Education Committee
The Education Committee plans, coordinates and implements
periodic educational brunches where a speaker discusses
a particular topic of interest to the Metropolitan Chapter
membership, followed by a Q & A session. These
programs are free to members. You may check the Metropolitan
Chapter Calendar for information about these programs. For
further information about the Education Committee or to
volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the
committee chairperson.
Susan Appelman, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CASAC
(718) 531-7689
(718)
738-6800
ShrinkSGA8@aol.com
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee discusses legislative issues
and works closely with the Society’s Legislative
Committee to help implement the Society’s legislative
agenda. The chairperson of the Legislative Committee is
a member of the Society’s Legislative Committee,
which organizes all of the Society’s legislative
activities. For further information about the Legislative
Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Bobba Jean Moody,
MSW, LCSW
(212) 260-6081
(212)
529-1973
bobbaj@verizon.net
Listserv Committee
The Listserv Committee is responsible for the operation
of the Chapter's two listservs, for which members also
serve as moderators. All members of the Chapter receive
email from the Chapter's Announcements-Only listserv (called
MetChapterAnnouncements). Interactive (our second listserv)
is a member-to-member email group which allows members
to communicate directly with one another via email. As of March 2008, new members of the chapter are automatically added to Interactive. Interactive has played an important role within the chapter with regard
to members looking to refer cases, finding or listing office
space for rent, sharing information on managed care and
insurance issues and discussing current matters of concern
to members. To join the Chapter's interactive listserv or volunteer to serve on this committee, send an email request to the chairpersons at i.m.c.moderators@gmail.com with your name and email address. Only confirmed members of the chapter will be added to the listservs.
The web addresses for the two listservs are:
MetChapterAnnouncements (MCA)
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MetChapterAnnouncements/
Interactive-Met-Chapter
http://groups.google.com/group/Interactive-Met-Chapter/
Robert S. Berger,
Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW (Co-chairperson)
(212) 865-2360
Lisa Miller, MSW,
LCSW (Co-chairperson)
(212) 496-9716
Karen Golden, MSW, LCSW
(212) 642-6672
(917) 623-9205 (cell)
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee welcomes new members to the Society
and acts as a conduit for sharing interests and needs of
members with the board and other committees of the Chapter.
The Committee plans, coordinates and implements various
activities which provide opportunities for networking among
Chapter members. You may check the Metropolitan Chapter
Calendar for information about these programs. For further
information about the Membership Committee or to volunteer
to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee
at i.m.c.moderators@gmail.com.
Mentorship/Peer Consultation Committee
The Mentorship/Peer Consultation Committee provides opportunities
for MSW students, recent MSW graduates and MSW members
who are early in their clinical social work careers, to
partake in mentorship groups where they can network, discuss
topics pertinent to their development as clinical social
workers and can receive guidance, support, nurturance and
advice to further their professional development as clinical
social workers. The Committee also provides opportunities
for more advanced clinical social work practitioners to
come together in a supportive, sharing and collaborative
environment to network, discuss clinical practice issues
and to obtain consultation from their peers. For
further information about the Mentorship/Peer Consultation
Committee, to join a mentorship or peer consultation group,
or to volunteer to serve on this committee, lead a mentorship
group or to form a peer consultation group, you may contact
the committee chairperson.
Jane Burbank, MSW, LCSW
(212) 592-8970
janeburbanklcsw@aol.com or janeburbank@mac.com
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee solicits
the membership both for open Board positions and other
posts as needed by the Chapter. The Committee interviews
candidates who have expressed an interest in serving the
Chapter in one of these positions and then recommends candidates
to the Met Chapter Board for further discussion and approval.
Phyllis Mervis, DSW, MSW, LCSW
(212) 369-8879
pmicsw@aol.com
Vendorship and Managed Care Committee
The Vendorship and Managed Care Committee provides information to assist members of the Chapter in dealing with managed care and other vendorship issues. The Committee follows trends and answers inquiries about problems with insurers. For further information about the Vendorship and Managed Care Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, please contact the committee Chairperson.
Helen T. Hoffman,
MSW, LCSW
(212) 873-3052
helenhoffman@verizon.net
Website Committee
The Website Committee makes sure that the Society’s
website remains current and responsive to the needs of
the Society. Each chapter has a chapter website coordinator
who is a member of the Society’s Website Committee
and is responsible to enter their chapter’s news
and events onto their chapter’s web page on the Society
website. If you have any chapter news to be placed
on the Metropolitan Chapter web page, any chapter events
to be placed on the Metropolitan Chapter Calendar on the
Society website or want to join this committee, you may contact the chapter website committee
chairperson.
Robert S. Berger,
Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW
(212)
865-2360
rsb111@columbia.edu
Chapter Practice Committees
Disaster Preparedness Committee
The Society’s Disaster Preparedness Committee works
to develop a list of training resources where members who
wish to volunteer in disaster situations can receive approved
training, as well as a list of organizations where they
can volunteer once they are trained. The Committee
also works to compile a list of members who are trained
in disaster response and the disaster response organizations
with whom they are affiliated. To obtain training,
locate an organization where you can volunteer, to inform
the Society if you have had disaster response training
and/or are a volunteer in a disaster response organization,
or if you want information about disaster response preparedness
you may contact the committee chairperson.
Met Chapter Representative to the State Society
Disaster Preparedness Committee:
Fred Mazor, MSW, DSW,
LCSW, BCD
(212) 787-1148
FredM25@aol.com
EMDR Practice Committee
The EMDR Practice Committee brings together clinical social
workers who practice or who are interested in EMDR to discuss
and learn more about the practice of EMDR. You may
check the Metropolitan Chapter Calendar for information
about committee meetings and programs. For
further information about the EMDR Practice Committee or
to participate in that committee you may contact the committee
chairperson at i.m.c.moderators@gmail.com.
Family Practice Committee
The Family Practice Committee brings together clinical social workers who are interested in learning more about family and couples therapy to discuss and explore issues, theories, literature and case presentations, and attend lectures and workshops by various experts. The agenda for the year is planned at our June meeting for the following year. These periodic education programs are free. You may check the Metropolitan Chapter Calendar for information about committee meetings and educational programs. For further information about the Family Practice Committee or to participate in that committee you may contact the committee chairperson.
Rita Gazarik, MSW,
LCSW
(212) 727-1568
rmg57@Columbia.edu or rg@familylifecycle.com
Committee on Practice With Older Adults
The Committee on Practice With Older Adults brings together
clinical social workers who are interested in working with
older adults (adults age sixty or older). They meet
to discuss and explore issues relating to aging and to
learn more about addressing the needs of the older adults. You
may check the Metropolitan Chapter Calendar for information
about committee meetings and educational activities. For
further information about the Committee on Practice With
Older Adults or to participate in this committee you may
contact the committee chairpersons.
Multicultural Committee: Working the Cross-Cultural
Divide
The Multicultural Committee works to explore and address issues related to multiculturalism and diversity, and to educate clinical social workers about issues regarding culture and diversity in clinical social work practice. For further information about the Multicultural Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Ariane Sylva, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
(212) 838-4911
DrSylva@DrSylva.com
Psychoanalysis Practice Committee
The Psychoanalysis Practice Committee brings together
clinical social workers who are interested in psychoanalysis
and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. We meet periodically
for educational workshops to discuss and explore issues
and topics related to the practice of psychoanalysis and
psychoanalytic psychotherapy. A major activity the committee
has been involved in for the past few years is planning
an annual movie night, where we screen and discuss a movie
with psychoanalytic themes. You may check
the Metropolitan Chapter Calendar for information about
educational programs. For further information about the
Psychoanalysis Practice Committee or to participate in
that committee you may contact the committee chairperson.
Libby Kessman, MSW,
LCSW
(212)
595-8373
Lkcsw@aol.com
