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BRYN MAWR COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Toba Schwaber Kerson Telephone: 215-800-1500

EDUCATION

Chatham College 1961-1964 B.A. Sociology

Columbia University 1964-1966 M.S. Social Work

University of Pennsylvania 1973-1975 M.A. Sociology

University of Pennsylvania 1972-1976 D.S.W. Social Work

University of Pennsylvania 1975-1978 Ph.D. Sociology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015 Bryn Mawr College Mary Hale Chase Professor Emeritus of Social Science

2008 -2014 Bryn Mawr College Mary Hale Chase Professor in Social Sciences and Social Work and Social Research (term chair)

1990 - 1993 Bryn Mawr College Director, Doctoral Program

1988 - Bryn Mawr College Professor

1982 - 1988 Bryn Mawr College Associate Professor

1976 - 1982 Bryn Mawr College Assistant Professor

1974 - 1976 University of Pennsylvania Teaching Fellow

1972 - 1974 University of Pennsylvania Research Assistant

1970 - 1972 Baltimore City Hospitals Follow-up Coordinator

1966 - 1970 Baltimore City Hospitals Senior Medical Social Worker

HONORS AND AWARDS

2014 Chatham University Cornerstone Award for Social Services

2013-2018 Fulbright Specialist

2008 -2-14 Mary Hale Chase Professor of Social Sciences and Social Work and Social Research - 2 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015

2005 Lindback Award for excellence in teaching.

2003 Social Work in Health Settings selected as one of five winners of a Robert Wood Johnson award for excellence in end-of-life care textbook content.

1997 - 2009 Trustees’ Council of Pennsylvania Women, University of Pennsylvania.

1994 - Alumni Recognition Award, School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania.

1974 – 1976 Teaching Fellow, School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania.

1972-1974 Research Assistantship, Community Mental Health Center Research Project, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

1965-1966 Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Grant, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

1964 – Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board.

PUBLICATIONS

Books: In press Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context (4th ed.).(with J.L.M. McCoyd). New York: Routledge.

2010 Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context (3th ed.).(with J.L.M. McCoyd). New York: Routledge.

2002 Boundary Spanning: An Ecological Reinterpretation of Social Work Practice in Health and Mental Health Systems. New York: Columbia University Press.

1997 Social Work in Health Settings (2rd ed.). New York: Haworth Press.

1994 Field Instruction in Social Work Settings (Editor). New York: Haworth Press.

1989 Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context (new ed.). New York: Haworth Press.

1985 Understanding Chronic Illness: Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Nine Diseases. New York: The Free Press.

1982 Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context. New York: Longman.

1981 Medical Social Work: The Pre-Professional Paradox. New York: Irvington. (Paperback edition, 1983).

Articles, Book Chapters, Abstracts:

2014 Episode 154 - Dr. Toba Kerson and Dr. Judith McCoyd: In Response to Need: An Analysis of Social Work Roles Over Time. (2014, October 27). In SocialWork Podcast Series. [Audio Podcast] Retrieved from http://www.insocialwork.org/episode.asp?ep=154

- 3 -17 6/15/2015 Global Public Health (with J.E. Lee). Encyclopedia of Social Work. (40 pages). Washington, DC. NASW Press.

Human Needs: Health (update). In Mizrachi, T. & Davis, L. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Social Work (20th ed.).Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers.

2013 In response to need: An analysis of social work roles over time. (with J.L.M. McCoyd). Social Work. 58(4):333-343.

Teaching reflective social work practice in health care: Promoting best practices. (with J.L.M. McCoyd). Journal of Social Work Education. August.

Thank you for watching: Seizures and epilepsy on YouTube. The Epilepsy Report. 8(June): 8- 13.

2012 Epilepsy Postings on You Tube: Exercising Individuals’ and Organizations’ Right to Appear. Social Work in Health Care 51(10): 927-943.

2011 The influence of professional identity and the private practice environment: Attitudes of clinical social workers toward addressing the social support needs of clients (with L.C. Groves). Smith College Studies in Social Work. 81(2-3): 218-233.

2010 Epilepsy and media. In Pinikahana, J. & Walker, C. Social epileptology: Understanding the social aspects of epilepsy (pp. 231-263). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

2009 The influence of professional identity and the private practice environment on clinical social workers’ attitudes towards addressing clients’ social support needs (with L.C. Groves). Social Work in Mental Health 7(9); 587-601.

2008 Health. In Mizrachi, T. & Davis, L. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Social Work (20th ed.). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers.

Thoughts on Boundary Spanning. In Cnaan, R. A., Draine, J. N. & Dichter, M. E. (eds.). 100 Years of Social Work and Social Welfare at Penn: Developments in Theory, Research and Thought. To commemorate the centennial of social work at the University of Pennsylvania.

Truly Enthralling: Epileptiform events in film and on television - Why they persist and what we can do about them (with L.A. Kerson). Social Work in Health Care 47(3):320-337.

2007 Lasting impressions of seizures in film and on television. The Epilepsy Report. 2(June): 7-13.

2006 Conducting intensive interviews using email: A serendipitous comparative opportunity. (with J. L.M.McCoyd). Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice, 5(3): 389-406..

Implacable images: Why epileptiform events continue to be featured in film and television (with L.A. Kerson) Epileptic Disorders. 8(2):1-11. also published as La representation de l’epilepsie au cinema et a la television aux etats-unis, (2007) La Lettre de Liaison de L’Epilepsie- France Juin(5): 27-38 ; an abstract, Living in Harmony: Promoting Creative synergy in a stressful world (p. 32). 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China.

- 4 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015 Boundary spanning: A flexible, comprehensive approach to health-related practice (abstract). Living in Harmony: Promoting Creative synergy in a stressful world (p. 118-119). 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China.

2005 Spanning boundaries: An enriched ecological perspective for social workers practicing in health and mental health care. With J. McCoyd and J. Chimchirian. In Social Work in Health and Mental Health: Issues, Developments and Actions (pp. 8-25). . T. Heinanen and A. Metteri (eds.), Toronto, CA: Canadian Scholars Press.

Monstrous depictions of seizures in film and television, (with L.A Kerson). Abstract. 26th International Epilepsy Congress Proceedings. Epilepsia. 46, Suppl.6, 189.

2004 Boundary spanning: An ecological reinterpretation of social work practice in health and mental health systems, Social Work in Mental Health. 2(2/3) 39-57. Also published in Social Work Approaches in Health and Mental Health from Around the Globe (pp. 39-57). A. Metteri, T. Kroger, A. Pohjola & P.. Rauhala (Eds.). New York: The Haworth Press.

2003 The Boundary Spanning Approach to Supervising Health and Mental Health Service Staff. In Human Service Supervision in the Learning Organization (pp. 310-322). K. Hopkins and M.Austin (Eds.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ` 2002 Driving Forces Maps: Case Studies of a Tool for Implementing Change, with F. Daloisio and J. McCoyd, Social Work in Health Care, 36(2), 1-20.

2001 Social Work Practice With Women as They Age. In Women As They Age. D. Garner & S. Mercer (eds.).. New York: Haworth.

2000 She Can Have a Seizure Maybe: Then We Can Watch” (with J. F. Kerson & L. A. Kerson). Social Work in Health Care 30(3): 95-110.

1999 The Depiction of Seizures in Film” (with J.F. Kerson & L.A. Kerson). Epilepsia, 40(8):1163-67.

A Comparison of Social Functioning Among Black and White Women with Breast Cancer (with J. Bourjolly & I.F. Nuamah). Social Work in Health Care, 28 (3): 1-20.

1997 Practice in Context: The Framework. In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 15-52). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

Social Work Interventions on Behalf of a Burned Child: Children’s Hospital Emergcy Room (with R.Johnson and N.elson). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 89-110). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

Discharge Planning in a Community Hospital: ‘A Patient Whose Symptoms the System Could Not Manage (with D.Hammer). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 227-242). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

Mutual Help Group for Emphysema Patients: Veterans Administration Medical Center (with Z.Foster). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 375-390). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

Would You Abandon Your Child? An Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Confront Change, a Difficult Case--and Each Other (with S.Alper). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 445-462). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

- 5 -17 6/15/2015 A Transitional Residence for the Mentally Ill: To Achieve Independent Living (with C. Donovan and E.Blanchard). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 481-504). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

Children’s Intensive Case Management in an Urban Community Mental Health Center (with D. Frankel and L. I. Harmon). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 539- 560). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

A Woman Addresses Her Recurrent Depression in Psychotherapy: Private Practice (with C. Silbergeld). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 581-596). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

Alzheimer’s Disease: Intervention in a Nursing Home Environment (with S. Mercer and B. Robinson). In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 651-668). Edited by T. S. Kerson. NY: Haworth.

1995 Counseling Homebound Clients and Their Families, with R.Michelsen, in Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 24, 3/4, pp. 159-190, and also New Developments in Home Care Services for the Elderly: Innovations in Policy, Program and Practice, L. Kaye (Ed.), New York, Haworth.

1994 Field Instruction in Social Work Settings: A Framework for Teaching. The Clinical Supervisor, 12(1): 1-32.

Field Instruction in a Psychiatric Setting, with S. Matorin and G. Monaco. The Clinical Supervisor, 12(1): 159-180.

Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health, with R. S. Mama. The Clinical Supervisor, 12(1):123-138.

Field Instruction in a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center, with R. S. Johnson and D. Humphries. The Clinical Supervisor, 12(1): 53-72.

Field Instruction in a Public School, with B. K. Mellor, M. L. Martin and W. J. Berman, The Clinical Supervisor, 12(1): 105-122.

1992 The Patient Self-Determination Act: Opportunity Knocks Again, with C. Soskis. Social Work in Health Care, 16, 4: 1-18.

1991 Collaborating with Families, Therapeutic Nurseries: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 16(1):68-69.

Contra Costa County AIDS Case Management Program: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 16(2): 142-43.

1990 Lending A Vision: Ways in Which Self-Help Efforts Promote Practice Creativity. In Innovations and Creativity in Social Work. Edited by H. Weissman. Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers.

Home-Focused Discharge Planning, Deinstitutionalization Networking Project: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 15(3):243-45.

Family Health Program: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 15(2):161-62.

Targeted Adolescent Pregnancy Substance Abuse Project: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 15(1): 73-74. - 6 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015

1989 Women and Aging: A Clinical Social Work Perspective. Women and Aging, 1(1): 123-147. Also published in Women As They Age: Challenge, Opportunity and Triumph (pp. 123-147). Edited by J. D. Garner and S. O. Mercer. NY: Haworth (1989),

Chronic Illness and Its Effect on the Family. Proceedings, Fifth Annual Regional Cystic Fibrosis Retreat, Philadelphia Pediatric Pulmonary Center.

Social Services for Residents of Private Apartment Complexes: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 14(1):75-76.

Community-Based Mental Health Program, Outreach and Rehabilitation Center for Homeless Veterans: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 14(2):140-41.

Nonresidential Services to Elderly People: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 14(3):220-21.

Community Housing for Chronically Mentally Ill People: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 14(4):293-94.

1988 Supportive Older Women's Network, Senior Action in A Gay Environment, Parkinson's Disease Patient and Family Support Groups: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 13(1):69-70.

Community Options Assistance Program, Family-Centered Care Project: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 13(1): 154-55.

Comprehensive AIDS-Related Services, Project Rebound; Long-Term Residential Program for Adolescent Drug Abusers: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 13(3): 234-35.

Health Clinic for Occupational Diseases, Intensive Services for Drug and Alcohol-Dependent Women: Progress Notes. Health and Social Work, 13(4): 301-3022.

1986 Mary Antoinette Cannon. Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America (pp. 164-66). Edited by W. Trattner. CN: Greenwood Press.

Susan Myra Kingsbury. Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America (pp. 461-64). Edited by W. Trattner, CN: Greenwood Press.

1985 Responsiveness to Need: Social Work's Impact on Health Care. Health and Social Work, 10(4):300-7.

1981 The Impact of Ethnicity on Community Mental Health. Journal of Nursing Education, 20(3): 32-38.

On Professional Pride. Clinical Social Work Journal, 8(3):1-7.

From Almshouse to Municipal Hospital: The Baltimore Experience. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 55: 203-20.

Footprints, Fresh and Faded. In Social Work in Health Care: Fission or Fusion (pp. 20-39). J.A. Anderson (ed.). Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Supporting Linkages Through Networking. In Linking Public Health Social Work and Public Social Services for Comprehensive Care for Mothers and Children (pp. 68-76). William T. Hall (Ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh.

- 7 -17 6/15/2015 1980 A Nation of Laws: Social Response to Genetic Disease. Social Science Forum, 3(1): 15-30.

Room at the Top: Women in Social Service Administration. (with L. B. Alexander). In Leadership in Social Administration: Perspectives for the 1980's. (pp. 195-215). (F. D. Perlmutter and S. Slavin. Eds.). Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Eleven Medical Social Work Interviews, Archives, Simmons College School of Social Work and Social Welfare Archives, University of Minnesota.

1979 Strategies for Success: Women in Social Service Administration. (with L. B. Alexander). Administration in Social Work, 3(3): 313-26.

Sixty Years Ago: Hospital Social Work in 1918. Social Work in Health Care, 4(3): 331-43.

1978 You Can Keep a Good Man Down, or the Social Work Relationship as a Form of Gift Exchange. Social Work, 23(4): 326-27.

1977 Values vs. Practice in Client Ratings. Health and Social Work, 2(1): 79-89.

Book Reviews

2013 No Time to Lose (2012).P. Piot. NY: W.W. Norton & Co. $28.95 (hardcover), 387 pages. Social Work in Health Care, 52:519-522.

2012 The Oxford textbook of palliative social work. Altilio, T. & Otis-Green, S. (Eds.). (2011). NY: Oxford University Press. Social Work in Health Care.

2011 Real Collaboration: What it Takes for Global Health to Succeed. (2011). Rosenberg, M.L., Hayes, E.S., McIntyre, M.H., & Neill, N. (2011). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press Social Work in Health Care 50(6): 482-4.

Mobilizing the Community for Better Health: Wht the Rest of America can Learn from Northern Manhattan. Formicola, A. J. & Hernandez-Cordero, L. (eds.). (2011). New York: Columbia University press. Social Work in Health Care 50(8): 656-659.

2009 Toward Equity in Health: A New Global Approach to Health Disparities. Barbara. C. Wallace, ed. New York. Springer Publishing Company. 2008. Social Work in Health Care 48(5), 558-660.

Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health. Donald A. Barr. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University press. 2008. Social Work in Health Care. 48(2):210- 12.

2007 Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories. (2005). J. S. Oktay. New York: The Haworth Press. Social Work in Health Care 46(2): 89-93.

2005 Circles of Recovery: Self-Help Organizations for Addictions. Keith Humphreys, New York: C

2000 Healing Children’s Grief: Surviving a Parent’s Death From Cancer. Grace Hyslop Christ. New York: Oxford University Press. Social Work in Health Care, 32(2): 133-137.

100 Years of Health-Related Social Work 1885-1995: Then-Now-Onwards, J. Baraclough, G. Dedman, H. Osborn, & P. Willmott. London, England: British Association of Social Work (1995). Social Work in Health Care, 30 (4): 111-116. - 8 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015

One Hundred Years of Health-Related Social Work (Videotape). Richards, K., Producer, & Marriott, A., Director (1996). British Association of Social Work. Social Work in Health Care, 30 (4): 111-116.

1999 Brief Solution Focused Therapy in Health Care Settings (J. Parker, Houston, TX: University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, Social Work in Health Care, 28 (4): 91-95.

1998 Leading Change, John Kotter, Boston, MA, Harvard Business School Press, Administration in Social Work, 22 (1).

1997 Cultural and Ethnic Diversity: A Guide for Genetics Professionals, Nancy L. Fisher (Ed.), Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins, 1996, Social Work in Health Care, 25 (4): 112-116.

Managed Care Resource Guide for Social Workers Who Are Private Practitioners, V. H. Jackson (Ed.), Washington, National Association of Social Workers, 1996, Social Work, 42, 3, 308.

1996 Practice with Highly Vulnerable Clients: Case Management and Community-Based Service, Rothman, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 1994, Administration in Social Work, 20, 3, 97-99.

The Chronically Disabled Elderly in Society: Contribution to the Study of Aging, M. Alpert, Westport, CN., Greenwood Press, 1994, Social Work in Health Care, 22, 2, pp. 105-107.

Care of the Chronically and Severely Ill: Comparative Social Policies, J. R. Hollingsworth and E. J. Hollingsworth, Eds. New York, Aldine deGruyter, 1994. Social Work in Health Care,. 22, 2, pp. 108-111.

1995 Power and Illness, D. M. Fox, Berkeley, University of California, 1993. Social Work in Health Care. 21, 2, pp. 120-122.

Advanced Case Management, N. R. Raiff, with B. K. Shore, Newbury Park, Sage, 1993. Administration in Social Work, 19,1, 113-115.

1994 The New Leaders: Guidelines on Leadership Diversity in America, A. M. Morrison, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992. Administration in Social Work, 18, 1, 127-129.

Learning to Lead: The Art of Transforming Managers into Leaders, Joy A. Conger, San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1992. Administration in Social Work, 18, 1, 125-127.

Managing Boundaries in the Health Professions. John G. Bruhn, Harold G. Levine and Paula Levine (Eds.), Springfield, IL. Charles C. Thomas, 1993, Administration in Social Work, 18, 4, pp. 139-141.

1993 Rationing America's Medical Care: The Oregon Plan and Beyond, Martin A. Strosberg, et al. (Eds.). Washington, The Brookings Institution, 1992. Social Work in Health Care, 18, 2.

Caring for the Alzheimer's Patient: A Practical Guide, R. L. Dippel & J. T. Hutton (Eds.), Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1991. Journal of Women and Aging, 5, 1: 117-118.

The Menopause, Hormone Therapy and Women's Health, Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, D.C.: Author. Social Work in Health Care.

1992 Medicare and Medigaps: A Guide to Retirement Health Insurance, Susan Hellman and Leonard H. Hellman, Los Angeles, Sage, 1991. Social Work in Health Care, 17,2: 101-104. - 9 -17 6/15/2015

Empowering Older Adults: Practical Strategies for Counselors, Elinor Waters and Jane Goodman, San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1991, Journal of Women and Aging, 4, 3.

Serious and Unstable Condition: Framing America's Health Care, Henry J. Aaron, Washington, The Brookings Institution, 1991. Social Work in Health Care, 17,2: 106-109.

1991 Social Work in Health Care: A Handbook for Practice, Kay W. Davidson and Sylvia S. Clarke, editors, New York, Haworth, 1990. Social Work in Health Care, 16,2: 113-116.

Health Promotion: Indicators and Action, edited by Snehandu B. Kar, New York, Springer Company, 1989. Social Work in Health Care, 15,3: 134-137.

The Leadership Factor, John Kotter, The Free Press, 1988. Administration in Social Work, 14,3.

On Leadership, by Warren Bennis, Harper & Row, 1990. Administration in Social Work, 14,3.

1990 The Care of Strangers: The Rise of America's Hospital System, Charles E. Rosenberg, New York, Basic Books, 1987. Administration in Social Work, 14,1: 167-170.

1989 The Child in Our Times: Studies in the Development of Resiliency, edited by Timothy F. Dugan and Robert Coles, New York, Brunner/Mazel, 1989. Social Work in Health Care, 15,2: 126-128.

Modern Hospital Psychiatry, edited by John R. Liori, Wolfe N. Adler and William L. Webb, Jr. Social Work in Health Care, 14, 2 (1989): 103-106.

1988 Encyclopedia of Social Work, 18th Edition, Vols. 1 and 2, A. Minahan, Editor-in-Chief, and Face of the Nation 1987, Vol. 3, edited by S. M. Rosen, D. Fanshel, and M.E. Lutz, 1986. Health and Social Work, 13,1 (Winter): 77-78.

Case Management in Human Service Practice, by Marie Weil, J.M. Karls and Associates, Jossey Bass, San Francisco, 1985. Administration in Social Work, 12,1: 125-127.

1987 Clinical Social Work in Health Care: New Biopsychosocial Approaches, by Stephen R. Wallace et al. Health and Social Work, 12,1 (Winter).

1986 Social Work and Social Philosophy, by Chris L. Clark. Administration in Social Work, 10,4 (Winter).

Helping Patients and Their Families Cope with Medical Problems, edited by Howard B. Roback. Social Work in Health Care.

Gerontological Social Work Education, by Robert L. Schneider et al., Council on Social Work Education Series. Social Work in Health Care, 12,2.

1985 The Social Transformation of American Medicine, by Paul Starr. Administration in Social Work, 9,4 (Winter).

1984 Social Welfare Administration: Managing Social Problems in a Developmental Context, by Rino J. Patti. Administration in Social Work, 8,1 (Spring).

Social Work Issues in Health Care, edited by Rosalind Miller and Helen Rehr. Social Work - 10 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015 in Health Care.

The Intellectual Base of Social Work Practice, by Harold Lewis. Administration in Social Work, 8,3 (Fall).

1983 Symptoms, Illness Behavior and Help-Seeking, by David Mechanic. Social Work in Health Care.

1982 Changing Human Systems, by Ronald C. Capelle. Administration in Social Work, 6,1.

Studies in the Management of Social Research and Development: Selected Policy Areas, edited by Lawrence E. Lyne, Jr. for National Academy of Sciences. Administration in Social Work, 6,4.

1981 Technology in Hospitals, by Louise B. Russell. Administration in Social Work, 4,2.

The Life Model of Social Work Practice, by Carel B. Germain and Alex Gitterman. Social Work in Health Care, 7,2.

Social Work Practice: People and Environments, edited by Carel B. Germain. Social Work in Health Care, 7,2.

1980 Development of a Professional Self, by Virginia Robinson. Social Work in Health Care, 5,2.

Helping in Social Work, by Bill Jordan. Social Work in Health Care, 5,3.

The Market for Human Blood, by Douglas E. Hough. Administration in Social Work, 4,2.

PAPERS AND CONFERENCES

2013 Epilepsy on YouTube (with L.A. Kerson). Gemeinsame-Jahrestagung der Deutschen und Österreichischen Gesellschaften, für Epileptologie und der Schweizerischen Liga gegen Epilepsie. Interlaken, Switzerland.

2012 L’Epilepsie et YouTube: Le Droit d’apparaitre. Centre d’Etudes Transdisciplinaires Sociologie, Anthropologie, Histoire, Paris, France.

L’Epilepsie et Les Media. Anthropologie de la Performance, L’Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France.

2010 Chronic illness and Media: Epilepsy as Example. Changing Health Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

In Response to Need: A History of Health Related Social Work in the United States (with J.L.M. McCoyd). Changing Health Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

To Protect the Health of the Public, Changing Health Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Risk and Opportunity: The Craft of Health-Related Social Work in an EBP World (with J.L.M. McCoyd). Changing Health Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Teaching Reflective Social Work Practice in Health Care (with J.L.M. McCoyd). Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education. Portland, Oregon.

What a Way to Tell a Story: the Best of Epilepsy in Film. American University of Paris, Paris, France.

- 11 -17 6/15/2015 Comment raconter une histoire! Les meilleurs des événements de l’épilepsie en film. Centre D’Etudes Transdisciplinaires Sociologie, Anthropologie, Histoire, Paris, France

2009 Making History,” The Mazie F. Rappaport Memorial Lecture, 50th Anniversary of the Social Work Department at the Bayview Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Maryland.

Looking back, Looking forward: Our roots and Our branches. The Charlotte Bursi Keynote Lecture. 33rd Annual Conference. National Association of Perinatal Social Workers. Philadelphia, PA.

What a Way to Tell A Story : The Best of Epilepsy in Film. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

2008 Representations des manifestations epileptiformes a la television Americaine. Centre D’Etudes Transdisciplinaires Sociologie, Anthropologie, Histoire, Paris, France

Manifestations Epileptiformes au Cinema: Autour du Monde. MHR Communication. Paris, France.

2007 Persistent perceptions of seizures in film and on television: Why they continued and what to do about it! Community Conference. Epilepsy Foundation of Southeasters Pennsylvania. Newtown, Pennsylvania.

2006 Implacable Images: Why Epileptiform Events Continue to be Featured in Film and Television (with L.A. Kerson). Fifth International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China.

Boundary Spanning: A Flexible, Comprehensive Approach to Health-related Practice (with J.L.M.McCoyd) Fifth International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China.

Persistent Images in the Media of People with Disabilities. Joint Distribution Committee. Jerusalem, Israel.

Implacable Images. Visual Culture Colloquium, Bryn Mawr College.

Let Him Have It: Film Presentation and Discussion” (with R. Albert and R. Kuncl) Child and Adolescent Health: Vulnerability and Resilience. Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

2005 Monstrous Representations of Seizures in Film and Television. 26th International Epilepsy Congress, Paris, France.

Reel Seizures: An Historical Account of Depictions of Seizures in Film. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Section on Medicine and the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2004 Spasmes Epileptiformes au Cinema:“Feigned Seizures” Centre D’Etudes Transdisciplinaires Sociologie, Anthropologie, Histoire, Paris, France

Spasmes Epileptiformes au Cinema: Des Presentations Monstreuses. Hopital Robert Debre, Service de Neurologie Pediatrique et des Maladies Metaboliques, Paris, France

- 12 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015 2003 Boundary Spanning: Curriculum Workshop, Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, Georgia.

2002 "Boundary Spanning: An Ecological Reinterpretation of Social Work Practice in Health Systems," Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education, Nashville, TN.

"From the Middle Ages: Epilepsy in the Movies," Advances in the Management of Epilepsy Conference. American Epilepsy Society, Philadelphia, PA.

2001 “Driving Forces Maps: Tools for Implementing Change,” with F. Daloisio & J. McCoyd, 3rd International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Tampere, Finland.

“Seizures in Film as a Metaphor for Issues in United States Culture,” with J. Kerson and L. Kerson, 3rd International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Tampere Finland..

“Boundary Spanning: A Re-conceptualization of Health/Mental Health Social Work,” 3rd International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Tampere,FI

“Reel Seizures,” Seminar, with G. Krauss & L. Kerson, Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, Philadelphia, PA.

“Seizures in Film,” Visual Culture Symposium, Bryn Mawr College.

“Epilepsy in the Movies: A Call for Advocacy,” Annual Meeting, Epilepsy Foundation of Southeastern PA., Phila., PA.

2000 “Dealing Directly: Strategies for Social Workers to Perform Utilization Review,” with D. Hammer. Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care, 35th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

“Reel Seizures.” Issues in Neurology Lecture, Academy of Neurology, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.

“She Can Have a Seizure Maybe: Then We Can Watch.” Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, New York, New York.

“Content and Techniques for Enhancing Students’ Interest in Health Policy.” Curriculum Workshop, Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, New York, New York.

1999 “Case Management as a Universal Model for Social Work.” Field Instructors’ Colloquium, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College.

1998 “Psychosocial Perspective on Family Living and Chronic Illness in Children and Adolescents.” Family Psychosocial Care Conference, Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

“Social Service Management in Health and Mental Health: A Two-Semester, Multi-Tiered Practice Course.” Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, Florida.

“Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context.” Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Orlando, Florida.

“Direction and Future State.” Grand Rounds, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York.

1997 “Take Your Place: An Ecological Reinterpretation of Social Work in Health and Mental - 13 -17 6/15/2015 Health,” 2nd International Conference on Health and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia.

“A Comparison of Social Functioning Among Black and White Women with Breast Cancer” (with Joretha Bourjolly and Isaac Nuamah). 2nd International Conference on Health and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia.

“The Impact of the Changing Health Care Scene in the Definition of Health Care Setting, CSWE APM, Chicago, IL.

1996 “Self Stories in Helping Those With HIV,” HIV Interagency Network of Contra Costa County, Martinez, California.

1995 Field Instruction in Social Work Settings, Authors’ Forum, Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, San Diego, California.

“Why Social Work Agencies Discontinue the Use of Particular Agencies for Field Instruction Sites,” with M. Martin, L. Hartocollis and J. Merdinger, Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, San Diego, California.

“The Use of Self-Stories for Assessment and Treatment,” Community Medicine Faculty, Mt. Sinai Medical School, New York, New York.

“Working with Dysfunctional Families in Health Care Settings,” First International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health Care, Jerusalem, Israel.

“Social Workers’ Roles in Strengthening the Self-Concepts of Persons with Developmental Disabilities,” with H. Janoff, First International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health Care, Jerusalem, Israel.

“Field Instruction in Social Work Settings,” First International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health Care, Jerusalem, Israel.

“Self-Stories for Intimacy and Empowerment,” First International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health Care, Jerusalem, Israel.

1994 “Health Care Reform: Changing the Rules,” Looking Ahead to the 21st Century, Society for Hospital Social Work Directors, Upland, Pennsylvania.

"Field Instruction in Social Work Settings: A Framework for Teaching." 27th Congress, International Association of Schools of Social Work, Amsterdam.

"Case Management as Social Work Education State of the Art: Models, Modes, Measures, Meaning." 27th Congress, International Association of Schools of Social Work, Amsterdam.

“Case Managers’ Roles in Strengthening the Self Concepts of Persons with Disabilities,” Social Work and Disabilities: Critical Issues in Policy, Planning, Education and Service Delivery,” Young Adult Institute, New York City.

"Teaching Field Instruction in Context." Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, Georgia.

"Self Stories in the Identity Formation of American Women." Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

1993 "Doctoral Education for Teaching, Research, and Scholarship on Social Work Practice." Panel Discussion with E. Proctor and S. Kamerman. NASW Meeting of the Profession, Orlando, Florida. - 14 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015

"Governance of Social Work Doctoral Programs." Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education. Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri.

"Stories of the Self." Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, Maine.

1992 "The Use of Advance Directives in the United States." The King's Fund, London, England.

1991 "Ethical Dilemmas and Patients' Rights." Social Work Directors of Health Services, Belinson Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel.

1990 "Assessing Your Coping Strategies in a Fiscal and Regulatory Squeeze," Medical College of Pennsylvania.

"Finding Your Place in the Organization," Hahnemann University Hospital.

1989 "Social Management of Chronic Illness in an Acute Setting," University of Washington Hospital Center, Seattle, Washington.

1989 "Insurance Programs That Fund the United States Health Care System," International Professional Exchange, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1989 "Making the System Work for You," Veterans Administration Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.

1988 "Women and Aging: Facing the Professional Challenges," with J. Axinn, D. Garner, and S. Mercer, NASW Meeting of the Profession, Philadelphia.

"Impacting the Dysfunctional Family in the Health Care Setting," Eastern Maine Medical Education Center, Bangor, Maine.

"A Framework for Practice in Context," Grand Rounds, Department of Community Medicine, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

"A Unified Framework for Policy and Practice: A Response to the Enhancement-Control Dilemma," Council on Social Work Education, Annual Meeting, Atlanta.

1987 "Owning Your Work: Using Audio and Videotape to Educate for Responsible Practice," with Cynthia Brownstein and Marcia Martin, Council on Social Work Education, St. Louis.

"A Framework for Understanding Chronic Illness," NASW Meeting of the Profession, New Orleans.

"Practice in Context: Clinical Practice within Organizations, Technological and Policy Constraints," NASW Meeting of the Profession, New Orleans.

1986 "Social Work Leadership in the Changing Health Care Delivery System: Perspectives from the History of Health Care and Social Work in the Future," 1st Annual Trauma Care Conference, Philadelphia.

"The Delivery of Health Services to the Chronically Ill in the United States," The King's Fund, London.

"Negotiating from Strength: Mandates for Practice in Public Health and Hospital-Based Social Work," American Public Health Association,

1985 "Meet the Authors: Health and Mental Health: Theory, Issues and Practice," CSWE - 15 -17 6/15/2015 Annual Program Meeting, Washington, D.C.

"Chronic Illness and Its Impact upon Lifestyle," Arizona Chapter of Hospital Social Work Directors and Arizona State University School of Social Work, Scottsdale, Arizona.

"The Dread Event," Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.

1985 "Chronic Illness and the Elderly," Tirlawyn.

"A Prismatic View of Chronic Illness," Georgia Society for Hospital Social Workers, Jekyll Island, Georgia.

"Pushing Back: How Practitioners Change Policy," University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work, Philadelphia, PA.

"Common Themes in Chronic Illness," Emily J. Hipps Lecture, Community Health Associates, Ardmore, PA.

"An Overview of United States Health Policy," Philadelphia International Program, Philadelphia, PA.

"Health and Social Work: Past, Present and Future," Institute, NASW National Symposium, Chicago, Illinois.

"Self-Help/Professional-Help: A New Collaborative Role for Social Work," NASW National Symposium, Chicago, Illinois.

"The Chronically Physically Ill: A Growing Oppressed and Vulnerable Group," NASW Professional Symposium, Chicago, Illinois.

"Chronic Illness and Its Effect on the Family," Regional Cystic Fibrosis Educational Retreat, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Philadelphia, PA.

1984 "Psychological Issues in Chronic Physical Illness," Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA.

"Understanding Chronic Illness," The NASW National Health Conference, Washington, D.C.

Social Work Education Panel, Ethical Issues for Social Workers and New Health Regulations, NASW Health Council, Philadelphia, PA.

1983 "A Decision-Making Model for Contemporary Practice," Council on Social Work Education, Fort Worth, Texas.

Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context, Author's Forum, Council on Social Work Education, Fort Worth, Texas.

"Building Interorganizational Linkages in Times of Scarcity," Council on Social Work Education, Fort Worth, Texas.

"In Troubled Times: A Renewed Sense of Mission for Social Work," Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.

"Social Themes in Chronic Illness," San Diego State University, San Diego, California.

"Prevalent and Devastating: A Comprehensive Plan for Understanding Chronic Illness," National Association of Social Workers Professional Symposium, Washington, D.C.

- 16 -17 5/21/20155/21/2015 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2014 - Mentor, University of Maryland Center for Public Health Social Work Education, US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.

2012 to present Manuscript Reviewer, Epilepsy & Behavior.

2012 to present Manuscript Reviewer, Social Work.

2012 to present Advisory Committee, Social Work Dictionary, NASW, Robert Barker, Editor.

2006 – 2008 Co-Chair, Student Life Committee. Trustees Council of Penn Women

2002 Planning Committee, Fourth International Conference of Social Work in Health Care, Toronto, Canada, 2004.

APM Corresponding Committee, Council on Social Work Education.

2001 APM Corresponding Committee, Council on Social Work Education.

2000-2002 Board of Health, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

2000 to present-- Editorial Board, Social Work in Mental Health.

Planning Committee, Third International Conference of Social Work in Health Care, Tampere, Finland, 2002.

1998 to 2004 Advisory Board, Health Promotion for Women with Disabilities Project. Villanova University, College of Nursing, Villanova, PA.

1997-2002 Board of Directors, Jewish Employment and Vocational Services (JEVS).

1997 APM Corresponding Committee, Council on Social Work Education.

1996 to 2009 Trustees Council of Penn Women

1995 to 1998 Planning Committee, Second International Conference of Social Work in Health Care, Melbourne, Australia, 1998.

1995 to 2003 -- Ethics Committee, Jefferson Home Health and Hospice Organization.

1995 - Advisory Committee, Social Work Dictionary, National Association of Social Workers, 2nd edition, R. Barker, Editor

1995 to present Advisory Committee, Center for Social Work Education in Maternal and Child Health, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

1991-2014 Book Review Editor, Social Work in Health Care.

1990 Advisory Committee, Social Work Dictionary, NASW, Edited by Robert Barker.

1987 - 1991 Editor, Progress Notes, Health and Social Work.

1987 to present Editorial Board, Journal of Women and Aging.

1985 Advisory Committee, Social Work Dictionary, NASW, Edited by Robert Barker.

- 17 -17 6/15/2015 1984 - 1985 Board, Society for Hospital Social Work Directors, Philadelphia.

Board of Directors, Philadelphia International Program for Youth Leaders and Social Workers.

1983 - 1989 Manuscript Advisor, Health and Social Work.

1982 to 2010 Professional Advisory Committee, Jefferson Home Health and Hospice, Jefferson Health System.

1982 Review Panel, Genetic Diseases Services Programs and Comprehensive Hemophilia Centers, Maternal and Child Health, Rockville, Maryland.

1981 Council on Social Work Education, Site Visitor Training, Louisville.

1977 - 1979 Research Consultant, Baltimore Regional Burn Center.

1977 - 1982 Project Director, Social Work Training in Maternal and Child Health.

1977 - 1978 Research Consultant, Rural Dental Health Program, University of Pennsylvania.