Education
- 1967
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Bachelor of Arts, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
- 1971
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Master of Social Work, City University, Hunter College School of Social Work, New York City.
Postgraduate Training
- 2010 - Theories of Affect Regulation: A Clinician's Synthesis
- Led by Dan Hill, PhD. (15 week class, CEU credits)
- 2009 - Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy: Trauma Training: Certificate Program.
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Level One Sensorimotor Trauma Training
Level Two: 2011 Sensorimotor Training for Attachment Trauma
Led by Pat Ogden, PhD, Founder and Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.
- 2009 - Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) Seminar: Monthly seminar; Clinical application of interpersonal neurobiology.
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Led by Daniel Siegel, MD. Clinical Professor at UCLA School of Medicine. Co- Investigator at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development; Co-Director of the Awareness Research Center: Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute.
- 2002 - Group Psychotherapy Seminar
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Monthly half day seminar, Boston, Mass. Seminar for Senior Clinicians. Extensive training in Group Psychotherapy from a psychoanalytic, group-as-a-whole perspective.
Led by Anne Alonso, Ph.D.,CGP, DFAGPA, Professor, Harvard Medical School Director, Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, Massachusetts General Hospital.
- 1986-1998 - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Individual supervision
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Extensive training in the psychodiagnosis and psychodynamics of the psychotherapy process of long-term patients with character disorders. Interpretation of dreams.
John Schwab, Ph.D., ABPP. - 1979-1990 - Couples And Group Psychotherapy. Individual supervision
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Extensive training in psychodynamics of couples work and group process.
Henry Spitz, M.D. C.G.P., DLFAPA (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons; Director, Group Psychotherapy Program: New York State Psychiatric Institute.)
- 1979-1985 - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Individual supervision
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Intensive training in psychoanalytic dynamics of the psychotherapy process of individual patients in ongoing treatment.
Franklin Springfield, Ph.D. (Formerly Supervisor Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, Member of Section I of Division of Psychoanalysis of APA.)
- 1976-1978 Group Psychotherapy, Group Supervision:
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Extensive training in short term group psychotherapy techniques in a hospital setting. Extensive training in the psychodynamics of oncology patients and their families, terminal illness. Sensitivity groups with Tumor Team involved with oncology patients. Group supervision with three third year psychiatry residents, Department of Psychiatry, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital.
Led by Sam Klagsbrun, M.D.
- 1985-1995 - Individual And Group Psychotherapy Training; Multi modal Approach. Individual Supervision
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Extensive training in the use of traditional and innovative approaches in individual and group psychotherapy.*
- 1985-1992 - Advanced Psychoanalytic Seminar
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Multimodal, multidisciplinary approaches to psychodiagnosis and psychotherapy utilizing didactic and in vivo presentations.*
* Led by Bertram Pollens, Ph.D., ABPP (Faculty, Training Analyst at NPAP, National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis; Diplomate in Clinical Psychology of American Board of Professional Psychologists; Past President of the NY Society of Clinical Psychology).
- 1980 - Behavior Modification, Institute for Behavioral Education. Certificate Program.
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Behavior Modification
Comprehensive training in theory and application of behavior modification in compulsive and binge eating disorders.
Led by Henry Jordan, M.D.
- 1981 - Institute for Behavioral Education, Advanced Certificate
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Led by Henry Jordan, M.D.
Continuing Educational Activities
- 2010 - Modern Regulation Theory Half Day Seminar
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Led by Allan Schore, PhD
- 2008 - 2011 American Group Psychotherapy Association, Conference.
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Two-day Institute, Advanced Training for psychotherapists with 12 years of experience and more, participating in experiential didactic groups, Process Group Experience for Senior Therapists. Meets for 3 consecutive years.
Led by Jerome S. Gans, MD,CGP,DFAGPA. Faculty Mass General Hospital, Boston
- 2008 - 2009 New York Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) Seminar: Monthly; Review and discussion of Daniel Siegel's, The Developing Mind
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Peer Collaboration.
- 1997 to Present -Mount Sinai Faculty Family and Group Conference.
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Led by Hillel I. Swiller, M.D., C.G.P., FAGPA
- 2006 - Neurobiology and Attachment Theory: Psychotherapy for the 21st Century.
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Allan Schore, Ph.D. Sponsored by PsyBC, Mount Sinai Medical Center. Two Day Workshop.
- 2004 - Phase-Oriented Treatment of Psychological Trauma: Attachment, Abuse, Dissociation & Affect-Dysregulation.
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Sponsored by Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education. Boston, Mass. Two Day Workshop.
- 2002 - The Behavioral Technology Transfer Group
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Chronic PTSD: Effective Treatment. Two Day Workshop.
Led by Edna Foa, Ph.D. - 2004 - Hakomi Training Group: Mindfulness and the Body in Experiential Psychotherapy.
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Two Day Workshop.
- 2002 - The Behavioral Technology Transfer Group.
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Chronic PTSD: Effective Treatment. Edna Foa, Ph.D., Two-Day Workshop.
- 2002 - American Group Psychotherapy Association
Two-day Conference related to Sept. 11.
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Trauma in Groups- 1996-2004 - American Group Psychotherapy Association, Conference
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Two-day Institute, Advanced Training for psychotherapists with 12 years of experience and more, participating in experiential didactic groups, Process Group Experience for Senior Therapists.
- 2000, 2001, 2002 - American Group Psychotherapy Association, Conference
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Two-day Institute, Advanced Training. Process Group experience for Senior Therapists. Three continuous years. Led by Anne Alonso, Ph.D., CGP, DFAGPA.
- 2005, 2006 - American Group Psychotherapy Association, Conference
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Two-day Institute, Advanced Training. Process Group experience for Senior Therapists. Two continuous years. David Hawkins, M.D., CGP, DFAGPA.
- 2005, 2006 - American Group Psychotherapy Association, Conference
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Mind Body Skills Groups, 2006
Dissociation in Groups, 2006
A Substance called Food, 2006
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, U.S. Navy, 2001
Trauma in Groups, One-Day Institute, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., 2001
Imago Relationship Therapy, Couples Therapy, 1996 - 1993-1995 - Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education, Boston, Mass
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Women Contemporary Treatment Issues, May 1995
The Dangers and Opportunities of Clinical Practice, February 26, 1993
Malpractice in the 1990s, February 27, 1993
The Healer Within: Mind and Immunity, June 4-6, 1993
Treating Personality Disorders, October 19-31, 1993
- 1983, 1986 - Body Image And Women
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Two-day Seminar. New York University Led by Center for Study of Anorexia and Bulimia, Two-day Seminar
- 1981 - The Clinical Society Of The American Diabetes Association
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NY Diabetes Affiliate, Inc., 1981. Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus.
- 1981 - Center For Bulimia And Related Disorders, NYC
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Two-day training workshop. Specialized training program, long and short term therapy with bulimics.
- 1981 - Kark Seminar, City College of New York City, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
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Six-month training in epidemiological surveys in public health.
- 1980 - Association For Holistic Health/International Conference In Holistic Health
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Workshop: Stress/Psychosomatic Medicine.
Workshop: Techniques of Visualization.
- 1980 - Simonton Phase I, Seminar Workshop
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Stress, psychological factors and cancer.
Led by Stephanie Simonton, PhD.
- 1976 - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC
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Health professionals and cancer patients.
- 1976 St. Luke's Woman's Hospital
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One day training. On Death and Dying, Hospice Program.
Led by Kubler-Ross
- 1971-1977 - Orthophychiatric Conference
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Attended workshops in interdisciplinary work for in-patients and medical social work.