As many of you know, the LMSW and LCSW licensure for social workers is very important for professional and program growth, especially for social workers providing direct services. Beginning in mid-February 2010, Hunter College School of Social Work (HCSSW) in partnership with Hamilton-Madison House will be offering LMSW prep workshops for Asian social workers.

A total of 12 two-hour sessions will be taught by Dr. Irene Chung, Associate Professor and Chair of Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families at HCSSW to review LMSW content materials and sample exam questions in workbooks. The emphases of the workshops will be: 1) to help those who are non-native English speakers acquire an adequate command of vocabulary to take the exam; 2) to provide a theoretical lens that is more congruent with a nationwide examination in interpretation of case vignettes and practice concepts.

In addition, participants will beoffered:

- Individual assistance in the application process
- Group session on overview of the LMSW exam and study strategies.
- Access to study guides and practice exam workbooks
- Individual supportive counseling sessions with HCSSW's License Exam Prep Coordinator.
- Free use of a CD Rom with 900 sample test questions at the HCSSW's library
any time throughout the course of the workshops.
- Paid online mock exam

The 12 week LMSW prep workshops are funded through Asian American Federation and will be FREE to participants. Workshop days and times will be determined at a later date. Location of the workshops will be at both Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 E. 79th St, and Hamilton-Madison House 253 South Street site.

The workshops will be open to only Asian social workers with MSW degrees. Please note that the workshops can only accommodate a total of 12 participants and will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Early registration is strongly encouraged.

Please distribute this opportunity among your staff and contact me at (212) 720-4524 or joyluangphaxay@hmhonline.org for registration or more information.

Principle Investigator: Dr. Irene Chung, Associate Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work.

This study held on Friday, April 11, 2008, explored the ethnic-specific and immigrant-specific issues in conjunction with other suicide risk factors with a sample of Chinese immigrants in New York City.

Click for a pdf of The Slide Presentation

Click for a pdf of Summary of findings

The Conference on Assessment & Treatment of Compulsive Gambling Among Asian American held on October 26, 2007 at the NYU School of Medicine was another astounding success. There were more than 150 attendees representing over 40 social service and mental health service organizations as well as academic institutions in the community. Mental health clinicians and professionals, addiction counselors, students and consumers were among the participants. Comments received regarding this conference have been exceedingly positive and the Coalition welcomes any further input and feedback from the participants. Everyone is welcome to provide suggestions and feedback by writing to us at NYCAAMH@Yahoo.com.

Anyone who missed this conference and would like to view a copy of the program handout and the PowerPoint slides can click on the links below. We also wish to thank and acknowledge the presenters who have given the Coalition the permission to post and share with you their presentation slides from the conference.

Click here for Gambling Conference Program/Biography/Resources (PDF Format)

Click below for PowerPoint Presentations in PDF formats:

Working with Gamblers: Clinical and Cultural Considerations
Eddie Chiu, Ph.D., Psychologist, Richmond Area Multi-Services Center;
Faculty, Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA

Working with the Families (Intervention Strategies for Chinese Families of Problem Gamblers in Toronto)
Patrick Au, R.S.W., C.Q.S.W., Director, Chinese Family Services of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Prevention of Problematic Gambling Among Asian Americans
(From Engagement to Empowerment: Raising Awareness in Massachusett's Asian Community)
Chien-Chi Huang, Asian Community Program Specialist,
Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, Boston, MA

Columbia Gambling Disorders Clinic: Resources in the Tri-State Area
Analucia A. Alegria, Gambling Counselor, Anxiety Disorder Clinic at
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York City, NY

St. Vincent's Manhattan Behavioral health Services
Karen Shufleder M.A., OTR/L, NYCGTC, Behavioral Health Services, Saint Vincent's Hospital, NYC, NY

An Overview: Prevalence, Etiology, Symptom Manifestation, and Treatment Outcomes
(Pathological Gambling: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment)
Jon Grant, J.D., M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Minnesota Medical School, MN

An Overview for Asian Americans: Prevalence, Etiology,
Assessment, Clinical Picture and Impact of Gambling Addiction
(Problem Gambling Among Asian American Pacific Islanders)
Timothy Fong, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
Department of Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences,
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Resnick Neuropsychiatry Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

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