Susan Phillips Cohen DSW, ACSW

Dr. Cohen is the Director of Counseling at The AMC. She holds private and group counseling sessions for people who are facing difficult pet health issues or grieving a deceased pet.

Dr. Cohen is certified by the Academy of Certified Social Workers. She serves as a field instructor to several schools of social work, including Columbia University, Yeshiva University and the University of Pennsylvania. She is well published and is interviewed regularly by various media outlets about pet loss and related issues.

Education

• AB - Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1966
• MSW - Columbia University, School of Social Work, New York, NY, 1977
• DSW - Columbia University, School of Social Work, New York, NY, 1998
• Certifications - Academy of Certified Social Workers-National Association of Social Workers

Recent Publications

• Cohen, S.P. (2009) “Surrendering Pets in Hard Times” in Health News Digest, 5/3/09: http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/cgi-bin/artman/search.cgi 
• Cohen, S.P. (2008).  How to teach pet loss to veterinary students.  J Vet Med Educ 2008 35(4)  514-519
• Cohen, S.P. (2008).  Foreword.  In M_E. Siegel & H. M. Koplin Beyond Companionship:  Dogs with a Purpose  (pp. xvii-xix) .  New York: USJA Press.
• Cohen, S.P. (2007).  Compassion fatigue and the veterinary health team.  Veterinary Clinics:  Small Animal Practice, 37, 123-34.
• Cohen, S.P. (2007).  Applying theories of attachment to the Human-Animal Bond.  In Convention  Notes of the 144th  American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention.  O’Fallon IL:  Veterinary Software Publishing, Inc.
• Cohen, S. (2002). Can pets function as family members?  Western Journal of Nursing Research,  24, 621-638.
• Cohen, S. (2002, Summer). Talking about cancer so that people remember. Veterinary Cancer Society Newsletter, 26, 6-7.
• Cohen, S. (2001).  At-risk clients:  How to recognize, how to help.  In Convention Notes of the 138th  American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention.  O’Fallon IL:  Veterinary Software Publishing, Inc.