Behavioral Health of Older Adults: Addressing Cultural Issues and Implementing Integrated Care

• By: Alla Bazay, LCSW FEGS Health and Human Services
• January 1st, 2015
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According to Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development, successful achievement of the developmental task for older age results in ego integrity when one is contemplating one’s accomplishments and perceives oneself as leading a successful life. However, some people are dissatisfied with...

The Emotional Needs of Older Adults from the Former Soviet Union

• By: Alla Bazay, LCSW FEGS Brooklyn Resource Center
• April 1st, 2011
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Many people from the former Soviet Union seek and receive culturally sensitive services from the FEGS Brooklyn Resource Center on Kings Highway in Brooklyn. This outpatient OMH licensed clinic provides psychiatric and counseling services to many Russian speaking individuals of whom a majority are...