Samantha Schindelheim, LCSW-R
- Instructor in Clinical Psychiatric Social Work (in Psychiatry)
Overview
Ms. Schindelheim is a Senior Social Worker in the Home-Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) program of the NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, located at the Columbia Irving Medical Center. As a clinical psychiatric social worker, she works with children, adolescents, and young adults with suicidal and disruptive behaviors in their home and communities to prevent higher levels of care (i.e. hospitalization). She is also an Instructor in Clinical Psychiatric Social Work (in Psychiatry) and is the Co-Director of the Social Work Training Program at the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic (CHONY-6). She is passionate about increasing high-quality care for children, adolescents, and their families in Upper Manhattan through the delivery of adapted evidenced-based interventions in their homes and community settings. Ms. Schindelheim focuses her work on breaking down mental health disparities and social determinants to increase community access to culturally attuned mental health treatment. She has experience and particular interests working with children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders, suicidal behaviors, and depression and has specific training in dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, parent-child interaction therapy, and parent-management training.
Ms. Schindelheim is fluent in Spanish, providing treatment in Spanish to bilingual families. She received her Master’s degree at Columbia University School of Social Work in 2015, and will be receiving her Doctorate in Clinical Social Work (DSW) in May, 2022 from the University of Pennsylvania School Social Policy and Practice. Her dissertation focuses on Latinx sociocultural risk and protective factors and how social workers understand and utilize these factors when treating Latina adolescents with suicidal behaviors.
Ms. Schindelheim is fluent in Spanish, providing treatment in Spanish to bilingual families. She received her Master’s degree at Columbia University School of Social Work in 2015, and will be receiving her Doctorate in Clinical Social Work (DSW) in May, 2022 from the University of Pennsylvania School Social Policy and Practice. Her dissertation focuses on Latinx sociocultural risk and protective factors and how social workers understand and utilize these factors when treating Latina adolescents with suicidal behaviors.
Academic Appointments
- Instructor in Clinical Psychiatric Social Work (in Psychiatry)
Gender
- Female
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BA, 2012 Psychology, Bucknell University
- BA, 2012 Spanish, Bucknell University
- MSW, 2015 Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities, Columbia University School of Social Work
- DSW, 2022 University of Pennsylvania
Committees, Societies, Councils
Honors & Awards
- 04/2019: Ambulatory Care Network Employee of the Month Award for Service
New York-Presbyterian Hospital - 05/2016: Ambulatory Care Network Employee of the Month Award for Service
New York-Presbyterian Hospital