MEET MOUSHUMI SEN, LCSW
Founding Board Member | Program Development & Clinical Social Work Advisor
Licensed Clinical Social Worker | California LCSW #79576
“Meaningful care begins when we see the whole person—not simply their diagnosis, but their story, their strengths, their relationships, and what still brings meaning to their life.”
For Moushumi, supporting seniors means creating connection, honoring individual strengths, and helping families navigate the journey with compassion and understanding.
MEET MOUSHUMI
Moushumi Sen brings more than 14 years of experience in clinical social work, mental health, hospice, home health, crisis intervention, education, professional supervision, and community-based services to the Founding Board of Every Journey Matters.
Her experience provides an important bridge between the emotional, social, and practical needs of seniors and their families and the development of thoughtful, person-centered programs designed to support them.
As Program Development & Clinical Social Work Advisor, Moushumi will help guide the development of Every Journey Matters’ Program Coordinator model, including training, professional boundaries, person-centered engagement, communication, documentation standards, and recognizing when concerns should be referred to licensed healthcare or mental health professionals.
Equally important, Moushumi will help Every Journey Matters better understand and respond to the emotional journey experienced by seniors, families, and caregivers.
A dementia diagnosis can bring grief, fear, uncertainty, frustration, changing family roles, caregiver stress, and difficult decisions. Moushumi’s social work experience will help inform EJM’s educational resources, caregiver support, family programming, and approach to compassionate communication so that we are supporting not only the individual living with cognitive change, but also the people walking beside them.
Her guidance will help ensure that Program Coordinators understand an important part of their role: meaningful support is not only about activities and engagement. It is also about listening, building connection, recognizing emotional needs, supporting families with compassion, and knowing when additional professional support may be needed.
WHY I SERVE
“Every person has a story, strengths, relationships, and a need to feel connected. A diagnosis should never become the only thing we see.”
Throughout my career as a clinical social worker, I have had the privilege of supporting individuals and families during some of the most vulnerable and challenging moments of their lives.
I have learned that when someone is living with dementia or another cognitive condition, the journey affects far more than memory. It can change relationships, communication, family roles, routines, and the way a person experiences the world around them. At the same time, caregivers and families may experience grief, uncertainty, exhaustion, fear, and the emotional weight of watching someone they love change.
That is why I believe meaningful support must care for the whole person—and the family walking beside them.
We must continue to see the person behind the diagnosis: their strengths, preferences, experiences, relationships, culture, and the things that continue to bring them comfort, purpose, and joy.
I chose to serve as a Founding Board Member of Every Journey Matters because I believe deeply in its commitment to dignity, connection, education, and compassionate support for seniors and their families.
As Program Development & Clinical Social Work Advisor, I hope to help build thoughtful, person-centered programs while helping Program Coordinators understand both the practical and emotional needs of the people they serve. I also hope to help shape resources that support caregivers and families as they navigate the emotional realities that can accompany dementia and cognitive change.
My hope is that families will feel less alone, caregivers will feel heard and supported, and every senior we serve will continue to feel seen, valued, respected, and connected.
Because even when memory changes, the person—and their story—still matter.
“Dementia may change how a person communicates, remembers, or experiences the world—but it should never change how deeply we value them. Every person deserves to be met with dignity, patience, compassion, and connection.”
— Moushumi Sen, LCSW
Founding Board Member | Program Development & Clinical Social Work Advisor
Every Journey Matters