Education

• M.S.W. (1989), Wurzweiler School of Social Work
• D.S.W. (2002), Wurzweiler School of Social Work

Honors and Awards

• Jewish Community Center Association Scholarship, 1986, 1987
• Kraft Award, 1991, Presented to young professionals with exceptional leadership qualities.
• Brandeis University Sherman Fellow, 1997
• Selma Frank Scholarship, 1997

Association Memberships

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (AASWG)
• Association of Jewish Center Professionals (AJCP)
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• School Social Work Association of America (SSWA)
• New York State Social Worker Educators Association (NYSSWEA)
• International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)
• Association for Women in Psychology (AWP)
• Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
• International Mental Health Institute (IMH)
• National Social Science Association (NSSA)
• International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
• Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Family Violence and Violence Against Women (CRI-VIFF).

^{Conference Presentations}

• ^{AJCP Teen Kindred Group. (1994). Presentation on group ownership for NY metropolitan JCC teen directors.}
• ^{JCCA Professional Conference, Baltimore. (1995). Presentation on creating a teen friendly environment.}
• ^{JCCA Professional Conference, Washington. (1996). Facilitator of Teen Professionals Institute. Program development, skill building and facilitation technique.}
• ^{JCCA Biennial, New York. (1996). Presentation to lay leaders on how to create an effective Jewish teen program.}
• ^{JCC Teen Professional staff. (1998). On-site consultations to east coast JCC professionals and lay leaders on how to create effective teen programming.}
• ^{JCC MetroWest Staff. (1998). Presentation on ethical conflicts in the workplace.}
• ^{NJAJCS (1999). Presentation and discussion of the results of the 1999 JCSA Survey.}
• ^{HIV/AIDS Conference (1999). Presentation with Michelle Maidenberg. Haitian Culture and the Provision of HIV/AIDS-Related Services.}
• ^{Sweifach, J. & Maidenberg M. (2000). Effective & Efficient Supervision. New York City Chapter National Association of Social Workers. NYC. 11/30/00 & 12/4/00.}
• ^{AASWG (2000). Birnbaum, M., Cicchietti, A., Frankel, A & Sweifach, J. Developing a conference To model,promote, and celebrate groupwork.}
• ^{Sweifach, J. (2000). Barriers to commitment. NJ Singles Network: Singles symposium conference. JCC MetroWest.}
• ^{Hillel Symposium (2001). Jewish identity workshop. NJ Consortium of Jewish Student/Hillel’s.Lay/Professional conference (2001). Committee retention. Terresa Grotta Foundation.}
• ^{Yom Iyun Workshop (2001). Pastoral Counseling. Max Stern Division of Communal Services – REITS, New York, NY.}
• ^{AASWG Invitational (2001). Sweifach, J. & Hanken, M. Cross Cultural Group Work Practice. Cleveland, Ohio.}
• ^{NYS Social Work Education Association (2002). Internet habits of social work doctoral students. Buffalo, NY.}
• ^{AASWG (2002). The chat ‘n’ chew network: Beginnings. New York, NY}
• ^{AASWG (2003). Sweifach, J., & LaPorte, H. Why did they choose group work: Exploring the motivations and perceptions of current MSW students of group work. Boston, Mass}
• ^{Jewish Community Center Association (2004). The development of a teen program:Skills, values & knowledge. Deal, NJ.}
• ^{Iona College (2004). Maidenberg, M., & Sweifach, J. The Provision of HIV/AIDS-Related Services to Haitians. New Rochelle, NY.}
• ^{CSWE (2004). LaPorte, H., Fast, J., Sweifach, J., Clemens, S., Docherty, J., Schaeffer, R., Rodin, R. Enhancing community in a school of social work through a commons day program. Anaheim, CA.}
• ^{SSWA (2004). Sweifach, J., & LaPorte, H. The role of school social workers in HIV/sex education. San Francisco, CA.}
• ^{NASW - NJ (2004). Group Work 101: The art of group facilitation. Atlantic City, NJ.}
• ^{International Society for Third Sector Research (2004). Gibelman, M., & Sweifach, J. Volunteerism among human service professionals, Toronto, Canada.}
• ^{NYSSWEA (2004). Sweifach, J. & Laporte, H. A Practical Guide for Working with Groups, Syracuse, NY}
• ^{AASWG (2004). The future of group work practice. Birnbaum, M., Sweifach, J., & Laporte, H. Detroit, Michigan}
• ^{ARNOVA (2004). Gibelman, M., & Sweifach, J. Patterns of volunteerism among human service professionals, Anaheim, California}
• ^{International Mental Health Institute of Psychiatry (2005). Sweifach, J. & Laporte, H. Domestic Violence in the Orthodox Jewish Home: A Value Sensitive Approach to Recovery. Kings College, London England.}
• ^{International Congress Of Social Work (2005). Sweifach, J. & Laporte, H. A Value Sensitive Approach to Domestic Violence in the Orthodox Jewish Home. Havana, Cuba}
• ^{CSWE (2006). Sweifach, J., LaPorte, H. Group work skill and ethnic sensitivity: Two important proficiencies for working with abused ultra-orthodox Jewish women. Chicago, Il.}
• ^{Cuban Ministry of Public Health (2006). Anderson, M., Beder, J., Charlop, M., Heft-Laporte, H., Hendricks, C., Karasz, A., Mason, S., Strug, D., Sweifach, J. Community-Practitioner Partnerships and Dialog about Health: Experiences from Cuba and New York City. Havana, Cuba.}