[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 43 (Wednesday, April 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E552-E553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING DR. PAULA HARTMAN-STEIN

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                            HON. TOM SAWYER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 17, 2002

  Mr. SAWYER. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein, a leading mental 
health advocate, is being inducted into the National Academies of 
Practice on April 13, 2002, after being elected a Distinguished 
Practitioner by the National Academies of Practice in Psychology. 
Founded in 1981, the National Academies of Practice is an organization 
devoted to promoting quality health care for all through 
interdisciplinary practice, education, and research.
  Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein is the founder of the Center for Healthy 
Aging, a behavioral

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health practice in Portage County, Ohio. A clinical psychologist with 
expertise in both healthy psychology and geropsychology, Dr. Hartman-
Stein has taught psychological aspects of healthcare to internal 
medicine residents at Akron General Medical Center. Currently, she is 
an Adjunct Instructor at the Kent State University College of Nursing, 
a Senior Fellow at The Institute for Life Span Development and 
Gerontology at the University of Akron, and an on-line instructor for 
the Fielding Institute.
  For almost 20 years, Dr. Hartman-Stein has helped individuals and 
families cope with the stress associated with caregiving and decision-
making for older adults. Her work regarding assessment and therapy of 
older adults has been featured in many professional publications, 
including her 1998 edited book, Innovative Behavioral Healthcare for 
Older Adults: A Guidebook for Changing Times. For the past three years, 
she has been a regular columnist on public policy affecting older 
adults for the newspaper, The National Psychologist. She is considered 
a national expert in issues relating to Medicare and mental health.
  Dr. Hartman-Stein received her doctorate from Kent State University 
and Master's degree from West Virginia University in Clinical 
Psychology. In addition, she received training through the Geriatric 
Clinician Development program at Case Western Reserve University.

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