Carole Lapidus, MS, MSW
Institute for Infants, Toddlers and Parents
107 West 82nd Street
Suite 101D
New York, New York 10024
212-724-0537
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From
an early career as a teacher, I was trained as a child therapist
and specialist in working with young children having developmental
challenges and, their families. My private practice reflects the
range of my clinical interests and experience. In addition to the
general challenges to parenting and development I have had much
experience with children who have been adopted (including from other
countries), traumatized, both as a result of single incident and ongoing, and
with parents and their children who have constitutional
challenges.
Modalities include dyadic work with child and parent, individual
play therapy and peer play social skills group work which fosters
emotional cognitive and creative development. Parent guidance is
often part of the work with a child. In addition to private
practice, I am on the faculty of the Institute for Infants, Children
and Families where I was part of the group that developed the early
Childhood Group Therapy training program, one that trains social
workers, psychologists and teachers to work in small groups with the
children at their child care centers. It is similar to peer play
social skills groups and is a strengths based approach to work with
young children.
I have presented at national conferences including the American
Orthopsychiatric Association and Zero to Three on Early Childhood
Group Therapy, on the impact of trauma on children and, on the
influence of violence (including TV violence) on development. Most
recently, I wrote and published an article which was published in
Zero to Three, about the impact of 9/11 on a group of adults working
at a childcare center near Ground Zero. I have served as a Mental
Health consultant at three Head Start programs in New York City and,
at a residential school for orphaned and abused children in Camoapa,
Nicaragua. Initial consultation during which a fee per session will
be decided if we agree to work together.
Services Offered:
Autistic Spectrum
Disorders, PDD, regulatory Problems Parent Guidance Adoption
(planning for and following adoption) Trauma (single incident and
ongoing) Children and parents planning for and living with divorce
Step/Blended families Play Therapy, Dyadic parent-child therapy,
Parent Guidance and Consultation, Therapist Supervision
Languages: English
Client profile: M/F; 0-8
Credentials/Training: MS Special
Education, MSW Social Work, 1 yr. training certificate Child
Psychotherapy, 2 Yr. training certificate in Infant, Toddler, Parent
Psychotherapy
Listed: 5-15-04
