UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY SOCIAL WELFARE DOCTORAL PROGRAM 329A Tamalpais Avenue 415-383-5439 Mill Valley, CA 94941 phyllisjeroslow@comcast.net Phyllis Jeroslow EDUCATION AND LICENSURE Ph.D. Expected completion: May 2014 Dissertation Title: Lives in the Balance: A Comparative Study of Public Social Investment in Early Childhood Across OECD Countries Marriage and Family Therapist M.S. with distinction Licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Science California State University, Northridge Department of Educational Psychology Concentration: Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling M.F.A. A.B. with high distinction University of California, Los Angeles Department of Theater Arts Concentration: Documentary Filmmaking University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Majors: Psychology and Anthropology (minor in Philosophy) AREAS OF INTEREST Research Teaching Comparative child and family policy; poverty and inequality; social investment and anti-poverty policies; welfare state theory; child wellbeing; early childhood education policy; neighborhood effects on school readiness. Social Welfare Social Policy; Poverty & Inequality; Welfare State Theory; Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare Social Work Social Work Practice; Fieldwork & Casework Supervision; Child Welfare System & Practice Issues; Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Clinical Practice Applied Child & Adolescent Development; Theories of Counseling; Multi-cultural Counseling TEACHING AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Education: Public Policy 2013 Instructor, Child and Adolescent Development Department, San Francisco State University. Children, Youth and Public Policy: The policymaking process; international well-being framework; poverty & inequality; economic support; nutrition & food insecurity; health & disability; parental leave, childcare, & low-wage work; early childhood education; K-12 education; immigrant families; child welfare; and juvenile justice. Workforce Training and Development: 2004-present Child Welfare Policy and Practice Training and Curriculum Specialist, California Social Work Education Center, University of California, Berkeley. Under contract with the California Department of Social Services: Facilitate the development of statewide curricula and system implementation tools concerning federal and state child welfare policies and the Core Practice Model for California s child welfare workforce; produce the annual, statewide Symposium on Fairness and Equity Issues in Child Welfare Training and Education (since 2004) for California s Regional Training Academies and university educators. CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL COUNSELING Children and Family Services 1997-2003 Human Services Agency of San Francisco. Child Protective Services Supervisor Provided case consultation and overall supervision for child welfare workers. Family Conferencing Specialist Co-developed the Family Conference Program for child welfare services. Conducted family conferences and trained social workers about family conferencing practice. Child Protective Services Worker Provided case management, court reports, and advocacy for parents and children during the court-ordered reunification period. Monitored children s health, education, and well-being. Community Services for Adolescents 1995-1997 Bilingual Clinical Worker and Case Manager, La Clinica de la Raza, Oakland, California. Conducted case management, crisis management, and long-term clinical counseling for Hispanic adolescents and their families at a community-based medical clinic.
Community Services for Adults 1992-1993 Domestic Violence Counselor, Domestic Abuse Center, Northridge, California. Clinical internship. Provided individual and group counseling to women traumatized by domestic violence. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Comparative Welfare State Theory: Developing a Global Context for Social Work Practice. Forthcoming think tank presentation for the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2013, Dallas, Texas. Revisiting Human Rights in the Western Welfare State. Paper presentation at the Joint Annual Conference of the East Asian Social Policy Association Research Network and the United Kingdom Social Policy Association, July 16, 2012, York, England. The Earned Income Tax Credit as an Anti-Poverty Program: Palliative or Cure? Paper presentation at the Joint Annual Conference of the East Asian Social Policy Association Research Network and the United Kingdom Social Policy Association, July 18, 2012, York, England. Family Conferencing as an Adjunct to Court Hearings. Presentation at Beyond the Bench, the annual conference of the Judicial Council of California, 2002. PUBLICATIONS Jeroslow, P. (in press). Creating a Sustainable Society: Human Rights in the US Welfare State. In S. Haymes, M. V. de Haymes, & R. Miller (Eds.). Routledge Handbook on Poverty in the United States. Oxford, UK: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. Jeroslow, P. (2013). The Earned Income Tax Credit as an Anti-Poverty Programme: Palliative or Cure? 25 th Annual Social Policy Review. Bristol, UK: The Policy Press. Jeroslow, P. (2013). Boosting the Educational Outcomes of Children in Foster Care. (Report prepared for the Stuart Foundation under the auspices of the California Social Work Education Center, ). Jeroslow, P. (2011). Anthropological Theories of Crime and Delinquency. Special issue: Theories of Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (2011), 21(3), 255-269. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE Student Researcher, Department of Educational Psychology, California State University, Northridge. Mexican-American family systems research.
Research Assistant, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Survey of Consumer Attitudes. Survey Research Center. Various studies. Teaching Assistant (for graduates and undergraduates), University of California, Los Angeles. Filmmaking. Project Director, Office of Experimental Educational Programs, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Campus needs assessment. Associate Producer, Southern California Consortium for Community College Television, Los Angeles. PBS syndication: Contemporary Health Issues. FELLOWSHIP, HONORS, AND AWARDS Graduate Division Summer Fellowship,. Summer Policy Workshop 2013, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Washington DC. Zellerbach Family Chair Travel Grant,. Graduate Division Travel Grant,. Belle Dubnoff Award, Department of Educational Psychology, California State University, Northridge. Louis B. Mayer Award, Department of Theater Arts, University of California, Los Angeles. James Pendleton Award, Department of Theater Arts, University of California, Los Angeles. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Peer reviewer, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society for Social Work Research United Kingdom Social Policy Association European Social Policy Association Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Work and Family Researchers Network California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
REFERENCES Neil Gilbert, Ph.D. Milton and Gertrude Chernin Professor of Social Welfare and Social Services Co-director, Center for Child and Youth Policy 327 Haviland Hall #7400 (510) 642-4362 ngilbert@berkeley.edu Jill Duerr Berrick, Ph.D. Zellerbach Family Professor Co-director, Center for Child and Youth Policy 328 Haviland Hall #7400 (510) 643-7016 dberrick@berkeley.edu Susan Stone, Ph.D. Catherine Mary and Eileen Clare Hutto Chair for Social Services in Public Education 222 Haviland Hall #7400 (510) 643-6662 sistone@berkeley.edu