Justine McGovern helps families manage parental care, including preparedness for Alzheimer’s disease and other late-life changes:
In-home health needs and safety assessment
Family decision making
Long-term care planning
Legal and financial resources and referrals
For agencies, Justine McGovern provides community needs assessments; elder-care program development; and direct-care staff training.
Justine McGovern, L.M.S.W.
Justine McGovern has dedicated her professional career as a social worker to enhancing the well-being of elders and their families. Her current activities include leading support groups for caregivers of family members affected by dementia, teaching at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work, participating in an Alzheimer’s Association policy initiative, and consulting for social service agencies. 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, Justine is a doctoral candidate in social work at NYU. Her research interests include Alzheimer’s and dementia, 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. She and her family cared for her mother who suffered from Alzheimer’s for several years.
Justine McGovern's unique blend of personal experience and professional qualifications inform her compassionate and contemporary approach to care for aging families.
Justine received her Master’s of Social Work from NYU, and her undergraduate degree from Yale University. Currently, she resides in Brooklyn, NY with her family.
Justine McGovern has dedicated her professional career as a social worker to enhancing the well-being of elders and their families. Her current activities include leading support groups for caregivers of family members affected by dementia, teaching at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work, participating in an Alzheimer’s Association policy initiative, and consulting for social service agencies. It has always been important to Justine to participate actively in the three branches of social work: clinical practice, community organizing, and policy development.