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Paul A. Kurzman, Ph.D., ACSW

Professor

B.A., Economics and Sociology, Princeton University

M.S.W., Columbia University School of Social Work

Ph.D., Health and Mental Health Administration, New York University

Room 913; Phone: [212] 452-7035; Fax: [212] 452-7150

E-mail: paul.kurzman@hunter.cuny.edu

Professional Interests:

Consultation to Attorneys involved in Professional Negligence and Malpractice Litigation

Exploration of the Impact of Licensing on Social Workers and Social Agencies

Study of the Meaning of Work and Non-Work in America and abroad.

Current Research:

Ethical and Risk-Management Issues in Professional Practice

Employee Assistance Program Effectiveness

Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations

Occupational Social Work Policy and Practice

Selected Recent Publications:

Recent Books:
Work and the Workplace: A Resource for Innovative Policy and Practice with S. Akabas (Columbia University Press, 2005).

Psychosocial and Policy Issues in the World of Work (Family Service International Press, 1995)

Work and Well-Being: The Occupational Social Work Advantage with S. Akabas, eds., (NASW Press, 1993).

• Work, Workers and Work Organizations with S. Akabas, eds., (Prentice-Hall, 1982).

Recent Articles:
"Occupational Social Work" in Encyclopedia of Social Work. 20th Ed. (NASW Press, 2007).

"Managing Liability and Risk in Nonprofit Settings" in Edwards and Yankey, eds, Effectively Managing Nonprofit Organizations (NASW Press, 2006).

"Bakalinsky's Conundrum: Should Social Workers Practice in the World of Work?" Administration in Social Work, Vol. 23(4), 1999.

"Workplace Ethics: Issues for Human Service Professionals" in Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, Vol IV, (Academic Press, 1998).

"Professional Liability and Malpractice" in Encyclopedia of Social Work, 19th ed., Vol. III, (NASW Press, 1995).

"Improving the Lives of Homecare Workers: A Partnership of Social Work and Labor" with R. Donovan and C. Rotman, Social Work, Vol. 38(5), 1993.

"Employee Assistance Program Staffing: Past, Present and Future," Employee Assistance Quarterly, Vol. 8(2), 1992.

"The Ethical Base for Social Work in the Workplace" in Gould and Smith, eds., Social Work in the Workplace (Springer, 1988).

 
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