LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Idit Weiss-Gal
BOOKS
Weiss-Gal,I., & Gal, J. (2011). Policy practice in social work. Jerusalem: Magnes. (Hebrew)
REFEREED ARTICLES
1. Korin-Langer, N., Spiro, S, E., Weiss, I., & Sherer, M. (1994). Universities and the labor
market: Trends in the supply and demand of professional Manpower in social work. Society and
Welfare, 14, 165-180. (Hebrew).
2. Weiss, I., Rabinowitz, J., & Spiro, S. (1996). Agreement between therapists and clients in their
evaluation of therapy and its outcomes: Literature review. Administration and Policy in Mental
Health, 23, 493-511.
3. Gal, J., & Weiss, I. (2000). Policy-practice in social work and social work education in Israel.
Social Work Education, 19, 485-499.
4. Weiss, I. (2000). The impact of the income support law upon the functioning of the local social
services departments: Have the expectation been realized? Social Security, 58, 76- 96. (Hebrew).
Published also as: Weiss, I. (2004). The impact of the Income Support Law on social service
departments: Expectations and realities. Social Security -Special English Edition, 3, 35-55.
5. Weiss, I., & Gal, J. (2001). The professional preferences of first year social work students in
Israel. Society & Welfare, 21, 159-176. (Hebrew)
6. Weiss, I. (2001). The ideology, policy and practice of adult probation service in Israel. British
Journal of Social Work, 31, 775-789.
7. Weiss, I., Gal, J., Cnaan, R.A & Maglejlic R. (2002). What kind of social policy do social work
students prefer? A comparison of students in three countries. International Social Work, 45, 5981.
8. Weiss, I., & Wozner, Y. (2002). Ten models for probation supervision compared across eight
dimensions. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 34 (3), 85-105.
9. Spiro, S.E., Sherer, M., Korin-Langer, N., Weiss, I. (2002). The development of Israeli social
work. Society & Welfare, 22, 135-152. (Hebrew). Published also as: Spiro, S.E., Sherer, M.,
Korin-Langer, N., Weiss, I. (2003). The development of the social work profession in Israel. In:
U. Aviram (Ed.). Academic social work education in Israel: Past, present and future (pp. 73-92).
Tel-Aviv: Cherikover. (Hebrew)
10. Weiss, I., Gal, J., Cnaan, R.A., & Maglejlic R. (2002) Where does it begin? A comparative
perspective on the professional preferences of first year social work students. British Journal of
Social Work, 32, 589-608.
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11. Weiss, I. (2003). Social work students and social change: On the link between views on
poverty, social work goals and policy-practice. International Journal of Social Welfare, 12 (2),
132- 141.
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12. Weiss, I., & Gal, J. (2004). Social work graduates and welfare economy sector preferences: A
cross-national perspective. Administration in Social Work, 28, 201-215.
13. Weiss, I., Spiro, S.E., Sherer, M., Korin-Langer, N. (2004). Social work in Israel: Professional
characteristics in an international comparative perspective. International Journal of Social
Welfare, 13, 287-296.
14. Weiss, I. (2004). Social work students` views on poverty: An international perspective. Social
Security, 66, 35- (Hebrew).
15. Weiss, I., Gal, J., Cnaan, R.A. (2004). Social work education as professional socialization: A
study of the impact of social work education upon the professional preferences of students.
Journal of Social Service Research, 31, 13-31.
16. Weiss, I., Gal, J., Cnaan, R.A. (2005). Does social work education have an impact on social
policy preferences? A three-cohort study. Journal of Social Work Education, 41, 29-48.
17. Weiss, I. (2005). Is there a global common core to social work? A cross-national comparative
study of BSW graduate students. Social Work, 50, 101-110.
18. Weiss, I. (2005). Critical perspectives on social work. Society & Welfare, 25, 249-281.
(Hebrew)
19. Weiss, I. (2005). Interest in working with the elderly- A cross-national study of graduating
social work students. Journal of Social Work Education, 41, 371-383.
20. Weiss, I. (2005). The service users groups preferences of social work students in seven
countries. Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation, 6, 121-136.
21. Gal, J., & Weiss, I. (2005). Social Work, unemployment and the unemployed. Society &
Welfare, 25, 485-510.(Hebrew)
22. Weiss, I., & Kaufman, R. (2006). Educating for social action: An evaluation of the impact of a
fieldwork training program. Journal of Policy Practice, 5, 5-30.
23. Weiss, I. (2006). Factors associated with interest in working with the poor. Families in
Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 87, 385-394.
24. Weiss, I., Gal, J., & Katan, J. (2006) Social policy for social work: A teaching agenda. British
Journal of Social Work, 36, 789-806.
25. Weiss, I. (2006). Modes of practice and the dual mission of social work: A cross-national
study of social work students' preferences. Journal of Social Service Research, 32, 135-151.
26. Krumer-Nevo, M., & Weiss, I. (2006) Factors affecting social work students’ interest in
working with different client groups. Journal of Social Work Education, 42, 443-464.
27. Weiss-Gal, I. (2006). Policy- practice in social work: A conceptual framework for action.
Society & Welfare, 26, 445-502. (Hebrew).
28. Weiss-Gal, I., & Gal. J. (2007) Poverty in the eyes of the beholder: Social workers compared
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to other middle class professionals. British Journal of Social Work, 37, 893-908.
29. Weiss- Gal, I. & Gal, J. (2007). Social workers' attitudes towards social welfare policy.
International Journal of Social Welfare, 16, 349-357.
30. Jibara Bar-Shua, E., & Weiss- Gal, I. (2007). Attitudes towards victim-offender mediation and
motivation to engage in mediation among Israeli probation officers. Society and Welfare, 27, 285314. (Hebrew).
31. Weiss-Gal, I., & Gal, J. (2008). Social welfare policy: Preferences of Arab and Jewish social
workers in Israel. Families in Society, 89, 129-138.
32. Weiss-Gal, I. (2008). The Person-in-Environment approach: Professional ideology and
practice of social workers in Israel. Social Work, 53, 65-75.
(Published also as: Weiss-Gal, I. (2007). The Person-in-Environment approach: Professional
ideology and practice of social workers in Israel, Society and Welfare, 27, 567-596 (Hebrew).
33. Avrami, S., Gal, J., & Weiss-Gal, I. (2008). Parliamentary committees as an arena for policypractice by social workers. Society and Welfare, 28, 103-122. (Hebrew).
34. Weiss-Gal, I., & Gal, J. (2008). An exploration of social workers' involvement in policypractice: The role of social and professional values. Journal of Social Service Research, 34, 1527.
35. Weiss-Gal, I & Welbourne, P. (2008). The professionalization of social work: A crossnational exploration. International Journal of Social Welfare, 17, 281-290.
36. Levin, L & ,.Weiss-Gal, I. (2009) .Are social workers required to engage in participatory
practices? An analysis of job descriptions .Health and Social Care in the Community, 17, 491- ,
104.
37. Weiss-Gal, I. Benyamini, Y., Ginzburg, K., Savaya, R. & Peled, E. (2009). Social workers'
and service users' causal attributions for poverty. Social Work. 54, 125-134.
38. Weiss-Gal, I., & Gal, J. (2009) Realizing rights in social work. Social Service Review, 83,
267-292.
39. Weiss-Gal, I., & Peled, E. (2009). Publishing voice: Training social workers in policy
practice. British Journal of Social Work ,39, 368-382. (Published also in Social SecurityHebrew).
40. Katan, Y., Gal, J. & Weiss-Gal, I. (2009). The role of local government in dealing with
poverty. Society & Welfare, 29, 283- 310. (Hebrew)
41. Weiss- Gal, I. (2009). Teaching critical perspectives: Analyses of professional practice in the
film "Ladybird, Ladybird". Social Work Education, 28, 873-886.
42. Krumer-Nevo, M. Weiss-Gal, I., & Monnickendam, M. (2009). Poverty-aware social work
practice: A conceptual framework for social work education. Journal of Social Work Education,
45 (2), 225-243.
(Published also in Society & Welfare in Hebrew).
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43. Weiss- Gal, I. & Levin, L. (2010). Social workers and policy-practice: An analysis of job
descriptions in Israel. Journal of Policy Practice, 9, 183-200. (Published also in Social
Security in Hebrew)
44. Krumer-Nevo, M. Weiss-Gal, I., & Levin, L. (2011) Is Social work in Israel aware of
poverty? Discourse analysis of social workers' Job descriptions. Journal of Social Policy,
40, (2), 313–332. (Published also in Society & Welfare in Hebrew)
45. Gal, J., & Weiss-Gal, I. (2011). Social policy formulation and the role of professionals: The
involvement of social workers in parliamentary committees in Israel. Health and Social Care
in the Community, 19, 158-167. (Published also in Social Security in Hebrew)
46. Refetov, E., & Weiss-Gal, I. (2011). Initiating public participation by community workers
with regard to decisions pertaining to community intervention. Society & Welfare, 31,
(Hebrew)
47. Weiss,-Gal I., & Savaya, R. A hands-on policy practice seminar for social workers in Israel:
Description and evaluation. Journal of Policy Practice.
Chapters in Books
1. Spiro, S.E., Sherer, M., Korin-Langer, N., & Weiss, I. (1997). Israel. In N.S. Mayadas, T.D.
Watts & D. Elliot (Eds.). International handbook on social work theory and practice (223-244).
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
2. Spiro, S.E., Sherer, M., Korin-Langer, N., Weiss, I. (1998). The professionalization of Israeli
social work. In F.M. Loewenberg (Ed.).Meeting the challenges of a changing society: Fifty years
of social work in Israel (pp.29-50). Jerusalem: Magnes.
3. Weiss, I. (2003). The dominant probation model in the adult probation service in Israel. In
Hovav, M., Sebba, L., & Amir, M. (Eds.). Trends in criminology: Theory, policy and practice
(pp. 127-170). Jerusalem: The Harry and Michael Sacher Institute for Legislative Research and
Comparative Law, the Institute of Criminology, The Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University.
(Hebrew).
4. Meijs, L. C. P. M., Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Ascoli, U., Ranade, S., Hustinx,
L., Weber, S., & Weiss, I. (2003). All in the eyes of the beholder? Perceptions of volunteering
across eight countries. In P. Dekker and L. Halman (Eds.). The values of volunteering: Cross
cultural perspectives (pp. 19-34). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Book.
5. Weiss, I., & Gal, J. (2003). Israel. In I. Weiss, J. Gal, & J. Dixon (Eds.). Professional
ideologies and preferences in social work: A global study (pp. 141-155). Westport, CT: Praeger.
6. Levin, L. & Weiss-Gal I. (2011). Social work education in Israel at the dawn of the 21st century. In
S. Stanley (Ed.). Social Work Education in Countries of the East: Issues and Challenges. (pp. 191207). Nova Science Publishers.
7. Weiss-Gal, I., & Filosof, R. (2012). Policy practice in social work. In H. Hovav, Lawental,
E., & Katan, Y. (Eds.). Introduction to Israeli Social Work. Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad.
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(Hebrew)
8. Weiss- Gal, I. (in press). Policy practice in Israel: An emergent form of social work practice. In:
Gal. J., & Weiss-Gal, I. (Eds.). Social workers influencing social policy: An international
perspective on policy practice. Policy Press.
Edited Books
1. Weiss, I., Gal, J., & Dixon, J. (Eds.). (2003). Professional ideologies and preferences in
social work: A global study. Westport, CT: Praeger. (234 pp.)
2. Weiss, I., & Welbourne, P. (Eds.) (2007). Social work as a profession – A comparative crossnational perspective. Britain: Venture Press. (251 pp.)
3. Gal. J., & Weiss-Gal, I. (Eds.). (in press). Social workers influencing social policy: An international
perspective on policy practice. Policy Press.
Edited Special Issues
Weiss-Gal, I., & Asher Ben- Arieh (Guest Eds.) (2009). Social workers and policy in Israel
(special issue). Social Security, 81. (Hebrew).
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. Gal, J., & Weiss, I. (2006). Anti-poverty strategies in Jerusalem. Jerusalem:
The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies. (Hebrew).
2. Katan, J., & Weiss, I. (2007). The role of the government in developing civil society and social
capital in at-risk-communities. Jerusalem: The Ministry of Welfare and Social Services. (Hebrew)