Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

Social Work Internship 2009-2010
- Faculty

Chestnut Ridge Center

• Marilyn H. Bryne, ACSW, CAC
  Associate Professor
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  ABE/NASW Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Specialty Credentials/Certificates:
  Certified Alcohol Counselor (CAC) Hypnosis certificate, WVU
  Primary Area of interest: Substance Abuse
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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• Robert Edmundson, ACSW, CAC
  Associate Professor
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  ABE/NASW Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Specialty Credentials / Certificates:
  Certified Alcohol Counselor (CAC)
  Primary Area of interest: Substance Abuse, psychology of men
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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• Janie Howsare, ACSW, MPA
  Assistant Professor
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  ABE/NASW Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Primary Area of interest: Children and adolescents with behavior disorders, affective disorders and adjustment disorders; individual and family problems related to substance abuse, divorce, and trauma; f amily therapy.
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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• Eric Rankin, PhD
  Professor and Director, Clinical Gerontology
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  ABE/NASW Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Specialty Credentials /Certificates: Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
  Primary Area of interest: Clinical Gerontology (Dementia, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders in later life)
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital

• Patty C. Catania, MSW, CRC, DCSW
  Assistant Professor
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  NASW Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Speciality Credentials: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
  Primary Area of interest: Mental Health
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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• V. Russell Cox, MSW, BCD
  Assistant Professor
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  ABE Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Primary Area of interest: Chronic Mental Illness, Family Education
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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• Ellen Gricewich, MSW, BCD
  Assistant Professor
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  ABE Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Primary Area of interest: Neuropsychiatry and Patient Education
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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• James Murphy, MSW, DCSW
  Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Social Work
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  NASW Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Primary Area of interest: Chronic Mental Illness
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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• Aaron M. Vedock, MSW, LICSW
  Instructor
  
  Primary Area of interest: Chronic Mental Illness, Forensic Social Work, Spirituality, Religiosity. Cultural Diversity
  Licensure: Licensed Graduate Social Worker
  

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• Elizabeth A. Young, MSW, BCD
  Assistant Professor
  
  Advanced Clinical Credential:
  ABE Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  Primary Area of interest: Chronic Mental Illness
  Licensure: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  

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