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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Client 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

Videos

YouTube Video

Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Independent Social Worker - Supervisor (LISW-S) I.0001692-SUPV OH 1986

Associations

Name
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

Education

School Degree Major Year
Ohio State University MSWSocial Work1993
Ohio State University BSSocial Welfare

Languages

  • English

Office Address


Leadership Management Associates, LLC

Leadership Management Associates, LLC

323 E.Garfield Road, Suite 8

Aurora, Ohio 44202

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