Esther Urdang

Esther Urdang, PhD (Simmons), MSS (Adelphi), has practiced

for many years in mental health and family agencies, hospitals,

and private practice. At Boston College Graduate School of

Social Work for 27 years, she taught clinical courses as Adjunct

Associate Professor and was Assistant Director of Field Education.

Subsequently, Dr. Urdang was a Research Advisor at Smith College

School for Social Work.

Her published papers include

In Defense of Process Recording,

The Discipline of Faculty Advising,

The Video Lab: Mirroring Reflections of Self and the Other,

Becoming a Field Instructor: A Key Experience in Professional Development,

Awareness of Self—a Critical Tool.

She has received the Simmons Alumni Special Recognition Award

for her writing, twice for papers and once for the first edition of her textbook:

Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Interweaving the Inner and Outer Worlds.

She has written its third edition for Routledge Press.