Roberta G. Sands, MSW, PhD

3701 Locust Walk, Caster Building, Room D4
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214
215.898.5532 (phone); 215.573.2099 (fax)
rgsands@sp2.upenn.edu

Professor Sands is known for her contributions to clinical social work practice in mental health, postmodern feminism, and qualitative research.

• She is the author of Clinical Social Work Practice in Community Mental Health and Clinical Social Work Practice in Behavioral Mental Health: A Postmodern Approach to Practice with Adults, 2nd edition; co-author of Interprofessional and Family Discourses: Voices, Knowledge, and Practice; and the author of over 60 articles published in social work and other social science journals.
• Her research has focused on intergenerational family relations, with a focus on  mothers and daughters and grandparents who are raising their grandchildren..
• She has conducted qualitative research on religious and spiritual transformation among Jewish and African American individuals and families; and on the development of cultural competence by mental health providers.
• She teaches or has taught courses in clinical social work practice, qualitative research, practice theory, and women’s issues

Curriculum Vitae (pdf) | Research | Link to Scholarly Papers