Book Chapters

Zajicek-Farber, M. L. (2012). Caring and coping: Helping the family of a child with a disability. In M. L. Batshaw, N. Roizen, & G.R. Lotrecchiano (Eds.), Children with disabilities, 7th ed., (Chapter 37), Paul H. Brookes.

Zajicek-Farber, M. L. (2011). Connections of maternal sensitivity to children’s development,
health, and well-being. In Davis, D.W. & Logsdon, M.C. (Eds.). Maternal sensitivity: A scientific foundation for practice. (Chapter 13). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Batshaw, M., Shapiro, B., & Farber, M.L.Z. (2007). Developmental delay and intellectual disability. In M. Batshaw, L. Pellegrino, & N.J. Roizen (Eds.), Children with disabilities, 6th ed., (pp. 245-261), Paul H. Brookes.

Farber, M.Z. (2001). Evaluating therapeutic change. In E.M. Timberlake & M. M. Cutler (Eds.). Play therapy in clinical social work (pp. 329-349). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Journal Articles

Zajicek-Farber, M. L., Lotrecchiano, G., Long, T., & Farber, J.M. (2015). Parental perceptions of family centered care in medical homes of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Maternal and Child Health Journal, Accepted. doi: 10.1007/s10995-015-1688-z

Zajicek-Farber, M. L., Mayer, L. M., & Daughtery, L., & Rodkey, E. (2014). The buffering effect of childhood routines: Longitudinal connections between early parenting and pre-kindergarten learning readiness of children in low-income families. Journal of Social Service Research. 40(5), 699-720. doi: 10.1080/01488376.2014.930946

Brophy-Herb, H.E, Zajicek-Farber, M. L., McKelvey, L., Bocknek, E. L., & Stansbury, K. (2013). Longitudinal connections of maternal supportiveness and early emotion regulation to later school readiness of young children in low-income families. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 4(1), 2-19. doi: 10.5243/jsswr.2013.1

Lotrecchiano, G.R., McDonald, P., Lyons L., Long, T., & Zajicek-Farber, M. L. (2012). Blended learning: Strengths, challenges, and lessons learned in an interprofessional training program. Maternal and Child Health Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10995-012-1175-8

Zajicek-Farber, M.L., Mayer, L. M., & Daughtery, L. (2012). Connections between parental mental health, stress, child routines, and early emotional behavioral regulation of preschool children in low-income families. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research,3(1), 31-50. doi:10.5243/jsswr.2012.3

Zajicek-Farber, M.L., Walls, S., Kisker, E., Luze, G.J., & Summers, J.A. (2011). Comparing service use of Early Head Start families of children with and without disabilities. Journal of Family Social Work, 14(2), 159-178. doi: 10.1080/10522158.2011.544022

Zajicek-Farber, M. L. (2010). Building practice evidence for parent mentoring during homevisiting in early childhood. Research on Social Work Practice, 20, 46-64. doi: 10.1177/0123456789123456

Zajicek-Farber, M. L. (2010). The contributions of parenting and postnatal depression on emergent language of children in low-income families, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19(3), 257-269. doi: 1007/s10826-009-9293-7

Farber, M.L.Z. (2009). Parent mentoring and child anticipatory guidance with Latino and African American families, Health and Social Work, 34(3), 179-189. doi: 10.1093/hsw/34.3.179

Zajicek-Farber, M. L. (2009). Postnatal depression and infant health practices among high-risk women. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18(2), 236-245. doi: 10.1007/s10826-008-9224-z.

Farber, M. L. Z., & Sabatino, C. A. (2007). Therapeutic summer weekend camp for grieving children: Supporting clinical practice through empirical evaluation. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 24(4), 385-402. doi: 10.1007/s10560-007-0090-0

Farber, M. L. Z., & Maharaj, R. (2005). Empowering high-risk families of children with disabilities. Research on Social Work Practice. 17(6), 501-515. doi: 10.1177/1049731505276412

Taylor, N., Wall, S., Liebow, H., Sabatino, C., Timberlake, E., & Farber, M. (2005). Mother and soldier: Raising a child with a disability in a low-income military family. Exceptional Children, 72(1), 83-99. doi: 10.1177/001440290507200105

Wall, S. M., Taylor, N. E., Liebow, H., Sabatino, C. A., Mayer, L. M., Farber, M. Z, & Timberlake, E. M. (2005). Early Head Start and access to early intervention services: a qualitative investigation. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 25(4), 218-231. doi: 10.1177/02711214050250040301

Timberlake, E., Farber, M., Wall, S., Taylor, N., & Sabatino, C. (2003). Resettlement challenges in the “Land of Opportunity”: The experience of economically disadvantaged immigrant women. Social Thought, 22(4), 75-92.

Farber, M., Timberlake, E., Mudd, H., & Cullen, L. (2003). Preparing parents for adoption: An Agency's experience. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 20(3), 175-196. doi: 10.1023/A:1023605811888

Wall, S., Timberlake, E., Farber, M., Sabatino, C., Liebow, H, Smith, N. & Taylor, N. (1999). Needs and aspirations of the working poor: Early Head Start Applicants. Families in Society, 81(4), 412-421. doi: 10.1606/1044-3894.1036

Zajicek-Farber, M. L. (1998). Promoting good health in adolescents with disabilities. Health and Social Work, 23(3), 203-213. doi: 10.1093/hsw/23.3.203

Sabatino, C., Timberlake, E., and Zajicek-Farber, M. (1992). Psychosocial coping of urban children. Social Thought, 17, 35-47.