Edward Cohen received his M.S.W. and Ph.D. in Social Welfare at the University of
California at Berkeley. He has taught research methods (UC Berkeley) courses in managed
care (UC Davis) and has provided training to mental health agencies in improving agency
performance through the use of data and evaluation. Practice experience includes over 17
years in senior positions as a clinician, administrator, policy planner and consultant in
both private and public mental health and social service agencies. Dr. Cohen was Director
of the Center for Social Services Research at the University of California at Berkeley
prior to joining the faculty at SJSU. He recently served on the editorial board of the
journal Research on Social Work Practice.

Book Chapter

Challenges to quality management in the public sector. (with S J. Penner, S Baler, and M Walkover), Handbook of quality management in behavioral health (2000)
 

Journal Articles

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Partnering with Parents: Promising Approaches to Improve Reunification Outcomes for Children in Foster Care (with J D. Berrick and Elizabeth Anthony), Journal of Family Strengths (2012)

Family reunification is one of the central tenents of the child welfare system, yet research...

 
Do peer relationships matter to Vietnamese adolescents' and young adults' development of identity? Towards a working theory of identity development in a changing culture. (with H Nguyen and A Hines), Journal of Adolescence (2012)
 
mental health services for incarcerated yout: Results from a statewide survey. (with J Pfeifer), Juvenile and Family Court Journal (2011)
 
"I am the face of success": Peer mentors in child welfare. (with J D. Berrick, E Young, and E K. Anthony), Child and Family Social Work (2010)
 
The development of social work in Vietnam: The role of international collaboration. (with A M. Hines, T D. Tran, P A. Lee, and V P. Le), Social Work Education: The International Journal (2010)
 

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Book Reviews and Book Notes

Book Review: Julie M. Rosenzweig & Eileen M. Brennan, Work, life, and the mental health system of care: A guide for professionals supporting families of children with emotional or behavioral disorders., International Journal of Social Welfare (2010)
 
Book review: John Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark, Designing and conducting mixed methods research., Research on Social Work Practice (2008)
 
Book review: John Gerring, Case study research., Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare (2008)
 
Book note: Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt, The practice of research in social work., Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare (2006)
 
Book note: Constance F. Citro, Daniel R. Iglen and Cora B, Marrett (Eds.) Protecting participants and facilitating social and behavioral sciences research., Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare (2004)
 

Selected Government and Unpublished Reports

Mental health and substance abuse services provided by health plans participating in The Healthy families Program. (with E Calderon, M Reiter, S SenGupta, G Salinas, and K Parsons), Sacramento, CA: California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board. (2010)
 
Outcomes of the Contra Costa County emancipated youth survey. (with K Fawley and J D. Berrick), Center for Social services Research, University of California at Berkeley (2009)
 
Partnering with parents: Promising approachd to improve reunification outcomes for children in foster care. (with E K. Anthony, J D. Berrick, and E Young), Berkeley, CA: Center for Social services Research, University of California at Berkeley (2009)
 
The costs of incarcerating youth with mental disorders: Final Report. (with J Pfeifer), Sacramento, CA: Chief Probation Officers of California (2008)
 
A strategic plan to increase the flow of minority, multi-lingual and culturally competent professional social workers into California's mental health system: Final report and recommendations to The California Endowment. (with J Midgley), Berkeley, CA: Center for Social Services Research, University of California at Berkeley (2007)
 

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