About this course

Learning Objectives

• Identify the most common challenges that arise in the context of parent coaching.
• Explain how these challenges can undermine treatment goals and hinder treatment.
• Provide helpful strategies which consider situational factors, parent behaviors, and sibling support in order to advance treatment and improve outcomes.

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Course Instructor(s)

• Brittany Roslin, PhD

  Clinical Psychologist

  Dr. Brittany Roslin is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in the assessment and treatment of anxiety and mood related disorders, ADHD, and disruptive behavior disorders. She has specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), and organizational skills training (OST). She is certified in PCIT-SM. Dr. Roslin provides individual and group treatment, parent management training, home and school-based services at Westchester Anxiety Treatment in White Plains, NY. She co-directs Club Confidence, a SM group intensive treatment program.

  Prior to joining Westchester Anxiety Treatment, she was a clinical assistant professor at NYU Child Study Center and she also served as a director of group therapy services at The Child and Family Institute. Dr. Roslin received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Hofstra University, completed her clinical internship at NY Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center, and finished her training in a postdoctoral fellowship at NYU Child Study Center in the Selective Mutism Program and ADHD Service.

• Dana Jerusalmi, PhD

  Licensed Psychologist

  Dr. Dana Jerusalmi is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in the use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and evidence-based treatment for anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders in children, adolescents and adults. Prior to earning her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John’s University, she earned her B.A. in Psychology from Stern College of Yeshiva University, followed by her M.A. in Psychology from Teacher’s College of Columbia University.

  She has provided individual and group therapy across a range of settings including NYU Child Study Center, Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center, St. John’s Center for Psychological Services, and Andrus Children’s Center. Dr. Jerusalmi has also completed psychodiagnostic, psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments for both children and adults in various treatment settings. She frequently collaborates with school personnel to promote academic success and implement effective behavioral interventions.

  Dr. Dana Jerusalmi applies an evidence-based approach to the assessment and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as well as disruptive behavior disorders. Dr. Jerusalmi has expertise in Parent Management Training including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), as well as The Incredible Years program. She has led multiple therapeutic groups, including parent management training, DBT skills, bereavement, and social anxiety groups.

  Dr. Jerusalmi also has specific expertise in the assessment and treatment of Selective Mutism (SM), and co-directs Club Confidence, an intensive treatment program for children with SM. She frequently leads SM workshops and presentations for parents, school staff, as well as for other clinicians. Dr. Jerusalmi provides both weekly individual sessions for the treatment of SM, as well as intensive treatment, when clinically indicated.

Disclosure

References

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