in this issue
3 Legislative Committee
5 ACE Foundation News
8 Membership Report
13 In Memoriam
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
TH E N EWSLETTE R OF TH E N EW YORK STATE SOCI ETY FOR CLI N ICAL SOCIAL WORK, I NC.
FALL 2015 | VOL. 46, NO. 2
president’s message
2015 Annual Report: Progress and Outlook
Presented at the 46th Annual General Membership Meeting
By Marsha Wineburgh, DSW, LCSW, NYSSCSW President
T
his is my final report to you as
President of the Clinical Society. The
end of my fourth year is approach
ing. On January 1, 2016, our next President,
Shannon Boyle, LCSW of the Nassau
Chapter, will take office. She comes with
excellent administrative skills and several
years of State Board experience, having
served on the Executive Committee as
Treasurer for two terms and as President-
Elect. She has my total support and I trust
she will have yours.
I hope you were able to attend the 46th
Annual General Membership Meeting on
October 17. The morning began with an
outstanding presentation by Bruce Hillowe,
J.D., Ph.D. on clinical documentation and
criteria for medical necessity. Many thanks
to Helen Hoffman, LCSW, Chair of the
Vendorship and Managed Care Committee,
for organizing this 2-credit hour program.
The business meeting that followed
included the election of state officers,
conducted by Beth Pagano, LCSW, Elections
Chair, and the annual report on the health
of the Society. Our newly elected officers
are Andrew Daly, LCSW (Staten Island),
First Vice President; Chris Ann Farhood,
LCSW (Met), Treasurer; Martin Lowery,
LCSW (Westchester), Member-at-Large;
Antoinette Mims, LCSW (Met), Member-at-
Large; and Patricia Traynor, LCSW (Nassau),
Member-at-Large.
We marked the passing of several
Society members whose professional and
personal contributions provide a last
ing legacy (see page 13): David Phillips,
DSW, LCSW (Met), Past President of the
Society and State Ethics Committee Chair;
Seena Freeman, LCSW (Met) Co-chair of
the LGBTQ Committee; Carol Kamine-
Brown, LCSW (Met) Past President of the
Brooklyn Chapter; and Florence Holm, LCSW
(Nassau).
It takes many people to keep this orga
nization functioning on your behalf. I want
to especially recognize Ivy Miller, who is
celebrating her 20th year as Editor of The
Clinician, our print newsletter. Then we have
Sheila Guston and Kristin Kuenzel at TMS,
our Administrators. And most important,
we have more than 80 colleagues who have
donated hours of critical thinking, planning
and delivering educational and informational
programs to you this year. Their names and
contact information are available on our
website, www.NYSSCSW.org.
Fiscal update: I am pleased to re
port that the fiscal health of the Society
continues to be excellent. Chris Farhood,
LCSW, our new State Treasurer, replaced
Shannon Boyle, LCSW when she became
President-Elect.
Chapter leadership: The Suffolk
Chapter has been revived with the
energetic reappearance of Sandra Jo
Lane as President. Other recently elected
or reelected Chapter Presidents are:
Lynne O’ Donnell, LCSW, Queens; Karen
Kaufman, Ph.D., LCSW, Met; Joseph Reiher,
LCSW, Nassau; and Janice Gross, LCSW,
ACSW, Staten Island. Congratulations to
them all! Other chapters (Mid-Hudson,
Rockland and Westchester) will elect
officers soon.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, March 12, 2016
47th ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Master Clinicians:
Past in the Present
5 CONTACT HOURS
See page 5 for details
Audience at the 46th Annual Education Conference in April. Please see pages 14–16 for reviews.
2 The Clinician www.NYSSCSW.org
NEW YORK
STATE
SOCIETY
FOR
CLINICAL
SOCIAL
WORK,
INC.
The New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
2016 NYSSCSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Shannon Boyle, MSW, LMSW
shannonboyle@hotmail.com
1st Vice President
Andrew Daly, MSW, LCSW-R
apdalylcsw@msn.com
2nd Vice President
Helen H. Krackow, MSW, LCSW
hhkrackow@aol.com
Secretary
Richard B. Joelson, DSW, LCSW
rbjoelson@aol.com
Treasurer
Chris Ann Farhood, MSW, LCSW
chrisfarhood@yahoo.com
Past President
Marsha L. Wineburgh, MSW, DSW, LCSW
mwineburgh@aol.com
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Metropolitan
Antoinette Mims, LCSW
amims@gmail.com
Nassau
Patricia Traynor, LCSW
ptraynor@optonline.net
Rockland
Beth Pagano, MSW, LCSW
bethpagano678@msn.com
Staten Island
Martin Lowery, MSW, LCSW-R
mlowery@maryknoll.org
Westchester
Rita Smith, MSW, LCSW
ritacopesmith2@verizone.net
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS (P) & VOTING REPS (VR)
Metropolitan P.
Karen Kaufman, Ph.D., LCSW
karenkaufman17@gmail.com
Mid-Hudson P.
Rosemary Cohen, MSW, LCSW
rosemarycohen@gmail.com
C. Thaddea Compain, LCSW (VR)
thaddeacompain@yahoo.com
Nassau VR.
Joseph Reiher, LCSW
mitygoodtherapy@gmail.com
Queens P.
Lynne O’Donnell, LCSW-R, ACSW
odonnell80@gmail.com
Rockland P.
Orsolya Clifford, LCSW-R
ovadasz@optonline.net
Staten Island P.
Janice Gross, MSW, LCSW, ACSW
JGross1013@aol.com
Suffolk P.
Sandra Jo Lane, LCSW-R, BCD, CGP
sjlsunshine@aol.com
Westchester VR.
Jody Porter, MSW, LCSW
jodyp100@aol.com
STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
By-Laws
Beth Pagano, MSW, LCSW
Bethpagano678@msn.com
Creativity and Transformation
Sandra Indig, MSW, LCSW, ATR-BC
psych4art@hotmail.com
E-News
Helen T. Hoffman, MSW, LCSW
helenhoffman@verizon.net
Ethics & Professional Standards
Martin Lowery, MSW, LCSW
mlowery@maryknoll.org
General Membership Meeting
Dore Sheppard, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW
doreshep@yahoo.com
Issues of Aging
Helen Hinckley Krackow, MSW, LCSW, BCD
hhkrackow@aol.com
Henni K. Fisher, LCSW, BCD
henni@hennifisher.com
Leadership
Beth Pagano, MSW, LCSW
bethpagano678@msn.com
Legislative
Marsha Wineburgh, MSW, DSW, LCSW
mwineburgh@aol.com
Membership
Richard B. Joelson, DSW, LCSW
rbjoelson@aol.com
Mentorship
Helen Hinckley Krackow, MSW, LCSW, BCD
hhkrackow@aol.com
Newsletter – The Clinician
Helen Hinckley Krackow, MSW, LCSW, BCD
hhkrackow@aol.com
Research
Jacinta (Cindy) Marschke, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW-R
cindy210@hvc.rr.com
Vendorship & Managed Care
Helen T. Hoffman, MSW, LCSW
helenhoffman@verizon.net
Website – www.NYSSCSW.org
Helen T. Hoffman, MSW, LCSW
helenhoffman@verizon.net
The Advanced Clinical Education Foundation of the NYSSCSW
2016 ACE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Karen Kaufman, Ph.D., LCSW-R
Karenkaufman17@gmail.com
Treasurer
Richard Joelson, DSW, LCSW-R
RBJoelson@aol.com
Secretary
Amy Meyers, Ph.D., LCSW
amymeyers2002@yahoo.com
Other Members
Helen Goldberg, LCSW-R
Helengoldberg11@gmail.com
Greg MacColl, LCSW
gregmaccoll@aol.com
Joseph Reiher, LCSW
mitygoodtherapy@gmail.com
NYSSCSW President 2016
Shannon Boyle, LCSW
Shannonboyle@hotmail.com
NYSSCSW President 2015
Marsha Wineburgh, MSW, DSW, LCSW
mwineburgh@aol.com
Director of Professional
Development
Susan A. Klett, LCSW-R, BCD
SuzanneKlett@aol.com
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Legislative Committee
By Marsha Wineburgh, DSW, LCSW-R, Chair
A
lthough the New York State Legislature does not come
back into session until January 2016, activity continues in
the back rooms. Here is a summary of the bills that may
or will effect us in 2016:
• Worker’s Compensation: It has been a 25-year struggle
for LCSWs to become providers of mental health services for
workers’ compensation victims. In 2015, our bill was passed by
the Legislature, only to be vetoed by Governor Cuomo. In his
veto message, he cited a plan to reorganize the workers’ comp
system. Hopefully, with the admitted shortage of mental health
providers, we LCSWs will be included by regulation, or in the
Governor’s budget, instead of having to pass yet another bill.
We are working to keep LCSWs uppermost in their minds.
• The “waivers for agencies” proposal is coming up again
in 2016. Through these waivers, agencies can avoid hiring duly
licensed staff to provide mental health services. Although the
licensing bill passed 11 years ago, this proposal still persists.
Despite the fact that more agencies than ever oppose this
two-tier system of hiring mental health providers, it remains a
hot topic in Albany. State agencies are working for permanent
exemption, citing workforce shortages, for which there is no
demonstrable data, and projecting huge additional costs to hire
licensed psychotherapists. We continue to work for permanent
elimination of the waivers.
• We are still working to change the corporate laws so that
we can become full legal partners with the other autonomous
professions, e.g., veterinarians, dentists, physicians and psy
chologists. All of these practices have a mental health compo
nent, and with the new federal emphasis on continuity of care
and one-stop medical homes, we need the legal authority to be
equal partners if we choose, rather than only employees.
• Out-of-Network legislation has been introduced in the
Senate and Assembly, but its passage is doubtful. Single payer
legislation has been introduced. This effort is in its early stages
and will take years to gain traction, but it just might.
• Telehealth legislation has been passed in a rush. We are
awaiting the regulations to see what exactly is covered, under
what circumstances and by whom. For example, are there situa
tions in which mental health is included, but services cannot be
provided by telephone, only by Skype?
• School guidance counsellors are trying to upgrade their
titles and job descriptions to become “School Counselors,”
offering more than guidance about curriculum, schedules and
college applications. Problems have arisen, since the new title
suggests they are competent to do mental health counselling.
The Education arm of the State Education Department has
failed to consult with the mental health licensing boards of
SED, so there is plenty of confusion.
• The lack of parity between physical health and mental
health in the new insurances has come to the attention of the
NYS Attorney General. As prescribed by Timothy’s Law, passed
several years ago, insurance companies must offer patient
advocates, FAQS on their website and a person to answer
questions. Reports indicate that insurers are denying people
insurance multiple times, allowing insurers to cherry pick their
subscribers. As members of the Mental Health Coalition, we
are beginning to monitor compliance. A survey will be sent in
November to all of our members to collect information on a
variety of insurance coverage issues.
I have been asked by the incoming President to continue as
Legislative Committee Chair for the next three years, and I have
accepted. Stay tuned for legislative activity reports in the Friday
E-News and The Clinician.
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president’s message CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Membership campaigns: Richard Joelson, DSW, LCSW, the
State and Met Chapter Membership Committee Chair, has intro
duced a 2-for-1 agency recruitment initiative, and a member-get-a-
new-member promotion which offers a $10 gift card for finders. We
recruited 161 new Society members as of October.
Online communications: Helen Hoffman, LCSW continues to
update our much-improved website with important information and
features. Another of Helen’s initiatives, E-News, is a weekly digital
newsletter that is emailed to all members on Fridays. It’s chockful of
useful information. But when
we measured the readership
recently, we found that only
741 members opened the last
issue.
Of course, we can’t make
you open and read it, but if
you do, you will find valu
able updates on practice
issues such as PQRS and
ICD-10, and relevant legisla
tive news, as well as a list
of CE-qualified educational
programs around the state,
organized by month. E-News
is well worth your time… Also, please note that members can now
join multiple listservs for a small fee, and that the “likes” on our
Facebook page are multiplying daily.
Committees: We have a new Ad Hoc Committee, Issues of
Aging, Co-chaired by Helen Krackow, LCSW, BCD and Henni Fisher,
LCSW, BCD. In other news, Sandra Indig, LCSW, ATR-BC, Chair of
the Committee on Creativity and Transformation, has added tours of
MoMA and other art exhibits.
Updated Bylaws: At last, we have integrated the LCSW legisla
tion into the Society’s Bylaws. Now only LCSWs can be elected to
the State Board. The Board makes policy for our organization, and
therefore it makes sense that every Board member hold a clinical
license. This includes Chapter Presidents too, as they sit on the
Board and vote on policy issues.
We have also added an LMSW seat to the Board to give a voice to
those seeking the clinical social work level of our profession. These
changes, overseen by Beth Pagano, LCSW, the State Leadership and
Bylaws Committee Chair, were sent to our members last summer
and successfully adopted.
Affiliations: NYSSCSW is a member of a group of associations
in New York State that is tracking and responding to mental health
initiatives arising out of public agencies, as well as insurance cover
age issues. In addition to NYSSCSW, this group includes the NYS
Psychological Association, the State Chapter of NASW and the NYS
Psychiatric Association.
We continue our affiliation with the Clinical Social Work
Association (CSWA). This is a small national association that tracks
federal initiatives and intercedes on behalf of the clinical social
work profession. Recently, they fought for 100% reimbursement for
Medicare mental health services, to be on par with psychology and
psychiatry. Unfortunately, they were undercut by national NASW,
which argued for 85% since “we are not doctors.” This is the latest
example of NASW’s inability to represent clinical social work, even
though their membership includes many of the 240,000 licensed
clinicians in the country. NASW is continuing its policy of benign
neglect and/or active undercutting of the interests of social work
clinicians, particularly those in private practice.
In another matter, NYSSCSW received a gift from ICAPP when it
closed.
Distance learning in MSW programs: The NYS Education
Department has the best regulations for online clinical educa
tion of all jurisdictions in the country. The Council for Social Work
Education (CSWE), the accrediting body for BSW/MSW schools of
social work, has failed to set standards online education in its new
regulations. These regulations are only reviewed every seven years,
so we can’t look to this group to control quality for online programs.
No guidelines have come from national NASW either. Here in New
York, one must be supervised face-to-face by a person licensed
in the state in order to sit for the LCSW exam. We are following
national developments in this arena through CSWA.
ACE – A Singular Achievement: The launch of the Advanced
Clinical Education Foundation of the NYSSCSW (ACE) was
this year’s most important achievement for the future of our
organization.
When the State Legislature implemented continuing education
requirements for social work professionals last year, we saw an
opportunity. Since January 2015, social workers have been required
to accumulate 36 contact hours every three years, recorded when
they re-register their licenses. Since there are about 30,000 clinical
social workers and 30,000 LMSWs in the state, we have a very large
potential audience for the high quality clinical education we deliver.
ACE has become an approved provider of Continuing Education
programs by the State Education Department and we have hired a
Director of Professional Development, Susan A. Klett, LCSW, BCD,
former State Education Committee Chair. To date, 36 programs
have been approved for a total of 123.5 contact hours. [Approved CE
programs, locations and registration information can be found in
E-News every Friday and at ACE-Foundation.net.]
Many other state societies folded once they reached their goals
of insurance reimbursement and clinical licensing. But not us!
We are still here, meeting the new demand for clinical education
with state and chapter programing, conferences, workshops and
office-based courses.
We are the only organization solely committed to representing
and protecting our legal right to diagnose and treatment mental
illness. So keep learning, keep active in your chapters and get
involved!
Bruce Hillowe, J.D., Ph.D., Speaker
Fall 2015 5
ACE Foundation News www.ace-foundation.net
morning session
The Therapist’s Use of Subjectivity in Contemporary Clinical Practice
Lewis Aron, Ph.D., ABPP will trace the lines of the development of the Relational Approach in Psycho
analysis and Psychotherapy. He will bring you into the world of brilliant theorists and transport you into
a live therapeutic session through the medium of film, with ample time for a rich in-depth discussion.
afternoon session
The Women: Our Psychoanalytic Mothers
Louise DeCosta, Ph.D., LCSW, as creative director and narrator, will take you on a journey through
history, introducing you to six remarkable women who have contributed to the development and
evolution of clinical work. She offers you a unique, creative, intellectual learning opportunity through a
theatrical performance, where you will discover how culture, gender, personality and history influenced
their contributions to psychodynamic theory and treatment. The audience will be invited to engage with
our psychoanalytic ancestors.
I
n its first year, the Advanced Clinical Education (ACE)
Foundation of the NYSSCSW was approved by the NYS
Education Department to provide social workers with high
quality continuing education programs. To date, 36 programs for
123.25 contact hours have been approved. Additional proposals are
being reviewed, all of which cover a wide variety of subjects for
clinicians at all levels of practice. Please check the website, Ace-
Foundation.net, for a full list of offerings.
Susan A. Klett, LCSW-R, BCD, ACE’s Director of Professional
Development, works closely with the ACE Foundation Board and
with prospective presenters to develop their program proposals.
The approved programs have included large annual conferences,
chapter-hosted presentations, in-office courses taught by Society
members and smaller conferences.
As we continue to expand, we will be exploring the development
of webinars and other forms of presentations that will provide mem
bers with their needed contact hours. If you have questions and/or
ideas for future programs, please feel free to get in touch with any
of the ACE Foundation Board members or Susan Klett. For contact
information, visit www. Ace-Foundation.net.
A Sample of Upcoming Programs
Treatment of Addictions: Integrating the Recovery Process
in 12-Step Programs with Dynamic Psychotherapy
Manhattan, Dec. 4, 2015; 3 Contact Hours will be awarded.
Keeping It Real: Bringing Couples to Genuine Connection
Westchester, Dec. 5, 2015; 1.5 Contact Hours
Psychoanalytic Complexity, System Sensibility and Multi-
Dimensionality of Therapeutic Change
Manhattan, Dec. 5 & 19, 2015; 6.0 Contact Hours
Play Therapy: Its Purpose, Method and Value for Therapists
Mid-Hudson, Jan. 23, 2016; 3.0 Contact Hours
I Just Got a Referral. Now What Do I Do?
Manhattan, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, 2016; 3.0 Contact Hours
Countertransference and Treatment Failure
Manhattan, Jan. 29, 2016; 3.0 Contact Hours
The Post Traumatic Growth: Its Clinical and Neuro-
Psychoeducational Vicissitudes
Manhattan, Feb. 21, 28 and March 6, 2016; 9 Contact Hours
By Karen Kaufman, Ph.D., LCSW, ACE Foundation President
SAVE THE DATE: NYSSCSW & ACE PRESENT THE 47TH ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Master Clinicians: Past in the Present
Saturday, March 12, 2016 | 5 Contact Hours
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | The New York Blood Center, 310 East 67th Street, New York, NY
6 The Clinician www.NYSSCSW.org
Member News
Allen A. Du Mont, LCSW, BCD, Senior Fellow
Allen A. Du Mont was recently reappointed Vice President
of Membership of the National Academies of Practice
(NAP), the only interprofessional organization of healthcare
practitioners and scholars to advise the U.S. government
on the healthcare system. A Past President of NYSSCSW,
Du Mont is the first social worker to have attained the
position of Vice President in NAP, which represents 14
different health professions, since it was founded in 1981.
He first took office in 2013, and was reappointed for another
two-year term.
In 2014, Du Mont received the Nicholas Cummings
Award, NAP’s highest honor, for his “extraordinary
contributions to interprofessional healthcare.” As a
member of the Executive Committee, Du Mont said, he will
“continue to represent the values of social work” in pursuing
NAP’s mission of advocating for affordable, accessible,
coordinated healthcare, and increased interprofessional
education and collaboration. On another note, Du Mont
said that he “regretfully concluded” his tenure with the
International Conference for the Advanced Professional
Practice of Clinical Social Work (ICAPP), where he served as
Treasurer and Past President. ICAPP provided unique clinical
educational conferences worldwide for 51 years, until it
closed in 2014.
Susan A. Klett, LCSW-R, BCD
A new book, co-authored by Susan A. Klett and Arnold
W. Rachman, Analysis of the Incest Trauma: Retrieval,
Recovery, Renewal, was published July 2015 by Karnac
Books. Susan A. Klett is the NYSSCSW/ACE Foundation
Director of Professional Development.
One book reviewer wrote, “The authors have quite deftly
managed to do something rare: write a book about complex
and painful issues that is tonally perfect. Their approach
uniquely pairs the clinical experience of analysis with the
deep, non-intrusive empathy required when working with
incest victims. With remarkable frankness, compassion,
simplicity and intelligence, they allow us to accompany them
on the very demanding journeys they undertook with their
patients… Truly, a wonderful book.” —Michael Larivière,
Psychoanalyst, Former Associate Professor of Psychiatry,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Strasbourg.
NOTE: Please send news about NYSSCSW members to
ivy.lee.miller@gmail.com
As we write this, the leaves are turning
beautiful colors, the air is getting
crisper and we are gearing up for dues
renewal time. By the time you receive
this newsletter, you should have also
received your first dues bill. We urge you
to pay as soon as possible so that we do
not need to send you a second billing.
The ACE Foundation educational
programs have proven to be hugely
successful. Both at the State level
and Chapter level, members and non-
members alike are gaining valuable
continuing education and earning the
credits that they need to maintain their
certification.
There have been some changes in the
personnel at our office. The new voice on
the phone belongs to Rae Ann Sensale,
our new Administrative Assistant.
Kristin Kuenzel, whose voice you are
used to hearing, has been promoted to
Account Executive, and will serve as the
Administrator for the New York State
Society for Clinical Social Work and the
ACE Foundation. Both Kristin and I are
always available to speak with you when
you call.
From all of us at Total Management
Solutions, we wish you and your loved
ones a safe and happy holiday season
and a very Happy New Year!
Sheila
Sheila Guston, CAE
Kristin Keunzel, Account Executive
800-288-4279
info.nysscsw@gmail.com
Headquarters Update
Fall 2015 7
T
he Vendorship and Managed Care Committee, comprised of representatives
from each chapter, meets by teleconference about eight times a year and also
communicates by email. Members are available to answer your questions about
insurance issues. Recently, we have been addressing the issues listed below. Please
visit our web pages for bulletins and updates.
• Advised members on compliance with the Medicare PQRS requirements.
• Prepared members for the transition to ICD-10 on October 1, 2015.
• Sponsored a presentation on documentation by Bruce Hillowe, Ph.D., JD at the 46th
General Membership Meeting on October 17, 2015.
• Updated “Billing Essentials,” a compendium of billing resources on the NYSSCSW
website, to include more information about practice management software and
online practice management systems.
• Noted new Telemedicine and Telehealth laws which were passed by the New York
State Legislature on December 29, 2014.
• Discussed the safety of video counseling, online billing and storing records online.
• Followed NASW efforts to change the Medicare reimbursement rate for LCSWs to
85% of the Physician Fee Schedule.
• Tracked New York State legislation which would provide for Universal Health
Insurance (“Single Payer”).
• Followed the New York State Psychiatric Association’s class action lawsuit against
United Behavioral Health, which attempts to show that UBH uses a more restrictive
standard for justifying mental health treatment than that used for medical and surgi
cal treatment.
Vendorship and Managed Care Committee
www.nysscsw.org/vendorship-a-managed-care
By Helen T. Hoffman, MSW, LCSW, Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Helen T. Hoffman, MSW, LCSW, Chair
met chapter, 212-873-3052
Helenhoffman@verizon.net
Judy Adelson, MSW, LCSW, BCD
met chapter, 212-222-4486
Judyadelson@gmail.com
Caroline Angiello, MSW, LCSW
westchester chapter, 914-774-2145
carolinelcsw@yahoo.com
Henni Fisher, MSW, LCSW, BCD
met chapter, 718-646 - 7001
info@hennifisher.com
Dennis Guttsman, MSW, ACSW, BCD, LCSW
staten island chapter, 718-442-2078
anxietyalternatives@msn.com
Susan Kahn, MSW, MA, LCSW, BCD
nassau chapter, 516-482-1269
shkahn@verizon.net
Richard Karelis, MSW, LCSW, BCD, M.Ed
suffolk chapter, 631-751-9113
RKcsw84@juno.com
Jay Korman, MSW, LCSW
met chapter, 212-947-7111
jay@jaykorman.com
Virginia Lehman, MSW, LCSW, BCD
met chapter, 212-674 - 2984
LehmanV117@aol.com
Linda Plastrik, MSW, LCSW, PLLC
westchester chapter, 914-631-6342
LPtunedin@aol.com
Lorraine Schorr, MSW, LCSW
rockland chapter, 845-354-5040
Lorrainesara@aol.com
Shirley Sillekens, MSW, LCSW, BCD
queens chapter, 718-527-3923
ssillekens@verizon.net
Doris Tomer, MSW, LCSW, BCD
mid-hudson chapter, 518-271-1862
tomerd@juno.com
Vendorship and Managed Care Committee Members (l to r): Shirley Sillekens, Henni Fisher,
Helen Hoffman, (Chair), Virginia Lehman, Susan Kahn, Dennis Guttsman, Judy Adelson, Jay Korman.
Not pictured: Caroline Angiello, Richard Karelis, Linda Plastrik, Lorraine Schorr and Doris Tomer.
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Membership Committee
By Richard B. Joelson, DSW, LCSW, Membership Chair, State and Metropolitan Chapter
The twice-yearly membership reception of the Met Chapter,
sponsored by the Membership Committee, is a good example
of an event that accomplishes many things. Over 90 people
attended the most recent reception, on October 16, including
long-standing and new members, and numerous clinical social
workers interested in learning more about us before deciding
whether or not to join. Many social work students and recent
graduates were there, as well as new members attending their
first Society function since joining. Guests were encouraged
to bring their non-member social work friends and colleagues,
and a great many of them did. As always, brochures, bookmarks
and our promotional pens were available for the taking.
New and prospective members were invited to sign up for
a “Society Partner,” that is, a more seasoned member they can
call upon to provide information and an ongoing personal con
nection. This initiative is designed to help retain members who
might otherwise drift away over time.
Society events also provide valuable opportunities for us
to identify people with leadership potential. For example, one
sharp-eyed member of the Met Chapter who spoke with Lauren
Shah, LCSW at an event referred her to me as someone with
the capacity to lead. I am pleased to announce that Lauren has
agreed to chair the New Professionals Task Force, which repre
sents the interests of social work students and new profession
als so that our organization can best meet their needs.
Despite all of our recruitment successes, we are concerned
about the number of people who join, stay for a year, but do not
renew their membership for a second year. To learn more about
the factors responsible for this and we can do to help members
get the most out of their Society involvement, the Met Chapter
Membership Committee developed a survey and sent it to our
members. If the analysis of the data from this sample provides
useful information, the survey will be sent to all chapters within
the next few months. To date, we have received 200 survey
responses out of a total Met membership of 834, or a 24%
response rate. Results of the survey will be reported in a future
edition of The Clinician.
On November 4, we held a reception for the winners of the
Diana List Cullen Memorial First Year MSW Student Writing
Scholarship. The students, from all six metropolitan-area
schools of social work, received a $500 scholarship for their
second year of graduate school, and a free membership in the
Society for one year. They also had an opportunity to present a
summary of their winning papers to the audience at the event,
including Society members, and deans and faculty members of
the various schools, as well as family and friends. As always,
it was a memorable evening and an excellent opportunity to
strengthen our relationship with the schools of social work, an
increasingly important source of new members. Many thanks to
Chris Farhood, LCSW for her excellent work on this event.
As mentioned in my previous report, I believe that a good
deal of our recruitment and retention success can be traced to
the personal interest we show each new member. It includes
welcome letters from the State and their chapters of choice,
invitations to receptions, emails and phone calls. The outreach
to each new recruit helps to make them feel welcomed and val
ued, and find a place in this ever-growing organization that has
so much to offer clinical social workers in New York State.
Audience at the Anuual Education Conference in April.
W
e continue to enjoy excellent growth in membership since last spring. All chapters have
benefitted from our statewide and local recruitment events and other strategies designed
to attract a diverse population of clinical social workers. More chapters than ever are using
their regular monthly meetings and clinical presentations to help non-member social workers
understand why and how to join our robust professional community.
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new members of nysscsw*
NAME
CHAPTER
Aiese, Frederick A.
MET
Appel, Donald M.
MET
Berg, Susan H.
SUF
Bier, Jeany
NAS
Birmingham, Mary
WES
Blanchard, Fenesha M.
WES
Borrell, Claudia N.
NAS
Campbell, Francene A.
MET
Carter, Anne
MID
Cela, Joan
WES
Chalom, Barbara
MET
Cienki, Jennifer
MET
Clyman, Noah
MET
Comins, Jill
MET
Cusicanqui, Miriam
MET
D’antonio, Kristina
MET
Dobrich, Johanna
MET
Elson, Jane
NAS
Feldmannn, Barbara
MET
Friedman, Ellen G.
MET
Gavin, Suzanne
NAS
Geevarghese, Joyce
SI
Glazer, Linda K.
NAS
Goldberg, Karen L.
MET
Goldberg, David
MET
Gonzalez, Johndavid
MID
Goodman, Laurie S.
MET
Gormley, Gwen
ROC
Gottlieb, Rachel
ROC
Greenwald, Judith L.
MET
Grega, Anne
MET
Griesbach, Jennifer
MET
Grunbaum, Linda G.
MET
Gustafson, Greta H.
MET
Hafkin, Alisa
MET
Hannan, Katrina A.
SI
Harkins, Veronica J.
SUF
Hart, Judith L.
ROC
Hayes, Dana
MET
Herz, Heather
MET
Jacoby, Renee S.
MET
Jenner, Jayne F.
MET
Kamander, Aviva
WES
Kase, Barbara H.
WES
Keeler, Dana C.
MET
Kennedy, Michelle
MET
Klein, Avi Y.
MET
Kocsis, Alison
WES
Kowalski, Janice P.
MET
Krantz, Veronica
MET
Kuskin, Judith
MET
NAME
CHAPTER
Laplante, Hope
MID
Lefkowitz, Jacqueline M.
MET
Leftow, Joy
MET
Lilienfeld, Debra
WES
Lind, Anne
MET
Lombardi, Frances
QUE
Makishi, Sachie
MET
Malik, Ouida
MET
Marchlen, Susan
MET
McDonald, Patricia
MET
McGreal, Melissa M.
NAS
Medalie, Cynthia
MET
Menahem, Yael
MET
Miller, Conard M.
MET
Mills Kamara, Carol
MET
Morris, Ann R.
MET
Moskin, Ilene
MET
Mulqueen, Michael
MET
Nemes, Helen
MET
Parker, Agatha
MET
Pine, Ruth
MID
Reyes, Zoe
MET
Richards, Marling
SI
Rivera, Adavelyn
ROC
Rosenman, Alice
MET
Sappho, Marissa
MET
Schultz, Lynn
MET
Schwartz, Michaela
MET
Schwartz, Fran
MET
Sczesnak, Edward
MET
Segreti, Ramona
WES
Serur, Stephanie
MET
Shklarski, Liat
MET
Siegal, Sandra
MET
Sigala, Claudia A.
MET
Stade, Vilma
NAS
Stuckle, Marjorie
MET
Suher, Randa
MET
Tabag, Kari
NAS
Taffet, Joshua
MET
Taylor, Mary
MET
Thoresen, Kathleen C.
MET
Tick, Debra A.
NAS
Treccagnoli, Kathleen
SUF
Valerio, Aida M.
MET
Vangel, Alexandra B.
ROC
Velez, Alicia
MET
Walden-Newman, Anne E.
MET
Weale, Sara
WES
Wetzstein, Amanda
MET
Wiederhorn, Joanna
MET
Wohl, Agnes
NAS
CHAPTER KEY: MET–Metropolitan, MID–Mid-Hudson, NAS–Nassau County, QUE–
Queens County, ROC–Rockland County, SI–Staten Island, WES–Westchester County.
*These new members joined between April 1 and October 1, 2015.
Ethics & Professional
Standards
I
t is with great sadness that we
mourn the death in April of David
Phillips, LCSW, DSW, a key member
of the NYSSCSW Board and Co-chair of
the Ethics and Professional Standards
Committee for many years. He is in our
thoughts often, especially when we are
dealing with the complex issues that
come before us.
As Chair of the Committee, I am
grateful for the help that President
Marsha Wineburgh has provided, and
for the willingness of Jay E. Korman,
LCSW to join the Committee. Jay is
in private practice in New York and a
faculty member of The Training Institute
for Mental Health.
Jay notes that since joining the
Committee, the issues he has dealt
with have “centered around potential
cases of fraud by clinicians or patients
in the name of trying to receive a ‘bet
ter’ reimbursement; the importance of
informed consent; who is being served
when a third party, e.g., an attorney,
requests records; and ‘questionable’
behaviors that could cause a complaint
against a clinician’s license… Many of
the issues I have seen,” Jay continued,
“have been legal rather than profes
sional, and I have suggested that the
clinicians consult a lawyer.” — Martin
Lowery, MSW, LCSW-R, Committee
Chair
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Chapter Reports
Metropolitan Chapter
Karen Kaufman, Ph.D., LCSW, President
KarenKaufman17@gmail.com
I am honored to begin my third term as Met
Chapter President in January 2016 and to
continue working with the Board to develop
new ways to provide our members with high
level and stimulating educational, social
and networking programs.
The Chapter’s committees include
Education, Family Practice, Trauma Studies,
Psychoanalysis, Membership, LGBTQ,
Addictions, Older Client and Older Clinician,
Listserv, Leadership Development, and
Mentorship. The educational commit
tees are all planning programs for the
current year, many of which will provide
contact hours for our continuing education
requirement. The Listserv Committee keeps
the membership informed; Leadership
Development seeks to identify members
who wish to become more involved and ex
plore future leadership roles in the chapter;
and Mentorship hosts many active groups
for new professionals.
This fall, working in collaboration with
the ACE Foundation, the Met Chapter
Conference Committee hosted two pro
grams: “Stop, Think and Listen; Welcoming
Race Talk in Psychotherapy” and “Suicide
Stigma and its Effect on the Bereaved.”
Both were well received and we will con
tinue to explore other programs to offer in
the coming year.
The Membership Committee held its
popular Member Reception in October
and the turnout was enormous. Member
Receptions offer wonderful opportunities
for veteran, new and prospective members
to meet each other and get acquainted with
board members and committee chairs.
Don’t miss the next reception, which will
take place in the spring.
The Student Writing Awards Ceremony,
held in November, involved six schools of
social work this year: Columbia University,
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter
College, Fordham University, New York
University Silver School of Social Work,
Wurzweiler School of Social Work at
Yeshiva University, and Lehman College.
It was a successful event to honor the
students with their families, colleagues,
faculty from their schools, and chapter
members in attendance.
Our annual holiday party will be held on
Sunday, December 13 from 4:00 pm to 7:00
pm at the 107 West Restaurant. It is another
popular event and an opportunity to meet
with your colleagues and members of the
Board.
We invite your participation in the
leadership of the chapter and welcome your
inquiries and ideas for new committees and
programs. Find an area of interest and get
involved in a vibrant clinical community,
and be sure to watch the Listserv for an
nouncements of events. Contact informa
tion for board members and committee
chairs can be found at www.nysscsw.org/
metropolitan.
Mid-Hudson Chapter
Rosemary Cohen, MSW, LCSW, President
rosemarycohen@gmail.com
The Mid-Hudson Chapter offers its work
shop participants three (3) CE contact
hours for attendance at each of its first
three workshops for fall and winter 2015.
NYSED approval has followed on the strong
commitment of the Chapter’s Education
Committee, the support of our Chapter
Board members, and the guidance of Susan
Klett, LCSW-R, BCD, the ACE Foundation’s
Director of Professional Development. In
the application process, our presenters
provided an extended description of their
clinical presentation, participant goals and
bibliography for each workshop.
On September 26, Sylvia Rosenfeld,
LCSW, a Met and Mid-Hudson chap
ter member, presented her workshop,
“Transforming Limiting Beliefs about
Intimate Connection: Helping Your Clients
Reclaim Their Sexuality,” at the Mental
Health America (MHA) conference room in
Poughkeepsie. On November 14, Jacinta
“Cindy” Marschke, Ph.D., LCSW, a Chapter
member and former Society President and
Legislative Committee member, will present
“Attachment Theory: History, Concepts
and Clinical Application,” at Health Alliance
Hospital, Mary’s Avenue Campus audito
rium [formerly Benedictine Hospital] in the
Administration Building in Kingston.
Gloria Robbins, LCSW, has served as
President of the Mid-Hudson Chapter and
State Member-at-Large. She presents her
workshop, “Play Therapy: Its Purpose,
Method and Value in Clinical Practice,” on
January 23, 2016 at MHA. We commend
the generous assistance of both MHA and
Health Alliance, who provide the use of their
beautiful conference room and auditorium
space for our training workshops for mental
health professional clinicians and students
in the Mid-Hudson valley.
Nassau Chapter
Joseph Reiher, MSW, LCSW, BCD, President
mitygoodtherapy@gmail.com
The Nassau Chapter is getting ready for a
busy and exciting year. The Chapter is in
good shape: we have had an increase in
membership, our finances are good, and
we have several exciting programs under
development. These will be submitted to
the ACE Committee shortly and hopefully
will be approved for contact hours (CEUs).
Congratulations to the Society’s new
President, Shannon Boyle, LCSW, who
begins her term of office in January 2016.
Shannon has been State Treasurer and an
active Chapter Board member for many
years, and we are very proud of her and
excited for this opportunity. Our thanks
also go to Linda Wright, LCSW, for many
years a State Board Member-at-Large
and our Chapter’s Recording Secretary.
Unfortunately, Linda has had to resign
these positions, and she will be missed.
Thankfully, Patricia Traynor, LCSW stepped
in as Member-at-Large and Francine
Futterman, LCSW took on the Recording
Secretary position.
Special thanks and commendation
go to Prudence Emery, LCSW and her
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Administrative Assistant Bunny Chapman
for their work in producing Nassau
NewsNotes, a publication that affords
members the opportunity to have their
articles published. The Chapter is proud of
their efforts. I do not think that any other
society or chapter produces a publication of
this quality.
In October, we will hold a Chapter meet
ing and election, and members will have the
opportunity to express concerns and make
recommendations. We will also host Jackie
Bluzer, a professional medical biller, who
will give an update on ICD-10 codes, fol
lowed by a speed-networking session and
refreshments.
Queens Chapter
Lynne O’Donnell, LCSW-R, ACSW, President
Odonnell80@gmail.com
The Queens Chapter has undergone many
changes. I am honored to step into the
presidency, attempting to fill the big shoes
of Fred Sacklow, LCSW-R, who has led the
Chapter for seven years. Carol D’Andrea,
LCSW is generously giving of her time and
wisdom in the role of Vice President. Lisa
Laudante, Ph.D., LCSW-R is chairing the
Education Committee, seeking interesting
speakers and navigating the new and wind
ing road of CE accreditation.
Fran Lombardi, LCSW-R is our new
Secretary. Shirley Sillekens, LCSW con
tinues to help us navigate the waters of
Vendorship and Managed Care, a vital
service provided by the Society.
Sandy Hamberger, LCSW continues
to work faithfully to increase and enrich
our members as Chair of the Membership
Committee. Fred Sacklow, LCSW-R and Al
Dumont, LCSW, BCD, as Members-at-Large,
continue to share their energy and wisdom
in leading this Chapter forward.
Long-time Society member Debbie
Kaplan, LCSW has retired and moved to
North Carolina. She resurrected the Queens
Chapter in 1999, serving first as Interim
President, then as President from 2000 to
2001, and she has been a vital force in our
Chapter ever since. Bob Hazelton, LCSW
and Nancy Hazelton, LCSW are in the pro
cess of moving to California. They were re
cent Board members who also played active
roles in growing our Chapter through their
work on the Education and Membership
committees, and in the development of our
brochure. You can imagine how they will be
missed!
We are working to help our members
meet their new CE requirements. Our first
offering in May was a presentation on
“Comprehensive Behavior Intervention for
Tics” by Sabina Wilheim, Ph.D., a professor
at Harvard Medical School and a well-
known researcher on OCD, Tics and Body
Dysmorphic Disorder. In October, Maddy
Cunningham, DSW, Associate Professor,
past Clinical Chair and current Curriculum
Chair at Fordham University Graduate
School of Social Service, gave a fascinating
presentation on “The Role of Spirituality in
Clinical Practice.”
We are planning two more seminars for
March and April. One will be on “CBT and
Body Dysmorphic Disorder,” by Stephen
Teraciano, Ph.D., ABPP. The other, on
“Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples,”
will be by our own Janice Gross, LCSW,
President of the Staten Island Chapter.
Since Holliswood Hospital closed, we
have become a somewhat nomadic chapter,
working very diligently to find a new home.
We are currently in negotiations with St.
John’s University and Queens General
Hospital for space, and will inform you via
listserv as soon as possible about when
and where our next seminars will occur.
Mentorship and Peer Consultation
Groups are now being offered; please con
tact Carol D’Andrea for more information. In
addition, we are considering starting a clini
cal book club if the interest is there. Please
contact Fred Sacklow for more information.
We are a thriving Chapter of dedicated
“old” and new members with a strong
commitment to personal growth and to the
advancement of the social work profession
in the field of mental health. We take great
pride in our role in the NYSSCSW.
METROPOLITAN • MID-HUDSON • NASSAU • QUEENS • ROCKLAND • STATEN ISLAND
Rockland Chapter
Orsolya D. Clifford, LCSW-R, President
ovadasz@optonline.net
The Rockland Chapter is very excited to begin
offering CEUs at chapter events. The Chapter
invites colleagues to join one of our engaging
monthly programs, from educational presenta
tions, clinical case discussions, and networking,
to dinner and a movie.
The year kicked off with a well-attended
three-hour program on “The Uses of Hypnosis,”
by Ita O’Sullivan, RN NP. This dynamic program
offered theory, video and practice. In October,
we held our first book event with author Dan
Shaw, LCSW-R discussing chapters from his
book, Traumatic Narcissism and Relational
Systems of Subjugation. In November, we are
planning another three-hour CEU program with
Gayle Skovron, LCSW-R, “Transforming Trauma
Using Rapid Trauma Resolution.”
On December 5, we will end the year with
a film and stimulating discussion facilitated by
Board member Isaac Shamah, LCSW-R. Stay
tuned for a great 2016. For more information,
please contact Education Chair Kevin Melendy,
LCSW at kvmel@optonline.net.
Staten Island Chapter
Janice Gross, LCSW, President
Jgross1013@aol.com
We are excited that the Staten Island Chapter’s
membership has grown in the past year. We
are hearing from more professionals than ever
before who want to attend chapter programs and
gain CEU credits. We are reaching out to MSW
students and agency-based clinicians who want
to expand their learning and expertise.
Last fall, our educational calendar kicked off
with a light dinner and an interesting program
on “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” by Constance
Salhanney, Ph.D., who made us aware of the
new paradigms and usefulness of CBT. Michael
DeSimone, Ph.D., LCSW presented stimulating
ideas on “Recognizing and Working-Through
Counter-Resistance in Psychotherapy,” with a
Focus on Erotic & Aggressive Transferences.
Our Spring Conference and Brunch at the
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O
ver 17 years of steady, positive and productive growth
has made for an easy transition to a more than ever
truly multidisciplinary group. We have enjoyed, em
braced and are grateful for the many opportunities to present
at various venues, both locally and internationally.
Our interdisciplinary panel (Sandra Indig, Inna Rozentsvit
and Victoria Grinman,) presented at the annual conference of
the International Research Initiative, Psychoanalysis of Our
Time: Psychoanalytic Interrogation of Current Affairs. This year,
the conference was held in Tallinn, Estonia, from March 13 to
15. Our panel, “Back to the Future of Psychoanalysis: From
Neurology and Neuropathology—to Psychoanalysis—and Back
to Neuroscience,” was well received.
Our talk acknowledged the paradigm shift of incorporat
ing discoveries of neuroscience in the everyday practice of
mental health practitioners. The life cycle of psychoanalysis
originated from the neurosciences, but then they took very
different paths. In our times of the multi-inter-disciplinary
approach and evidence-based practice, their paths are crossing
again. Objectives of our presentation were the neuroscientific
phenomena important in sustaining psychoanalytic practice,
particularly neuroplasticity, neurointegration and connectomes.
Inna Rozentsvit presented “Post-traumatic Growth:
The Wisdom of the Mind to the East European Institute of
Psychoanalysis” in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 17. This
lecture was the first step in a collaboration with our Russian
colleagues.
On June 5, our multi-disciplinary panel presented at the
38th Annual Conference of the International Psychohistorical
Association, co-sponsored by NYU Silver School of Social
Work. The subject of our panel was “Post Traumatic Growth:
The Wisdom of the Mind; Its Clinical and Neuropsychoanalytic
Vicissitudes II.” The presentation and lively discussion that
followed gave all participants the opportunity to extend our
knowledge in the disciplines of neurobiology, visual mental
ization and developmental disabilities through the filter of
epigenetic history.
On September 5, members of this committee pre
sented “Despair and Desire in Times of Crisis” at the 19th
International Congress for Group Psychotherapy and Group
Process, in Rovinj, Croatia. Our talk included a revised and
expanded version of our previous investigation into the
Committee for Creativity and Neuropsychoeducation
In Clinical Practice
phenomenon of post-traumatic growth, but this time as seen
through the lens of group psychotherapy practitioners. It was a
wonderful learning experience in a most beautiful environment.
Sandra Indig also displayed six of her paintings and a poem of
the same title, Camp 9: From Despair to Hope. We attended
and enjoyed the often eye-opening experiential groups. Two
outstanding groups were Healing the Broken Container with
Group Analysis and Art, and I Built Myself Again Every Day. Inna
Rozentsvit did an outstanding job of presenting “Dreaming
the Memories of Our Parents: Understanding Neurobiology of
Transgenerational Trauma and the Capacities for Its Healing” to
a packed audience.
Our November 7 seminar at the Annual IFPE Interdisciplin
ary Conference, Vulnerability and Its Discontents, will take
place at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia. The title
of our multi-disciplinary panel is “The Joy of Being Vulner
able: Vulnerability’s Fringe Benefits for Clinical Practice and
Creative Process.” Our topics are: 1. Vulnerable Mind and Its
Neuro-psychoanalytic Vicissitudes, 2. Dialectic of Creativity and
Vulnerability, and 3. Vulnerability as an Important Ingredient for
Post-Traumatic Growth.
During the 2015-2016 academic year at ACE/ NYSSCSW, we
will offer our course, “The Post-Traumatic Growth: Its Clinical
and Neuro-Psycho-Educational Vicissitudes.” The purpose of
this workshop series is to promote awareness and knowledge
of the phenomenon of post-traumatic growth (PTG), as well as
the benefit of understanding neurobiological mechanisms of
trauma and of PTG, and to demonstrate the benefit in clinical
practice. Another purpose is to take a look at neuropsycho
education as an important tool to sustain and promote this
phenomenon.
As always, we are looking forward to several guided field
trips to local cultural institutions such as the new Whitney,
located in the former meat-packing district, MoMA (Picasso
sculpture), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (John Singer
Sargent). Please look for our postings. Suggestions are always
welcome.
Sandra Indig, LCSW-R/ LP, ATR-BC, State Chair, Creativity &
Neurobiology Committee
Inna Rozentsvit, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, MSciEd, Neuropsychoeducation
Workshop Chair
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David G. Phillips
An early member of NYSSCSW, David G. Phillips, DSW, LCSW-R,
passed away on April 4, 2015, two days shy of his 80th birthday.
David was an intelligent, kind and thoughtful contributor to social
work, clinical social work and clinical social work psychoanalysis.
His tireless advocacy lead to the ascendance of clinical social
work as a recognized mental health profession, both on the state
and national levels. For nearly five decades, he excelled as a
scholar, teacher and supervisor—a dedicated activist and social
work ethicist, both in word and deed.
David earned his Bachelor’s degree at the University of
Chicago, and his Master and Doctorate in Social Work at Adelphi
University School of Social Work. In his DSW research, he
explored the adherence to social work values among graduate
students in psychology, social work and psychiatric nursing.
This investigation evolved into his abiding interest in eth
ics. David went on to be the author or co-author of codes of
ethics for the NYSSCSW, the Clinical Social Work Association,
the National Association of Social Workers and the American
Psychiatric Association.
He completed his training at the Postgraduate Center for
Mental Health, and was then appointed as the Center’s Director
of Social Work, as well as a faculty member, senior supervisor
and training analyst. In its heyday, the Center was a hotbed of
political activity for clinical social workers in private practice.
David was among the postgraduate pioneers who contributed
to the founding of the NYSSCSW. He served as President in
the early 1990s, as Ethics Committee Chair for many years, and
made countless other contributions to our Society. He was also
President of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in
Clinical Social Work (formerly NMCOP), served as Co-chair of
its National Study Group, and wrote the Code of Ethics for the
organization.
David’s broad clinical experience included work at the
Veterans Administration, Jewish Family Services and in the
private practice of psychoanalysis and couples therapy. In ad
dition, he supervised and mentored more than 100 clinicians.
An Adjunct Associate Professor in the Wurzweiler School of
Social Work, he also taught at Fordham and New York University
schools of social work. He was also a Contributing Editor
for the Clinical Social Work Journal, and helped prepare the
Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, the alternative to the DSM
IV. A prolific writer of works on confidentiality, standards of
practice, informed consent and licensing issues, his articles
were published in many prestigious journals.
David was a scholar, activist and champion of clinical social
work. His friendship, intellectual generosity, and contributions
are irreplaceable and will be sorely missed.
—Marsha Wineburgh, President
In Memoriam
Seena Freedman
In June 2015, the Met Chapter lost a valuable Board member,
Seena Freedman, LCSW, who was Co-chair of the LGBTQ
Committee. Among her many activities, Seena was a Senior
Social Worker and Administrator at the Hebrew Home and
Hospital for more than 30 years. She was also the Training
Director for social work students on site, and contributed to
the education of many clinicians in the field of gerontology.
A Met Board member for only a short time, she was active,
creative and eager to contribute to an important and relevant
committee. We are sorry we did not have more time to get to
know her and all she had to offer.
Florence Home
Florence Home, LCSW graduated from Adelphi School of Social
Work in 1979 and began work at Planned Parenthood of Nassau
County. She later worked at the Adelphi Rape Hotline for
several years and then started a private practice. Florence was
very active in the social service community. She maintained a
strong commitment to Planned Parenthood over the course of
her career, and for many years served as a Board Member of
the Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect, now part of Safe
House. She will be greatly missed by her family, her colleagues
and her many friends.
Carol Kamine-Brown
We acknowledge with profound sadness the untimely death
in August of Carol Kamine-Brown, LCSW. She died of metastatic
breast cancer following a brief illness. Carol was a member
of the Met Chapter and Past President of the Brooklyn Chapter.
A former Director of Social Work at the Visiting Nurse Service
in Brooklyn, she worked with the AIDS population for several
years.
Most recently, Carol was Director of COHME, a private home
care agency in New York City. She wrote and received grants
for training home attendants who care for dementia patients.
She also maintained a private practice in Brooklyn.
Dedicated to and engaged in so many activities, Carol
loved her work and loved life. She is survived by her daughter,
Marissa Brown-Delia, and her brother. Carol will be very much
missed by the many people she touched.
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Reviews of the 46th Annual NYSSCSW & ACE Foundation Education Conference | April 2015
Contemporary Clinical Practice: New Developments
This is a brief summary of the wealth of material presented by
David Hamilton, Ph.D., Executive Secretary of the State Boards
for Social Work and Mental Health Practitioners.
Contact Hours (CEUs): As of January 1, 2015, all LMSW and
LCSW must complete 36 hours of continuing education ac
ceptable to the State Education Department every three years
in order to register and practice one’s profession. Continuing
education (CE) is not required in the first three-year registra
tion period for any newly licensed LMSW or LCSW, or if a prac
titioner is inactive. In addition,
adjustments can be made by the
State Board for Social Work for
good a cause (illness or active
military duty). The licensee is
required to pay an additional $45
CE fee with the triannual $179
registration fee. Implementation
is phased in for licensees with
registration that started before
January 1, 2015. One can calculate
the hours needed by starting in
February, 2015 (January does
not need a credit hour) with
one credit, and advancing by
one credit per month up to the
date for renewed registration within the next three years.
Thereafter, every three-year registration period requires 36
hours of approved continuing education.
The subject matter for social work continuing education
is broad and varied, but whatever it is, it is judged by the
Department on its contribution to the professional practice of
social work. Beyond CE that one would expect, activities like
preparing and teaching a class, or writing a first-time article or
book chapter in social work or related fields, can be approved.
Courses must be taken from NYS Board approved providers.
An entity must apply, pay a $900 fee, and meet the requirements
in law and regulation. Providers must be approved every three
years. A list of providers is posted at: www.op.nysed.gov/prof/
sw/swceproviderlist.htm.
presentation review
Telepractice, CEUs and More
Presented by David Hamilton, Ph.D.; Reviewed by Martin J. Lowery, LCSW
Each licensee must keep a record of completed, acceptable
continuing education for six years from the date of the course
work/educational activity, including copies of professional ar
ticles, book chapters and presentations. When one reregisters,
attesting to meeting the CE requirements is sufficient. Copies
of records need only be sent if an audit takes place.
Professional Corporations: An LCSW may only form
a professional entity with another LCSW. No other professional
may be a co-owner. An LCSW may not employ a licensee with
a scope of practice that is not within the LCSW, such as a physi
cian, psychologist, nurse practitioner, or physical therapist,
for example. Further, the name of the professional corporation
must include the term LCSW.
Supervision of LMSWs or Other Professionals: An
LMSW may only provide clinical social work services under an
LCSW, licensed psychologist or psychiatrist who delegates the
ability to diagnosis and treat his/her patients to the LMSW, but
remains responsible for the patient. An LCSW may supervise or
David Hamilton, Ph.D.
The Freud/Ferenczi Letters: A Dramatic Reading by four
psychoanalysts, (l. to r.) Isaac Tylim, Psy.D.; Louise DaCosta,
Ph.D., LCSW; Neil Skolnick, Ph.D. and Elliot Adler, Ph.D.,
ABPP, made for an intriguing afternoon session. The players
brought Sigmund Freud and Sandor Ferenczi, two pioneers of
psychoanalysis, to life through a dramatic reading of selections
from their voluminous correspondence.
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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders is a new
category, separate from Anxiety Disorders. Similarly, ASD and
PTSD are in a new category of Trauma and Stressor-Related
Disorders. A new category of Substance-Related and Addictive
Disorders has been added, eliminating the distinction between
substance abuse and substance dependence.
The new manual provides a means for rating the severity
of symptoms and a greater emphasis on comorbidity, allowing
clinicians to rate the level of anxiety in mood disorders. There
are now two separate mood disorder categories, Depressive
Disorders and Bipolar and Related Disorders.
Bereavement is no longer excluded from the category of
Major Depression, Hypochondrias is eliminated, and Factitious
Disorder was moved to Somatic Symptom and Related
Disorders. Other dropped or consolidated diagnoses are
Somatization Disorder, Amnesic Disorder, Dissociative Fugue,
Pain Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative
Disorder, Vaginismus and Dyspareunia, Gender Identity
Disorder and Sexual Aversion Disorder.
Moving out of the DSM-IV Appendix are Binge Eating
Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric Mood Disorder, Mild
Cognitive Disorder, Caffeine Withdrawal, and Factitious
Disorder by Proxy. Dr. Crohn’s handout listed 20 diagnoses
whose names have changed, and also provided the list of
newly diagnosed disorders: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder (children) or DMDD, Somatic Symptom Disorder,
Illness Anxiety Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, Excoriation (Skin-
Picking Disorder), Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder,
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Social (Pragmatic)
Communication Disorder, Restless Leg Syndrome, and Rapid
Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder.
Dr. Crohn stressed the importance of procuring a copy of the
DSM 5 to assist clinicians with proper diagnosis and assignation
of treatment codes. A quick look online revealed that prices
ranged from $32 for a used paperback version to $144 for a new
hardback. While the monies benefit the coffers of the publisher,
the American Psychiatric Association, hopefully the knowledge
contained in the DSM 5 manual will enable the clinician to
recoup some of the expense in un-rejected insurance claims.
and Historical Perspectives
H
elen Crohn, LCSW, DSW,
an Associate Clinical
Professor at the Fordham
University Graduate School of
Social Service, using humor,
slides and a detailed handout,
guided the conference attendees
through the myriad of changes to
the DSM that have been in effect
since January 1, 2014.
In addition to changing the
title from roman numerals (IV)
to Arabic numerals (5), the DSM
5 is coded to both ICD-9 and
ICD-10, the use of which was
mandated by October 1, 2015. It is extremely important to know
that use of DSM-IV codes after October 1 will result in insur
ance companies rejecting the claim. In order to be thoroughly
familiar with the new coding, Dr. Crohn recommended procur
ing a copy of the DSM 5, wryly noting that the $69 phone app
provided guaranteed income revenue for the app supplier, but
not necessarily the most accurate information to the app user.
Dr. Crohn highlighted the major changes in the new manual.
The multiaxial system and GAF score have been eliminated, but
external stressors can still be specified, and the V-codes have
been greatly expanded, now including such stressors as military
deployment and extreme poverty.
The diagnoses are listed in order of importance. There
are 20 diagnostic classes of categories of mental disorders
based on groupings of similar characteristics or representing
spectrums of related disorders. An example of a new category
is Neurodevelopmental Disorders, which includes Autism
Spectrum, ADHD and other disorders reflecting abnormal brain
development, based on the developing understanding that ab
normal brain development underlies many types of disorders.
This category includes many disorders previously classified as
childhood onset disorders, but excludes separation anxiety and
selective mutism. This led Dr. Crohn to ponder the impact of
this classification on the study of child psychopathology.
presentation review
Major Changes Noted from DSM-IV to DSM 5
Presented by Helen Crohn, LCSW, DSW; Reviewed by Chris Ann Farhood, MSW, LCSW
Helen Crohn, LCSW, DSW
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Fee Splitting: Education Laws and Regents Rules define fee
splitting as unprofessional conduct. Paying a share or percentage of
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able. Fees may only be shared with members of the professional
corporation, employees and staff. Unlicensed individuals may not be
members of the corporation or share in professional fees.
Internet Coupons/Vouchers: Generally speaking, the offer
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of the coupon/voucher has initiated contact with the marketing
organization and requested notification of deals, may be structured
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LMSW & LCSW FAQS: www.op.nysed.gov/prof/sw/swcefaq.htm
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dynamic program, “The Impact and Treatment of the Opiate Epidemic
on Staten Island.” We were proud of our presenter, Chapter member
Michael Zampella, LCSW, CASAC, whose presentation was approved
for CEU credits. Luke Nasta, NPA, CASAC, provided a rich history of
drug use and treatment options that were available on Staten Island.
In addition, “Engaging and Understanding Couples in Therapy,” a
program presented through the ACE Foundation by Chapter President
Janice Gross, LCSW, on December 4 and 11 will provide CEU credits.
Special thanks go to Education Chair Catherine Putkowsi O’Brien,
LCSW.
Congratulations to our longtime member and State Legislative
Chair, Andrew Daly, LCSW. Active on the State Board for several years
as a Member-at-Large, he has just been elected First Vice President.
Our Chapter’s members are active in agency practice and pri
vate practice, and many of them are on the faculty of CUNY College
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