Joan Baginsky Brotman

Background

Brotman, Joan Baginsky was born on April 4, 1942 in New Orleans. Daughter of Herman Michel and Helene (Levy) Baginsky.

Education

Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1964; Master of Social Work, Tulane University, 1966.

Career

School social worker, Orleans Parish School System, New Orleans, 1966-1968; clinical social worker, Project Head Start, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1967-1968; clinical social worker, Vision Rehabilitation Clinic, Boston, 1970-1973; clinical social worker, St. Maurice School, Bethesda, Maryland., 1978-1980; therapist, board directors, Parents After Childbirth Education, Bethesda, 1977-1983; coordinator, Gulf Coast Coalition for Public Health, Harlingen, Texas, 1985-1988; supervisor, therapist, Tropical Texas Mental Health-Mental Retardation, Harlingen, since 1988; project director, Children's Mental Health Plan, since 1992. Instructor Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, 1988, University Texas Pan American, Edinburg, 1992. Clinical social worker Family Crisis Center, Harlingen, since 1986;private practice therapy, Harlingen, since 1985.

President Harlingen Interagy. Youth Superior vena cava syndrome Council, 1990-1991.

Achievements

• Joan Baginsky Brotman has been listed as a noteworthy Clinical social worker, therapist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Sisterhood, Temple Beth Ami, Rockville, Maryland., 1975-1976, board dirs.Temple, 1976-1979. President Sisterhood, Temple Beth Israel, Harlingen, 1985-1986. Board directors Hadassah, Brownsville, 1984-1985, Mid-Atlantic Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, Leadership Harlingen, 1991.

Chairperson Valley Wide Interagy. Youth Svc. Council, since 1991. Member NASW (clinical reviewer Clinical Register 1978, 80, 81), Academy Certified Social Workers, Harlingen Youth Superior vena cava syndrome Council (president since 1989), Cameron County Medical Auxiliary (board directors 1984-1986), National Federation Temple Sisterhoods.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, gardening, political activities, community organizing.

Connections

Married Lawrence Daniel Brotman, December 26, 1939. Children: Stephen, Daniel, Rebecca.

Father:

Herman Michel Baginsky

Mother:

Helene (Levy) Baginsky

Spouse:

Lawrence Daniel Brotman

child:

Stephen Brotman

child:

Daniel Brotman

child:

Rebecca Brotman