Books
Books
Berger, R. Ed. The Routledge Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth, New York
Routledge
ABSTRACT
The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth offers a rich covering of approaches to different traumatic and stressful experiences in relation to posttraumatic growth (PTG).
This handbook explores the benefits that individuals, couples, families, organizations, and communities can experience following the struggle with highly stressful and potentially traumatic events. Split into seven parts and written by a diverse international team of multidisciplinary contributors who provide a comprehensive overview of PTG, topics include religious and spiritual aspects of PTG, gender in PTG, PTG in LGBTQ+, perinatal bereavement, and more.
The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth represents an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals, including social workers, psychologists, nurses, mental health counselors, and psychiatrists.
Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at https://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license
Berger, R. (2015). Stress, trauma and posttruamtic growth: Social context, environment and identities. NY, NY: Rutledge.
Weiss, 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.
Chapters
Chapters
Berger, R. (2023). Vicarious posttraumatic growth (VPTG) in trauma researchers. In R. Berger, ed. The international handbook of posttraumatic growth (49-504). Routledge.
Berger, R. & Klonover, (2023). The role of culture in PTG: how socio-political context shapes the process, dynamics, and outcomes In R. Berger, ed. The Routledge international handbook of posttraumatic growth (83-93). Routledge.
Berger, R. (2023). The goal, rationale, and organization of the book In R. Berger, ed. The Routledge international handbook of posttraumatic growth (3-14). Routledge.
Trauma and social work practice. In C. Figley, Ed. The encyclopedia of trauma (700-703). Sage. DOI: 10.4135/9781452218595.n242
Araújo Dawson, B., & Berger, R. (2010). Culturally responsive professional schools: Addressing the needs of diverse students. The One Voice International Collection of Scholarly Works, (1, xx-xx). One Voice Institute of Elementa; Ethics and Education, LLC, Glenside, PA ISBN 978-1-4507-5216.
Weiss, 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.
Articles
Articles
Standeven, L., Miller, K., Mallow, A., Berger, R., & Little, V. (2023). Reduction of anxiety symptoms among women within a collaborative care model and women’s health settings. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 24, E69. doi:10.1017/S1463423623000440
Berger, R., Mallow, A., Tabag, K., White Toree C., Fiore, C., Schachar, A. & Hirsch, E. (2022). Teaching and learning in a time of corona: A social work experience. Clinical Social Work Journal, 50(1). DOI 10.1007/s10615-021-00804-0
Savaya, R., Berger, R., Ronen, T. & Roziner, I. (2021). Social alienation and psychological distress in Israeli adolescents. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00786-5
Ronen, T., Berger, R., Rahav, G., Agbaria, Q., Tsur, N., & Savaya, R. (2021). Flourishing in Palestinian Israeli and Jewish Israeli Adolescents: The Role of Positive/Negative Affect and Family/Peer Support or Undermining. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1-15.
Berger, R. (2021). Studying trauma: Indirect effects on researchers and self-and strategies for addressing them. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 5 (1), article 100149, doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2020.100149.
Berger, R. & Paul, M. S. (2021). Pedagogy vs. technology: Challenges in developing online courses in social work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 41 (3) 275-289, DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2021.1919280
Berger, R. (2020). Book review: Social Work and Disasters: A Handbook for Practice Journal of Social Work, 20 (5), 692-693.
Berger, R., Mallow, A., Tabag, K., White Toree C., Fiore, C., Schachar, A. & Hirsch, E. (2022). Teaching and learning in a time of corona: A social work experience. Clinical Social Work Journal, 50 (1), 43-54. DOI:10.1007/s10615-021-00804-0
Berger, R. (2020). Using technology for studying populations off the mainstream. Social Work and Social Science Review 21 (1), 52-72.
Berger, R., Rahav, G., Ronen, T., Roziner, I. & Savaya, R. (2019). Ethnic Density and Psychological Distress in Palestinian Israeli Adolescents: Mediating and Moderating Factors. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 37(4), 443-454 DOI 10.1007/s10560-019-00643-6
Varghese, R., Berger, R. & Quiros, L. (2018). Reflective practices for engaging in trauma-informed culturally competent supervision. Smith College Studies in Social Work. doi.org/10.1080/00377317.2018.1439826
Berger, R., Quiros, L. & Benavidez-Hatzis, J.R. (2017). The intersection of identities in supervision for trauma informed practice: Challenges and strategies. The Clinical Supervisor. doi.org/10.1080/07325223.2017.1376299.
Berger, R. & Paul, M. S. (2017). Study abroad in social work education: “citizen of two worlds” faculty. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 60 (2), 297-306 10.1080/08841233.2017.1345822 Also online Study Abroad in Social Work Education: “Citizen of Two Worlds” Faculty, Journal of Teaching in Social Work Vol. 37 , Iss. 4,2017.
Berger, R. (2017). Conducting an unplanned participant observation: The case of a non-birder in bird watchers' land. Forum: Qualitative Social research. 18 (1).
Berger, R. (2017). Conducting research under the radar: Using a case study for studying populations off the social mainstream. Research Methods Case Health, London: Sage. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526411648
Berger, R. & Quiros, L. (2016), Best practices for training trauma informed practitioners: Using a qualitative approach to elevate supervisors’ voice. Traumatology, 22, 145-154.
Berger, R. & Paul. M. S. (2015), Teaching cultural aspects of trauma practice in a study abroad immersion course: Challenges and Strategies. International social Work, 1-10.
Paul, M. S. & Berger, R. (2015), Eleven days in Israel: A unique and innovative experience in teaching trauma practice. Reflections, 20, 63-71.
Berger, R. & Calderon, O. (2015), Helping those who learn to help: Practice wisdom during a community disaster. Reflections, 20, 17-25.
Berger, R. (2015), Challenges and Strategies in Social Work and Social Welfare PhD Education: Helping Candidates Jump Through the Dissertation Hoops. ournal of Teaching in Social Work, 35, 166-178.
Berger, R. (2015), Challenges and coping strategies in leavening an ultra-orthodox community. Qualitative Social Work. DOI: 10.1177/1473325014565147
Berger, R. & Quiros, L. (2014), Supervision for trauma informed practice. Traumatology, 20, 296-301.
Berger, R. (2014), Going OTD: The Experience of Leaving Ultra Orthodox Jewish Communities. Jewish Journal of Sociology.
Berger, R. & Paul, M. (2014), Plurality of methodologies to bridge the gap between research and practice: A case study in infertility research. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, Art. 8.
Quiros, L. & Berger, R (2013), Responding to the sociopolitical complexity of trauma: An integration of theory and practice. Loss and trauma.
Berger, R. (2013), Book review: Immigration worldwide: Policies, practices and trends. Journal of Social Work, 13, 440-442.
Berger, R. (2013), Book review: Finding and evaluating evidence: Systematic reviews and evidence based practice. Journal of Social Work, 13, 331-332.
Berger, R. (2013), Incorporating EBP in field education: Where we stand and what we need. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10, 127-135.
Berger, R., Paul, L. S. & Henshaw, L. A. (2013), Women experience of infertility: A multi- systemic perspective. International Journal of Women Issues, 54, 54-68.
Berger (2013), Now I see it, now I don’t: Researcher’s position and reflexivity in qualitative research. Qualitative Research.
Nuttman-Shwartz, O. & Berger, R. (2012), Field education in international social work: Where we are and where should we go. International Social Work, 55, 225-243.
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.
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.
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
Paths to recovery and growth following the struggle with the 2020-21 pile up of collective stressors in the context of a shared reality. NYSSWEA 54th Annual Conference Saratoga NY
Tabag, K., Mallow, A., White, C. & Berger, R. Teaching and learning in a time of Corona: A social work experience – A panel. NYSSWEA 54th Annual Conference Saratoga NY
Trauma-informed practice for elder abuse situations. 11th Asia/Oceania Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG 2019), Taipei, Taiwan, October 23-27.
Culture and Positionality in Trauma Work: How Who I am Affects how I Address Trauma. ISTSS 34th Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
Researching trauma in cultural context: issues and strategies. International Conference on Social Work and Research (ICSWR). New York.
Sensitive content and sensitive context: Challenges and strategies in social work education. European Conference UNAFORIS-EASSW. Paris, France
Berger, R. & Paul, M.S. (2015). Immersion study abroad for teaching social work: An educational frontier October 17, 2015 (with M. S. Paul). In Annual Program Meeting (APM), Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). Sheraton Denver Downtown and Crown Plaza Denver Downtown., Denver, CO.
Roni Berger (2015). Trauma in the context of war and peace. In Adelphi University. Garden City, NY.
Roni Berger & Michal Shamai (2015). Culture and positionality in trauma research: A bi-cultural perspective. In 5th European Conference for Social Work Research(ECSWR). University of Ljubljana, Ljubljaqna, Slovenia.
Berger, R. & Quiros, L (2014). Supervision for trauma informed practice. In Tenth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision. Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.
Berger, R. (2014). Integrating of research thinking and knowledge in field education – principles and strategies. In Third International Conference on Practice Research.. Hunter College, NY, NY.
R. Berger, O. Nuttman-Shwartz and R. Ranz (2013). Human rights and social justice in international social work education. In Global Health and Well-Being: The Social Work Response.. NYU, NY, NY.
Berger, 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.
Invited Presentations
Invited Presentations
Cultural aspects of posttraumatic growth. Diversity and Equity in Mental Health/Addictions conference, Toronto, Canada. May 2015
Understanding and addressing trauma in cultural context. Adelphi, Garden City, NY. November 2014
Posttraumatic growth in the context of immigration. Ashkelon College, Israel. December, 2011
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Field Education. Long Island Field Educators. Sagamore Children’s Center. March, 2011
Other Work
Other Work
Impressions 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.
Dissertations Chaired
Dissertations Chaired
Kari Tabag (2022) – Microaggressions and psychological distress in Filipina women
Joeseph de Gearo (2022) - Sexual misconduct: Perceptions of current and recent college students
Dulande Louis (2022) – The experience of women from resource-poor communities who had limited educational opportunities
Victoria Grinman (2020) – Stress, distress and PTG in mothers of children diagnosed with Autism
Tara Bullin (2019) – The experience of women during the interpregnancy interval: Women with a history of Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Kate Werner (2018). Knowledge, attitudes and use of evidence-based practices for the treatment of substance use disorders in older adults
Amy Olshever (2015). The experience of hospice home health aides. Adelphi.
Elizabeth Carpentered (2014). The experience of mothers of young children born unexpectedly with Down Syndrome. Adelphi.
Michele Brown (2014). Barriers to service utilization in pre emancipated youth in congregate care (2014). Adelphi.
John Rizzi (2013). Parental competence and self identity in gay fathers. Adelphi.
Karin (Tzipporah) Wisansky (2013). Early maladaptive schemas in orthodox Jews. Adelphi.
Michele Sanzone (2013). Perceived parental availability and cyber bullying in adolescents. Adelphi.
Anat Anais Bar (2012). The experience of underserved minority abused women. Adelphi.
Carolyn 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.
Michael de Vidas (1999). Latino therapists and their perceptions of psychopathology toward Latino gay male clients. Adelphi.
Andres Kraus (1998). Stress of fathers of children receiving early intervention services. Adelphi.
Feldman Edward (1998). Loneliness and physician utilization in a primary care population. Adelphi.
Susan Griffith (1996). Attachment theory, day care, security, prosociability/altroism. Adelphi.
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