Sandra Kopels
Biographic Data
| ID | 5510648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Kopels |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Kopels |
| SIGNATURE | KOPELS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Campus mental health services
College officials indicate that the number of students with serious mental illnesses has risen significantly. Recent media attention surrounding several high profile suicides has opened discussion of mental illness on campus. The authors summarize literature on college students and mental illness, including barriers to service receipt. Recommendations to improve campus-based responses to serious mental illness are presented on the basis of well-a…
For reasons of poverty’
Advocating in Schools for Children with Disabilities
All social workers who work with children and families, regardless of their practice setting, should be aware of the important educational rights to which children with disabilities and their families are entitled. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 101-476), one of the most sweeping laws protecting children with disabilities, was substantially amended in 1997, and its regulatory provisions became legally effective in October 1…
Adding Legal Insult to Injury
This article examines reported appellate cases from various jurisdictions in which battered mothers did not abuse their children but were penalized for their partners' abusive conduct in light of the underlying dynamics of domestic violence. It presents recommendations for increased collaboration, cooperation, and understanding between those who work with persons who are experiencing domestic violence and those who work with abused children. The …
Wedded to the Status Quo
Do Social Workers Have a Duty to Warn
In 1974, in a landmark case, Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California, a court for the first time imposed liability on a mental health professional for failing to protect a victim from the violent acts of a client. Tarasoff and the case law and statutes that have followed have raised a number of legal, ethical, and practical questions for social workers. Among the most important questions are whether social workers have a duty to protect t…
For reasons of poverty’
Adding Legal Insult to Injury
This article examines reported appellate cases from various jurisdictions in which battered mothers did not abuse their children but were penalized for their partners' abusive conduct in light of the underlying dynamics of domestic violence. It presents recommendations for increased collaboration, cooperation, and understanding between those who work with persons who are experiencing domestic violence and those who work with abused children. The …
Do Social Workers Have a Duty to Warn
In 1974, in a landmark case, Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California, a court for the first time imposed liability on a mental health professional for failing to protect a victim from the violent acts of a client. Tarasoff and the case law and statutes that have followed have raised a number of legal, ethical, and practical questions for social workers. Among the most important questions are whether social workers have a duty to protect t…
Advocating in Schools for Children with Disabilities
All social workers who work with children and families, regardless of their practice setting, should be aware of the important educational rights to which children with disabilities and their families are entitled. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 101-476), one of the most sweeping laws protecting children with disabilities, was substantially amended in 1997, and its regulatory provisions became legally effective in October 1…
Do Social Workers Have a Duty to Warn
In 1974, in a landmark case, Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California, a court for the first time imposed liability on a mental health professional for failing to protect a victim from the violent acts of a client. Tarasoff and the case law and statutes that have followed have raised a number of legal, ethical, and practical questions for social workers. Among the most important questions are whether social workers have a duty to protect t…
Wedded to the Status Quo
Adding Legal Insult to Injury
This article examines reported appellate cases from various jurisdictions in which battered mothers did not abuse their children but were penalized for their partners' abusive conduct in light of the underlying dynamics of domestic violence. It presents recommendations for increased collaboration, cooperation, and understanding between those who work with persons who are experiencing domestic violence and those who work with abused children. The …
Advocating in Schools for Children with Disabilities
All social workers who work with children and families, regardless of their practice setting, should be aware of the important educational rights to which children with disabilities and their families are entitled. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 101-476), one of the most sweeping laws protecting children with disabilities, was substantially amended in 1997, and its regulatory provisions became legally effective in October 1…
For reasons of poverty’
Campus mental health services
College officials indicate that the number of students with serious mental illnesses has risen significantly. Recent media attention surrounding several high profile suicides has opened discussion of mental illness on campus. The authors summarize literature on college students and mental illness, including barriers to service receipt. Recommendations to improve campus-based responses to serious mental illness are presented on the basis of well-a…
Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Mental health (2 works)