Dr. Mitchell A Rosenwald

Associate Professor
MRosenwald@mail.barry.edu

Profile

Dr. Rosenwald is proud to be a member of the social work profession and is committed to student-centered social work education.  He teaches foundation and advanced practice courses as well as an elective on conflict resolution. Originally from Maryland, he received his B.A. in Sociology and Economics from Salisbury University, his M.A. in Sociology from Syracuse University, and his M.S.W. and PhD. in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. An advocate for children and families, Dr. Rosenwald’s post-M.S.W. practice experience includes: investigating child abuse and neglect; providing home-based individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, care management and advocacy for both youth and seniors facing challenges; writing home studies for an adoption agency; and conducting group work with adopted children, adult day care residents, gay men, and LGBTQ youth.

He currently practices group work in the community, serves as the Legislative Chair for the Broward County chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified Florida Supreme Court Family Mediator.  He has volunteered as a community mediator, a trainer with the Alternatives to Violence Project, and as a mediator and consultant for the NASW New York State Chapter Ethics Committee. Dr. Rosenwald presented nationally at conferences hosted by the Child Welfare League of America, the Council on Social Work Education, the American Adoption Congress, and the Peace Studies Association.

His books and peer-reviewed publications include:

• Rosenwald, M. & Riley, E. (in press). Advocating for children in foster care:  A guide to getting the best out of the system for foster parents and practitioners. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Rosenwald, M. (in press). “Revising your work for successful publication.”  In K. Bromley, (Ed.), Writing for Educators: Personal Essays and Practical Advice. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
• Rosenwald, M. (in press).  A glimpse within:  An exploratory study of child welfare agencies’ practices with LGBTQ youth.  Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 21(1).
• Wiener, D. & Rosenwald, M. (in press). Unlocking doors:  Providing educational “keys” to MSW programs and students for social justice. Journal of Progressive Human Services.19(2)
• Rosenwald, M. (Ed.). (2008). One paradigm, many worlds: Conflict resolution across the disciplines.  Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Rosenwald, M. (2008).  Group work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals. In Gittterman, A. & Salmon, R. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups. London: Routledge.
• Rosenwald, M. & Bronstein, L. (2008).  Foster parents speak: Preferred characteristics of fosterchildren and experiences in the role of foster parent. Journal of Family Social Work, 11(3). 287-302.
• Bartone, A., Rosenwald, M. & Bronstein, L. (2008). Examining the structure and dynamics of kinship care groups.  Social Work with Groups,31(3/4), 223-237.
• Rosenwald, M. (2008). “Group work practice with LGBTQ people.” In G.P. Mallon, (Ed.). Social work practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. 2nd ed. (pp.221-239). New York:  Routledge.
• Clements, J.A. & Rosenwald, M. (2007).  Foster parents’ perspectives on LGBT youth in the child welfare system, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services,19(1), 57-69.
• Rosenwald, M. (2007). “Mutual aid: Alive and well in group work.” Reflections, 13(2), 56-65.
• Rosenwald, M. & Hyde, C. (2006c). Political ideology of social workers: An under explored dimension of practice. Advances in Social Work, 7(2), 14-26.
• Rosenwald, M. (2006b). A part versus apart: Exploring the relationship between social workers’ political ideology and their professional affiliation. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 3(2), 1-12.
• Rosenwald, M. (2006a). Exploring the political ideologies of social workers. Social Work Research, 30(2), 121-6.