Planning for quality living in old age, including readiness for Alzheimer’s disease and other late-life changes.
Support for individuals and families consists of legal and financial advising; health needs management; and counseling.
Services for care providers include community needs assessment; eldercare program development; and direct-care staff training.
Justine McGovern
Justine has dedicated most of her professional career as a social worker to enhancing the wellbeing of elders and their families. Her current activities include leading support groups to caregivers of family members affected by dementia, teaching at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work, participating in an Alzheimer’s Association policy initiative, and consulting for social service agencies intending to develop senior services. It has always been important to Justine to participate actively in the three branches of social work: clinical practice, community organizing, and policy development.
In addition, as a doctoral candidate in social work at NYU, Justine aims to contribute to knowledge building in aging and social work literature. Her research interests include Alzheimer’s and other dementias, qualitative methodologies, and family systems. She has published and presented at professional and academic conferences.
Moreover, Justine has first-hand experience with the rigors and rewards of caregiving. Her mother passed away after struggling for twelve years with Alzheimer’s, and her uncle, for whom she has assumed responsibility, suffers from Parkinson’s. Her unique blend of personal experience and professional qualifications inform her compassionate and contemporary approach to care for aging families.
Justine was educated primarily in Paris, France where she grew up. She graduated from Yale University before attending NYU, from where she received her Master’s of Social Work. Currently, she resides in Brooklyn, NY with her family.
Justine has dedicated most of her professional career as a social worker to enhancing the wellbeing of elders and their families. Her current activities include leading support groups to caregivers of family members affected by dementia, teaching at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work, participating in an Alzheimer’s Association policy initiative, and consulting for social service agencies intending to develop senior services. It has always been important to Justine to participate actively in the three branches of social work: clinical practice, community organizing, and policy development.