RESUME

IRMA GORDON
6001 NW 61ST AVENUE - #202
TAMARAC, FL 33319
(954) 718-1308

I RECEIVED MY MSW IN 1968 AT NYU SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK.

1968 - 1970 I WORKED WITH DELINQUENT TEENAGERS AT HAWTHORNE CEDAR KNOLLS, A RES
IDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER IN HAWTHORNE, NY.
1970 - 1978 I WAS A SENIOR PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER, FIELD WORK INSTRUCTOR AND
PSYCHOTHERAPIST AT QUEENS CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER. I TRAINED COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE STUDENTS AND WAS AWARDED AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR STATUS BY COLUMBIA UNI
VERSITY.
1978 - 1979 I WAS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AT GELLER HOUSE, AN IN-PATIENT DIAGNOST
IC EVALUATION CENTER FOR THE JEWISH BOARD OF FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE.
1980 - 1995 I WAS A SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER & FIELD WORK INSTRUCTOR AT BROOKWOOD C
HILD CARE. FROM 1990 - 1995, I WAS THEIR DIRECTOR OF TRAINING.
1995 - 2002 I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AT LEAKE & WATTS SERVICES.
PART TIME:
1972 - 7/89 I WAS A STAFF PSYCHOTHERAPIST AT BROOKLYN CENTER FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY
, WHERE I STARTED THEIR FAMILY THERAPY PROGRAM.
1970 - 2000 - PRIVATE PRACTICE - INDIVIDUAL, MARITAL & FAMILY THERAPY.
MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE WRITING AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING MANUAL AND ALSO CHAIRIN
G TWO IMPORTANT CONFERENCES IN NYC: IN 1994, "THE 90'S, NEW TIMES, NEW PROBLEMS
, NEW APPROACHES" AND IN 1998, "NEW APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH VIOLENT ADOLESCEN
T FEMALES".
MY AREA OF EXPERTISE IS WITH SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN AND ADULT "SURVIVORS". I
TRAINED BOTH SOCIAL WORKERS AND FOSTER PARENTS RE: HOW TO WORK WITH SEXUALLY ABU
SED CHILDREN.