About Rachel Birnbaum Rachel Birnbaum is an associate professor in the King's University College School of Social Work at the University of Western Ontario. Books by Rachel Birnbaum Practising Social Work Research Case Studies for Learning, Third Edition by (author) Rick Csiernik & Rachel Birnbaum Practising Social Work Research Case Studies for Learning, Second Edition by (author) Rick Csiernik & Rachel Birnbaum