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Social Work

  • General Services
  • Social Work Department Mission/Vision/Values
  • Frequently Offered Social Work Groups
  • Contact Information
  • General Services

    Welcome to the Clinical Social Work Department at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute! We are a dynamic group of mental health professionals with training in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of emotional disorders and mental illness. Clinical social workers are skilled in helping with problems of living and facilitating personal growth and development. Our social workers are all Master’s level graduates of accredited schools of Social Work.

    Clinical Social Workers

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    Social Work Department Mission/Vision/Values

    Mission

    The Social Work Department supports the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute's mission by providing social work services to support the recovery of individuals with serious mental illness.

    Vision

    Through partnership with other Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute departments, our consumers, their families, and community service providers, the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute Social Work Department will become an exemplary department for those who need and those who provide our services.

    Values

    Patient Centered Quality Services........Teamwork.......Respect

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    Frequently Offered Social Work Groups

    Active Treatment Group therapy has many advantages. Group members often develop a common bond and affirm one another’s feelings. Group members no longer feel isolated and alone. They feel supported by others who share similar experiences.

    Please see a current group schedule. Other groups may be introduced if a topic is suggested by patients or referring physicians/other caregivers and a significant need is evident.

    Other Social Work Interventions

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    Contact Information

    Social Work Department

    (703) 207-7100

    Director Clinical Social Work

    Melissa Preston, LCSW

    Executive Secretary

    Peggy Pavone

    Clinical Social Work Staff

    Naomi Bartakke, LCSW
    Laura Brownsberger, MSW
    Yvonne Copeland, LSW
    Robert Lovelace, MSW
    Kathleen Luisa, LCSW, CSAC
    Wendy Miessler, MSW
    Kristin Scholl, LGSW
    Erin Shaffer, MSW
    Karen Smith, MSW
    Zita Stonick, MSW

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    Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute