Mary Jeanne Groesbeck, DNSc, ARNP, CS, Meg Bukanz, MSW, LCSW, Jacqueline Edelstein, MSN, ARNP, and Evelyn Fernandez, MS, OTR
At the time of this writing, Dr. Groesbeck was a psychiatric clinical specialist in ambulatory care and the leader of the VA-NAMI Project Group, Ms. Bukanz was a psychiatric social worker in residential programs, Ms. Edelstein was a psychiatric research nurse, and Ms. Fernandez was a psychiatric occupational therapist with the incentive therapy program, all at the Miami VA Healthcare System (Miami VAHS), Miami, FL. Dr. Groesbeck, Ms. Edelstein, and Ms. Fernandez have since retired from the VA.
By joining forces with a private, not-for-profit organization, psychiatric staff from the Miami VA Healthcare System were able to reach out more effectively to patients’ family members and the local community.
