ABSTRACT
Marla Berg-Weger is a professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University, Missouri, where she also serves as the Executive Director, Geriatric Education Center and is a past Director of Field Education. Dr. Berg-Weger has been a social worker for over three decades and holds social work degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Her social work practice experience includes public social welfare services, domestic violence services, mental health, and gerontological and health care social work. Her research and writing focus on social work practice and gerontological social work, particularly in the areas of family caregiving, dementia care, and older adult mobility. With Julie Birkenmaier, she co-authored the textbook The Practicum Companion for Social Work: Integrating Class and Field Work. With Birkenmaier and Marty Dewees, she co-authored another book in this series, Contemporary Social Work Practice. She is the past president and secretary of the Association of Gerontology in Social Work. She serves as the Managing Editor of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work. She is a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America.
