Deborah Fisk, MSW
Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work) of PsychiatryCards
Appointments
Psychiatry
Primary
Additional Titles
Assistant Clinical Professor i
About
Titles
Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work) of Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor i
Biography
Deborah
Fisk, LCSW is the Director of the Psychosis Program, the Clinical Director of
the STEP clinic at the Connecticut Mental Health Center in New Haven
Connecticut and a member of the clinical faculty in the Department of
Psychiatry at Yale University. She has
given presentations and written extensively on a range of issues in the area of
mental health and addictions treatment among people who are homeless. Her current research interests are in the
area of examining treatment and services barriers for homeless persons with
psychiatric disorders. She is presently
a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the University of Connecticut.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work)Primary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- MSW
- Southern Connecticut State University (1992)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Deborah Fisk's published research.
Lisa Calvocoressi, PhD
Publications
2005
Homeless Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families: Emerging Issues from Clinical Work
Fisk D, Rowe M, Laub D, Calvocoressi L, Demino K. Homeless Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families: Emerging Issues from Clinical Work. 2005, 307-315. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195168785.003.0030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessHomeless personsBrief clinical studyFamily-focused approachClinical treatment approachesClinical studiesTreatment approachesCommunity careClinical treatmentRehabilitative servicesCase managersIllnessCliniciansClinical workIndependent livingFamily-related issuesComparison sitesPersonsEffective servicesCareOutreach initiatives