Sandra Gossart-Walker, MSW
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Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work) in the Child Study Center
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Sandra Gossart-Walker, LCSW is the Director of Positive Interventions for Families Affected by HIV/AIDS (PIFA) and Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center. For over 30 years, Ms. Gossart-Walker has been providing mental health treatment, supervision, and consultation for children, youth, adults, and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Mental health and support services in PIFA include home-based, community-based and office-based individual, family and group therapy as well as medical case management and patient navigation.
Ms. Gossart-Walker provides treatment and supervision in the Outpatient Clinic of the Child Study Center. She co-leads rounds and facilitates a specialty program focused on clients transitioning from in-home services to outpatient care. Ms. Gossart-Walker provides leadership in the masters level internship program at the Center, including supervision of interns, liaison with graduate programs, and co-facilitating a practice seminar.
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Child Study Center
Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work)Primary
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- MSW
- Smith College (1990)
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2000
Home-based Treatment for Children and Families Affected by HIV and AIDS: Dealing With Stigma, Secrecy, Disclosure, and Loss
Gewirtz A, Gossart-Walker S. Home-based Treatment for Children and Families Affected by HIV and AIDS: Dealing With Stigma, Secrecy, Disclosure, and Loss. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2000, 9: 313-330. PMID: 10768069, DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30121-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCase management servicesHome-based servicesHome-based treatmentContinuity of careMental health servicesMental health needsTreatment complianceClinical teamRequire interventionHealth servicesHealthcare providersPsychologic developmentHealth needsHIVAIDSChildrenMultiple assaultsLong-term developmental trajectoriesManagement servicesVulnerable childrenCompelling needIllnessDevelopmental trajectoriesAn Effective Strategy for Intervention with Children and Adolescents Affected by HIV and AIDS
Gossart-Walker S, Moss N. An Effective Strategy for Intervention with Children and Adolescents Affected by HIV and AIDS. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2000, 9: 331-345. PMID: 10768070, DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30122-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTherapeutic needsChild's therapeutic needsAdaptive coping mechanismsMother's illnessHealthy adultsEarly childhoodPainHIVPregnancyChildrenEffective strategyClinical skillsIllnessHealingGroupSafetySource of comfortMembers' experiencesSense of safetyRAGEAngry outburstsCoping mechanismsGroup experienceAIDS
1998
Support Groups for HIV-Affected Children
Gossart-Walker S, Moss N. Support Groups for HIV-Affected Children. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Group Therapy 1998, 8: 55-69. DOI: 10.1023/a:1022977411157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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