Expert in group Work Practice, Clinical Practice and Community Practice
MSW, Wurzweiler School of Social Work/YU - New York
BS, Boston University, MA
Jill Becker-Feigeles PhD, LCSW-R is a Clinical Associate and Sequence Chair for generalist Practice I and II at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. In addition to her expertise in teaching, Dr. Becker-Feigeles has several research interests including the benefits of intergenerational relationships to older adults, experiences of aging with chronic illness, and professional social work education including work on the WSSW grants for training social worker’s in working with vulnerable adolescents. She has published or presented in all these areas. In addition, she has been a lead in developing content for a virtual community incorporated into MSW education. Prior to joining the faculty Dr. Becker-Feigeles was the director of a large senior center in New York City. Enthusiastically dedicated to her students and to the art and science of teaching, nothing thrills Dr. Becker-Feigeles more than a classroom of new students.
Becker-Feigeles, J. (2018). Developing an SBIRT Curriculum in Advanced Practice. Chapter 18. In T. MacMillan & A. Sisselman (Eds.), New Directions in Treatment, Education, and Outreach for Mental Health and Addiction. Springer International.
DiLorenzo, T. A., Becker-Feigeles, J., Halper, J., & Piccone, M. A. (2008). A qualitative investigation of factors related to adaptation in older individuals with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(15), 1088–1097.
Becker-Feigeles, J. (2004). Meeting the work and leisure needs of older persons. Invited to participate in the publication of the Proceedings of the Conference: Meeting the Challenges of Older Persons: Combining Practice and Policy, National and International Perspectives on Aging, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, February 2, 2003.
- Generalist Practice I and II
- Generalist Practice Fieldwork I and II
- Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- Cultural Diversity
- Family Systems
- Doctoral Advising