Education
Medical school
Shirley Metzger attended medical school and graduated in
2002 (20 years ago).
About Me
Shirley Metzger works at Northern Virginia Older Adult Counseling, which has 19 other health providers.
- Clinical Social Worker
- 20+ years
- Female
- 1710342571
As a clinical social worker, Shirley Metzger may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Shirley Metzger what conditions she treats. Shirley Metzger may treat additional conditions not listed.
- Anger management
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Career counseling
- Child abuse
- Compassion fatigue
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Drug abuse
- Eating disorder
- Emdr
Specialties
Shirley Metzger is a clinical social worker.
Clinical Social Worker
Clinical social work is a specialty within the broader profession of social work. The American Board of Clinical Social Work (ABCSW) defines clinical social work as "a healthcare profession based on theories and methods of prevention and treatment in providing mental-health/healthcare services, with special focus on behavioral and bio-psychosocial problems and disorders." The National Association of Social Workers defines clinical social work as "a specialty practice area of social work which focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioral disturbances. Individual, group and family therapy are common treatment modalities."