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Dr. Judith N. Levin

 

Judith N. Levin holds a Doctoral Degree in Child, Youth, and Family Studies, with a specialization in Exceptional Education, a Master's Degree in Counselor Education, and a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education.

 Dr. Levin has worked in both elementary and early childhood settings. As a preschool guidance counselor, she implemented an inclusion program, and created and supervised programs and classes at a local parenting center.

 Through Solutions for Children and Families, LLC, Dr. Levin has developed the curriculum for Social Bridges, facilitates the social skills groups, and presents seminars to parents and teachers. Dr. Levin is a faculty member at the University of Central Florida's College of Education; she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Early Childhood Education.

 

 Carol T. Miller   

Carol T. Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  She holds a Master's Degree in Social Work, and a Bachelor's Degree in Education/Drama Therapy. Florida license #SW7648          

Ms. Miller has worked with children for over 20 years in a variety of therapeutic settings.  She has practiced drama therapy in psychiatric hospitals, conducted therapy groups in schools, served as a therapist and administrator at a community mental health center, and has been the director of a parenting center in Central Florida.

In addition to developing the curriculum for Social Bridges and facilitating the groups, Ms. Miller has a private practice in individual social skills training and counseling.

 

Nicole Caron
Nicole Caron has a Master's of Arts Degree in Mental Health counseling from Rollins College and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida.

Nicole has worked as a guidance counselor and has practiced group, individual and family therapy in an in-home counseling program.  In addition, she has experience working with offenders and victims of domestic violence.  Nicole is certified by the Department of Corrections to facilitate groups for offenders.

Nicole Caron has been a co-facilitator for Social Bridges since November of 2006.

Gretchen Davis
Gretchen Davis holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Communicative Disorders.  For the past seven years she has worked in the public school setting serving elementary children in both the self contained and itinerant classroom setting.  In addition to the public schools, Ms. Davis has also provided speech and language therapy to private clients.  She began her role as a co-facilitator at Social Bridges in the Fall of 2007. 

Karen Duncan

Karen Duncan has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a CDA in Early Childhood.  She has worked in both elementary and early childhood settings.  Ms. Duncan has been a classroom teacher as well as a facilitator of early childhood teacher training classes and parenting classes.   For the last seven years she has worked in a school of inclusion as a supervisor of an infant/toddler program. 

Karen Duncan has been a facilitator for Social Bridges  since Spring 2005.

Emily Foote
Emily Foote holds a Masters Degree in Social Work and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.  Ms. Foote has worked with children and their families in a variety of settings for over 15 years; most recently as a Guidance Counselor supporting children with exceptionalities in an inclusive preschool.  Ms. Foote spent many years working with elementary and middle school aged children providing individual and group counseling, social skills training and education and support to parents. 
 

Kimberly Gordon

Kimberly Gordon has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology. 

Ms. Gordon has been employed for the past 9 years in the private school sector.  She has excelled as a classroom teacher working with many socially challenged students due to a variety of causes including diagnosed and undiagnosed behavioral, medical, and general health related issues.  She has also worked as a private tutor for families with children in K-3rd grades, specializing in beginning reading and comprehension advancement.

Kimberly Gordon has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since Fall 2007.

Elizabeth Hollingsworth
Elizabeth Hollingsworth,  Licensed Mental Health Counselor #MH9099, has a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy, a certificate in Play Therapy, and a certificate in Trauma Recovery.

Elizabeth is currently working with The Orlando Counseling Center for Children, Families, and Adults, P.A. providing therapeutic services to individuals and families.  She has over four years of experience working with individuals, families, couples; and implementing groups to assist individuals in learning new tools to handle behavioral and emotional issues, relationships enhancement, and trauma recovery.

In addition, Elizabeth has experience conducting trainings and presentations on trauma, the effects of maternal depression, self care amongst health care professionals, and suicidal assessment.

Elizabeth Hollingsworth has been a co-facilitator for Social Bridges since February 2007.

Elise Kelly

Elise Kelly has a Bachelor's Degree in K-12 Exceptional Education with a minor in Psychology. 

Ms. Kelly has worked for the past 16 years in the public school system in elementary, middle and high school settings.  She has worked as a classroom teacher working with students with a variety of disabilities.  She has also worked as an inclusion specialist, a compliance monitor, a curriculum resource teacher and a trainer.  As an inclusion specialist, Ms. Kelly has worked closely with general educators, administrators, and special education teachers to ensure that students with disabilities are successful in the general education classroom both socially and academically.  Ms. Kelly is currently working as a staffing specialist for Seminole County Public Schools.

Elise Kelly has been a facilitator for Social Bridges  since Winter 2004.
 

June M. Matthews

June M. Matthews is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a Master's Degree in Social Work.  Her Bachelor's degree is in Psychology. 

Ms. Matthews has worked with children and families as a clinical social worker for over 17 years in several therapeutic settings.  Her primary focus has been in the medical field; more specifically in children's hospitals and in a medical camp.  Ms. Matthews has also served as a camp director at a local camp, Boggy Creek Camp, for children with medical needs.  She worked in a preschool setting supporting with children with behavioral challenges. 

June Matthews has been a co-facilitator for Social Bridges since 2003.

Barbra Resnick

Barbra Resnick holds a Master's Degree of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas - Austin and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology  and Spanish from Brandeis University.  She has worked with families in the Juvenile Justice department and has practiced group, individual, and family therapy in Austin, Texas. 

Ms. Resnick has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2003.

Jill Schaffer

Jill Schaffer holds a Master's Degree in Counselor Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.  She is certified as an Addictions Prevention Professional by the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association.  She was awarded Professional of the Year by the same organization in 1997.

Ms. Schaffer has worked with children and their families for 13 years in a variety of settings. She has worked in elementary, middle and high schools. Primarily, Ms. Schaffer worked as a prevention and early intervention counselor and Program Coordinator in Alternative Education Programs within the Osceola, Orange and Hillsborough County School Systems.  She has experience with individual, group and family short term counseling.  Ms. Schaffer is trained in the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) Program and has conducted parenting classes. 

Jill Schaffer has been a facilitator for Social Bridges since 2003.

Rachel Slavkin
Rachel M. Slavkin holds both a Master's and a Bachelor's degree in Special Education, and a Supervisor of Special Education Certification.

Mrs. Slavkin has worked with children and adults with special needs for over 15 years in school and camp settings.  In addition to being an adjunct faculty member at Seminole Community College, she has conducted private tutoring for individuals with special needs in her home.

As an inclusion specialist in the public school setting she helped to facilitate an inclusion program for students with significant needs and has presented an inclusion model at several professional conferences.

Rachel M.  Slavkin has been a co-facilitator for Social Bridges since June 2007.

Milaura Spelman
Milaura Spelman is a Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist and Reading Remediation Specialist.  She holds both a Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology.  Mrs. Spelman is certified by the Florida Department of Education in Speech/Language Pathology, Reading, and English to Speakers of Other Languages.  She is also a certified Wilson Reading Instructor.
 
Mrs. Spelman has worked with children and adolescents in educational and private practice settings.  She was a self-contained language teacher in both the Orange and Seminole County Public School Systems for five years, providing academic and language instruction to students with language based learning disabilities.  She has also worked as a school based itinerant speech/language therapist and as a mentor to new self-contained language teachers.  Mrs. Spelman has extensive experience working with children with receptive/expressive language disorders, pragmatic/social skill deficits, learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, and Asperger's Syndrome. 
 
In addition to being a lead facilitator for Social Bridges since 2006, Mrs. Spelman has a private practice providing speech/language therapy and reading remediation to students of all ages.  Additional information can be found at her website: www.spelmanreadingtherapy.com

Amy Walker
 
 
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