Jennifer Muise, MS, OTR\/L, MSW, LCSW has lived in the NC Triangle area for over 20 years.\u00a0 Following more than two decades as an Occupational Therapist, she embarked in a new career in Social Work inspired by the opportunity to work toward decreasing health disparities, barriers to care, and optimizing patient experience and outcomes in the health care setting. Jennifer attended Tufts University for undergraduate studies and has a Masters in OT from San Jose State University and a Master of Social Work from UNC \u2013 Chapel Hill. Jennifer is a Social Worker\/Care Manager at the UNC Geriatrics Clinic and is the program manager for the clinic\u2019s Chronic Care Management Program. Special interests include Dementia, Mental Health, Substance Use and Intellectual Disabilities. Her quality improvement work focuses on reducing caregiver distress, particularly among caregivers of people living with dementia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"