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Biography
 Experience in all aspects of mental health working in private, public, administrative sectors, with children/adults/families/communities in national and international settings as clinitian, administrator, and program developer.
Research Interest
U.S./Mexico border Latina adolescent health and sexual health issues; teenage pregnancy and lowering births risks among Latinas and other minority populations; minimizing health care disparities in infants, children, and adolescent minority populations along the border of South Texas.
Teaching Interests
Mental health. Latina/o cultural issues. Individual, family, and group practice.
Social Work Licensure
Dr. Feldman is certified by Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) and has current LCSW licensure in Florida
Publications
Pittman, S., Feldman, J.B. et al. (accepted/publishing date Fall 2009, Vol 12N3). Best Practices for
Working with Pregnant Latina Adolescents along the Texas-Mexico Border. The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education.
Feldman, J. B. & Pittman, S. (2008). Adolescent pregnancy along the Texas-Mexico border: Systematic analysis of risk and resiliency in a Mexican American Population. Social Perspectives, 10 (1), 29-52.
Feldman, J. B. (2007). The effects of support expectations on prenatal attachment: An evidence-based approach for intervention in an adolescent population. Child and Adolescence Social Work Journal,
24 (3), 209-234.
Feldman, J. B. (2007). The effects of support expectations on prenatal attachment: An evidence-based
approach for intervention in an adolescent population. Child and Adolescence Social Work Journal, 24 (3), 209-234.
Presentations
4/08/09-Feldman, J.B. & Alonzo, N. (MSSW student). Fourth Annual Mental Health Research Conference (SMHART)Jackson, MS. Title:Best Practice for Working with a Latina/o Population: Minimizing Disparities in Mental Health.
7/21/08-XXIX International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany-The Effect of Support Expectations on Prenatal Attachment: An Evidence Based Approach for Intervention in an Adolescent Population- (and co-chair of Prenatal Attachment Symposium)
12/1/07-NTI National Conference, Zero to Three Organization-Adolescent Prenatal Attachment: Bridging the Gap from Research Findings to Clinical Practice
9/28/07-TX Society of Allied Health Professions (TXSAHP) 30th Annual State Conference- Development and Testing of Instrument to Measure Critical Thinking Dispositions
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