Jessie Shapiro, LMSW
Aging Life Care Professional | Care Management Expert
Jessie is a licensed social worker in New York and New Jersey, proficient in working with adults and older adults specifically within community-based settings. Jessie graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Columbia School of School Work with an MSW focus in Advanced Clinical Practice as well as Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities. Jessie was a member of Columbia’s Evidence Based Practice Program for Severe Mental Health Disorders under the NY Office of Mental Health. At the University of Michigan, Jessie volunteered with the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline, Michigan, where Jessie visited criminal defendants adjudicated incompetent to stand trial or acquitted NGRI by the Michigan court system.
Since starting her social work career, Jessie has had experience in geriatrics working at Tompkins Park Senior Center in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where Jessie offered on-site support to seniors. Jessie provided psychotherapy to seniors and families, developed treatment plans for clients with dementia and Alzheimer’s, assisted with government benefits, healthcare, and other case management services, and lead regular group therapies for community members. Jessie has also worked on an ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) team, a multi-disciplinary approach that provides community-based intensive outpatient care to adults with serious mental illness. Jessie’s experience in providing treatment to 68 clients at a time on the ACT team has offered her skillful insight into person-centered treatment planning and assessments, NYC’s housing systems, adult day programs, insurance, and the coordination of complex medical and psychiatric services.
Certifications:
- Licensed Master Social Worker (New York & New Jersey)
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