PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : LEADERSHIP
2012- 2018 Member, National Committee to Prevent Elder Abuse
2013-2017 Assistant Chair, Psychology Department IUP
2017-2020 Chair, Psychology Department IUP
2013 -2019 Senior Co-Chair Training and Mentoring Action Team National Partnership to End
Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan : Global Partners for Peace (NPEIV)
2018 -2019 President Elect, (NPEIV)
2019 – 2021 President (NPEIV)
2021-present Past-President (NPEIV)
2024- present CEO (NPEIV)
2018 – 2021 Director, ChildFirst PA IUP
Honors : Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Prevention Award (2020) awarded at the 24th National Conference on Violence Abuse and Trauma Across the Lifespan, San Diego, CA.
Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) Award (2020) awarded at the Zero Abuse Project Summit in Orlanda, Florida
National Partnership To End Interpersonal Violence Heritage Service Award (2022) awarded By NPEIV Founders Jackie White and Robert Geffner at NPEIV THINK TANK 2022
Berman, P. (2024). Interviewing and Diagnostic Exercises for Clinical and Counseling Skills Building 2nd Ed. New York, NY: Routledge.
Berman, P. (2020) Violence Across the Lifespan. San Diego, CA: Cognella.
Berman, P. (2018). Case conceptualization and treatment planning: Exercises for integrating theory with clinical practice (4th ed.)Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Berman, P. (2018). Instructor’s Manual for Case conceptualization and treatment planning: Exercises for integrating theory with clinical practice (4th ed.) Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Berman, P. (2015). Case conceptualization and treatment planning: Exercises for integrating theory with clinical practice (3rd ed.)Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Berman, P. (2010). Case conceptualization and treatment planning: Exercises for integrating theory with clinical practice (2nd ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Berman, P. (2010). Helping students develop their case conceptualization and treatment planning skills while providing them with constructive feedback on their writing: An instructor’s manual for the text case conceptualization and treatment planning.Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Berman, P. (2007). Case conceptualization and treatment planning: Exercises in integrating theory with clinical practice (Hakjisa, Trans.). Soeul, Korea: Hakjisa.
Berman, P. (1997). Case conceptualization and treatment planning: Exercises in integrating theory with clinical practice. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Berman, P. (1997). Case conceptualization and treatment planning: A guide for the instructor. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Berman, P. (1994). Therapeutic exercises for victimized and neglected girls. Sarasota: Professional Resource Press.
Berman, P. (1994). Therapeutic exercises for victimized and neglected girls. Sarasota: Professional Resource Press.
Berman, P., & Shopland S. (2005). Interviewing and Diagnostic Exercises for Clinical and Counseling Skills Building. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Chapters in Edited Books
Berman, P. (1999). Structured group therapy for sexually abused preteen girls. In C. Schaefer (Ed.), Short-term Psychotherapy Groups for Children. Northvale: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Berman, P., Ethical issues in child maltreatment. (1997). In D. Marsh & D. Magee (Eds), Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Practice with Families. New York: Wiley.
Berman, P. (1993). Group treatment for sexually abused preteen girls. In L. VandeCreek (Ed.) Innovations in Clinical Practice (Ch. 11), Sarasota: Professional Resource Press, 1993.
Berman, P. (1993). Impact of abusive marital relationships on children. In M. Hansen I. & M. Haraway (Eds.), Battering and Family Therapy: A Feminist Perspective. Newbury Park: Sage.
Berman P. (1993). The influence of graduate training on research attitudes, consumption, and production. In J. Grip, B. Vaughn, K. Edwards, L. Ferguson, & R. Olsen (Eds.), Mirror, Mirror, in the Wall: Framing New Models to Evaluate Professional Competence. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Berman, P., Dinkha, J., Garg, R., & Kasardo, A. (2010). The first step in preventing violence is to recognize the warning signs: A cross-cultural violence prevention project. In M. Jaiswal & R. Garg (Ed.), Enterprise systems and business process management: Global best practices: MacMillan advanced research series. Delhi, India: Macmillan India LTD.
Berman, P. Dinkha, J., Garg, R. & Swiderski, C. (2008). Using digital technology to promote effective education on violence prevention. In M. Jaiswal & R. Garg (Ed.), Enterprise systems and business process management: Global best practices: MacMillan advanced research series. Delhi, India: Macmillan India LTD.
Berman, P., & Perrone, M. (2017). Physical Abuse Across the Lifespan: A Gender Analysis. In Kevin L. Nadal (ed.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Berman, P., & Weisinger, E. (Eds.) (2024). Parental Alienation and Family Reunification: Controversial Issues, Current Research, Approaches and Programs. New York, NY: Routledge.
Berman, P., & Weisinger, E. (2021). Family Reunification in Family Court. Special Issue on Family Reunification for the Journal of Child Trauma, Divorce, and Child Development. Springer Publications
Vieth, V., Berman, P., et al. (2020). The National Plan to End Interpersonal Violence in Three Generations. In B. Geffner, V. Veith, J. White, K. Hamberger (Eds.) Handbook of Violence Across the Lifespan. New York, NY: Springer
Articles in Academic Journals
Berman, P. (2014). Girls in violence: Tracing the roots of criminal behavior by Judith A. Ryder (book Review), Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(3), 433, DOI: 10.1177/0361684314535904
Berman, P. (2007). Can the many roles of psychologists be used to prevent violence? In K. Fanti (Ed.), Psychological Science: Research, Theory and Future Directions (249-262). Athens, Greece: ATINER.
Berman, P. (2004). If we are the good guys, why do we feel so bad?, CYC-Online, 64. Retrieved from http://cyc-net.org/cyc-online/cycol-0504-berman.html
Berman, P., (1996). If we are the good guys, why do we feel so bad? Its time to fight burnout. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 5(2).
Berman, P. (1990). Group therapy techniques for sexually abused preteen girls. Child Welfare, 69(3).
Berman, P., & Bonach, K. (Under Review). Child & Adult Advocacy Studies, Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, Thousand Oaks, Sage.
Berman, P., Clarke, A. & Dinkha, J. (2014). Recognizing the warning signs of violence across the lifespan: Samples from Kuwait and the USA. In C. Pracana (Ed.) Psychology Applications & Developments (1-9). Lisbon, Portugal: InScience Press.
Berman, P., Sulsky, L., Pargament, K., Balzar, B. & Kausch, D. (1991). The role of needs assessment in the design of employee assistance programs: A case study. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 6(3).
Berman, P., Khademi, M., Bennett, L., Houck, D., Miller, C., and Peak, B. (1988). Professional women, paraprofessional, victimized women: A multi-system empowerment process. Practice, 6(3).
Berman, P., & Johnson, H. (1985). A psychophysiological assessment battery. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 10(3).
Berman, P., & Weisinger, E. (2022). Parental alienation vs coercive control: Controversial issues and current research. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/26904586.2022.2125475
Cheal, J., & Berman, P. (1978). Amphetamine-induced stereotypy in the Mongolian Gerbil. Behavioral Biology, 23, 469-476.
Khrapatina, I., & Berman, P. (2016). The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health in College Students, Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. Thousand Oaks, Sage. DOI 10.1007/s40653-016-0093-0
Advocacy Blog
Berman, P., Hosack, A. & Hecht, K. (2018- 2020). Story of Claire. www.NPEIV.org and www.pearlsberman.com/blog Provided violence prevention education as well as personal, social, and political advocacy.
Berman, P. (coming in 2024). Story of Claire. www.pearlsberman.com/blog Provides violence prevention education as well as personal, social, and political advocacy.
Newsletters
Berman, P. (2015). Domestic Homicide Across the Lifespan, NPEIV Newsletter Sept/Oct. RetrievedFrom http://www.npeiv.org.
Berman, P. (2002). How can you help an abused child whose parent is an alcoholic? NACOA News, Spring, 1-7.
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