Ellen Fink-samnick DBH, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CCTP, CRP, FCM

Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick is an award-winning industry entrepreneur who empowers healthcare's Interprofessional workforce. She is a subject-matter expert on Health Equity, Workplace Bullying and Violence, Ethics, Professional Case Management Practice, and Trauma-informed Leadership. Her books include The Social Determinants of Health: Case Management's Next Frontier, and End of Life for Case Management, all through HCPro, and upcoming The Ethical Case Manager: Tools and Tactics, 1st ed., and Social Determinants of Mental Health: Advancing Wholistic Practice Excellence, through HCP2HCP/Blue Bayou Press.

Dr. Fink-Samnick has a Doctorate in Behavioral Health with specialization in Health Equity, Integrated Care, Quality, Leadership, and Trauma-Informed Practice, She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board-certified Case Manager, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, as well as a member of the academic honor society, Delta Epsilon Tau.

Dr. Fink-Samnick serves the industry through a variety of roles with academic appointments at Cummings Graduate Institute of Behavioral Health Studies, George Mason University’s College of Public Health, and the University of Buffalo School of Social Work. She is a clinical supervision trainer and instructor for the National Association of Social Workers of Virginia and Metro DC, lead for Rise Association’s Social Determinants of Health Community, moderator of Ellen’s Ethical Lens on LinkedIn, and author of the blog, Ellen’s Interprofessional Insights. She is also a consultant for the Case Management Institute and moderator of their Case Managers Community.

Dr. Fink-Samnick is known for her fierce professional voice. Along with leadership and committee roles across credentialing entities and professional associations, she has served on the Gravity Project and the National Coalition for Social Work and Health. She is a board consultant to the American Association of Doctors of Behavioral Health, and an editorial board member for the Professional Case Management Journal, and Case Management Monthly.