Patricia Gleason-Wynn, PhD, LCSW, CSW-G, BSN, RN-BC
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Patricia Gleason-Wynn, PhD, LCSW, CSW-G, BSN, RN-BC has over 40 years of experience working with older adults and caregivers in various settings including hospitals, nursing homes, palliative care, geriatric outpatient clinics, and hospices. She has been in private practice focusing on mental health and care management for older adults and caregivers. She works closely with elder law attorneys and probate court judges to conduct comprehensive mental, functional, and psychosocial assessments of clients and proposed wards to provide recommendations for their care.
Dr. Gleason-Wynn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a PhD in Social Work, and a Certified Gerontological Social Worker. She taught social work at Texas State University where she was the Director of the BSW Program Work and an Assistant Professor, at Baylor University as a full-time lecturer, and at The University of Texas at Arlington as a Clinical Professor in Practice. She is also a Registered Nurse and Board Certified in Gerontology. She worked at Texas Health Resources (hospital) for several years as a registered nurse and a clinical social worker.
Dr. Gleason-Wynn is a long-standing member of the National Association of Social Workers in which she has held numerous leadership positions. She is the Secretary, and a third-term legislator, in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature where she interacts with State Legislators advocating for laws and policies benefitting older Texans. Dr. Gleason-Wynn is a published author in social work and gerontological literature.
Dr. Gleason-Wynn has been a Forensic Expert with Park Dietz & Associates since 2017.
- Elder Abuse
- Geriatrics
- Life Care Planning
- Long Term Care
- Nursing
- Nursing Homes
- Palliative Care
- Social Work/Social Services
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A:
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas
• Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology, National Association of Social Workers (CSW-G)
• Registered Nurse, Texas
• Registered Nurse Gerontology Board Certified (RN-BC)
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A:
National Association of Social Workers
Secretary, Texas Silver-Haired Legislators
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A:
• Assistant Professor in Practice, School of Social Work, University of Texas, Arlington
Subject Matter: Social Work, Gerontology
• Full-time Lecturer, Baylor University
Subject Matter: Social Work, Gerontology
• BSW Director and Assistant Professor, Southwest Texas State University, Administrative Responsibility for Undergraduate Social Work Program and taught classes
Subject Matter: Social Work, Gerontology
• Visiting Faculty, Social Work Program, Yibin University, Yibin, China
Subject Matter: Working with Older Adults
Dr. Gleason-Wynn has delivered numerous professional speaking engagements and developed continuing education programs on topics including social work, nursing, older adults, mental health, caregiving, ageism, and life planning. Additionally, she has published several articles in journals focused on social work and aging.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: ~11 cases
In addition, Dr. Gleason-Wynn has consulted on a number of potential guardianship cases with the purpose of providing the Probate Court Judge and attorneys with recommendations related to care of the proposed ward or recommendations for least-restrictive alternatives.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Long-term Care/Medical Standard of Care, Resident Rights, Negligence; Mental Health Needs; Abuse and Neglect; Elopement
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 20%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 80%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2–3 times
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: Mid-1990s
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 10 to 12 times
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 10 to 12 times
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since the late 1990s (1997)
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, advising on life care planning, reports, testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses and other expenses specified in the engagement letter or contract.
Available Upon Request