD in Kidney Failure Patients, National Kidney Foundation Professional Councils Conference, San Francisco, Ca., October 2001.

The Perils and Pitfalls of the Home Visit, Thirteenth Annual Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, Philadelphia, Pa., May, 2001.

A View from the Strengths Perspective - Group Work with AIDS Patients AMFAR Conference, San Francisco, Ca. April, 2001.

Evaluation Research and Social Work Effectiveness Third Annual Multidisciplinary Clinical Conference - Invited Speaker - National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, October 2000.

History of Nephrology Social Work 25th Annual Renal Symposium - Invited Speaker - National Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, October 2000.

Group Work with Oncology and AIDS Patients: Still Vital After All These Years, 22nd Annual Symposium of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Toronto, Canada, October, 2000.

Working with HIV/AIDS: A View from the Strengths Perspective co-presented with Michele Sarracco, CSW, Twelfth Annual Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, San Diego, Ca., June, 2000.

Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work Practice, Ethical Humanist Society, Garden City, NY, May, 2000.

Integration of Advanced Generalist Practice Curriculum into Practice Broadening Perspectives on Advanced Generalist Practice Colloquium 2000, Kean University, Union, NJ., May, 2000.

Effectiveness of Social Work Intervention on First Time Dialysis Patients Invitational Speaker, Clinical Nephrology Meetings, Atlanta, Ga., April, 2000.

Lunch With The Experts - Research Clinical Nephrology Meetings, Atlanta, Ga., April, 2000.

Social Work Research in Nephrology: A Necessity Not a Luxury, Invitational Speaker 49th Annual Meeting National Kidney Foundation, Miami, Fla., Nov. 1999.

Impact of Early Social Work Intervention on a Chronic Disease, Society for Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers, Philadelphia, Pa., September, 1999.

Empowering the Woman with HIV: Releasing the ‘Wild Woman’ in Each of Us - Eleventh Annual Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, Chicago, IL., May, 1999.

Integrating Theory with Practice in the Field Experience: Which Theory, When, How? - Field Educators’ Breakfast, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, October, 1998

Applying a Developmental Lifespan Perspective to the Needs of Children with Cancer - Implications for Staff Training - Cancer Survivorship Throughout the Lifespan, Atlantic City, NJ., October, 1998.

HIV/AIDS and Concurrent Loss: A Challenge in Supervision - Tenth Annual Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, New Orleans, La., May, 1998.

Breast Cancer in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged African American Women - An Update - Association of Oncology Social Work 14th Annual Conference, La Jolla, Ca., May, 1998.

The Needs of Social Work Students in an Oncology Placement - with Tammy Weitzman, MSW, Oncology Social Work14th Annual Conference, La Jolla, CA, May, 1998.

Evaluation Research on the Effectiveness of Social Work Intervention: The First Three Months - Seventh Annual Spring Clinical Nephrology Meetings, Nashville, Tennessee, March, 1998.

Research - Let’s Do It! - Council of Nephrology Social Workers, Regional Meeting, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York, October, 1997.

Bereavement Issues in Dissimilar Illnesses - Symposium on Non-Cancer Life-

Threatening Diseases and Their End-of-Life Care Components, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, July, 1997.

The Care and Nurturing of the Volunteer - Long Island Association for AIDS Care (LIAAC) Volunteer Recognition, Huntington, NY., July, 1997.

Women and Newborns: Mandatory HIV Testing of Newborns: The Debate and a Programmatic Response with Nancy Beckerman, DSW, Senior Author, & Sheldon Gelman, Ph.D., 9th Annual Conference of Social Work and HIV/AIDS, Los Angeles, Ca. June, 1997.

Social Work and Managed Care - 3rd National Symposium of the National Drugs and Quality of Life Education Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N. Y., April, 1997.

Concurrent Loss - A Difficult Challenge - Long Island Network of Agency Directors, Long Island, N.Y., March, 1997.

Physician-Assisted Suicide - Can We Live With This? - Young Adult Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference on Social Work and Disabilities, New York, N.Y., March, 1997.

Breast Cancer and Social Support Needs - 74th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada, March, 1997.

Withdrawal of Dialysis - A Psychosocial Perspective - Through the Looking Glass:

Renal Care in a Time of Change and Challenge, National Kidney Foundation Conference, New York, N.Y., September, 1996.

It’s Time to Revisit the Home Visit, Young Adult Institute’s Third Annual Conference on Social Work and Disabilities, New York, N.Y., April, 1996.

Age, Socioeconomic Status, Race and Gender - A Perfect Formula for Poor Health Care: What Else is New? 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, 1996.

Social Work at a Crossroad: The Integration of Practice, Policy and Action - co-authored with Eleanor Kremen, Ph.D., New York State Social Work Educators Association, 18th Annual Conference, Syracuse, New York, October, 1995.

Breast Cancer and the African American Woman Testimony presented at the Public Hearings on Breast Cancer Issues for African American Women, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, May, 1995.

The Elderly, Social Work and Physician Assisted Suicide Social Work Department, Parker Jewish Geriatric Center, New Hyde Park, New York, April, 1995.

The Elderly, Social Work and Physician Assisted Suicide - The Issues Association for Gerontological Social Workers, Nassau County, April, 1995.

Single System Research Design and Group Work: First Steps co-authored with Aaron Beckerman, DSW, Council on Social Work Education Annual Conference, San Diego, California, March, 1995.

Physician Assisted Suicide and the Aged: How to Help Students (and Ourselves) Sort Out the Issues 21st Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Dallas, Texas, February, 1995.

Jump Starting Students to Policy, New York State Social Work Educators Association, 27th Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls, New York, October 1994.

Ethical Dilemmas Posed by Advanced Medical, Technology Presentation

Moderator, Young Adult Institute Conf. on Developmental Disabilities, May, 1994.

Assisted Dying and the Elderly Association for Gerontological Social Workers, Nassau County, April, 1994.

Breast Cancer: An International Perspective, New York City Association of International Social Workers, April, 1994.

Breast Cancer in Disadvantaged Black Women - Research and Reflections Breast Cancer Advisory Board, Adelphi University Breast Cancer Support Program, November, 1993.

Social Support and Adaptation to Breast Cancer for Disadvantaged Black Women: Preliminary Findings, National Association of Oncology Social Workers Annual Conference, New York, New York, April, 1993.

Necessary Losses - When a Social Work Agency Closes, New York State Social Work Educators 25th Annual Conference, Albany, New York, October, 1992.

Ethical Dilemmas with the Terminally Ill, 17th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Bereavement and Grief, Yeshiva University, Spring, 1992.

Strike - Implications for Student Learning, co-authored with E. Kremen, Ph.D., N.Y. Social Work Educators 22nd Annual Conference, Albany, New York, October, 1989.

Presentations – International

Reintegration from the Military: Crisis or Easy Passage Home - Invited Plenary Speaker, 12th World Conference on Stress, Trauma and Coping, Baltimore, MD, February 2013.

Trauma and Violations of the Assumptive World – WSSW Alumni Presentation Toronto, Canada, – March, 2012.

Social Work with the Military – Impact of the Work – Invited Plenary Speaker, 11th World Conference on Stress, Trauma and Coping, Baltimore, MD, February 2011.

Evidence Based Research – Yes? No? Maybe? – International Conference for the Advanced Professional Practice of Clinical Social Work, 46th Annual Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, October, 2007.

Role Confusion in the Hospice Between Social Workers and Pastoral Care Counselors - British Columbia Hospice and Palliative Care Association International Conference, May 2007, Vancouver, Ca.

Narrative Therapy International World Conference – Havana, Cuba, January, 2007.

Understanding Loss Through the Lens of Assumptions – 2005 World Gathering on Bereavement, Vancouver Canada, 2005.

Loss of the Assumptive World – How We Deal with Death and Dying – 43rd Annual International Conference for the Advancement of Private Practice, Philadelphia, PA., June, 2004.

Grief Reactions to the Death of a Therapist – A Very Unplanned Termination – London International Biannual Grief and Bereavement Conference, London, Canada, May, 2004.

A Mother’s Anguish – Death by Murder, London International Biannual Grief and Bereavement Conference, London, Canada, May, 2004.

The Process Log: A Teaching Tool to Enhance Student Self-Awareness with T. Sanders, D. Strug, H. Heft-LaPorte. III Encuntro Internacional de Trabajo Social, Cuba, September, 2003.

Larry (How Much Can a Person Feel and Not Feel at the Same Time) - International Conference for the Advancement of Private Practice in Clinical Social Work, Charleston, S.C., June, 1999.

The Challenge of Effective Home Visitation, Fourth International Conference on Long Term Care Case Management, San Diego, Ca., December, 1998.

Evaluation Research with Dialysis Patients: Do Social Workers Make a Difference? Preliminary Exploration, Tenth International PsychoNephrology Conference, New York, NY, October, 1996.

Critical Issues in Mandatory HIV Screening of Newborns: A Programmatic Response with Nancy Beckerman, DSW, Senior Author, & Sheldon Gelman, Ph.D., Eleventh International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, BC, July 11, 1996.

Social Support and Adjustment: Breast Cancer in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Black Women, First International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Jerusalem, Israel, January, 1995.

Physician Assisted Suicide and the Aged: A New Arena of Ethical Concern for Social Workers, First International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Jerusalem, Israel, January, 1995.

Breast Cancer in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Women: Implications for Social Work Education, 27th Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July, 1994.

Social Work Research Presentation Moderator, 27th Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July, 1994.

Summer Volunteer Experiences

Summer, 2001 & 2002, 2005-2007 – Family Unity AIDS Camp – Paul Newman Hole in the Wall Camp.

Summer 2003 – William Birch Family (AIDS) Camp – Putnam Valley, NY.

Television Appearances

Numerous and on-going contact/appearances on Long Island WLNY as resource for various news related issues and counseling.

Staff/Student Training

Developing a Community that Embraces our Military Families – NYS Veterans Mental Health Training Initiative – Lake Placid, NY, August, 2012.

Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Continuing Education Series, courses taught in 2009, 2010, 2011.

NASW-NJ – Continuing Education on Crisis and Social Work Practice, July, 2007.

NASW-NJ – Continuing Education – Crisis and How to Handle it. March, 2005.

Long Island Counseling Center – Crisis, Death and Grief, Bellmore, NY, June, 2004.

Second Chance Organization for MICA clients with HIV/AIDS – Staff Team Building – Queens, NY, May, 2003, September 2003.

Long Island Crisis Counseling Center – Staff and volunteer training on Coping With Death, Bellmore, Long Island, January, 2003.

Long Island Crisis Counseling Center – Coping with Anniversary Reactions – Bellmore, Long Island, NY, August, 2002.

How to Help Students with Grief Reactions – In-service training, Yeshiva University student support personnel, December 2001.

Long Island Crisis Counseling Center – Crisis and Bereavement Issues - Bellmore, Long Island, October, 2001.

Adelphi University - Student Seminar - Death & Dying/Life & Living Garden City, NY, April, 2001.

Long Island Crisis Counseling Center - How to Deal with Bereavement Issues on a Crisis Hotline- Bellmore, Long Island, January, 2001.

Adelphi University - Student Seminar - Death & Dying/Life & Living Garden City, NY, November, 2000.

Long Island Crisis Counseling Center - Death and Dying 101 - Bellmore, Long Island, October, 2000.

Camp Simcha - A Camp for Children with Cancer - The Psychosocial Issues When Working with Children with Cancer, Port Chester, NY, July, 1999.

Long Island Crisis Counseling Center - Helping Staff and Clients Deal with Loss, Bellmore, Long Island, October, 1998.

Chai Lifeline Bryna Fertig Volunteer Training Workshop - Dealing with Ill Children: Confronting the Challenges of Helping, Brooklyn, New York, October, 1998.

Camp Simcha – A Camp for Children with Cancer - Psychosocial Issues When Working with Children with Cancer, Port Chester, NY, July, 1998.

Long Island Association for AIDS Care - How Should Staff Deal with Loss?, Huntington, New York, August, 1997.

New Hope Community - Ethics in Treatment of the Mentally Ill, Liberty, NY, July, 1996.

Courses Developed (Within Yeshiva University/Wurzweiler School of Social Work)

Social Work with Soldiers and Their Family – Spring, 2009.

Courses Developed (Outside of Yeshiva University)

Social Work with Soldiers and Their Families – Boston College School of Social Work, June, 2009.

Social Work with Oncology Patients and Family, on-line course, CEU4U – August, 2007.

Critical Incident Stress Management – Trauma Work for Social Workers - Boston College School of Social Work, Continuing Education - September, 2004, June 2005.

Loss and Bereavement – Boston College School of Social Work, Continuing Education, September, 2004, June 2005.

Coping with Loss – Smith College School of Social Work, Continuing Education, June 2004, June 2005.

Coping with Loss – The Adolescent Experience – Smith College School of Social Work, Continuing Education, June, 2004.

Adolescence and Death – Boston College School of Social Work Continuing Education, June, 2004.

Coping With Loss for Nurses on-line course, CEU4U – 2004, 2006.

Crisis – Theory, Practice and Technique - on-line course, CEU4U, 2003, 2006.

Coping With Loss for Social Workers - on-line course, CEU4F – 2001, 2006.

Publications – Books

Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military, May, 2012, Routledge, New York, NY.

Community Health Care in Cuba, June, 2009. Mason, Strug & Beder, Editors. Lyceum Books.

Hospital Social Work – The Interface of Social Work and Caring, January, 2006. Routledge, NY, NY.

Voices of Bereavement: A Casebook for Grief Counselors, May, 2004. Brunner-Routledge, NY, NY.

Publications – Book Chapters

Worden’s Paradigm in Wartime Bereavement: Techniques of Grief Therapy (2012) Robert Neimeyer, Ed., Techniques in Grief Therapy, 298-300, Routledge, NY. NY.

Animal Companions (2003). Robert Kastenbaum, Ed., Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, Macmillan, NY, NY.

Anticipatory Grief (2003). Robert Kastenbaum, Ed., Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, Macmillan, NY, NY.

Publications – Journals (unless otherwise noted, all articles are single author)

Book review of Counseling Clients near the End of Life for Journal of Palliative Care, in review.

When they Return from Afghanistan/Iraq: Acceptance of Loss due to Injury (2013), in review, Health & Social Work Special Issue on Service Members, Veterans and their Families.

VA Chaplains: Challenges, Roles and Frustration of the Work, (2012) Accepted, Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy.

The impact of age and work environment factors on compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout among VA Chaplains with Grace Yan (2012). Accepted, Military Medicine.

Social Work in the Veterans Administration Hospital System: Impact of the Work – with

Paul Postiglione & Jessica Strolin-Goltzman. Social Work in Health Care, 2012, 51(8) 661-679.

Book Review of Treating Young Veterans: Promoting Resilience through Practice and Advocacy. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, July, 2012.

Social Work in the Department of Defense Hospital: Strategies for Intervention. Advances in Social Work, 2012, 13(1), 128-143.

BEWARE – The Cost of Caring Requires Self-Care – Fall, 2012, Vol. 37(1), 17-39, NYS Veterans Newsletter.

Social Work in the Veterans Administration Hospital System: Rewards, Challenges, Roles and Intervention (2102). Accepted in Social Work in Health Care.

Guest editor – Social Work in Health Care 50 (1 & 7) – January 2011, August 2011.

Quality of Life Indicators in a Military Treatment Facility, Internet Journal of Disaster Medicine, 2011, 1(2).

Men and Women Who Have Served in Afghanistan/Iraq: Coming Home, Social Work in Health Care, 2011, 50 (7), 515-526.

The Secular Non-religious Funeral: Concept and Case, Healing Ministry, 2010, 16(4), 1-4.

Review of Talking With Bereaved People, Journal of Palliative Care, Spring, 2010. 26(1), 70.

Social Work in the Department of Defense Hospital: Impact, Role and Interventions –Military Medicine, 174(5), 486-490, May, 2009.

It’s about family – The death of a close family friend – Families in Society, 90(2), 227-230, April-June, 2009.

Research in a Complex Bureaucracy - Traumatology, 15(2), June, 2009.

Episodic volunteering: Why people walk/run for charity with Jonathan Fast – Journal of Volunteer Administration, XXV(3), November, 2008.

Evaluation Research on Social Worker Interventions: A Study on the Impact of Social Worker Staffing (2008). Social Work in Health Care ,47(1), 1-13.

Evidence-based practice – Yes? No? Maybe? - Conference Proceedings, 46th International

Conference for the Advanced Professional Practice of Clinical Social Work,

October, 2007.

The Role of Pastoral Care in Hospice: Untangling some potential role confusion –Healing Ministry, Fall, 2006, 13(4), 1-4.

Cybersolace - Technology Built on Emotion - Social Work, October, 2005, 50(4), 355-358.

Loss of the Assumptive World: Another Way to Understand Death and Dying – Omega, 2004/2005, 50(4), 265-275.

Evaluation Research on the Effectiveness of Social Work Intervention. Reprinted in Journal of Nephrology Social Work, May, 2005, 24, 36-44.

Friendship and Death – Why It Hurts So Much and What Can Be Done to Help Those in Pain? - Journal of Healing Ministry, Spring, 2005, 12(2), 85-89.

Lessons about Bereavement – Journal of Loss and Trauma, Oct/Dec, 2004, 9(4), 383-387.

Loss of the Assumptive World – How We Deal with Death and Dying – Conference Proceedings, 43rd International Conference for the Advancement of Private Practice in Clinical Social Work, June, 2004.

War, Death, and Bereavement: How We Can Help - Families in Society, June, 2003, 84(2),

1-.5.

Picking Up the Pieces when a Therapist Has Died: Issues for the Therapist and Client - Journal of Clinical Social Work, 31(1), Spring, 2003, 25-36.

Effectiveness of a Social Work Psychoeducational Program in Improving Adherence Behavior Associated with Risk of CVD in ESRD Patients - Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 22, May, 2003, 12-22.

Mourning the Unfound – Suggestions for Intervention - Families in Society, 83(4), 2002, 400-403.

Preliminary Evaluation of the Process Log in Human Behavior in the Social Environment -

with D. Strug, H. Heft-LaPorte, T. Sanders – NYSSWEA Association Conference

Proceedings, 2002.

Death in a Religious Community - American Journal of Pastoral Counseling, 56(3), Fall, 2002, 233-242.

The Integration of Theory into Practice: Suggestions for Supervisors - Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 3(2), Fall, 2000, 40-48.

The Need to Remind Ourselves Who We Are - Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 20, 2000, 43-48.

The Needs of Social Work Students in an Oncology Field Placement: Survey Research - with Tammy Weitzman, MSW, Senior Author, The Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 18(1), 2000, 1-15.

Working with Oncology Patients: Some Clinical Considerations - Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice, 1(3), 2000, 53-64.

Training Oncology Camp Volunteers: A Developmental and Strengths Perspective Approach - Cancer Practice, 8(3), May/June 2000, 129-134.

Social Work Research in Nephrology: A Necessity Not a Luxury - Dialysis & Transplantation, 29(4), April, 2000, 208-214.

Evaluation Research on the Effectiveness of Social Work Intervention on Dialysis

Patients: The First Three Months - Social Work in Health Care, 30(1), 1999, 15-30.

The Case of Larry or How Much Can a Person Feel and Not Feel? Conference Proceedings, ICAAP 38th Annual Conference, 1999.

A Search for Meaning? - A Call for Action? - Caring, 15(3), Fall, 1999, 18-20.

Let Me Tell You About My Uncle Abe - Caring, 15(1), Spring, 1999, 18-20.

The Home Visit, Revisited - Families in Society, 79(5), September/October, 1998, 514-522.

The Use of Home Visitation - Caring, 14(3), Fall, 1998, 10-11.

Bereavement After a Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Speculation Based on Theory - Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 28(2), Fall, 1998, 302-308.

Assisted Suicide: A Pilot Study of Gerontological Nurses - Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 24(4), April, 1998, 14-20.

Concurrent Loss: A Challenge in Supervision - Clinical Supervisor, 1998, 17(2), 89-99.

Social Work Research in Nephrology Social Work - Just Say Yes!! - Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 17, Fall, 1997, 105-112.

The Question of Setting: An Unusual Case Example - The Social Worker, 65(2), Summer, 1997, 1.

Withdrawal From Dialysis: Mobilization of the Healthcare Team - Dialysis and Transplantation, 26(8), August, 1997, pp. 535-540.

Social Work at a Crossroads: The Integration of Practice, Policy and Action - Conference Proceedings, 1995 New York State Social Work Educators Association, June, 1997.

Mandatory HIV Testing of Newborns - The Debate and a Programmatic Response -

with Nancy Beckerman, DSW, Senior Author and Sheldon Gelman, Ph.D., Affilia, 11(4), Winter, 1996, 462-483.

Perceived Social Support and Adaptation to Mastectomy for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Black Women - Social Work in Health Care, 22(2), 1995, 55-71.

Barbara - A Story of Loss and Gain - Reflections, Vol. 1 (3), Summer, 1995, 20-26.

AIDS & Alienation: A Societal Dilemma -Jewish Social Work Forum, Spring, 1991.

Strike - Implications for Student Learning - co-authored with Eleanor Kremen, Ph.D.,

Conference Proceedings, New York State Social Work Educators, Summer, 1990, 18-25.

Ethical Concerns in Work with Cancer Patients -Update, Fall, 1989.

Grants

Fulbright Senior Specialist Program – Israel, January, 2011 – Hebrew University.

Fahs-Beck Grant – 2009/2010 – for Social Work with Veterans: Impact and Intervention

Faculty Development Grant – Family Unity/AIDS Summer Camp. August, 2002.

Faculty Development Grant – Family Unity/AIDS Summer Camp. August 2001.

National Kidney Foundation Grant for 2000-2001. Effectiveness of a Social Work Psychoeducational Program in Improving Adherence Behavior Associated with CVD in ESRD Patients - Principal Investigator.

Present Research/Projects

The Exquisite Anguish of Mothers – multi site research of parents who had adult children in war.

Women in the Military: Up Close and Personal – Albany NY VA.

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