Judith T. Herzberg, PhD
Judith T. Herzberg, PhD
- Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services Administration, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, 2010
- Master of Arts in Behavioral Sciences, Kean University, Union, NJ, 1993
- Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1978
Judith T. Herzberg worked in the medical nonprofit sector for 15 years, in direct patient care, long-term care administration, and public health education. Later, at Rutgers University, she served as the executive assistant to the Dean of Student Life and Minority Affairs and became the Coordinator of Rutgers Summer Multicultural Institute. In 1997, she began teaching in the New Jersey community college system in the human services and psychology department. Herzberg has served in various capacities in her professional organizations in the fields of education, psychology, and human services. Following publication of her human services generalist textbook, she has been working on a textbook on ethics for human services leadership and she continues to contribute articles on social change education to publications in her discipline. This work helps Herzberg to remain current in her field to ensure that she brings the best educational experience to her students.
- Ethical Leadership
- Organization Planning and Performance Management
- Ethical Decision Making
- Group Dynamics
- Cultural Competence Leadership
Watertown (Mass.) Commission on Disability
Selected Works
Presentations
Herzberg, J. T. (2015). The Difficulties of Teaching Ethics in Human Services. Paper presented at New England Organization for Human Services Conference, East Hartford, CT.
Herzberg, J. T. (2014). Guest Lecturer at Arizona State University, School of Social Transformation. Spoke about using the community contacts to develop culturally appropriate service programs.
Herzberg, J. T. (2013). The History and Future of Human Services. Paper presented at New England Organization for Human Services Conference, Mt Ida College, Newton, MA.
Herzberg, J. T. (2012). Innovations in the Academic Discipline of Human Services: Building a Socially Just Society. Paper presented at New England Organization for Human Services Conference, Springfield College, Springfield, MA.
Herzberg, J. T. (2011). Are Human Services Educators Teaching Large-scale Social Change? Paper presented at New England Organization for Human Services Conference, Lincoln, RI. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.4925.3761
Herzberg, J. T. (2010). Historical Perspective of Human Services Education. Paper presented at New England Organization for Human Services Conference, Waltham, MA.
Herzberg, J. T. (2009). A Paradoxical Partnership: Government and Human Services Organizations. Paper presented at the New England Organization for Human Services Conference, Danielson, CT.
Publications
Herzberg, J.T. (2020). Human Services: A Tenuous Start to a Distinctive Discipline. Human Services Today, 1(2), 25-26.
Herzberg, J. T. (2015). Foundation in Human Services: A Generalist Perspective on Individual, Agency, and Community. This undergraduate textbook is designed to inform students about human services practice. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Higher Education.
Herzberg, J. T. (2012). Human Services. Created the initial article on Wikipedia. Authored wiki article that outlines the history and development of human services into an academic discipline. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_services
Herzberg, J.T. (2008). Why Doesn’t the Academy Recognize Us? The Human Services Educator, New England Organization for Human Services Education Newsletter, Volume 1 (1).
Herzberg, J.T. (2005). Promoting Community Change with Tenacity. The Link: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Organization for Human Services, June, Volume 27 (1).
Townes, J.E. (2005). Human Services Education: Serving the Adult Learner. The Link: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Organization for Human Services, March, Volume 26 (1).
Townes, J.E. (2004). Human Services by any other name is not Social Work. The Link: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Organization for Human Services, January, Volume 12 (1).
Townes, J.E. (2003). Multicultural Issues in Human Services. The Link: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Organization for Human Services, September, Volume 18 (1).
