Personal Statement
Richard R. Karges serves as Executive Director and CEO at Hopewell: A Therapeutic Farm Community for Adults with serious mental illness. Our focus is on recovery and healing based on a whole person approach which is centered on therapeutic community, provided in a safe farm based environment, with a nature based orientation meaningful work and an array of group and individual therapy options.
Rick was recognized for his outstanding work in the mental health field when he was named the 2007 Professional of the Year by the Maine Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He also has served as Chair of the (Maine) Governors Substance Abuse Services Commission. He has been an adjunct Social Work instructor at Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University. He also served as a member of the American Residential Treatment Association and has volunteered for the Cleveland area MedWorks program.
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Click HereClient Focus (Age)
- Adults
- Elders (65+)
Therapy Specialties
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Career Counseling
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Life Coaching
- Men's Issues
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Orientation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Humanistic
- Intervention
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Modality
- Individuals
- Family
- Group
Accepted Insurance Plans
- CareSource
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual
- Medicare
- Out Of Network
- United Behavioral Health
Years in Practice
20+ years
Services Fee
- Therapy Session $90-$130
Payments Accepted
Cash, Check, Paypal
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Licenses
License Name | License | State | Year |
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Licensed Independent Social Worker - Supervisor (LISW-S) | I.0001692-SUPV | OH | 1986 |
Associations
Name |
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National Association of Social Workers (NASW) |
Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Year |
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Ohio State University | MSW | Social Work | 1993 |
Ohio State University | BS | Social Welfare |
Languages
- English
Office Address
Leadership Management Associates, LLC
323 E.Garfield Road, Suite 8
Aurora, Ohio 44202