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About Me

I was born and raised in Northern California. I graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Cultural Anthropology and in 1982 received my Masters Degree in Social Work. I became licensed in l986. My background includes working in the fields of: substance abuse, sexual abuse, and geriatric psychiatry.

My first job at Kaiser was at CDRP for 2 years starting in 1988. I then left to be in private practice until I returned to work in Kaiser's Department of Psychiatry in 1996.

I serve as a clinical social worker for the department of Psychiatry, Behavioral Health Education. Behavioral medicine is the integration of behavioral and medical science in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical conditions.

More than 25 years of research, clinical practice and community-based interventions have shown that behavioral changes help people feel better physically and emotionally, improve their health status, reduce the symptoms of medical conditions, and improve their quality of life. Behavioral interventions have also been shown to improve effectiveness of medical interventions, reduce over-utilization of the healthcare system and reduce overall costs of care.

It is a joy to be on the preventative and skill teaching end of the health care team. Outside of work I enjoy reading, gardening, kayaking and travel.

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