Education and Credentials
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Betzalel Academy of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Art, 1993 |
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New York University School of Social Work, Master of Social Work, 1999 |
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Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, Advanced Candidate |
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New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
Professional Experience
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Psychotherapist, Private Practice.
Individual psychotherapy for adults and adolescents; Couples and family therapy. 2000 - present
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Consultant, Families First Brooklyn.
Teaching parenting workshops and parent coaching services. 2008-present
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Faculty Advisor, New York University School of Social Work.
Oversight of graduate and undergraduate students in field placement. Liaison between university and field placement. 2002-2006
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Family Specialist.
Conducted comprehensive forensic evaluations, supervised parent/child visits, provided couples and family therapy, presented written reports and appeared as expert witness in Family Court and Supreme Court. 2002-2005
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Psychotherapist, Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic.
Individual psychotherapy with adults. 2002-2005
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Field Instructor, Bedford Stuyvesant Community Mental Health Center.
Completed NYU’s Seminar In Field Instruction (SIFI), Field instructor and clinical supervisor of Master’s level student intern. 2001-2002
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Psychiatric Social
Worker, Bedford Stuyvesant Community Mental Health Center.
Adult Outpatient Clinic. Intake and psychosocial assessments; Individual, group and family therapy. Treatment planning and discharge planning. 2000-2002
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Clinical Social Worker,
Daytop Village, Treatment Residence for Adults in
Recovery from Substance Abuse.
Intake and psychosocial assessments. Individual, group and family therapy. Pre and post test HIV counseling. Treatment planning and discharge planning. 1999-2000
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Psychotherapist, Postgraduate Center
for Mental Health, Adult Outpatient Clinic.
Individual psychotherapy with adults. 1999-2000
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Social Work Intern,
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, Adult Outpatient
Clinic.
Individual psychotherapy with adults. Intake assessments, treatment planning and discharge planning 1998-1999
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Social Work Intern,
New York Psychiatric Institute, Washington Heights Community
Service, Intensive Care Inpatient Unit.
Psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, psycho-education and counseling for patients and their families. Summer 1998
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Social Work Intern,
New York University Community Support Service, Brooklyn
Women’s Shelter.
Conducted group and individual therapy, psychosocial assessments, advocacy for women who are homeless and chronically mentally ill. 1997-1998
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Other Experience
Co-founder and Board Member, Red
Hook Playgroup Preschool
Founding member, member of the Board of Directors, 2007- 2009.
Publications
Book Review: Primitive Mental States: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Origins of Meaning. Jane Van Buren & Shelley Alhanti, eds. New York, Routledge, 2010. 228 pp. Modern Psychoanalysis, Vol. 35(1), 2010.
On the Nature and Consequences of Mother Love. Petra Bueskens, Editor. Motherhood and Psychoanalysis: Feminist and Sociological Perspectives. Demeter Press. Accepted for publication, Spring 2013.
Contributor to the online women’s magazine Woman Around Town
Memberships and Affiliations
Society of Modern Psychoanalysis (SMP)
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NPAP)
Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies (CMPS)
Bilingual Hebrew/English
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