Post-Doctoral Clinical Background

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Personally delivering a set of mattresses to a homebound refugee patient.
On the right: This image is a perfect example of a Men's Knitting Therapy Group I led. The group featured here is actually part of an afternoon knitting meetup group for both men &  women in NYC's Bryant Park — Sponsored by Knitty City, a yarn shop on the Upper West Side.
Retired from civil service as a field-based Clinical Psychologist at the Los Angeles County, Department of Mental Health, FSP Program where I provided comprehensive case-management & individual rehabilitation to former inmates and discharged institutionalized patients along with ongoing treatment, forensic assessments, field- based psychological evaluations, and on-site crisis intervention.
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Photo by Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal
Completed my Postdoctoral Fellowship at Chicago's Center On Halsted, Mental Health Services where I provided specialized "Person-Centered" services and treatment within the LGBT community; and where I also designed and implemented a 10-weeks court mandated "sexual diversion" program for petty first-time offenders struggling with sexual identity and coming out issues.
On the right:  Very inspiring advertisement from Michigan State University regarding community advocacy in Mali — Using art as a powerful tool for diplomatic interventions.
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Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital ~ View of Queensboro Bridge
I completed my doctoral residency in Behavioral Medicine, Chronic Medicine, and Rehabilitation Medicine at
Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital located on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
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Photo by The Horticultural Therapy Institute