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MASSACHUSETTS

COORDINATOR, MEMORY CAFE PROGRAM : SHARON ADULT CENTER

10 hour a month position as coordinator for new "memory café", a program for people with memory deficits.Located at Sharon Adult Center, Sharon, MA.   Contact Susan Edinger, LICSW. [email protected] or (781)784-8000.

NEW YORK

SOCIAL WORKER: EMMA BOWEN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER (Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center)

Emma Bowen Community Service Center (a.k.a. Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center [UMMHC]) are hiring 4-5 social workers to provide individual (psycho)therapy to adults aged 18+. No home visits whatsoever. LMSW and/or LMHC is the minimum requirement. Bilingual Spanish is preferred and a bonus, but not required. Some scheduling flexibility also. If you're looking to hone your clinical social work skills, apply. Contact 212.694.9200.

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER: POSITIVE MINDS-STRONG BODIES PROGRAM

Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking Community Health Workers to work at the Postive Minds - Strong Bodies Study. They are seeking Spanish-speaking staff for their NY sites for this part-time CHW position. The bulk of the participants will be in East Harlem, but there are some at the Chinatown site as well. They are asking for at least 10 hours/week availability

Positive Minds-Strong Bodies Study Program FAQs:
A program for elders to manage stress and improve physical health

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Through a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Aging, the MGH Disparities Research Unit is conducting a study to examine how to build collaborative research to provide mental health and disability prevention treatments in community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve ethnic minority elderly clients. This program aims to prevent disability in the elderly by combining culturally and linguistically competent cognitive behavioral therapy (Positive Minds) and exercise (Strong Bodies).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
Margarita Alegría, Ph.D.

THE INTERVENTION:

There will be two arms of the study: An intervention arm that will consist of a CBT-based psychoeducation intervention along with a group exercise intervention, and a control arm that consists of written materials about physical and mental self care and regular symptom checks.

• Intervention Group: Each participant randomized to the intervention group will receive 10 individual psychoeducation sessions and 36 group exercise sessions.
• Control group: Each participant in the control group will receive information from the NIH about depression and anxiety, and the importance of taking care of mental and physical health. Control group participants will be contacted by phone every other week for a symptom assesssment.
• Both groups will be assessed at baseline and 2, 6, and 12 months to complete a more extensive set of questionnaires.

ELIGIBILITY:

• Age 60+
• Fluency in English, Spanish, Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese
• Other eligibility criteria will be assessed in the initial screening.

OUTCOMES:

Assessments at Baseline, and 2 months, 6 months and 12 months after the intervention will assess the acceptability and satisfaction with the program, as well as changes in physical ability, depression, and anxiety.

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If interested contact:

Rachel Zack Ishikawa, PhD, MPH
Project Director
Disparities Research Unit
MGH Department of Medicine
50 Staniford Street, Suite 830
Boston, MA 02114

Tel: (617) 726-4107
Fax: (617) 726 - 6811
Email: [email protected]

PALLIATIVE CARE SOCIAL WORKER: APOLLO, MD (@CJW MEDICAL CENTER)

URL: http://apollomd.com/
Deadline: Open call for social worker position likely to start on or around January 1, 2017
Contact for application is Sarah Rohrer, MSW: [email protected]
*Please include resume and cover letter detailing interest and experience in palliative and/or end of life care

This job isn't posted yet with Apollo MD but they are starting the recruiting process. For those interested contact [email protected] for a job description.

MISCELLANEOUS

CARE MANAGERS/CASE MANAGERS/GERONTOLOGISTS/SOCIAL WORKERS: WELLTHY

Join Wellthy’s Virtual Market Network (Please only submit profile request through Wellthy's link below).

Wellthy is the new way to manage chronic and elder care. If have experience as a Geriatric Care Manager/Social Worker, Case Manager or looking to build out your network base in chronic and elder care­­ join Wellthy! Help us improve healthcare for individuals and families.

Get noticed today as part of the fastest growing platform for care management.

• Build your brand homepage on the web.
• Potential to directly with families searching for help and support voluntarily
• Collaborate in the cloud with other experts (professional, caregivers and patients) sharing services and solutions.
• Be a part of a fast­growing community of peers out to change healthcare

Becoming an Expert is simple.

• Submit your profile via https://wellthy.com/experts​. Please feel free to review other profiles in our network to gain a sense of how to market yourself.
• Once your profile is reviewed and verified by our Expert Services team, you'll receive an email confirmation within 24­48 hrs.

To learn more about Wellthy (​www.wellthy.com​). ​At Wellthy, we dream of the day when taking care of the sick and the elderly becomes seamlessly compassionate and tech powered.

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND MATERNAL WELLNESS (NY, NJ, CT, PA, DE): PRECONCEIVE

Preconceive (pre-conceive.com) helps women navigate all phases of their reproductive health. The company was launched in 2014 by Sarah Robinson (Columbia Business School Class of ’13) and Sheila Pande (Columbia Public Health Class of ‘14). Preconceive provides content, online consultations and in person classes covering all phases of the reproductive lifetime, from conception to pregnancy to parenthood. We have all heard about the lean-in conversation, but we dare you to name one brand that is empowering women to build their families at the same time they build their careers. You haven’t heard of one yet, it is because we are building it! We are looking for qualified mental health professionals who are passionate about equipping women with the knowledge they need to navigate the motherhood spectrum end-to-end.

Qualified mental health care professionals interested in providing online, and over the phone 1-on-1 therapy in phases of the reproductive lifetime: in/fertility (male, female, same-sex couples), antenatal, pregnancy, postpartum are encouraged to contact us.

Who you are:

• You are an LCSW, MA, PhD, PsyD or other mental health board certified professional with experience in providing therapy for women experiencing psychosocial stress during one or more reproductive phases.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset yet you are patient and willing to work with other types of practitioners in contributing to newer models of supportive healthcare services.
• You strive to impact the efficiency of access to reproductive mental healthcare.
• You care! This isn’t just a job, you want to help women gain confidence to be the best mothers possible!
• Willing to provide 1-on-1 therapy to women who are covered within your licensure via video or phone.

What we can do for you:

• Give you the opportunity to make a lasting impact in women’s health care!
• Work with brilliant people all dedicated to women’s health, we are a diverse team and come from all different career backgrounds.
• Opportunities to contribute to digestible evidence based articles for publication on our website.
• Opportunities to contribute to developing new curriculum for educating women and their partners on topics of maternal mental health.

Please contact Sheila Pande at [email protected] or Sarah Robinson at [email protected] with your CV.

We hope to hear from you, thank you!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

VOLUNTEER RAPE CRISIS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATE: BELLEVUE HOPSTIAL'S VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAM

Our Victim Services Program is looking for YOU...All gender identities age 18 and over to work as volunteer advocates for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors in the Bellevue and NYU emergency rooms. You must live within a 30 minute cab ride of the hospital and be available to volunteer for 18 months, two on-call shifts a month. Training is free and transportation costs are reimbursed. 40 hours of training are provided and includes the following dates:

Sundays: 9-5:30 October 2, 16 & 23
Thursdays: 6-10 October 6, 13, 20, 27

ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED AT ALL SESSIONS!

Contact: Frances Rullan at 212-562-3755 OR [email protected]g