Mentorship

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts unexpressed - that can make life a garden - Goethe

The concept of mentoring has its roots in Greek mythology. In Homer’s Odyssey, King Odysseus leaving home to participate in the siege of Troy appointed his friend Mentor to educate and guide his son Telemachus. The story is told of Mentor nurturing, protecting, teaching and guiding Telemachus to his rightful place in Greek society. And so it is in our society of Clinical Nurse Specialists that we seek to nurture, counsel, and guide less experienced members of our group in their pursuit of professional excellence. As one of us succeeds we all share in the success!

Your Council has sought individuals willing to volunteer their time and expertise to less experienced members for the purpose of supporting, guiding and providing useful information to its members. Individuals will be able to access help from mentors based on their particular area of need. Mentors will provide individual support on an ongoing basis and will be supported by the executive committee.

Click on the contact button next to the mentor you would like to seek professional advice from. You will be directed to fill out a short form with basic infomation about yourself. After submitting the form you will be provided with the appropriate contact information for your chosen mentor.

Diane Brousseau-Pizzi, PCNS
24 yrs. therapy experience Specializing in depression, anxiety, trama and abuse issues, spirituality Cross cultural expertise EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Do not prescribe Expertise with billing issues
Alison Dwyer
	Private practice - psychotherapy and medication management, holistic approach to healing, trauma, addiction, mood disorders, ADHD, and spiritual issues. She facilitates meditation groups and yoga therapeutics, EMDR, and craniosacral therapies.
Francine Knowles
	Board Certified in Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. She is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at CCRI where she teaches psychiatric nursing. She is an Internationally Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor and Co-Occurring Disorders Professional Diplomate. She is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional with over thirty years working with clients with mental health and substance related disorders. She works part-time at Sstarbirth, a fourteen-bed residential substance abuse treatment program for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women where she provides individual and group therapy and medication management. She is certified in Level I and Level II EMDR. Additionally, she is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist and Craniosacral therapist.
Maura McKone
	Clinical Nurse Specialist with a specialty in Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.  She has over 25 years of experience in the field of psychiatry.  She received a bachelor’s degree from Boston College, School of Nursing and a master’s degree from the University of Virginia, School of Nursing.  She obtained prescriptive privileges in 1990 after completing course work at the University of Minnesota.  Ms. McKone has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as in academia.  She currently works at Rhode Island Hospital on the Psychiatric Consult Liaison Service.  Ms McKone’s areas of interest include: Depressive Disorders Anxiety Disorders Substance Use Disorders Individual Therapy Group Therapy Psychopharmacology Private Practice Consultation
Jill Moretti
	Certified public health nurse and has been a PCNS since 1991. She has consulted to nursing homes and currently works at South County Hospital in the consultation liaison role. Additionally she provides psychotherapy and medication management for adults in the Behavioral Health Department. Jill is a certified hypnotherapist and a Level Two Quantum Touch practitioner. She also has an interest in attachment disorders/parenting issues.
Carlene Page
	Licensed Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist in adult and mental health nursing since 2003. In this role, she has prescribed medication with medication management and provided individual psychotherapy (CBT) in a private practice specializing in bipolar patients, on adult and geriatric inpatient psychiatric units and is currently practicing at the Providence VA Medical Center in their outpatient services. She has also functioned in the consultation-liaison role to inpatient medical units. She has been an RN for 35 years, with 25 of them specializing in psychiatric nursing.
Christiana Rosa
	Specializing in adult mental health with a focus on anxiety/depression and bipolar disorder. In private practice for 5 years concentrating in med management and substance abuse. Bilingual (Spanish).
Sylvia Weber
Consultant, educator, therapist and a clinical specialist in psychiatric and geriatric nursing. She works in the psychiatric gerontology liaison program at The Miriam Hospital, is the Government Relations consultant to The Rhode Island State Nurses Association, Chair of Rhode Island State Nurses Association’s Environmental Affairs Committee and has a consulting practice. She is adjunct faculty in the Holistic Counseling program at Salve Regina University and teaches herbal remedies. Sylvia is past president of RISNA.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer mentor, please contact Alison Dwyer at alisondivine@yahoo.com