Owner and President of, Debra J. Sorensen & Associates Inc., Debra is a Licensed Independent Social Worker in the State of Ohio and a Certified Social Worker in Michigan. She received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Kansas in 1987 and her BA in Psychology from Wichita State University in 1979. With over 20 years of social work experience, Debra has created a niche for herself in the field of gerontology. Her passion for serving the aged population has led her to become adept at many intervention and communication techniques, including Validation Therapy© (http://www.vfvalidation.org) and the
Reality Comprehension Clock Test© (http://www.clocktestrcct.com).

Debra is an involved community leader,
as the following list will attest:

• Board Member for the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers 2000 – 2002, 2003 – 2005; Technology Committee Chairperson http://www.caremanager.org
• Board Member for the Midwest Chapter of the NAPGCM 2001 – 2003, 2004 – 2006; Newsletter Committee Chair and Editor
• Incoming President 2004-2005 for the Northwest Ohio Gerontological Associationhttp://www.mco.edu/allh/noga
• Member International Taoist Tai Chi Society and avid participant and beginning instructor; http://www.taoist.org

Debra wrote a regular article called “Going Home, Again,” in which she described the difficulty of being a long distance daughter
of an aging father and family scattered across the United States. Writing is a passion of hers and she is currently collaborating on a publication of care management stories with other Professional Geriatric Care Managers.

Read Debra’s articles on this site
by clicking here.