Adina Segal, LCSW
Brooklyn,New York
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker with many years of experience helping clients change behaviors and access family and community resources to manage health. Develops and implements training for staff and attends seminars and conferences for professional development. Continuously improves processes and services to support patient care, education, and research.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Jewish Community Outreach Social Worker
CaringKind
NY, NY
07.2019 - Current
- Conducts informative sessions on Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and the programs/services provided by CaringKind to caregivers and professionals.
- Delivers engaging Zoom presentations on dementia-related subjects to the Orthodox Jewish Community at multiple times throughout the year.
- Helps individuals and families through needs assessments, care planning assistance, and resource connection for effective navigation of the medical and home care system.
- Provides evidence-based Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) to individuals in early stage dementia.
- Utilizes the REACH-TX protocol to provide caregiver coaching and guidance.
- Facilitates several Caregiver Support Groups for adult children and spouses of people with dementia
- Cultivates partnerships with organizations within the Jewish community to provide caregiver coaching and education, as well as Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, at their sites.
Program Director
Heights and Hills Caregiver Support Program
Brooklyn, NY
08.2016 - 06.2019
- Responsible for hiring, training and supervising clinical staff, utilizing a psychosocial perspective
- Conducts program outreach, marketing and communications
- Facilitates trainings and support groups on a range of eldercare and caregiving topics
- Provides administrative and financial oversight and detailed statistical reporting internally and to Department of the Aging.
Social Worker
Heights and Hills Caregiver Support Program
Brooklyn, NY
09.2010 - 08.2016
- Provided supportive counseling to help clients manage the practical and emotional tasks related to caregiving
- Coordinated the resources and referral services delivered to patients/families promoting effective utilization of resources, assuming a leadership role within the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal resource outcomes
- Developed and presented community workshops on eldercare issues.
Partners in Caring Social Worker
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
Brooklyn, NY
09.2008 - 09.2010
- Provided counseling services to synagogue members, including individuals/families experiencing serious, life-threatening illness and bereavement
- Conducted social work services to isolated homebound elderly and their family caregivers, including providing customized care plans to assist with daily needs
- Implemented and developed educational workshops on healthcare and bereavement related issues
- Facilitated caregiver support groups.
Shira Ruskay Social Worker
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
Brooklyn, NY
09.2008 - 09.2010
- Provided counseling services to synagogue members, including individuals/families experiencing serious, life-threatening illness and bereavement
- Conducted social work services to isolated homebound elderly and their family caregivers, including providing customized care plans to assist with daily needs
- Implemented and developed educational workshops on healthcare and bereavement related issues
- Facilitated caregiver support groups.
Preventive Care Social Worker
Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services
Brooklyn, NY
06.2004 - 06.2008
- Provided individual, family, and group counseling services to families at risk for foster care placement, domestic violence, sexual abuse, mental illness and learning/developmental disabilities
- Assisted families in accessing resources to legal, financial, and advocacy for children’s educational needs
Education
Master of Social Work -
New York University School of Social Work
New York, New YorkBachelor of Arts in Psychology -
City University of New York-Queens College
Flushing, New YorkCertificate of Aging -
Boston University Institute for Geriatric Social Work
Boston, MASkills
- Cultural Competency
- Community Outreach
- Clinical Supervision
- Client Needs Assessment
- Crisis Intervention
- Grief processes
- Community Training
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Peerplace
- Effective Multitasking
Affiliations
- National Association of Social Workers-NYC Chapter
- NEFESH: The International Network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Seminar in Field Instruction
- Certificate of Aging, Boston University Institute for Geriatric Social Work, Boston, MA
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Level 1
- Cogitive Stimulation Therapy Facilitator, St Louis University
Languages
Hebrew
Limited
Websites
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDy4kgB0Mvc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOiBmPt0fKI&list=PLiXbtUJraZiEoiUfoEPpxRbo6J5GVrrI5&index=20&t=1492s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKMWNSRyZXw&list=PLiXbtUJraZiEoiUfoEPpxRbo6J5GVrrI5&index=33
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsaiMrmpiEI&list=PLiXbtUJraZiEoiUfoEPpxRbo6J5GVrrI5&index=34
- https://nefesh.org/MindBodyandSoul/an-open-letter-to-caregivers-for-the-opening-of-.html
- https://nefesh.org/MindBodyandSoul/anger-and-self-care.html
Timeline
Jewish Community Outreach Social Worker
CaringKind
07.2019 - Current
Program Director
Heights and Hills Caregiver Support Program
08.2016 - 06.2019
Social Worker
Heights and Hills Caregiver Support Program
09.2010 - 08.2016
Partners in Caring Social Worker
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
09.2008 - 09.2010
Shira Ruskay Social Worker
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
09.2008 - 09.2010
Preventive Care Social Worker
Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services
06.2004 - 06.2008
Master of Social Work -
New York University School of Social Work
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
City University of New York-Queens College
Certificate of Aging -
Boston University Institute for Geriatric Social Work