Diplomas/DegreesPh.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1994)
Psychotherapy, Tel Aviv university School of Medicine/ Deprtment of continuing education (1977)
MSW, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1974)
BSW, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1969)
Recent CoursesComparative Approaches To Social Work Research: Qualitative Methods
Social Work Practice With Families: Theory And Research
Social Work Research II
Stress,Crisis,Trauma And Coping
Teaching Specializations/InterestsI teach quantitative and qualitative research methods and practice with individuals, families and groups in the MSW and DSW programs. I also teach a course on practice with immigrants and refugees.
Research InterestsMy main fields of interest are:
1. Trauma and Posttraumatic growth in cross cultural context
2. Immigrants and refugees
3. Qualitative and combined research methods; EBP
4. Remarriage and stepfamilies
5. Law guardianship
Grants/Sponsored Research2012, April Sponsored NATO experts workshop about dissemination of evidence-based best practices for trauma survivors in vulnerable population, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2011 July Fulbright Award Tel Aviv University Trauma MA program
2010 Sponsored CIEE/IFDS seminar about ecology, religion and identity in Tibet
2007, March Fulbright award City University of Hong Kong
2006 A grant from The Center for the Study of Social Work Practice (a joint project of Columbia University School of Social Work and the Jewish Board of Family and Children Services) to support an evaluation research of the IN-Service and the Advance Training Programs in JBFCS (with H. Crohn).
2004 President Research Award to study posttraumatic growth in Spanish speaking immigrant women (in collaboration with T. Weiss).
2002 Federal Emergency Medical Assistance grant for developing a curriculum for Working with the Aftermath of Trauma. (with M. Lynn,P. Joyce & G. Gregg).
2001 Research institutional grant, Adelphi University.
1995 Research institutional grant, Adelphi University.
1994 Summer fellowship of the Institute for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.
BooksWeiss, T. & Berger, R. Eds. (2010). Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice: Lessons Learned from Around the Globe. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Berger, R. (2004). Immigrant women tell their stories. NY: Haworth Press.
Polsky, H. W. & Berger, R. (2003). From custodialism to community: Transforming residential settings. International University Press.
Berger, R. (1998). Stepfamilies: A multi-dimensional perspective. NY: Haworth Press.
Book ChaptersWeiss, T. & Berger, R. (2008). Posttraumatic growth and immigration: Theory, research and practice implications. In S. Joseph & P. A. Linley (Eds.). Trauma, recovery, and growth: Positive psychological perspectives on posttraumatic Stress. (pp. 93-104). John Wiley and Sons.
Berger, R. (2008). Fostering posttraumatic growth in adolescent immigrants. In M. Ungar& L. Liebenberg (Eds.). Resilience in action: Working with youth across cultures and contexts. (pp. 87-110). Toronto University press.
Berger, R. (2006). Clinical Perspective of treating stepfamilies. In A. Roizblatt (Eds.). Family Therapy (Spanish). (pp. 659-676). Chile: Editorial Mediterraneo.
Berger, R. (2005). It takes a community to raise an adolescent: Community based clinical services for immigrant adolescents. In A. Lightborn & P. Sessions (Eds.). Community based clinical practice. (pp. 441-458). Oxford University Press.
Berger, R. (2004). Helping immigrants from the former Soviet Union. In C. Rabin (Eds.). Understanding Gender and Culture in the Helping Process. (pp. 129-148). Brooks/Cole.
Refereed ArticlesBerger (2013), Now I see it, now I don’t: Researcher’s position and reflexivity in qualitative research. Qualitative Research.
Frith, L. J., Blyth, E., Paul, L. & Berger, R. (2011), Conditional embryo relinquishment: Choosing to relinquish embryos for family building through an embryo adoption programme. Human Reproducation.
Nuttman-Shwartz, O. & Berger, R. (2011), Field education in international social work: Where we are and where should we go. International Social Work, 55, 225-243.
Berger, R. (2011), The golden cage: Western women living in a compound in Saudi Arabia. Journal of International Women Studies, 12, 38-54.
Berger, R. & Paul, M. S. (2011), Using email for family research. Journal of technology in Human Services,, 29, 197-211.
Paul, M. S. & Berger, R., Blyth, E. & Frith, L. J. (2011), Embryo relinquishment for family- building: How should it be conceptualised? International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 25(2), 260–285.
Paul, M. S., Berger, R., Blyth, E. & Frith, L. J. (2010), Relinquishing frozen embryos for conception by infertile couples. Families, Systems & Health, 28, 258-273.
Berger, R. (2010), Encounter of a racially mixed group with stressful situations. Groupwork., 19, 28-41.
Berger, R. (2010), EBP: Practitioners in search of evidence. Journal of Social Work, 10, 175-191.
Berger, R. & Joyce, P. (2010), From research to practice: Developing and delivering a culturally competent trauma curriculum for child welfare practitioners after 9/11. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 3, 25-35.
Invited Presentation/LectureRoni Berger (2011, December). ** Posttraumatic growth in the context of immigration. Ashkelon College, Israel.
Roni Berger (2011, March). Teaching Evidence Based Practice in Field Education. Long Island Field Educators. Sagamore Children’s Center.
Conference Presentations/PapersBerger, R/ (2011). Helping racially mixed groups in the encounter with a stressful experience: New insights into emerging challenges. In The International Association for group Psychotherapy. Porto, Portugal.
Roni Berger (2011). Challenges and Strategies in Integrating EBP in Clinical Supervision. In The Seventh International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision. Garden City NY.
Ara£jo Dawson, B., & Berger, R. (2010). Culturally responsive professional schools: Addressing the needs of diverse students. In One Voice International Conference. Tarrytown, N.Y..
Berger, R. & Weiss, T. (2010). Posttraumatic growth. In APM. Portland, Oregon.
Roni Berger & T. Weiss (2010). Posttraumatic growth in cross cultural contexts: Theoretical, empirical and clinical aspects. In European Society for Trauma and Dissociation. Belfast, ireland.
Berger, R. & Joyce, P. (2010). Posttraumatic growth in cross cultural contexts: Theoretical, empirical and clinical aspects. In European Society for Trauma and Dissociation. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Berger, R. (2009). Conducting electronically-based qualitative research: Challenges and strategies. In Advances in Qualitative Methods. International Institute for Qualitative Methodology,. Vancouver, Canada.
Berger, R. (2009). Trauma and its Aftermath in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Research and Professional Education. In Conference for Academic Disciplines. Malta.
Berger, R., Crohn, H. & Greenberg, R. (2007). University-community partnership. In Annual program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education. San Francisco.
Joyce, P. , Berger, R., Bogolub, E. & Altman, J. (2006). Reflective Researchers, Reflective Practitioners? : Evaluating in Practice Ten Years Later. In SSWR. San Antonio, Texas.
C. Cohen, I. Masank & R. Berger (2005). Is group work global? In 27 Annual International Symposium on Social Work with Groups. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
R. Berger (2005). Fostering posttraumatic growth in immigrant adolescents. In Pathways to Resilience: An International Conference.. Halifax, Canada,.
Berger, R. & Joyce, P. (2003). What language does PTSD speak: Clinical social work, cultural competence and diagnosis. In VIII European Conference on Traumatic Stress. Berlin, Germany.
Dissertation ChairedCarolyn Rassinger (2011). Teacher-student relationship and academic success in Latino middle school students. Adelphi.
Ana Carrion (2010). Factors contributing to academically success in Latino middle school students. Adelphi.
Selena Rodgers (2009). Availability of and satisfaction with social support and post traumatic growth in Latina immigrant women in refugee-like situations. Adelphi.
Joanne Quinn Bears (2009). The experience of mothers who adopted children through the welfare system. Adelphi.
Fran Iaaso (2008). Parenting style and locus of control in suicidal male adolescents. Adelphi.
Marylin S. Paul (2007). Topic avoidance and family functioning in families with donor assisted conception. Adelphi.
Angela C. Chang (2007). Psychological adjustment and attachment to adoptive mother in pre-adolescent adoptees. Adelphi.
Connie Quinn (2004). Organization culture and availability of resources for decision making in ethical dilemmas in social work practice. Adelphi.
Phyllis Arlow (2001). Hopelessness, negative symptoms and global functioning in schizophrenics. Adelphi.
de Vidas Michael (1999). Latino therapists and their perceptions of psychopathology toward Latino gay male clients. Adelphi.
Kraus Andres (1998). Stress of fathers of children receiving early intervention services. Adelphi.
Feldman Edward (1998). Loneliness and physician utilization in a primary care population. Adelphi.
Griffith Susan (1996). Attachment theory, day care, security, prosociability/altroism. Adelphi.
Other Scholarly/Artistic WorkImpressions and thoughts of an incidental tourist in Tunisia in January 2011. Journal of International Women Studies,12,177-178.
Evaluation of the efficacy of two agency-based training programs" Berger, R. & Chron, H. The Jewish Board of Family and Children Services 4/2007
Berger, R (2011). Impressions and thoughts of an incidental tourist in Tunisia in January 2011. Journal of International Women Studies.
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