Press Release

Social Worker of the Year Award Presented to Pamela Messore

President/CEO of NRI Community Services, Inc., Chris Stephens, is pleased to announce that Pamela Messore, has received the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers’ 2010 Social Worker of the Year Award in Addictions. A Licensed Social Worker and Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional, Ms. Messore has been the Director of the Viola M. Berard School, a program of NRI Community Services, since 2005. Located in Woonsocket, this Rhode Island certified, non-public school provides an alternative form of education to students at risk in grades K through 12 through integrated academic and therapeutic approaches.

Ms. Messore also offers mental health clinical expertise to Children’s Intensive Services, lending her extensive experience in coordinating care and treatment for children with emotional and behavioral problems. She is a member of the Children’s Assessment and Stabilization Team and the Community Incident Response Team at NRI Community Services, each of which extend mental health professional services to critical events in the community. She is a Certified Chemical Dependency Supervisor and provides training for students in the addictions field, as well as a wide range of topics in the field of Social Work. Additionally, Ms. Messore has been a guest lecturer for the School of Social Work baccalaureate program at Providence College.

The 2010 Social Worker of the Year Award was presented to Pamela Messore on June 23, 2010 at the NASW-RI Annual Award Celebration at Chelo’s Banquet Facilities in Warwick, RI.

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