[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4926]
[From the U.S. 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 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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