Francine Shifrin

26 Court Street
Suite 2510
Brooklyn, New York 11242
Tel: 347 244-6224 Email:fsf8ed16@westpost.net
Objective
To obtain a full time position in the mental health field that utilizes my admin
istrative and clinical skills
Key Qualifications
I have extensive experience as a clinician and administrator with multi-probleme
d adolescents and adults. Treatment modalities used include individual, group, a
nd couples counseling. Specific areas of expertise are chemical dependency, adul
t survivors, men and women of sexual or physical abuse, adult ADD, and gay, lesb
ian or transgendered people including HIV-related concerns.
Education
New York University-Advanced Certificate in Clinical Social Work 1995-1997
New York University Graduate School of Social Work-M.S.W. 1987
State University of New York at Albany Graduate School of Education M.A. 1972
State University of New York at Albany B.S. Psychology 1971
Accomplishments
I have appeared in press, television, and radio as an expert on HIV infected ado
lescents, teenage prostitution and chemical dependency in gay youth.
Wrote a grant that was selected as one out of three nationwide Federal grants to
fund a treatment program for runaway youth.
I ran a national conference on chemical dependency among homeless and runaway yo
uth.
Published paper "Chemical Dependency among Gay Youth" Hawthorne Press, 1989.
Employment History
Private Practice-Brooklyn New York
Psychotherapist (1987-Present) Part-time and full time solo proprietor of a clin
ical practice with a broad range of individuals who vary in sexual orientation,
gender and psychological functioning.
Columbia University Graduate School Department of Field Work-New York, New York
Associate Professor Part-time (1999-2001) Maintained the educational contract, p
olicies and standards between first and second year social work students and the
ir placement agencies
.
Brooklyn Psychiatric Institute-Brooklyn, New York
Part-time social worker (1997-2001) Therapy and case management for dually diagn
osed clients in an outpatient program.
Covenant House-New York, New York
Director (1989-1995) Clinical and administrative responsibility for the Older ma
les, Older Females, Chemical Dependency, Intake and M.I.S. units in a shelter pr
ogram for homeless and runaway youth.
Hetrick-Martin Institute-New York, New York
Director Project First Step (1987-1989) Responsible for the clinical and adminis
trative duties in an outreach program for teenage prostitutes.
Long Island College Hospital-Brooklyn, New York
Alcoholism Counselor (1981-1987) Case management and counseling services for sub
stance abusers some of whom were dually diagnosed.
A-Way-Out-Queens, New York
Drug Counselor (1979-1981) Individual and group counseling with adolescents and
their families
Yonkers Learning Center-Yonkers, New York
Counselor (1975-1979) Conseling and case management with a population of acting-
out adolescents
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Social Workers-1987-Present