Mental Health Medical

Marilyn Malka Korbman RN BSN MSW LSW LMSW

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OBJECTIVE To combine clinical social work credentials with a significant and progressive background

in various health care settings, in order to service the bio-psycho-social needs of diverse

groups of clients.

Licensed Social Worker- 2012, New Jersey and New York.

LICENSE AND Certified Birth Doula-(Doulas of North America)

CERTIFICATION

Certified Childbirth Educator- Prepared Childbirth Educators, Inc.

Certificate in Pre-Marital Counseling-Jewish Marriage Education

International, 1993

Registered Professional Nurse, New York and New Jersey.

Registered Circle of Security Parent Educator, Circle of Security

International-Early Intervention Program for Parents and

Children (2014)

EDUCATIONAL MSW Touro College, NYC, NY, (June 2012) - GPA 4.0

BACKGROUND Merit Scholarship Awardee- Touro MSW Program, February, 2012

Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude, Kean University,

Union, NJ (1986)

Diploma, Nursing, Beth Israel School of Nursing, New York, NY (1979)

CONTINUING

EDUCATION -Attended seminars on a wide range of clinical topics such as: Geriatric

Social Work, Promoting Independence in Older Adults, Palliative Care

Issues, Bullying, Child Abuse Reporting and Depression in Women, as part

of a field work course within the framework of the Touro College

Graduate Department of Social Work, 2010-2012.

-Attended: Research Conference on Judaism and Mental Health at The Center for

Anxiety, NYC, NY, April 2012, Effects of Domestic Abuse on the Family

&Children- A Project S.A.R.A.H Workshop (Stop Abusive Relationships

At Home)

- Attended numerous 1-2 day professional development seminars on family

related issues across the life span under the auspices of The Ohel

Children’s Home and Family Services Institute for Training (2012-2014)

including, but not limited to: Trauma CBT, CBT Treatment for Anxiety

Spectrum Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Issues of Transference

& Countertransference in the Therapeutic Relationship, and Attachment

through the Life Cycle.

PROFESSIONAL -Consulting Maternal Child Health Social Worker- Children under

EXPERIENCE Five Program- (2012-present) Ohel Children’s Home and Family

Services, Brooklyn New York~ funded through a grant from the NYC

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

• Partnering with Brooklyn area obstetric practices, as well as

with a midwife operated free standing birthing center, for the

provision of psycho-educational counseling, case management

and clinical screenings for clients referred by midwives and

obstetricians.

• Provision of initial psycho social assessments, as well as

emotional support and reinforcement regarding issues of

transitioning to parenthood.

• Provision of short term individual and couples therapeutic

counseling regarding acute issues within the childbearing cycle.

• Case finding for depression and anxiety disorders and active

involvement in referrals to other social service agencies as

indicated for longer term therapy and interventions.

• Provision of supportive counseling and psycho educational

services to identified mothers at risk under the auspices of the

Strong Start Program as per a grant awarded to the Brooklyn

Birthing Center through the Centers for Medicare and

Medicaid Innovations and the American Association of Birth

Centers

• Facilitated a 6 week psychoeducation group for new parents,

utilizing the Circle of Security International Early Parenting

Intervention Program; a reflective and informative relationship

focused model of parenting based on attachment theory

concepts.

Social Work Intern, (2010-2011) Jewish Community Center of

Staten Island, Older Adults Program, Case Management

Department.

• Provided extensive case management services for a diverse

population of home-bound as well as more independent older

adults in the community including: home visits, ongoing bio-

psycho- social assessments of clients, provision of treatment plans

and documentation of progress.

• Ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration with area social service

agencies as well as continuous interfacing with complimentary

departments of the Jewish Community Center, including

professional members of the Intake, Caregivers, and Respite

programs.

• Facilitated a weekly psycho-educational and support group for

older adult women on Issues of Independence as We Age.

Social Work Intern (2011-2012) Trinitas Regional Medical Center-

Department of Behavioral Health, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

• Conducted weekly individual therapeutic sessions with a small

caseload of diverse clients receiving mental health services at the

Adult Out Patient Mental Health Center.

• Coordinated all areas of treatment including collateral contacts

with other area agencies, clinicians and family members, as well as

interdisciplinary consultation with agency doctors, nurses and

social workers.

• Provided treatment plans, as well as ongoing documentation of

clients’ clinical progress according to agency protocols.

• Facilitated three weekly psycho-educational and support groups on

the clinical topics of: depression, bipolar disorders and anxiety

disorders respectively.

• Maintained ongoing progress notes as well as outreach telephone

contact with group members regularly.

• Developed and implemented a unique Therapeutic Poetry

intervention for the weekly Anxiety group at the agency.

• Conducted clinical interviews weekly as part of the agency intake

process, and assessed diagnostic criteria as well as optimal clinical

plans for each new agency client interviewed.

• Co- facilitated a therapeutic focus group for chronic psychiatric

patients on a short stay inpatient unit, twice weekly.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team on the ongoing clinical

progress of these patients who were selectively attending these

therapeutic groups.

• Participated in research conducted on the study of the impact of a

positive and supportive psychotherapy experience for patients with

serious and chronic psychiatric disorders, based on Irvin Yalom’s

model of a highly structured group approach, and its 11 Curative

Factors.

• Created a “script” to introduce the participating clients to the forms

and questionnaires used in the research efforts.

Certified Birth Doula, NJ area hospitals and private practice

IVF Nurse, Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science

Saint Barnabas Medical Center,

Mental Health Nurse, In Patient as well as Out Patient settings, NY and NJ. Psychiatric Nurse

Case Manager, United Review Services of Clark, NJ

• Provided case management for medical and psychiatric claimants with multi-system

diagnoses.

• Provided extensive follow-up through telephone contact and on-site visits.

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to meet client needs and ensure

compliance with treatment goals.

• Acted as consultant to colleagues to strengthen interventions for patients with

neuro- psychiatric diagnoses.

Pre Marital Counselor, Private Practice

Certified Childbirth Educator, Area hospitals and private practice.

Clinical Coordinator, Nachas Healthnet, Brooklyn, NY

• Provided medical referral, advocacy, and teaching for women seeking support with

health care, including maternal child needs.

• Educated Para-professional community health workers about needs of the

childbearing family.

• Conducted follow-up home visits with emphasis on post-partum physical and

emotional adjustment, including breastfeeding support.

• Revised documentation systems to enhance delivery of care and comply with state-

mandated standards.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• National Association of Social Workers, member, New Jersey chapter

• Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society in Nursing, member

• Childbirth Educators Association, member

• DONA- Doulas Of North America, member

• Circle of Security International

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