Spring 2008
Office Hours: Monday, 1-2 pm
311 Haviland Hall
(510) 643-4125
Email: rothman@berkeley.edu

Dr. Rothman received her MSW from Hunter College (CUNY) and her PhD. (in philosophy) from American University in Washington DC. She has taught social work practice, professional social work ethics, diversity, death and psychodrama at National Catholic School of Social Service (CUA) in Washington DC. At UC Berkeley, she teaches social work practice, diversity, disability, and law and ethics in gerontology in the MSW program, and social work practice and aging on the undergraduate level. She holds a concurrent appointment in the School of Public Health, where she teaches in the areas of aging, health, and diversity, and interdisciplinary teams.

Her professional publications include: From the Front Lines: Student Cases in Social Work Ethics, The Self-Awareness Workbook for Social Workers, Contracting in Clinical Social Work, Stepping out into the Field: A Field Work Manual for Social Work Students, Social Work Practice Across Disability, and her newest, Cultural Competence is Process and Practice: Building Bridges. She has written the article on therapeutic contracting in The Social Worker's Desk Reference. She has also written in the field of bereavement, including a child's bibliotherapy book, A Birthday Present for Daniel.