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A Look At Debra Sorensen Roidl,
A Principal of Independent Care Solutions and Professional Geriatric Care Manager

 

 

Owner and President of, Independent Care Solutions, Debra is a Certified Care Manager. She is also a Licensed Independent Social Worker in the State of Ohio and a Licensed Masters 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:

  • Past 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 – 2009; Newsletter Committee Chair and Editor
  • Past President 2004-2005 for the
    Northwest Ohio Gerontological Association http://www.nogaonline.org
  • 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 many published articles on this site by clicking here.

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