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Patricia Fennell Contributes to Oxford Press Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th Edition
Gala celebration to be held April 25th at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Internationally recognized expert on trauma, chronic illness, death and dying Patricia A. Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R is the author of a chapter on chronic illness in the upcoming Encyclopedia Of Social Work, 20th Edition.

The Encyclopedia, being published this spring by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, will be launched at a Gala Celebration on the evening of April 25th at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The 400 subject areas included in the Encyclopedia were authored by top academics, independent scholars and practitioners in social work, including Ms. Fennell. The three-volume set, edited by Terry Mizrahi, PhD, MSW, and Larry E. Davis, PhD, MSW, is available for $495 at www.naswpress.org.

Ms. Fennell, President and CEO of Albany Health Management Associates, Inc., is the creator of the Fennell Four-Phase Treatment (FFPT™) model, a highly practical, internationally utilized and empirically validated approach to clinical management of trauma, chronic illness and emotional loss. It addresses the complexity of these conditions by matching best clinical practices to four phases – crisis, stabilization, resolution and integration -- and identifies the most appropriate and effective interventions for each phase. The FFPT model provides a narrative framework and cognitive map for families, helping them describe, understand and adapt to life following trauma, chronic illness onset or other loss.

For more information about Ms. Fennell or Albany Health Management Associates, please call (518) 782-0551 or visit patriciafennell.com or albanyhealthmanagement.com.

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