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Diplomas / Degrees

PhD, Brandeis (2003)
MSW, University of Maryland (1997)
JD, University of Maryland (1996)

Recent Courses

Field Instruction I Extended
Field Instruction II Extended
Field Instruction III
Field Instruction IV
Field Instruction V ( O Y R )
Issues In Social Welfare II: Inequality,Inequity And Social Justice
Issues In Social Welfare L History And Philosophy Social Welfare
S/T: Social Work And The Law
Social Science Concepts

Personal Statement

My main goal as a teacher is to help provide my students with critical thinking skills that will ultimately enable them to practice clinical, administrative or community social work. I also enjoy teaching them to analyze current social welfare policies and to understand the role that they can have as both citizens and professionals in helping to shape policy. In addition, I enjoy teaching an elective in social work and the law. In this elective, students learn how the law and the legal system work and how they directly affect the field of social work in all areas including child welfare, health, disability, and aging.

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Civil Rights and Federal Law, Education Policy, Disability Policy, Family Policy

Research Interests

Disability and Family Policy

Grants / Sponsored Research

Faculty Development Award Spring 2005-January 2006 $5,000

Recent Articles

Palley. (2009, 8). Civil Rights for people with disabilities: obstacles to the least restrictive environment mandate. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 8, 37-54

Palley. (2008, 10). At Risk Youth and Federal School Law. Journal of School Social Work, 33, 16-34

Conference Presentations and Papers

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Palley, E. (09 July 2007). Civil rights for people with disabilities: obstacles related to the Least Restrictive Environment mandate. Law and Society, Baltimore, MD

Palley, E. and Levy, T. (07 May 2007). Liberal Inadequacies and the Care Alternative. Caer, Ethics and Social Work, Yeshiva University, NY

Levy, T. and Palley, E. (09 March 2007). U.S. education policy: liberal inadequacies and the care alternative. Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Palley, E. (13 December 2006). Law and social work education in the United States. International Social Work Conference on Health and Mental Health., Hong Kong, China

Palley, E. (19 June 2006). Challenging children and federal education policy. State Policy Conference, Washington D.C.

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Rozario, P.A. & Palley, E. (2008, 4). When the private sphere goes public: Exploring the isues facing family caregivers organizarions inthe development of long-termcare policies. Social Work in Public Health, 23, 49-68

Rozario, P.A. and Palley, E. (2007). When the Private Sphere Goes Public: Exploring the Issues Facing Family Caregiver Organizations in the Development of Long-term Care Policies. Journal of Health and Social Policy. 23 (3).

Palley, E. (2006). Challenges of Rights Based Law: Implementing the Least Restrictive Environment Mandate. Journal of Disability Policy Studies. 16 (4), 229-235.

Palley, E. (2004). Balancing Student Mental Health and Discipline: A Case Study of the IDEA. Social Service Review.78 (2), 243-266.

Palley, E. (2003). The Role of the Courts in the Development and Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Social Service Review. 77 (4), 605-618.

Palley, E. and Cameron-Kelly, D. (2003). Understanding Federal Law and Its Limitations Regarding the Identification and Treatment of Children with Depression. School Social Work Journal. 28 (1), 68-83.

Report to the State of Delaware on Confidentiality of Student Records and interagency communication. Unpublished Report.

Palley, E. (2002). Report to the State of Delaware on the Implementation of the IDEA’s Disciplinary Amendments. Unpublished report.

Steedman, W. and Palley, E. (1998). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: The Basics of IDEA. Baltimore’s Child: A Special Edition 1998-99.

Honors and Accomplishments

Awarded Fulbright Scholarship at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea in Spring 2010

Professional Activities

Member of the International Coordinating Committe for the International Social Work Conference on Health and Mental Health (2006)