Iris Yankelevich Resume
Education Certification
New York New YorkUniversity School of Social Work - New York city, NY
Masters Degree in Social Work MSW; NYS Social Work Certification, LCSW License #068708
New York State Office of Mental Health - NYC Regional Office
Permit to practice as a Clinical Psychologist
Department of Education - Buenos Aires
Doctoral degree in Psychology specializing in Adolescent and Family Therapy
Universidad del Salvador - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Licentiate in Psychology (6 year program)
Universidad del Salvador - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Licentiate in Oriental Studies specializing in India, China and Arab Countries (languages, cultures, philosophy, art, history, religions)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jerusalem, Israel
Intensive Study of Comparative Religions and Middle Eastern Philosophy
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - Mendoza, Argentina
Studies in Universal History and Archeology
Instituto Juan Agustín Maza - Mendoza, Argentina
Elementary School Teacher Certification
Professional Experience
Board of Education, City of New York
Retained under the name: Yankelevich Educational Services, to develop and present a series of seminars/workshops for parents, teachers, and children in various topics related to stress, anxiety, depression, group crisis counseling. Develop psycho-educational programs, parenting skills programs, and conflict resolution. Delivered over 3,000 workshops in more than 20 NYC school districts. Sessions are delivered both in English and Spanish.
Project Liberty - Department of Education - City of New York - Region IV
Funded by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Mental health services provider and parent education consultant
Jamaica Hospital - Jamaica, New York - Outpatient Psychiatric Department
Clinical Social Worker
St. John's Hospital - Far Rockaway, New York - Community Mental Health Service
Clinical Psychologist
New Hope Guild - Far Rockaway, New York
Home Visiting Program for the Elderly
Clinical Psychologist
Green Park Nursing Home for the Elderly - Brooklyn, New York
Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice - Forest Hills, New York
Provide psychotherapy specializing in individual, couple, family and groups
International Federation of Scientific Societies (FISS) - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
Experience - Teaching - Seminars
St. John's University, College of Professional Studies
Department of Social Science
Academic Subject: Professor of General Psychology
City University of New York: Herbert H. Lehman College
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Academic Subject: Professor of Sociology of the Family
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Taught courses in Sociology of Family for Nursing Training Program
Yankelevich Educational Services - Forest Hills, New York
Conducted educational programs such as: "School of Parents", "School for Couples"; and "Adolescents at Risk". Delivered over 700 workshops sponsored by various churches, synagogues, private schools in NYC, Long Island and public schools in Northern N.J.
Queens Borough Public Library - Queens, New York
Conducted "Schools for Parents". Twelve deliveries of ten sessions each were sponsored by New American Project with the Queens Women's Network
Independent Lecturer
Conducted lectures, academic seminars, and workshops at the institutions mentioned below Topic included: multicultural issues in family therapy; family violence; cultural diversity; theories of family therapy; sociology of alcoholism drug addition and violence; overview of dysfunctional families; and sex and gender roles.
Conferences Presentation
New York State Association for Bilingual Education 23rd Annual Conference - Queens, New York
"Bilingual Education: The Strength of Our Nation"
Alcoholics Anonymous - Annual Conference - Sunnyside, NY
"The Effects of Alcoholism in the Family"
National Association for Bilingual Education - Houston, Texas
"Improving the Communication between Children, Parents, and Schools"
Jamaica Hospital - National Day of Depression - Jamaica, NY
"Detecting Signs of Depression"
Al-Anon - Annual Conference - Jackson Heights, NY
"Characteristics of the Children of Alcoholics"
The united Nations - New York City, NY
"The importance of Developing Responsibility"
"Honesty in Modern Society"
"The Importance of Tolerance from the Point of View of Psychology"
Multilingual Parent Institute - Brooklyn, New York
"Setting Limits for your Children"
New York State Association for Bilingual Education 18th Annual Conference - Queens, New York
"Bilingual Education: The Strength of Our Nation"
17th Annual Conference - Melville, New York
"A Comprehensive Approach to Parental Involvement"
Fordham University at Lincoln Center: The School of Education - NYC, NY
New York State Reading Association
20th Annual Parents and Reading Conference
"Improving Self-Esteem in Children"
19th Annual Parents and reading Conference
"Detecting Learning Difficulties in Children"
Pace University - New York City, NY
New York City Public Schools: Office of Parent Involvement
"Parents as Partners with Schools"
New York State Department of Education
Third Annual Arabic / Hispanic / Portuguese Regional Parent Conference
"The Keys of Our Children's Future"
Media
WNJ-TV-CHANEL 47 TELEMUNDO - Newark, NJ
Appear on weekly segment of Midday News Program. Discussions are focused on social and psychological issues regarding parents, children and the relationships between them. The segment is called "From Parent to Children" The topics are related to stress, anxiety, depression, and prevention of various social and psychological problems.
QPTV-TV - Queens, NY
Hosted weekly television talk show, which discussed social and psychological issues experienced by women, families, and children.
Frequent guest and interviewee (over 200 appearances)
on Spanish-language television discussions and television news programs on several local, national, and international television stations.
WADO Radio - New York City, NY
Frequent talk show guest of audience-call-in-program discussing women, family and children's issues.
WADO Radio - New York, NY
Host of daily talk show for audience-call-in-program (women, family and children's issues)
Noticias del Mundo - New York City, NY
Wrote weekly articles for the social psychology and family issues column of this popular Spanish daily newspaper.
El Diario la Prensa - New York City, NY
Wrote weekly psychology and social-psychology column for this popular Spanish language daily newspaper.
Frequent contributor (over 150 articles)
to numerous magazines and Newspapers in many countries in Latin America
Awards
The White House: HONORARY RECOGNITION
presented by the First Lady of the U.S. Hillary Clinton
VIP AWARD of The United Nations on the 50th Anniversary
FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY
New York Women's Chamber of Commerce
Excellence in Social Services
Associations
National Association of Social Workers; International Federation of Scientific Societies; Queens Latino Council: American Cancer Society (co-chair May 1995 - May 1996). Board Member of The New York City Office of Children and Families.
Languages
Fluent in English, Spanish