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Faculty Profile

Eileen Wolkstein MA, PhD

Director, Division of Lifelong Learning and Professional Development; Adjunct Assistant Professor
BA, Douglass College; MA, New York University; Ph.D. New York University
eileen.wolkstein@nyu.edu | (212) 998-9099

bio

Dr. Wolkstein began her professional career as a Rehabilitation Counselor for the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. She then became the Director of the Vocational Rehabilitation Department at Beth Israel Medical Center, with responsibility for establishing, building, and managing the vocational rehabilitation services for the Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program, the in- and out- patient comprehensive alcohol treatment program, and the in-patient detoxification services. Before joining the NYU School of Social Work, Dr. Wolkstein was an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, Principal Investigator, and Program Director within the NYU School of Education. She was responsible for obtaining and managing grants from agencies including NIDDRR Research and Training Center in Drugs and Disabilities (National Training Director), New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Service, (Director, Work Study Program in Vocational Rehabilitation and Substance Abuse and Research Director), and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (Project Director).

As the Director of the Division of Lifelong Learning and Professional Development at the School of Social Work, Dr. Wolkstein has developed and manages a full array of professional learning programs including six Post Master’s Certificate Programs, monthly seminars, conferences, special workshops, and more recently an international Post Master’s Study-Travel. In collaboration with Dr. Susan Gerbino, she has been awarded training grants from a number of social work agencies and organizations, including UJA/Federation of New York to conduct research and training in Palliative and End of Life Care.

selected publications

  • Dole, V.P., Wolkstein, E.C. (1974). Vocational rehabilitation of patients on the Beth Israel methadone maintenance program. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 41, 267-271.
  • Livingston, P., Randell, J., & Wolkstein, E. (1990). A work-study model for rehabilitation counselor education in substance abuse. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 21, 16-20.
  • New York University Rehabilitation Counseling Program (Producer). (1993). CO-STAR: Collaborative short-term “Training Trainers” in addiction rehabilitation: Seventeen Modules for rehabilitation service trainers. (Available from National Clearing House of Rehabilitation Training Materials, 816 W. 6th St., Stillwater, OK 74078-0434)
  • New York University Rehabilitation Counseling Program & Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Drugs and Disability, Wright State University. (1996) Substance abuse, disability and vocational rehabilitation. (Available from National Clearing House of Rehabilitation Training Materials, 816 W. 6th St., Stillwater, OK 74078-0434)
  • Perkins, M.E. & Wolkstein, E. (1973). Methadone maintenance: A future for the addict. Journal of Rehabilitation, 42, 34-36.
  • Wolkstein, E. (1996). Introduction. In Hatherleigh Press, The Hatherleigh guide to treating substance abuse, Part II (pp. xi-xvi). New York, NY: Hatherleigh Press.
  • Wolkstein, E. (1979). The former addict in the work place. In B. S. Brown (ed.), Addicts and Aftercare (pp.103-114). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Wolkstein, E., & Hasting-Black, D. (1979). Vocational rehabilitation. In National Institute on Drug Abuse, Handbook on Drug Abuse (pp.156-164). Rockville, MD: Author.
  • Wolkstein, E. (Ed.). (2002). Second National Conference on Substance Abuse and Coexisting Disabilities: Facilitating Employment for a Hidden Population. June 3-5, 2001, Baltimore, Maryland.

selected presentations

  • Wolkstein, Eileen, NIDA Blending Conference, New York, 2002. Chaired panel: Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Individuals in Recovery
  • Wolkstein, Eileen, APA Conference, CSAT/SAMHSA designee on panel, New Freedom Initiative and Implications for Substance Abuse, 2002
  • Wolkstein, Eileen. “Substance Abuse, Coexisting Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation.” Presented at Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Waterbury, CT – March & June, 2000
  • Wolkstein, Eileen. “Substance Abuse, Coexisting Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation.” Presented at Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Anchorage, AK – April, 2000
  • Wolkstein, Eileen. “Making treatment accessible for individuals with substance abuse and coexisting disabilities.” Presented at DANYA International, Washington, DC – May, 2000
  • Wolkstein, Eileen. “Train-the trainer: Substance abuse and coexisting disabilities.” Presented at Train-the-Trainer Session for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Drugs and Disability, Seattle, WA – January, 2000
  • Wolkstein, Eileen. “Train-the trainer: Substance abuse and coexisting disabilities.” Presented at Train-the-Trainer Session for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Drugs and Disability, Washington, DC – July, 1999
  • Wolkstein, Eileen. “Making treatment accessible for individuals with substance abuse and coexisting disabilities.” Presented at DANYA International, Washington, DC – May, 1999

selected prior teaching areas

  • Group Counseling and Fieldwork in Rehabilitation Services

selected prior orginizational affiliations

  • Region II Representative, National Council of Rehabilitation Educators
  • Board of Directors, Institute for Professional Development in the Addictions, Executive Committee Secretary
  • Member, Advisory Committee, CASAWORKS for families, an RWJ funded initiative with CASA, Columbia University
  • Member, National and New York State Advisory Committee, Addiction Technology Transfer Centers, funded by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT/SAMHSA)
  • Grant Reviewer, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • Advisory Committee, Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH)