| Name: | Harriet K. Breslow, LCSW-C Coach/Child Specialist |
| E-mail address: | harriet@breslow.org |
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| Web address: | www.harrietbreslow.com |
| Phone number: | 301-983-1321 |
| Cell number: | 301-996-1321 |
| Fax number: | 301-983-4953 |
| Address: | 8712 Harness Trail Potomac, MD 20854 |
| IACP Profile: | International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) profile link |
Harriet K. Breslow, L.C.S.W.-C. is a psychiatric social worker in private practice in Potomac, MD. She has had 36 years of experience working with couples, adults, children, and families, addressing such issues as: anxiety, depression, phobias , child behavior problems, and sexual problems. She has been trained as a divorce coach and child specialist, divorce mediator, and as a parent coordinator.
Mrs. Breslow has a B.A. degree from Connecticut College for Women, and an M.S.W. from the Catholic University of America. She has also had advanced training at the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, WI, and at the Family Therapy Institute in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Breslow formerly worked at the Frost Counseling Center where she counseled parents and emotionally impaired students. She specializes in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, a technique that helps couples to reach agreement in a shorter period of time by focusing on the positive rather than the negative . This technique is particularly well suited for the collaborative divorce coaching process. For many years Mrs. Breslow has trained school counselors, hospital social work staffs, and medical and social work students in the Washington area.
Mrs. Breslow is a member of the following collaborative organizations: CDA, CDRP, DCACP, CMHP, IACP, and MCPC.
Professional Experience
Frost School and Counseling Center, working with emotionally disturbed children and their families
Office of Dr. Edgar J. Weiss, psychiatrist
Private Practice
Consultant to the following organizations in past years:
Kensington/Wheaton Youth Services
MCC Managed Behavioral Care
Kaiser-Permanente
Georgetown Hospital Social Work Staff
Mamsi Health Plan
Value Options Behavioral Health
Education
Connecticut College for Women, B.A
Catholic University School of Social Service, M.S.W.
Walter Reed Hospital Family Therapy
Center for the Study of Human Systems
Family Therapy Institute
Brief Family Therapy Center
National Academy of Clinical Hypnosis
Collaborative Divorce Team Training
Parent Coordination Training
Mediation Matters
Guest Lecturer
University of Maryland School of Social Work
University of Maryland Medical School
Howard University School of Social Work
Catholic University School of Social Service
Taylor Manor Hospital
Kasier-Permanente
Bryn Mawr School of Social Work
Georgetown Hospital
Professional Organizations
National Association of Social Workers
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
Collaborative Divorce Association, Inc. (CDA)
Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals (CDRP)
D.C. Academy of Collaborative Professionals (DCACP)
Greater Washington Collaborative Mental Health Professionals (CMHP)
Collaborative Trainings
Introductory Three-Day Interdisciplinary Team Training, May 2007
Two-Day Parent Coordination Training, January 2007
Basic Divorce Mediation Workshop (40 hours), June 2008
Two-Day Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training, January 2009
Collaborative Models: Which Model is Right for You?, March 2009
Parenting Together After Separation: How to Keep it out of Court, May 2009
Non-Defensive Communication, May 2009
Multi-Jurisdictional Parenting Coordination Conference: Practice, Research, and the Interface between Psychology and the Law, June 2009
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