Introduction

Patti Geier, MSW, CSW, is psychotherapist in private practice in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York. Articles by Ms. Geier on this site are:

• Relationship Tip Sheet – Couples Therapy for Lesbians and Gay Men: The Basics
• Addictions – How Social Workers Help: The Dark Side of Prescription Drugs

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Bette J. Freedson, LICSW, LCSW, CGP is the author of the “Relax and Learn Seminars: Skills For All Seasons," a repertoire of workshops based on the principles of effective stress management. In her work Ms. Freedson  emphasizes the power of the mind/body connection to improve decision-making, increase effective coping, reduce time wasted in conflict, boost morale and productivity at work, and create greater harmony in relationships.

Ms. Freedson  practices clinical social work at The Listening Place in Lynn, Massachusetts. Besides maintaining an additional private practice in South Berwick, Maine, Bette is Social Work consultant to Maine School Administrative District #35.

Articles by Ms. Freedson on this site are:

• Healthy Parenting Tip Sheet – Six Tips for Diffusing Tot Trantrums
• Healthy Parenting Tip Sheet – Teaching Kids Patience
• Healthy Parenting Tip Sheet – Teaching Kids Honesty
• Healthy Parenting Tip Sheet – Moms Thrive in Connection: Establishing and Maintaining Friendships
• Stress Management Tip Sheet – BETCHA You Can Become a Stress Conquering Mom
• Youth Development Current Trends – Understanding an Adolescent Phenomenon: Teens Click With Their Cliques
• Healthy Parenting Tip Sheet – Single Moms Living Well—Yes You Can!
• Healthy Parenting Your Options – Playing On Their Own: “Me Time” For the Moms/”Fun Time” For the Kids
• Healthy Parenting Tip Sheet – Five Most Common Parenting Mistakes: The Potholes and Their Fixes
• Healthy Parenting Tip Sheet – Tips for Single Parents
• Stress Management Tip Sheet – Three Questions About Anger Management: Getting Through the Crunches
• Stress Management Tip Sheet – The ABCs of Stress

  

Introduction

Dr. Lisa Cox is Associate Professor of Social Work and Gerontology at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Dr. Cox has over 20 years of health social work practice experience and enjoys teaching courses in social work practice, health, and gerontology. Dr. Cox is a longstanding member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and has held multiple leadership roles at the state and national levels (e.g. recent past chair of NASW-DC's Health Specialty Practice Section; Delegate Assembly; Advisory Committee Member to the Spectrum HIV Train the Trainer Project). She has published empirical research on gerontology, HIV/AIDS, community advisory boards, adherence and serves as a reviewer for a number of selected professional journals and textbook publishers.

Articles by Dr. Cox on this site are:

• Three Questions About Living Resiliently With Tourette Syndrome
• Diabetes: Knowledge and Interventions

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Ms. Gina Sangster Hayman, LICSW, is a 1986 graduate of the National Catholic School of Social Service. For eleven years she worked as a psychotherapist and counselor in Northern Virginia. Since 1999 she has been employed with DC Child and Family Services in the foster and adoption training unit, currently as a supervisor. Ms. Sangster Hayman is a participant in the New Directions writing program with the Washington Psychoanalytic Center.

Ms. Sangster Hayman is a Washington, DC native, divorced parent of three children ages 25, 21and 12. In addition, to her social work credentials, she earned a MFA in creative writing from Columbia University.

Articles by Ms. Sangster Hayman on this site are:

• Three Questions About Trans-racial Adoption
• Three Questions About Balancing Work and Family
• Adoption and Foster Care – How Social Workers Help: Options for Success

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Ms. Joan E. Shapiro, LCSW, BCD is a Lecturer in Social Work for the North Shore University Hospital's Department of Psychiatry and is in full time private practice in Roslyn and Huntington, N.Y. She specializes in the long and short term psychotherapies of adults and adolescents, and has particular expertise in the treatment of personality disorders, bipolar disorders and schizophrenia.

Ms. Shapiro earned her MSW from Smith College School for Social Work in Northampton, Massachusetts and attended the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research in New York City. Ms. Shapiro has trained at New York Hospital Westchester Division, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, and The Clifford Beers Guidance Clinic in New Haven. She treated patients and supervised trainees for the North Shore University Hospital Department of Psychiatry at Manhasset's Adult Day Treatment Center and Adult Out Patient Department for twenty five years.

Articles by Ms. Shapiro on this site are:

• Schizophrenia / Bipolar Disorder / Personality Disorders – Your Options
• Three Questions About Cutting
• Very Brief Therapeutic Interventions During Times of Mental Fragility in Borderline Individuals

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Joycelyn Curtis, PhD, is a clinical social worker/individual advocate with a community-based voluntary health organization. Dr. Curtis received a bachelor's degree from the University of South Alabama, a MSW, and PhD from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Articles by Dr. Curtis on this site are:

• Three Questions About Women as Health Experts in Their Quest to Health and Wellness
• Cancer Prevalence and the Need for Continuity of Supportive Care for Individuals with Cancer from Diagnosis to Survivorship and Beyond

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Jennifer Kogan, LICSW, LCSW-C is a social worker and therapist in private practice in Friendship Heights neighborhood of Washington,  DC where she sees individuals and families. She also specializes in support for families with children who have special needs, co-leads a new mom support group, and teaches parenting classes.

Articles by Ms. Kogan on this site are:

• How to Take a Breath and Raise a Kid With Confidence and Heart
• Slowing It Down: Parenting in an Age of Anxiety

To learn more about Ms. Kogan, please visit www.JenniferKogan.com.

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Maribel Quiala, LCSW is a speaker, author and media expert well-known for her thought-provoking commentary on critical contemporary health issues. She graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both psychology and music and earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from Barry University.   Bi-lingual in English and Spanish, Maribel is effective and persuasive as an advocate, spokesperson and conference presenter for culturally appropriate health care services.  

Aside from her private practice, she is the Southeast Regional Coordinator for the National Latina Health Network and Field Instructor for the Florida International University School of Social Work, Nova Southeastern University and Barry University.   She is also the Internship Director for Ft. Lauderdale Hospital in Broward County. She has been recognized by Florida International University for outstanding service and support towards reducing health disparities in substance abuse and HIV/AIDS among Latinos.   Mujers Dinamicas American Cancer Society honored her for her tireless work with women who have cancer and she was featured in El Nuevo Herald for her work with the Latino Community.     

She has appeared on local, regional and national television and radio shows including: CNN Latin America, Univision and Telemundo, providing professional insight on mental health issues and other critical health concerns among minority populations.   In 2009, Ms. Quiala graduated as a Fellow to the National Hispanic Leadership Institute Executive Leadership Program.  

Articles by Ms. Quiala:

	English		Spanish
	How Stressed Are You and Your Family?		¿Qué tan estresada esta tu familia?
	Accepting Your Latina Body		Acepta Tu Cuerpo de Mujer Latina
	Responsible Parenting Guidelines for Families in Transition		Guía de Paternidad Responsable Para Familias en Transicin
	Efforts of the United States: The Struggle of Violence Against Women		Esfuerzos De Estados Unidos: En Lucha Contra La Violenca Hacia La Mujer
	Children as Interpreters: Who Has the Power When Only the Kids Speak English?		Los niños como intérpretes:  ¿Quién tiene el poder cuando slo los niños hablan inglés?
	Depression and Stress During the Holidays		Depresin y Estrés durante las Fiestas

Introduction

Ms. Andrea Centerrino, LICSW, QCSW has worked as a school social worker at the middle and high school levels in a suburban school district for the past seven years. Ms. Centerrino has a special interest in child welfare, and she previously worked as a supervisor and as a direct service social worker for the department of social services in Boston, Massachusetts. She earned her Master of Social Work degree from Boston University in 1992, and her Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Vermont in 1991. Ms. Centerrino specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents, and has a post-graduate certificate in Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.

Articles by Ms. Centerrino on this site are:

• A Typical Day for a High School Social Worker
• How Social Workers Help: School Social Workers at the Secondary Level