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Sarah Schleifer, MSSW, LCSW is a NJ and NY licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Teaneck, N.J. She served as Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University Graduate School of Social Work in New Brunswick, N.J. Her clinical career spans over 30 years during which she worked in family therapy, hospital and outpatient mental health settings. After building the first Partial Hospitalization Program at Mountainside Hospital, she was recruited to begin QUEST – the Partial Hospitalization Program at Hackensack University Medial Center. During her 10 year tenure she continued to expand the Behavioral Health Services by developing new programs including several Intensive Outpatient Programs, the Center for Trauma Recovery, Eating Disorders Program and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Outpatient Programs. In collaboration with the Mother/Baby nursing staff of HUMC, she developed a Post-Partum Depression screening and treatment program. More recently she provided training to the New Jersey Hot Line Staff as part of Governor Codey’s PostPartum Awareness initiative. In November 2006, she will be starting the PostPartum Depression Support Program at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. This service will include a free support group that will be offered weekly to new mothers in the community. Information and psychotherapy services will also be offered. Within hours of the tragic events of 9/11, she coordinated HUMC’s Psychiatric Hotline, emergency debriefing and counseling services to offer trauma services to the community. In 2005, she served as clinical consultant for the “For You NJ 9/11” Program of University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University Behavioral HealthCare to develop and offer programs to 9/11 survivors and their families. Demonstrating her commitment to the mental health profession, she has supervised and trained graduate social work students and psychiatric residents from New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She has lectured extensively for community groups and national professional organizations. Advanced Training in:
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