We were joined by Rachel Potter, LCSW, who discusses the psychosocial challenges faced by patients and families recovering from COVID-19. She speaks about some of the challenges in providing psychological care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies a few strategies for coping with uncertainty.
We were joined by Rachel Potter, LCSW, who discusses the psychosocial challenges faced by patients and families recovering from COVID-19. She speaks about some of the challenges in providing psychological care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies a few strategies for coping with uncertainty.
Bio:
Rachel Potter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State. She is the clinical social worker at the Mount Sinai National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute. Rachel has created and led numerous patient support groups, classes, and special events. She is the developer and facilitator of wellness groups with Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellows and other medical trainees within the Mount Sinai Health System. Rachel is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Rachel’s interests include psychosocial impacts of chronic illness and faculty and trainee wellness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rachel volunteered as a mental health liaison for front line workers on COVID inpatient units, as well as running support groups for the Pulmonary team and COVID outpatients.