Professional Presentations
December, 2012 | “Privacy, Confidentiality, and Privilege.” New Center for Advanced Psychotherapy Studies. Passaic, NJ.
October, 2012 | “Technology, ethics, law, and social work.” Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work (PSCSW). Philadelphia, PA.
July, 2011 | “How to screen adoptive and foster parents.” American Professional Association on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). Philadelphia, PA.
October, 2007 | “Liability of social workers.”, Casey Family Services. New Haven, CT.
October, 2006 | “Liability of social workers employed by public and private child placing agencies.”, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Conference. Denver, CO.
March, 2006 | “Medication management in schools.”, School Social Work Association of America Conference. Boston, MA.
September, 2005 | “Boundary violations: How do I know when I’m getting close?”, Ohio NASW Conference. Columbus, OH.
November, 2003 | “Document management: Best practices and technology solutions.”, Child Welfare League of America. Miami, FL.
July, 2003 | “Kinship adoption: A legal update.”, Child Welfare League of America Kinship Care Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
February, 2003 | “Procreation rights from an American and Jewish legal perspective.”, Twin Cities Cardozo Society. Minneapolis, MN.
November, 2002 | “Procreation rights of prisoners from an American and Jewish legal perspective.”, Columbus Jewish Book Fair. Columbus, OH.
November, 2002 | “Recent legal developments in adoption.”, CWLA Adoption Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
December, 2001 | “Help! I"m drowning in paper. Call my lawyer!”, NEFESH Conference. Baltimore, MD.
March, 2000 | “Children’s records law in the District of Columbia.”, Lorman Education Services Conference. Washington, D.C.
February, 2000| “Record management for social workers.”, NASW—New Mexico Chapter Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM.
November, 1998 | “Liability issues in foster care programs.”, Nonprofit Risk Management Institute. Washington, D.C.
April, 1998 | “Anti-depressants, the law and clinical practice.”, 75th Annual American Orthopsychiatric Association Meeting. Washington, D.C. .
June, 1997 | “Families at risk: International parental kidnapping.”, Hartman National Conference on Children and their Families. New London, CT.
May, 1997 | “Dueling disciplines: The legal and social work perspectives of elder abuse.” 14th Annual Conference of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. New York City, NY.
May, 1997 | “Prozac and the Law: Implications for Children and Families.” Building on Family Strengths Conference. Portland, OR.
May, 1997 | “Risk management and liability insurance for social workers, foster parents, and agencies.” 25th Annual Child Abuse and Neglect Symposium. Kempe National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. Keystone, CO.
March, 1996 | “Retention and recruitment of caregivers: The impact of wages and benefits.” Child Welfare League of America Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
February, 1996 | “ Liability issues in social work education.” Council on Social Work Education 42nd Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.
November, 1995 | “HIV testing of adolescents in foster care.” Ninth Annual International AIDS Education Conference. Jerusalem, ISRAEL.
November, 1995 | “HIV testing of adolescents in foster care.” National Symposium on Child Victimization. Washington, D.C.
May, 1995 | “Recommendations for exploration of the connections between mitigation and litigation.” Association of State Floodplain Managers. Portland, ME.
March, 1995 | “Clinical aspects of elder abuse: Violence from a legal and social work perspective.” 5th Annual Conference of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery. University of Southern Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO.
March, 1995 | “Research recommendations for exploration of connections between mitigation and litigation.” Association of American Geographers. Chicago, IL.
January, 1995 | “Liability insurance for foster parents: The role of commercial insurers.” 8th Annual Conference of the National Institute for Alternative Care Professionals. Nova University. St. Petersburg, FL.
March, 1994 | “Forecasting and foreseeability: The intersection of law and geography.” Association of American Geographers. San Fransisco, CA.
February, 1994 | “Elder abuse and neglect cases reviewed by appellate courts: Why so few?” Elder abuse in America. The University of California at Irvine and FHP Foundation. Long Beach, CA.
December, 1993 | “Foster care liability insurance.” 10th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Pittsburgh, PA.