Susan B. Gerbino
Clinical Professor; Director, Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
PhD, MSW; Certificate in Bioethics and the Medical Humanities
Areas of Expertise: Palliative and end-of-life care; bereavement; bioethics; mentorship in social work; relational pedagogy; narrative medicine
Biography
Susan Gerbino is a Clinical Professor at NYU Silver and is the Director of the School’s Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, which encompasses a range of initiatives designed to develop and mentor PELC social work leaders at all stages of their careers in the areas of clinical practice, education, research, publication, and administration. Dr. Gerbino teaches in the MSW program as well as in the Zelda Foster Studies Program. She has a private practice specializing in work with people with chronic or life-threatening illnesses and complicated bereavement.
Dr. Gerbino received the Career Achievement Award (2014) from the Project on Death in America and the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, the Distinguished Teaching Award (2014) from the NYU Silver School of Social Work, and the Quality of Life Award (2015) from the American Cancer Society and the Association of Oncology Social Work.
She earned her PhD from NYU Silver, her MSW from Fordham University, and her BA from St Francis College.
Publications
Defining Core Competencies for Generalist-Level Palliative Social Work
Glajchen, M., Berkman, C., Otis-Green, S., Stein, G. L., Sedgwick, T., Bern-Klug, M., Christ, G., Csikai, E., Downes, D., Gerbino, S., Head, B., Parker-Oliver, D., Waldrop, D. & Portenoy, R. K., Dec 2018,
In : Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 56, 6, p. 886-892
7 p.
Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Workers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: The Zelda Foster Studies Program
Gardner, D. S., Gerbino, S., Walls, J. W., Chachkes, E. & Doherty, M. J., Apr 3 2015,
In : Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. 11, 2, p. 107-131
25 p.
The NYU Silver School of Social Work's Zelda Foster Studies Program: Selected Works From the Leadership Fellowship
Gerbino, S. & Walls, J. W., Apr 3 2015,
In : Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. 11, 2, p. 92-95
4 p.
Communication in palliative care social work
Gerbino, S. & Glajchen, M., 2015.
Textbook of palliative care communication.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Chronic Cancer: Bringing Palliative Care Into the Conversation
Gerbino, S., Jan 2014,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 53, 1, p. 74-80
7 p.
Introduction to the Special Issue: Coping With Chronic Cancer: Clinical Approaches for Oncology Social Work Practice
Damaskos, P. & Gerbino, S., Jan 2014,
In : Social Work in Health Care. 53, 1, p. 1-4
4 p.
Holding on and letting go
Raymer, M. & Gerbino, S., 2011.
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work Care.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Navigating in swampy lowlands: A relational approach to practice-based learning in palliative care
Gerbino, S. & Browning, D., 2011.
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work Care.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Tribute to Zelda Foster
Gerbino, S., Aug 23 2007,
In : Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. 3, 1, p. 57-61
5 p.
Clinical social work education in palliative and end-of-life care: Relational approaches for advanced practitioners
Berzoff, J., Lucas, G., Deluca, D., Gerbino, S., Browning, D., Foster, Z. & Chatchkes, E., 2006,
In : Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. 2, 2, p. 45-63
19 p.
The Social Work Assessment Tool (SWAT)
Reese, D. J., Raymer, M., Orloff, S. F., Gerbino, S., Valade, R., Dawson, S., Butler, C., Wise-Wright, M. & Huber, R., 2006,
In : Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. 2, 2, p. 65-95
31 p.
End-of-life bioethics in clinical social work practice
Gerbino, S. & Henderson, S., 2004.
Living with dying: A comprehensive handbook for practitioners in end-of-life care.
New York: Columbia University Press
Selected Presentations
Creating a Safe Learning Space for New Palliative and End of Life Care Social Workers. Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, General Assembly, March 11-12, 2013, New Orleans, LA.
Relational Learning for Palliative/End of Life Care; Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Nov 9-12, 2012, Washington, DC (Browning, Berzoff)
Addressing Social Work in Palliative and End of Life Care: Findings from the First Five Years of an Innovative Training and Mentorship Program, 19th International Congress on Palliative Care, Oct 9-12, 2012, Montreal, Canada (Gardner)
Navigating in Swampy Lowlands: Relational Learning for Palliative/End of Life Care, Association of Oncology Social Work, Twenty Eighth Annual Conference, May 30-June 1, 2012; Boston, MA (Browning)
Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Work Leaders in PELC, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Annual Assembly, February 16-21, 2011, Vancouver, Canada (Gardner)
Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders in PELC: The Zelda Foster Studies Program, Changing Health: 6th Annual International Conference on Social Work in Health & Mental Health, June 28–July 2, 2010, Dublin, Ireland; Award: “Education Issues and Training” (Gardner; Chachkes)
Faculty Initiative
Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Dr. Gerbino is the Director of NYU Silver's Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (PELC), which encompasses a range of initiatives designed to develop and mentor PELC social work leaders at all stages of their careers in the areas of clinical practice, education, research, publication, and administration.