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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK GROUPS

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Asthma: Play Therapy group for Children
Bone Marrow Transplant Orientation Group
Burn Support Group
Caregivers Group
Cardiac Discharge Planning Group
Chronically Ill/Depressed WomenÕs Group
HIV Affected ChildrenÕs Group
HIV Affected AdolescentÕs Group
HIV+ WomenÕs Support Group
HIV + WomenÕs Support group, by physician referral only
MenÕs HIV+Ê Support Group
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Family Support Group
Parents of Children with Hemophilia Group
Pre Adolescent HIV Infected ChildrenÕs Support
Post Transplant Support Group
Spanish Speaking HIV+ WomenÕs Support Group
Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Family Support Group


Asthma: Play Therapy group for Children
Children 4-12
Meets every other Monday (3 p.m. ø 4 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Elyse Einhorn, CSW at (212) 746-4119

Bone Marrow Transplant Orientation Group
Patients and family members, physician referral
Meets monthly on Thursday (date and time varies)
No fee
For more information contact Linda Halperin, CSW at (212) 746-3114

Burn Support Group
Burn survivors, their family members and friends
Meets First Monday of the month (5:30 p.m. ø 7:00 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Joyce Scheimberg, CSW at (212) 746-3108

Caregivers Group
Spouses and Adult Children age 60+
Meets every Monday (6:00 p.m. ø 7:30 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact Michael Doran, CSW at (212) 746-4365

Cardiac Discharge Planning Group
Family members of patients in the CardioThoracic Intensive Care Unit
Meets every week Tuesday and Thursday (1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Eileen Glazer, CSW at (212) 746-3913
or Laura Lewis, CSW at (212)Ê 746-3912

Chronically Ill/Depressed WomenÕs Group
Adult women with chronic illness and depression
MeetsÊ every other Thursday (1:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Jill Stolbach, CSW at (212) 746-4343

HIV Affected ChildrenÕs Group
Children ages 7-11 with HIV infected parents
Meets weekly on Wednesday (4:30 p.m. ø 6:00 p.m. )
No fee
For more information contact: Joe Desiderio, CSW at (212) 746-4336

HIV Affected AdolescentÕs Group
TeenagersÊ ages 13-18 with HIV infected parents
Meets weekly on Monday (4:30 p.m. ø 6:00 p.m.)12 week sesssions
No fee
For more information contact: Kathy Iacuzzo, CSW at (212) 746-4187

HIV+ WomenÕs Support Group
Meets every Thursday (11:00 a.m. ø 12:30 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Jane French, CSW at (212) 746-7174

HIV + WomenÕs Support group, by physician referral only
Meets every other Thursday (11:30 a.m. ø 1:00 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Toyae Liverpool, CSW at (212) 746-4183

MenÕs HIV+Ê Support Group
HIV+ Men
Meets every Thursday (2:00 p.m. ø 3:30 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Jane French, CSW at (212) 746-7174

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Family Support Group
Parents and family members of children in the intensive care unit
Meets every Wednesday (time varies)
No fee
For more information contact: Amy Kates, CSW at (212) 746-3111

Parents of Children with Hemophilia Group
Parents of children up to 18 years of age
Meets First Tuesday of month (time varies)
No fee
For more information contact: Jacqueline Lefkowitz, CSW at (212) 746-4337

Pre Adolescent HIV Infected ChildrenÕs Support
Pre adolsecent HIV positive Children
Meets every ThursdayÊ (4:30 p.m. ø 6p.m.) for ten weeks Starting September 7th
No fee
For more information contact: Harriet Plaskow, CSW at (212) 746-3212
Christine Williamson, CSW at (212) 746-3119

Post Transplant Support Group
Post transplant, patients, family members and friendsÊÊ
Meets every Wednesday (3:00 p.m. ø 4:00 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Linda Halperin, CSW, at (212) 746-3114

Spanish Speaking HIV+ WomenÕs Support Group
Spanish speaking HIV + Women
Meets every other Thursday (11:30 a.m. ø 12:30 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Jennifer Suchman, CSW at (212) 746-4236

Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Family Support Group
Family members and friends of patients in the surgical intensive care unit
Meets every Wednesday (3:00 p.m. ø 4:00 p.m.)
No fee
For more information contact: Vicki Braunstein, CSW at (212) 746-4324