Clinical Social Work

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The clinical social workers at Women & Infants are experienced in women’s mental health and emotional well-being. They know that parenting for the first time, dealing with life stages, coping with illness, or preparing for surgery can all feel overwhelming.

Services include:  
  • Individual and family assessment
  • Consultation
  • Individual and family therapy
  • Educational support and intervention
  • Crisis intervention
  • Supportive counseling
Contact Information:

Clinical Social Work
101 Dudley Street
Providence, RI 02905
P: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41360

Center for Women's Behavioral Health

Your emotional health is just as important as your physical health. As the number one medical complication of pregnancy and childbirth, one in five women suffer from a mood disorder during their pregnancy and postpartum period. Know that you are not alone. Seeking help is the best thing you can do for yourself and your family.

With a staff that includes board-certified psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and clinical nurse specialists, we have the expertise needed to diagnose, treat and manage a wide range of psychiatric conditions before, during and after a woman’s pregnancy.

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Our Social Work Department Staff

Administration 

Stephanie Maldonado
Sr. Administrative Coordinator, Patient Experience, Spiritual Care, Interpreting Services & Clinical Social Work, Women & Infants Hospital
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 43160, Patient Experience ext. 43110
Fax: (401) 453-7679
Email: smmaldonado@wihri.org

Tina Matarazzo Sheff, LICSW
Manager, Clinical Social Work
Education: MSW, University of Pennsylvania; BA, Wittenberg University
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41365
Email: tsheff@wihri.org
Neonatal Intensive Care

Karen Hasenstab LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 44544
Education: MSW Rutgers University
BSW Rhode Island College

Jilian Mulqueen, LICSW
Phone: (401) 430-3366
Education: MSW, Boston College; BA, Southern Connecticut State University

Lisa Landry, JD, MSW, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 43250  
Education: JD, University of Massachusetts School of Law; MSW, Rhode Island College-School of Social Work

Alexandria Simpson, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122 ext. 43251
Education: MSW Boston College & BSW Saint Jospeh's College of Maine

Postpartum Services

Bethany L. Dawson, MSW, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41615
Education: MSW Boston College, BA Boston College

Charline D. Early, MSW, LCSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41235
Education: MSW Rhode Island College School of Social Work, BSW Rhode Island College School of Social Work, BA Sociology and English AME University, Liberia, West Africa

Michelle Miller, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41355
Education: The George Washington University, BA
Boston University-MSW

Jill Sabatine, LICSW/MPH
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41378
Education:  MSW, University of Connecticut; MPH University of Massachusetts; BA Psychology Ohio University

OGCC Social Workers

Carrie Gregson, MSW, LICSW
Phone: (401) 430-2931
Education: MSW, Rhode Island College

Dinah Williams, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 42852
Education: MSW, Rhode Island College BFA, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

Wendy Zucker, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274 1122 , ext. 42704
Education: MSW  - Adelphi University, BA – State University of New York at Oneonta

MFM/Repro

Lynn Finocchiaro, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 43438
BA Brown University
MSW Rhode Island College

Per Diem

Kimberly O’Connell LISCW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41360
Education: BA, University of RI, MSW Boston University

Holly A Batura, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 41360
Education: MSW, Rhode Island College; BA, University of New Hampshire, Psychology

Jennifer Salerno, LICSW
Phone: (401) 274-1122, ext. 42747 or 41360        Education: BA, University of Rhode Island, Psychology; MSW Rhode Island College