Edmund W. Young, EdD, LCSW, MSW, MSG
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1600 Griffith Park Blvd. #303 Los Angeles California, 90026About
Edmund W. Young, EdD, LCSW, MSW, MSG, BCD, is a clinical social worker who diagnoses and treats patients as independent Contractor with Blue Moon Senior Counseling in Los Angeles, California. Blue Moon Senior Counseling provides field-based psychotherapy to Medicare patients in their residence (i.e. private home, apartment, B&C, shared living and/or assisted living facility). Furthermore, he is the Grant and Per Diem Liaison with the Department of veteran Affairs in Los Angeles (2012-present).
Education and Training
University of Southern California in Los Angeles EdD, MSW, MSG. BCD 0
Board Certification
American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker Compton West Specialized Foster Care Program -
- Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall Mental Health Unit -
- Adjunct Lecturer/Adjunct Assistant Professor USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work 2013 - 2019
- Independent Contractor Blue Moon Senior Counseling in Los Angeles -
Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- California Psychological Association
Professional Society Memberships
- American Psychological Association; California Psychological Association
Articles and Publications
What do you attribute your success to?
- Continuing education, maintaining current regarding research in the field and seeking ongoing consultation/mentoring from experts in the field of mental health (trans-disciplinary approach).
Areas of research
- Chinese American college students with ADHD
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Get to know Dr. Edmund Young, who serves patients in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving Los Angeles and the surrounding communities. He is affiliated with the University of Southern California School of Social Work – a school dedicated to promoting social justice and well-being at every social level through advanced education, community engagement, interdisciplinary scientific activity, advocacy, and professional leadership.
Dr. Young earned his degrees at the University of Southern California, receiving his Doctorate of Education (EdD) in 2012 and a Masters of Social Work (MSW) and Masters of Science Gerontology (MSG) in 1998. His areas of specialty include homelessness, veterans issues, comorbid health and mental health issues, gerontology, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, children and families, clinical supervision, and program audits/quality assurance. His research interests are related to ADHD in Chinese-American populations.
Dr. Young is board certified in clinical social work. He has extensive professional training and experience working with individuals (infancy through older adults), couples and families from varying socio-economic-demographic backgrounds.
Clinical Social Work is a specialty practice area of social work which focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioral disturbances. Individual, group and family therapy are common treatment modalities.
During his extensive time in the field, Dr. Young has spent time working with the Downtown Mental Health Center serving the Skid Row area, as well as a supervising psychiatric social worker at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall Mental Health Unit and the Compton-West Specialized Foster Care Program helping the inmates and the homeless.
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