Credentials
  
WE are members
of these Organizations
Experience:
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29 years of
experience working with the elderly and disabled adults.
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Geriatric Care
Manager with national accreditation.
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Licensed Social
Worker in the State of Maine.
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Medical Social
Worker/Care Manager at local hospital for 18 years-
single point of accountability for patient’s care
coordination including screening, assessment, planning,
care coordination and intervention, discharge planning.
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Medical social
worker for two home health agencies and Social Services
Manager for a third.
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Established an
Ethics Committee for home care agency.
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Provided care
management services for adults with physical
disabilities and those dealing with severe psychiatric
conditions.
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Program Director
for two PCA agencies- program development and designing
the PCA course, training staff and providing community
workshops. Taught segments on Confidentiality, Legal
and Ethical Issues in Caregiving and Advanced
Directives.
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Established and
directed Adult Day Care Program for Senior Spectrum’s
Muskie Center and later opened the Elder Statesman as
the owner/director.
Education/Licenses/Certificates:
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Masters of Science in Adult
Education /Concentration inEducational Gerontology
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Bachelor’s of
Science in Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- Certified Case Manager, Commission for Case Management Certification
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Certificate,
Accredited Case Manager, American Case Management
Association
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Certificate
Program in Case Management, University of Southern Maine
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Certificate,
Advance Care Planning Facilitator
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Licensed Social
Worker, State of Maine
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Teachers
Certificate, Maine- exp.
Professional Organizations:
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American Case
Management Association – Member
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National
Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers-
Member
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Geriatric Care
Managers of New England- Member
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Cambridge who's who Registry of
Executives and Professionals
Community
Involvement:
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Member, Advisory
Board for Senior Spectrum’s Family Caregiver Support
Program
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Member, Board of
Director, Waterville Hospice Volunteers
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Member, local and
state Alliance for the Mentally Ill
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President Emeritus
for Maine Association of Adult Day Care Directors, Inc
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