Abigail Nathanson

Dr. Nathanson graduated with her MSW and DSW from NYU. Her work focuses on clinical practice in serious illness and grief work from a trauma-informed lens, and she has 15 years of clinical and leadership experience in healthcare. She does consulting work and has a private practice focusing on these issues. Dr. Nathanson is the co-editor of the forthcoming textbook, "The Practice of Clinical Social Work in Healthcare" from Springer Press, and she holds advanced designations in EMDR, AEDP, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy and Clinical Supervision, and holds board certification in Palliative Care. She has presented nationally on topics relating to caregivers, program development and best practices for medical social workers.

Education

• Doctorate of Social Welfare New York University (2017 — 2020)
• Master’s Degree New York University (2005 — 2007)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2000 — 2003)

Companies

• Navigating Illness, Caregiving & Loss - Psychotherapy & Consulting Dr. Abigail Nathanson, LCSW, APHSW-C, ACS (2020)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor New York University (2017)
• Mentor Zelda Foster Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (2016)
• Principal Investigator Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, and New York University, Silver School of Social Work (2019 — 2020)
• Palliative Care Social Worker NYU Winthrop Hospital (2018 — 2018)
• Adjunct Faculty, Faculty Advisor Fordham University - Graduate School of Social Service (2015 — 2018)
• Director, Support Group Program CaringKind, The Heart of Alzheimer's Caregiving (2015 — 2018)
• Social Work Supervisor MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care (2013 — 2015)
• Social Work Educator and Consultant (grant-funded) Mount Sinai Beth Israel (2014 — 2015)

Areas of Focus

• Grief, loss and bereavement
• Palliative care
• Chronic and serious illness
• Education & curricula development
• Group work
• Psychotherapy
• Clinical supervision

Publications

Ruden, M. & Nathanson, A. (Eds). The Clinical Practice of Social Work in Healthcare. Springer Press. (forthcoming)

Nathanson, A. & Latimer, A. (in press). Dementia: Challenges and Opportunities Across the Trajectory. In Altilio, T., Otis-Green, S. & Cagle, J. The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work, 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford Press.

Nathanson, A. & Rogers, M. (in press). When Ambiguous Loss Becomes Ambiguous Grief: Clinical Work With Bereaved Dementia Caregivers. Health & Social Work.

Nathanson, A. & Ruden, M. (2020). Life-Mapping: An Adaptation for Self-Reflection on Mortality Awareness. In E. Counselman-Carpenter & A. Redcay, (Eds.). Working With Grief and Traumatic Loss: Theory, Practice, Personal Reflection & Self-Care. San Diego, CA: Cognella Publishing.

Nathanson, A. (2017). A deathbed, and two dozen packets of jam. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 1-4

Nathanson, A. (2014). Whose life is ending and how do I plan for that? Narrative of a student intern. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 10(2), 109-111