Sheryl A. Fowler LCSWR

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Williamsville, NY 14221

Cell 518-***-****

Skills include clinical consultation, family/individual counseling, caregiver support, community outreach and engagement, facilitation of educational seminars and presentations. Specialized training in substance abuse, team coaching, suicide prevention, chronic disease assessment and management, wellness self-management, cognitive behavioral therapy.

Certifications include federal mediation, multiple sclerosis specialist and whole health and wellness trainer.

EDUCATION

Master’s in Social Work: (LCSW-R) 1984

State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY Bachelor of Arts; Rhetoric and Communications; 1980 State University of New York at Albany; Albany, NY EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Samuel S. Stratton, Department of Veterans Affairs, Albany, NY 2009 - 2021: Spinal Cord Patient Injury Coordinator for the Stratton VA Medical Center.

Responsibilities: Administratively and clinically responsible for the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders program, providing direct patient care services and development of policies and procedures for program operation. Outreach and collaboration with community agencies. Caregiver support, grief and loss counseling services for families.

Client services provided to persons with neurological disease, including spinal cord injury disease,/injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, ALS and Huntington’s Disease.

2002- 2009: Behavioral Health Specialist in VA primary care clinics. Responsibilities: Served as clinical behavioral health provider, providing individual, marital and family therapies, crisis intervention, referrals and consultation to primary care.

Catholic Charities of Schenectady County

1999 - 2002: Catholic Charities of Schenectady County Clinical Social Worker in the Family Counseling program providing a wide range of outpatient mental health services including; individual, marital and family therapies with adults, children and adolescents.

Navy Family Service Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

1997 - 1999: Clinical Social Worker:

Clinical social worker and supervisor for the Navy Family Service Center, serving active duty military and their families. Duties included; marital, individual and family therapies with children and adults, development and presentation of psycho educational classes.

Samuel S. Stratton, Department of Veterans Affairs, Albany, NY 1995 - 1997: Clinical Social Worker

Provided community treatment program for mentally ill veterans. Duties: individual, group and family therapies, crisis intervention, community referral, treatment planning, coordination with multidisciplinary team, diagnostic assessments and intake screening.

1993 - 1995: Social Worker in ambulatory care setting Duties: crisis intervention with patients with a variety of medical and psychiatric issues, case management and social work intervention with veterans and their families in oncology, neurology and emergency room clinics. 1991 - 1992: Clinical Supervisor for medical/surgical unit Duties: Clinical and administrative supervision for eleven Masters level social workers and two bachelor level social workers, educational presentations both within the medical center and in the community on a variety of social work topics, data collection, grant writing and administrative reports. 1989 - 1991: Social Worker on inpatient Chemical Dependency Rehabilitation Program.

Duties: Intake coordinator and discharge planning for 26 bed unit, family, individual, and group therapies, community referral, treatment planning. Presentations:

August, 2019: Presenter at the VA national summit - Proactive Psychosocial Care of Veterans with ALS.

April, 2018: Presenter at the NYS Palliative Care Conference on teamwork and managing care of ALS patients.

November, 2017- Presenter at School of Social Welfare, SUNY at Albany - Outside the Fence: How helping professionals assist with combating the prison mindset Special Awards/Achievements:

. Field Instructor for social work interns since 1990 - School of Social Welfare, SUNY at Albany

. Certified Federal Mediator- Office of Resolution Management 2016

. Member of EEO cultural diversity council advisory committee- Albany VA Medical Center

. Mentor of the Year Award, Institute of Aging, School of Social Welfare, Albany 2017

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