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3/2008 - Present
Executive Director
Center for the Developing Mind
LOS ANGELES, CA
3/1999 - Present
Private Practice
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
3/2004 - 8/2005
Supervisor
Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center
LOS ANGELES, CA
7/1996 - 6/1998
Post-Doctoral Fellow/Registered Psychologist
Reiss-Davis Child Study Center
LOS ANGELES, CA
1/1992 - 3/1999
Psychological Assistant
Dr. Margaret Toomin
SANTA MONICA, CA
6/1997 - Present
Co-founder In association with Dr. Jose Lopez
The Healthy Divorce Clinic
SANTA MONICA, CA
1/1990 - 12/1991
Psychological Assistant
Dr. Peter Zucker
SANTA MONICA, CA
10/1982 - 12/1989
Psychological Assistant
Dr. Elaine Karr
LOS ANGELES, CA
10/1982 - 2/1987
School Counselor
Hillel Hebrew Academ
BEVERLY HILLS, CA
6/1983 - 9/1983
6/1984 - 9/1984
Staff Therapist
Los Angels Free Clinic
LOS ANGELES, CA
5/1982 - 10/1982
Staff Therapist
Chabad Drug Rehabilitation Center
LOS ANGELES, CA
St. John�s Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA | May-09 |
Southern California Regional Play Therapy Association | Mar-09 |
Summit Educational Series, Phoenix, Arizona | Mar-09 |
Summit Educational Series, Tucson, Arizona | Mar-09 |
Summit Educational Series, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Mar-09 |
Mt. Washington Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-09 |
Autism Society of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario | Feb-09 |
University of California, San Diego, January | 2009 |
Yaachad Group for Special Needs Teens, Los Angeles, California | Dec-08 |
Mount Washington Elementary School, Los Angeles, California | Dec-08 |
Orthodox Union Young Couple�s Association, Los Angeles, December | 2008 |
International Play Therapy Association, Dallas, Texas | Oct-08 |
Vista Del Mar, Los Angeles, California | Sep-08 |
Autism Association of America, Orlando, Florida | Jul-08 |
Woodland Hills Young Israel | May-08 |
Valley Beth Shalom,Encino, California | Apr-08 |
La Lycee Fran�ois | Mar-08 |
Southern California Regional Play Therapy Association | Mar-08 |
Moderator: Interview with Dr. Norman Doidge;� The Brain that Changes Itself�. Beverly Hills, California | Feb-08 |
American Psychotherapy National Conference | Oct-07 |
Southern California Regional Play Therapy Association | Jun-07 |
Los Angeles Unified School District | May-07 |
St. Ann�s School for Young Women | May-07 |
University of California, Los Angeles | Apr-07 |
University of California,San Diego | Apr-07 |
Long Beach High School, Long Beach, California | Mar-07 |
Hollywood School House, Los Angeles, California | Mar-07 |
KinderCare/Occupational Therapy Group, Santa Monica, California | Feb-07 |
Childhood Anxiety Network, Los Angeles, California | Jan-07 |
Yachad, Los Angeles | Dec-06 |
Pepperdine University, Culver City Campus, California | Dec-06 |
Lorimar Continuing Education Series, Los Angeles, California | May-06 |
Selective Mutism Chat Room | Apr-06 |
Parent Support Group, Los Angeles, California | Apr-06 |
Chabad, Los Angeles, California | Feb-06 |
Yachaad, Los Angeles, California | Dec-05 |
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California | Nov-05 |
Valencia High School, Valencia, California | Nov-05 |
California Family Law Association, San Francisco, California | Nov-05 |
Hollywood School House, Hollywood, California | July 2005, May 2006 |
Verdugo Hills Autism Project, Encino, California | Jun-05 |
Pepperdine University, Culver City, California | May-05 |
University of Southern California San Diego/Extension, La Jolla, California | May-05 |
Los Angeles Chapter of the American Psychological Association, Encino, California | Mar-05 |
Expert Witness re: Implementation of the DIR model within a public school setting - Board of Education, Yucaipa, California | Mar-05 |
Interviewed on Autism One, Internet radio program | Mar-05 |
Eisner Pediatric Center, Los Angeles, California | Feb-05 |
Temple Aliyah, Woodland Hills, California | Feb-05 |
Temple Beth Shalom, Encino, California | Feb-05 |
The Orthodox Union, Brentwood, California | Feb-05 |
Big Fun Therapeutic Gymnastic Facility, Culver City, California | Oct-04 |
Hollywood School House, Hollywood, California | Aug-04 |
Foothill Autism Alliance, Burbank, California | Mar-04 |
Los Angeles United School District, Los Angeles, California | Mar-04 |
House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, California | Feb-04 |
Early Child Intervention Center, East Orange, New Jersey | Jan-04 |
United Autism Alliance, Pasadena, California | Nov-03 |
Reiss Davis Child Study Center, Los Angeles, California | Oct-03 |
SAR Academy, Riverdale, New York | May 2003, November 2003 |
Hollywood School House, Hollywood, California | Aug-03 |
Play Therapists Association of Southern California, San Diego, California | Jun-03 |
Autism Alliance of America, Pasadena, California | Nov-03 |
Naomi Heller and Associates, Los Angeles, California | Jan-02 |
Santa Monica City College, Santa Monica, California | October 2001, March 2002, October 2002, September 2003, October 2003 |
Garden of Angels, Santa Monica, California | Oct-01 |
Brentwood Presbyterian Nursery School, Bentwood, California | April 2000, November 2001, May 2002 |
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