Ruth Soffer-Elnekave, MSW

PhD candidate, research assistant
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Ruth received her BSW and MSW from The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be’er- Sheva, Israel. She worked in the Israeli Foster Care Services since 2005, both as a case worker and a supervisor with diverse and minority populations and developed the foster care services in the Bedouin community in the south of Israel. Ruth is currently a PhD candidate in the University of Minnesota, conducting research in areas of child welfare with culturally and ethnically diverse communities. Her Idissertation focuses on social workers in areas of intractable political conflict, their life stories and professional roles.

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Presentation(s):

• Political Conflict and Peace-Making - Is it a Social Work Role?

  Friday, November 11, 2022
  8:15 AM – 8:45 AM

• Memo from Direct-Line Social Workers: “Neoliberalism Isn't Dead.” Findings from Minnesota’s Working Conditions Survey

  Saturday, November 12, 2022
  3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

• Covid-19 Employment Patterns and Protections: Findings from a Statewide Survey of Licensed Social Workers

  Saturday, November 12, 2022
  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM