SUSAN B. GERBINO, PhD, LCSW Silver School of Social Work, New York University 1 Washington Square North, Room 412 New York, New York 10003 (212) 998-5917 (914) 323-6201 susan.gerbino@nyu.edu EDUCATION 1994 Silver School of Social Work, New York University, NY, NY Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work 1977 Fordham University, NY, NY Master of Social Work (Concentration: Clinical Practice) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Silver School of Social Work, New York University, NY, NY 2015-present Clinical Professor 2007-2015 Clinical Associate Professor 2003-2007 Clinical Assistant Professor 1987-2003 Adjunct Instructor and Faculty Advisor ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS Silver School of Social Work, New York University, NY, NY 2015-present Co-Director, Dual Degree Program, Heath Advocacy & Social Work 2006-present Director, Zelda Foster Studies Program in PELC 2004-present Director, Post-Masters Certificate Program in PELC 2004-present Co-Director, Dual Degree Program, Child Development & Social Work 1994-present Coordinator, Westchester Branch Campus TEACHING Silver School of Social Work, New York University, NY, NY Grief, Loss & Bereavement (MSW) Zelda FLO Seminar (MSW) Mentor Training (MSW and Leadership Fellowships) Practice Seminar (Post-Masters Certificate Program in PELC) Leadership Seminar (Leadership Fellowship in PELC) Case Seminar, UJA Federation of New York, Hospice and Healing Alliance (payment to the Zelda Foster Studies Program), 2014-present Smith School for Social Work, Northampton, MA Advanced Practice Seminar (End of Life Certificate Program)
AWARDS AND HONORS 2015 Quality of Life Award American Cancer Society and the Association of Oncology Social Work 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award NYU Silver School of Social Work 2014 Career Achievement Award Project on Death in America, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network 2010 Education Issues and Training Award Changing Health: 6 th Annual International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Dublin, Ireland (Gardner; Chachkes) 2010 Fellow, Social Work New York Academy of Medicine 2009 Distinguished Practitioner, Social Work Academy National Academies of Practice 2005 Social Worker of the Year National Association of Social Workers, NY State Chapter 2003 Merit Service Award National Association of Social Workers, Westchester Division GRANTS AND BEQUESTS Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, The Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation, 2016-17, $45,000. Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 2015-16, $25,000. Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End of Life Care, 291 Foundation, 2016-2019, $375,000 Zelda Foster MSW Fellows Program, Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, 9/2015-5/2018, $123,200. Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End of Life Care, Estate of Helen Rehr, 2015, $135,000. Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, The Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation, 2015-16, $40,000. Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 2014-15, $25,000. Zelda Foster Leadership Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 2014-16, $25,000. Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, The Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation, 2014-15, $35,000. Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End of Life Care, Estate of Helen Rehr, 2013-14, $265,500.
Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 2013-14, $25,000. Zelda Foster Leadership Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 2013-14, $25,000. Training Grant, Jewish Healing and Hospice Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2013-6/2014, $23,385. Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End of Life Care, 291 Foundation, 2013-15, $225,000.00 Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, The Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation, 2013-14, $25,000.00 Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, 291 Foundation, 9/2012-5/2013, $50,000. Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, 9/2012-9/2015, $56,800. Training Grant, Jewish Healing and Hospice Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2012-6/2013, $23,457. Zelda Foster MSW Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 1/2012, $25,000. Zelda Foster Leadership Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 9/2011, $25,000. Zelda Foster MSW Fellows Program, Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, additional scholarship, 9/2011, $18,400. Training Grant, Jewish Healing and Hospice Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2011-6/2012, $23,457. Zelda Foster Conference, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 12/10/2010, $25,000. Zelda Foster Conference, Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 12/10/2010, $25,000. Zelda Foster MSW Fellows Program, Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, 9/2010-9/2014, $116,500. Principal Investigator, Fellowship in Palliative and End of Life Care, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, 9/2010-8/2013, $100,000. Principal Investigator, Leadership in Palliative and End of Life Care, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, 9/2010-8/2013, $100,000. Training Grant, Jewish Healing and Hospice Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2010-6/2011, $19,096. Training Grant in Palliative and End of Life Care, Veterans Administration, Northeast VISN, 1/2010, $19,854.00. Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 07/2009-6/2010, $17,876.00. Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2008-6/2009, $19,118. Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End of Life Care, 2008, bequest pledged by Judith Lauterstein. Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2007-6/2008, $19,118.
Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2006-6/2007, $17,000. Co-Principal Investigator (with Jeane Anastas), Program Evaluation, Jewish Healing and Hospice Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 1/2005-1/2006, $98,000. Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 1/2005-1/2006, $30,000. Alliance, UJA Federation of New York, 7/2004-8/2004, $12,000. PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters: Glajchen, M. and Gerbino, S. (2015). Communication in Palliative Care Social Work. In E. Wittenberg-Lyles, B. Ferrell, J. Goldsmith, T. Smith, M. Glajchen and G. Handzo (Eds). Textbook of Palliative Care Communication, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Gerbino, S. and Raymer, M. (2011). Holding On and Letting Go: The Red Thread of Adult Bereavement. In T. Altilio and S. Otis-Green (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work, New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Browning, D. and Gerbino, S. (2011). Navigating in Swampy Lowlands: A Relational Approach to Practice-Based Learning in Palliative Care. In T. Altilio and S. Otis- Green (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work, New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Gerbino, S. and Henderson, S. (2004). End-of-Life Bioethics in Clinical Social Work Practice. In J. Berzoff and P. Silverman (Eds.), Living with dying: A comprehensive handbook for practitioners in end-of-life care. New York: Columbia University Press. Peer Reviewed: Co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care showcasing the capstone projects of the Zelda Foster Leadership Fellows: Gerbino, S. and Walls, Jocelyn. (2015). Introduction to the Special Issue: Selected Works from the Zelda Foster Leadership Fellowship, Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 11(2), 92-95. Gardner, D., Gerbino, S., Walls, Jocelyn, Chachkes, E. and Doherty, Meredith. (2015). Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Workers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: The Zelda Foster Studies Program, Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 11(2), 107-131.
Co-edited special issue of Social Work in Health Care: Coping with Chronic Cancer Clinical Approaches for Oncology Social Work Practice: Damaskos, P. and Gerbino, S. (2014). Introduction to the Special Issue: Coping with Chronic Cancer, Social Work in Health Care, 53(1), 1-4. Gerbino, S. (2014). Coping with Chronic Cancer: Bringing Palliative Care into the Conversation. Social Work in Health Care, 53(1), 74-80. Berzoff, J., Lucas, G., DeLuca, D., Browning, D., Gerbino, S., Foster, Z. and Chachkes, E. (2006). Clinical Social Work Education in Palliative and End of Life Care: Relational Approaches for Advanced Practitioners. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 2(2), 45-63. Reese, D., Raymer, M., Orloff, S., Gerbino, S., Valade, R., Dawson, S., Butler, C., & Wise-Wright, M., & Huber, R. (2006). The Social Work Assessment Tool (SWAT). Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 2(2), 65-95. PRESENTATIONS Refereed: Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly, March 6-8, 2016, Chicago, IL: Symposium: Palliative Care Turf Wars (Sumser; Kelemen; Shoemaker) The Development of Hospice and Palliative Care on Mainland China (Liu; Shi) Association of Oncology Social Work, Thirty-First Annual Conference, May 20-22, 2015, Seattle, Washington: Education Panel: Creating a Safe Learning Space for New Palliative and End of Life Care Social Workers ACS Quality of Life Award Lecture: No Easy Path: Being There for Patients and Families at Forks in the Road International Psycho-Oncology Society Congress, Oct 20-24, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal: Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Work Leaders in Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care: An Innovative Educational Program Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly, March 10-11, 2014, San Diego, California: Symposium on Mentoring in Social Work (Gardner; Wilkins; Hottensen; Glajchen) Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly, March 11-12, 2013, New Orleans, LA: Creating a Safe Learning Space for New PELC Social Workers Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Work Leaders in Palliative Care: The Zelda Foster Studies Program (Gardner; Speck)
CSWE, Annual Program Meeting, Nov 9-12, 2012, Washington, DC: Relational Learning for Palliative/End of Life Care (Browning; Berzoff) 19th International Congress on Palliative Care, Oct 9-12, Montreal, Canada: Addressing Social Work in Palliative and End of Life Care: Findings from the First Five Years of an Innovative Training and Mentorship Program (Gardner; Chachkes) Association of Oncology Social Work, Twenty Eighth Annual Conference, May 30- June 1, 2012, Boston, MA: Navigating in Swampy Lowlands: Relational Learning for PELC (Browning) Association of Oncology Social Work, Twenty Seventh Annual Conference, May 4-6, 2011, St. Louis, MO: Mentoring the New Generation of Social Work Leaders in PELC (Koeber; Goldberger) American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Annual Assembly, February 16-21, 2011, Vancouver, Canada: Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Work Leaders in PELC (Gardner) Changing Health: 6 th Annual International Conference on Social Work in Health & Mental Health, June 28 July 2, 2010, Dublin, Ireland: Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders in PELC: The Zelda Foster Studies Program (Gardner; Chachkes) American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Annual Assembly, March 3-6, 2010. Boston, MA: The Zelda Foster Studies Program in PELC (Gardner) CSWE, Annual Program Meeting, October 30-November 2, 2008, Philadelphia, PA: Integrating Spirituality into Social Work Practice: An Innovative University/Agency Collaboration (Rosenfeld) International Psycho-Oncology Society, Eighth World Congress, October 18-21, 2006, Venice, Italy: Promoting Effective Practice and Leadership in PELC (Poster; Chachkes) Association of Oncology Social Work, Twenty-Second Annual Conference, May 3-6, 2006, Minneapolis, MN: The Schwartz Rounds as a Tool to Unite the Team & Advance Practice (Darotsos) Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Feb 16-19, 2006, Chicago: MSW Students' Experiences with Self-Disclosure (Poster, Grodney)
Invited (recent and selected): NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai, June 28-29, 2015, Shanghai, China: Two Day Training in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Social Workers (Chachkes) Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Committee, China (CRPC), Annual Conference, July 3-5, 2015, Hangzhou, China: Keynote Address: The Social Work Role in Palliative Care in the United States Two Day Training in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Social Workers (Chachkes) Association of Oncology Social Work, Thirty-First Annual Conference, May 20-22, 2015, Seattle, Washington: Quality of Life Award Lecture: No Easy Path: Being There for Patients and Families at Forks in the Road NY Hospital Queens, Palliative Care Service, NYC November 24, 2015: Adult Bereavement Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care, NYC, October 24, 2014: Social Work Leadership in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Self-Help, Nazi Victims Services, NYC, February 19, 2014: Strategies for Self-Care and Compassion Fatigue New York University, Alumni Day, NYC, October 19, 2013: Palliative Care: Humanistic Care for Mind, Body and Spirit (Leimena, Foxx, Dietrich, Weiss) Lenox Hill Neighborhood Houses, NYC, April 18, 2013: Grief and Bereavement New York University, Student Common Day, NYC, April 15, 2013: Palliative Care: Humanistic Care for Mind, Body and Spirit (Leimena) CancerCare, NYC, April 12, 2013: Palliative and End of Life Care from a Clinical Perspective Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, NYC, February 26, 2013: Palliative Care: A Team Approach (Lustbader, Portnoy, Springer, Chow) East Side Council on the Aging, NYC, May 10, 2012: Complicated Bereavement Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU, NYC, April 10, 2012: The Gender and Sexual Politics of End of Life Care
DOROT, NYC, March 8, 2012: Counseling Elders at End of Life Coping with Chronic Cancer Conference, Memorial Sloan Kettering and NYU Zelda Foster Studies Program, NYC, March 29, 2012: Keynote: Bringing Palliative and End of Life Care into the Conversation Tribeca Downtown Associates, NYC, March 22, 2012: Counseling People at End of Life SERVICE (current only) School: Traumatic Bereavement Initiative; Victim Services and Bronx DA Office (School of SW representative), 2015-present Curriculum Committee, 2014-2016 Member, Peer Review Committee, FPRT, 2013-2016 Member, Planning Committee, NYU Langone, End of Life Care Inter-professional Course, 2014 present (School of SW representative) Member, Division of Lifelong Learning and Professional Development Committee, 2013-present Dean's Council, 2010 present Profession (Volunteer): Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, Member, Editorial Board, 2006-2010; 2013-present Community (Volunteer): Westchester End of Life Coalition, Advisory Committee, 2012- present Jewish Home Lifecare, Bronx, New York, Community Member, Ethics Committee, 2010- present Gilda s Club-Westchester, Provide monthly social work supervision, 2004- present POST-GRADUATE TRAINING 2008 College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY, NY Narrative Medicine, Beginning & Advanced Training 1997 Montefiore Hospital/AECOM/Columbia University, NY, NY Certificate Program in Bioethics and the Medical Humanities