SWCG Publishing
SWCG Publishing has been in business since 1982. We have books on Care Planning, Formatted Care Plans, Lesson Plans, Social Work Policies and Procedures, Managing Behaviors without Restraints, Psychosocial Well-Being and a quarterly newsletter the “SWCG Letter.” Our books are sold all over the United States and Canada.
+ About the Authors- About the Authors
STEVEN C. GREENWALD is a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Social Work (Urbana-Champaign). He holds both a Masters and Bachelors degree in, Social Work. Mr. Greenwald’s experience includes extensive work with geriatric, psychiatric and medically impaired populations in residential, in-patient and out-patient settings. He presently consults to many long-term care facilities across the state of Illinois. Mr. Greenwald is a popular instructor at seminars and workshops designed to enhance the delivery of social work and behavioral health care services in assisted living, special dementia care environments, nursing home and hospital settings. His expertise includes: OBRA compliance, JCAHO accreditation, care plan development, staff management, quality improvement, deficiency refutations, plans of correction and staff development. Mr. Greenwald is a nationally known author and the editor of the SocialWork Consultation Group Letter, a quarterly newsletter distributed to nursing facilities in the United States and Canada. He has received professional acclaim and recognition for his long-term care resource books. Mr. Greenwald is certified by the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) and he is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). He is an advisory board member to the Activity Therapists Association of Illinois.
DAVID J. BEARD has been working in the long-term care industry since 1987, when he received his Masters Degree in Social Work from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois (Chicago). His long term care experience includes individual, group, and family psychotherapy, cognitive/behavioral assessments for a national rehabilitation company, and psychiatric evaluation of geriatric and mentally ill individuals. He also provides consultation to administration, care plan staff, nursing departments, and social workers. Mr. Beard is a senior consultant with SocialWork Consultation Group, Inc., and is a regular contributor to the SocialWork Consultation Group “Letter.” He is an expert at resident assessments and one of the few professionals in the United States who truly understands the Minimum Data Set (MDS 3.0) and the CAA assessments and their relationship to the care plan process. Mr. Beard is frequently asked to provide consultation to facilities in the Midwest regarding OBRA compliance issues, Joint Commission standards, resident assessment, staff and department evaluation and creative social service programming. Mr. Beard is also a frequent speaker at workshops in Illinois, providing training to individuals who work with both geriatric and mentally ill residential populations. He is licensed to practice independent clinical social work in Illinois.
Traci L. Pareti is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS). She consults to many long-term care facilities in both the private and not-for-profit sectors. She has extensive experience as a Dementia Special Care Coordinator. Traci is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL). She has a Bachelors Degree in Recreation Administration. Ms. Pareti’s experience includes extensive work with geriatric and psychiatric populations in long term care facilities. She currently is a consultant to many long-term care facilities in the Chicago-land area. Her expertise includes: Training and educating staff about dementia care, state and federal regulation compliance, recreation administration and staff development. Ms Pareti has been a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist since 1997.
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