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Evelyn
J. Nieves, Ph.D.
Adjunct Lecturer
Evelyn J. Nieves, Ph.D. is the Executive Director
of Fordham-Tremont Community Mental Health Center. She has
served in this position since January 2002.
Dr. Nieves is an experienced social worker, administrator
and educator who brings a holistic perspective to mental health
services. She has traveled extensively and has visited social
work programs in Chile and Cuba. She is actively involved
in advocacy committees and organizations committed to improving
access to mental health services for underserved populations.
As a former Assistant Commissioner in the City
Department of Mental Health from 1992 to 1997, she developed
and implemented new mental health treatment models and program
evaluation protocols for outpatient services in the boroughs
of Manhattan and the Bronx.
In the 1980s she served in the City Department
of Mental Health's Office of Program Review and Evaluation
where she was responsible for coordinating and conducting
the onsite program evaluations of all New York City Community
Mental Health Centers and Hospital providers.
Dr. Nieves also has a lengthy academic record.
She previously served as assistant professor/director of Field
Education at Long Island University and has been an adjunct
professor at New York University, Fordham University Graduate
School of Social Work and Bronx Community College. She earned
a Ph.D. at Yeshiva University, Wurzweiller School of Social
Work, in 1999. She based her thesis on the much praised evidenced
based Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Model. The focus
of this comparative study was to assess the treatment benefits
of ACT in an urban setting. The two community mental health
centers used for the study were Fordham Tremont Community
Mental Health Center and Bronx Lebanon Hospital.
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