Vendorship & Managed Care

Vendorship and Managed Care Committee

The Vendorship and Managed Care Committee consists of representatives from the different NYSSCSW chapters. The purpose of the committee is to gather and disseminate information on insurance issues, to provide support to individual members, and to consider how the Society might act to influence external forces affecting the financial health of clinical social workers.

The Committee meets six to eight times a year by teleconference, and in person, and communicates regularly by email. They provide frequent informational bulletins to Society members through the listservs and in The Clinician. They also maintain relationships with other professional organizations, including the NASW-NYS Managed Care Task Force and the North East Business Group on Health.

To obtain information about the Vendorship and Managed Care Committee or seek answers to specific insurance questions, please contact one of the persons listed below. For contact information click here.

To view recent informational bulletins, articles, announcements, or alerts from the Vendorship and Managed Care Committee click here.

Contact Information

Helen Hoffman, MSW, LCSW, State Chair
Met Chapter
(212) 873 - 3052
Helenhoffman@verizon.net

Judy Adelson, MSW, LCSW, BCD
Met Chapter
(212) 222 - 4486
Judyadelson@rcn.com

Henni Fisher, MSW, LCSW, BCD
Met Chapter
(718) 646 - 7001
info@hennifisher.com

Virginia Lehman, MSW, LCSW, BCD, Medicare Liason
Met Chapter
(212) 674 - 2984
LehmanV117@aol.com

Ruth Washton, MSW, LCSW
Met Chapter
(917) 584 - 7783
rwashton@verizon.net

Linda Plastrik, MSW, LCSW, PLLC
Westchester Chapter
(914) 631 - 6342
LPtunedin@aol.com

Lorraine Schorr, MSW, LCSW
Rockland Chapter
(845) 354 - 5040
Lorrainesara@aol.com

Colleen Downes, MSW, LCSW
Staten Island Chapter
(718) 816 - 0712
Eve114@aol.com

Susan Kahn, MSW, MA, LCSW, BCD
Nassau Chapter
(516) 482 - 1269
shkahn@verizon.net

Shirley Sillekens, LCSW, BCD
Queens Chapter
(718) 527 - 3923
ssillekens@verizon.net

Doris Tomer, MSW, LCSW, BCD
Northeast Chapter
(518) 271 - 1862
tomerd@juno.com