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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Ron De Hoff
831.643.2457
December
2, 2002
ELDER
FOCUS'S DEPETRIS ACHIEVES BOARD CERTIFICATION IN FORENSIC
SCIENCES
Monterey,
CA - Elder Focus, LLC proudly announces that its Director,
Jacquie DePetris, LCSW, CCM has been awarded professional
designation as a Board Certified, Diplomate Fellow in
Forensic Sciences of the International College of Professional
Psychology. This designation is open to licensed psychologists,
social workers and marriage and family therapists who
satisfy strict post-graduate education, licensure, experience
and standards-of-practice requirements. The Program of
Training takes approximately one year and includes eighty
classroom hours. It is regarded as the most stringent
Diplomate-Certification in Forensics in the United States.
Forensic social workers and therapists specialize in a
variety of services for their clients involving the judicial
process. These services include assessment and diagnosis
of individuals with mental disorders, generation of mental
health reports, and providing expert testimony in court.
The types of cases using mental health testamentary include
family law and child custody, sentencing evaluation, sexual
harassment, and wrongful termination. Board certification
includes training in providing testimony, rules of evidence,
and working with attorneys.
Elder Focus, LLC, "A Care Management Company,"
located at 2600 Garden Road, Suite 207, Monterey provides
services to seniors, family members, and nursing homes
which include:
- Conducting
psychosocial assessments and developing care plans
that assist seniors in remaining independent
- Conservatorship
services of the person and estate
- Psychological
testamentary and mental health consults as an expert
witness in court hearings
- On-call
24x7 crisis intervention and facilitation acting as
a liaison between seniors and their health care providers
and family members
- Independent
monitoring of care delivery and quality of care for
seniors in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities
- Family
counseling and support for seniors and their families
addressing aging, life transitions and grief
The
Elder Focus, LLC website is www.elderfocus.com.
DePetris, a Monterey County resident, is a graduate
of the University of California, Berkeley and focuses
her practice on gerontology including senior counseling
and psychotherapy, case management, conservatorships
and forensic psychology. She is a Certified Case Manager,
Senior Professional member of the National Association
of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, National Association
of Social Workers, and is registered in the Monterey
County Superior Court and the State of California as
a private, professional conservator.
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Elder Focus, LLC
Tel:
(831) 643-2457
Fax:
(831) 643-2094
2600 Garden Road, Suite 207
Monterey, CA 93940
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