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Jeffrey L. Edleson | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California at Berkeley |
| Main interests | Children exposed to domestic violence |
| Notable works | Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice (with Susan Schechter) |
Jeffrey L. Edleson is a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School and the Harry & Riva Specht Chair Emeritus in Publicly Supported Social Services at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He served a Dean from 2012 to 2019 and was a Professor in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work for 29 years before moving to Berkeley in August 2012. He was also the Founding Director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. He is one of the world’s leading authorities on children exposed to domestic violence and has published over 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, groupwork, and program evaluation.