Experience
Michael Weiner is a licensed clinical social worker in both Oregon and New York. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in Portland, OR working with children, adolescents, and parents (managing trauma, developmental difficulties, depression and anxiety). He uses the following types of therapy models: psychodynamic, cognitive-behavior, and play therapies. In addition, he provides parent skills training.
He is a consultant in early childhood education at the Riverside Church Weekday School in New York City and the Vivian Olum Child Developmental Center in Eugene, OR and an adjunct professor at the Adelphi University School of Social Work where he teaches practice classes focusing on mental health treatment with children and adolescents and their families, family therapy, and couple therapy.
He has presented his work – related to understanding and managing rough and tumble play in the classroom (preschool-age children), fatherhood and parenting, and medical illness-related parenting – at numerous professional conferences.
Michael Weiner is the co-author of two books: “You and Your Child’s Psychotherapy: The Essential Guide for Parents and Caregivers” published by Oxford University Press and “The Complete Father: Essential Concepts and Archetypes” published by McFarland & Company Inc. He is currently co-authoring a third book written for early childhood educators, tentatively titled “Communication and Classroom Behavior in Early Childhood Education” also to be published by McFarland.
Clinical Experience
2006-Present Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Portland, OR and New York, NY
Provide psychodynamic psychotherapy and analytically influenced creative play therapy with children, from early childhood to late adolescence, presenting with various types of psychological issues including trauma-related disorders, behavioral disorders, mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Provide therapeutic and psycho-educational collateral contacts with parents. Provide treatment coordination for children at risk with CPS, foster care programs, psychiatrists, Family Court and State Supreme Court. Complete psychiatric evaluations. Develop, implement and revise treatment plans.
2004-2010 Staff Psychotherapist, Child & Adolescent Program, Trauma Program, Karen Horney Clinic, New York, NY
Provide psychodynamic psychotherapy and analytically influenced creative play therapy with children, ranging in age from three years old to eighteen years old. In addition provide therapeutic collateral contacts for their parents and coordination meetings with schools and other involved services. Provide psychodynamic psychotherapy influenced by cognitive behavioral concepts for adults presenting with various types of trauma-related psychiatric disorders and psychosocial issues. Participate and present in Child and Adolescent Program case conferences with clinic psychiatrist and participate and present in Trauma Program case conferences. Provide treatment coordination for children at risk with CPS, foster care programs, Family Court and State Supreme Court. Complete intake evaluations and psychiatric evaluations. Develop, implement, and revise treatment plans.
Teaching Experience
2010-Present Early Childhood Education Consultant, New York, NY
Provide psychosocial and psycho-educational workshops and consultations to teachers and administrators in early childhood education. The workshops and consultations provide information and helps teachers develop practical classroom solutions regarding material related to child psychology, working with complex child dynamics in the classroom, understanding difficult family systems, child developmental issues, and working and interacting with parents. Specific workshops include: understanding the meaning of a children’s play, normalizing and working with aggressive play, recognizing child roles in families of origin by their behavior in the classroom, and identifying atypical child behavior in the classroom. Collaborate with administration and teachers to alter curriculum. Develop new approach to teacher home visits in order to enhance information gathering techniques for Riverside Church Weekday School.
2015-Present Adjunct Professor, Adelphi University School of Social Work, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Teach courses including Social Work with Children and Adolescents, Foundations of Social Work Practice I, Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals within Family Contexts, Advanced Social Work Practice with Couples.
2010-2016 Associate Adjunct Professor, Human Sciences, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
Developed course material for new Child Welfare course. Taught courses including Child Welfare, Introduction to interviewing Skills, Human Relations, History of Human Services, Gerontology, Survey of Psychological Approaches Theories, and Introduction to Family Systems, Management Styles, Roles of individuals within Systems, and Internship Seminar.
Supervisory Experience
2007-2010 Clinical Supervisor, New York, NY
Provide weekly clinical supervision for psychotherapists in private practice and staff and graduate-level intern psychotherapists in the Karen Horney Clinic’s Child and Adolescent Program.
Education
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Masters in Social Work, 2004
MACALESTER COLLEGE
B.A., Political Science, 1992
Publications & Presentations
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: Understanding Child Communication. Vivian Olum Child Development Center, Eugene, OR, 2019
Weiner, M and Gallo-Silver, L. The Empowered Father: Expanding and Enhancing the Father’s Roles in Families Challenged by Cancer. Association of Oncology Social Work, Tucson, AZ, 2019
Gallo-Silver, L. and Weiner, M. Legacy Planning with Terminally ill Fathers during Mortal Time Using Jungian Archetypes. Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, Orlando, FL, 2018
Weiner, M. and Gallo-Silver, L. (2018) The Complete Father: Essential Concepts and Archetypes. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Gallo-Silver, L. and Weiner, M. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child: Anticipatory Grief, Complex Bereavement & Counseling Issues for “Orphaned” Adult Children. Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, Boston, MA, 2018
Coffield, R and Weiner, M. The Empowered Playground: Using Video as Tool to Build Self-Awareness and Empathy. NAEYC, Atlanta, GA, 2017
Gallo-Silver, L. and Weiner, M. The Use of Jungian Inspired Archetypes to Improve Fathering Activities. National Organization of Human Services, Charlotte, NC, 2017
Weiner, M. and Gallo-Silver, L. Engaging Fathers in Human Services Using Positive Psychology: A Jungian Approach. National Organization of Human Services, Tampa, FL, 2016
Weiner, M. and Gallo-Silver, L. The Use of Jungian Inspired Archetypes to Improve Fathering Activities. American Men’s Studies Association XXIV, Ann Arbor, 2016
Gallo-Silver, L. and Weiner, M. Mortal Time: Theory & Practice Considerations for Social Work with Families of People with Degenerative Neuromuscular Diseases (DND). Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, Chicago, IL, 2016
Weiner, M. and Gallo-Silver, L. (2015) You and Your Child’s Psychotherapy. New York: Oxford University Press.
Coffield, R and Weiner, M. The Empowered Playground: Using Video as Tool to Build Self-Awareness and Empathy. Wonderplay Conference, New York, NY, 2014
Coffield, R and Weiner, M. The Empowered Playground: Using Video as Tool to Build Self-Awareness and Empathy. NAEYC, Dallas, TX, 2014
Weiner, M. Fatherhood and Childhood Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Challenges and Opportunities. MaleSuvivor National Conference, Newark, NJ 2014.
Gallo-Silver, L. Weiner, M. Hidden in Plain Sight: Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Human Service Practice, National Organization of Human Services, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
Gallo-Silver, L. Weiner, M. Simulation and Child Abuse Intervention Training for Human Service Professionals, Poster Presentation, The 13th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Orlando, FL, 2013
Coffield, R and Weiner, M. Rough and Tumble Play: Using Video as Tool to Build Self-Awareness and Empathy. Wonderplay Conference, New York, NY, 2012
Coffield, R and Weiner, M. Creating Action Stars: Practical Solutions for Supporting Physical Play in the Classroom. New York State Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2012
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: Preschool Teacher Home Visits and the Window into Understanding Children and their Family Dynamics. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2011
Coffield, R and Weiner, M. Rough Play is Okay: Understanding and Supporting Aggressive Play in the Preschool Classroom and Playground. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2011
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: A Teacher’s Feelings about Play. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2010
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: Beginnings, Ending, Separation and Loss. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2010
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: Child’s Family Roles and Play. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2011
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: The Meaning of a Child’s Drawings. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2011
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: Understanding Aggressive Play in Children. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2011
Weiner, M. Early Childhood Education Teacher Development Workshop Series: Identifying Atypical Child Play and Behavior and the Possible Causes. Riverside Church Weekday School, New York, NY, 2011
Weiner, M. Special Skills for Special Populations: Traumatized Children. LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY. 2009
Caroline Rosenthal Gelman, Phyllis Fernandez, Nathalie Hausman, Sarah Miller and Michael O. Weiner, Challenging Endings: First Year MSW Interns’ Experiences with Forced Termination and Discussion Points for Supervisory Guidance, Clinical Social Work Journal, 0091-1674, Volume 35, Number 2 / June, 2007, Pages 79-90.
Gallo-Silver, L., Weiner, M. (2006) Survivors of childhood sexual abuse with cancer: Managing the impact of early trauma on cancer treatment, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 24(1): pp 107-134.
Gallo-Silver, L., Maydick-Youngberg, D., and Weiner, M. Ostomy Surgeries, in H. Zeretsky, E. Richter III, and M. G. Eisenberg (Editors) Medical Aspects of Disability, Third Edition, New York, Springer Publishing Company, 2005, PP 427-442.
Gallo-Silver, L. Weiner, M. Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse with Cancer: Managing the impact of previous trauma on adjustment to illness. 21st Annual Conference, Assoc. of Oncology Social Work, 2005
Gallo-Silver, L. Weiner, M. Psychosocial Interventions for Parents and Children with Neurofibromatosis and Cancer: The Opportunity for Growth and Healing, Abstract, Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference, Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers, 2005 (accepted for paper presentation)
Weiner, M. Non-Verbal Communication in Sports. US Youth Soccer, Olympic Development Program (ODP), Christiana, DL. 2004
Gallo-Silver, L. Weiner, M. I Have a Headache; It Must Be a Brain Tumor: Somatization and the Oncology Social Work Intern, AOSW NEWS, 20:(1); pp24-25, Fall 2004, Philadelphia, Association of Oncology Social Work
Weiner, M. Gallo-Silver, L. Power Parenting: Empowering pre-latency aged children with cancer. Abstract, Twenty Eighth Annual Conference, Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers, 2004
Weiner, M. Gallo-Silver, L. How can you leave me now? Helping patients retain psychotherapeutic gains in the face of temporary/permanent separation fro the clinician. Abstract, Twentieth Annual Conference, Association of Oncology Social Work, 2004 (accepted for workshop presentation