FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2006 Contact: Andrew Boucher
Phone: 202-783-7663
Email: andrew@nationalregister.org

OHIO-LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST PAULA HARTMAN-STEIN, PH.D.
RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

Washington, D.C. - The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (National Register) Board of Directors today announced the presentation of its most prestigious award to Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein, Ph.D. National Register Executive Officer, Judy E. Hall, Ph.D. will present the Alfred M. Wellner, Ph.D. Senior Career Psychologist Award to Dr. Hartman-Stein at the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, today. The award is named for the National Register's first executive officer and recognizes excellence in a National Register credentialed psychologist with more than ten years of postdoctoral experience. According to Dr. Hall, "Dr. Hartman-Stein epitomizes the true meaning of this award as demonstrated by her dedication to our profession, her compassion for those we seek to help, and her adherence to the highest standards of ethics."

Dr. Hartman-Stein was nominated for this award by Patrick H. DeLeon, Ph.D., JD, former president of the APA. In his nomination letter Dr. DeLeon wrote, "Excellence in design and implementation has always been very important to Paula. And, by publishing extensively (including by lecturing and making professional presentations), Paula has steadily been educating our colleagues, and especially the next generation, regarding the various complex issues involved in serving the elderly as a bona fide health care profession."

Dr. Hartman-Stein is Director of Geriatric Psychology at Summa Health System, Geriatric Services Consultant at Coleman Professional Services, and private practice consultant, diagnostician and therapist at the Center for Healthy Aging in Kent, Ohio. Some of Dr. Hartman-Stein's many contributions to psychology include showing the significant role psychology plays in ensuring senior citizens have access to quality and affordable health care and making practitioners of all disciplines aware of the underlying ethical issues that surround the acute needs of the elderly. She also has worked to develop collaborative practices among medical and nursing colleagues, as well as, actively engaging family members in treatment decisions. In 2004, Dr. Hartman-Stein was named Fellow of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the APA.

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