Marcia B. Stern, PsyD, is a psychologist, family therapist, and international workshop leader. She is on the faculty at Ackerman Institute for the Family, and is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. She received her doctorate at Yeshiva University, trained in family therapy at Ackerman Institute and Long Island University, and trained in behavioral work at the Institute for Behavior Therapy. Dr. Stern has an extensive background in educational and psychological testing and in developing interventions for diverse populations in both school and clinical settings.

Dr. Stern is the developer and director of Competent Kids, Caring Classrooms: A Unique Minds Program, a primary prevention program for grades K-5 now being implemented in various NYC schools. The program is lively and interactive and uses innovative tools, didactic instruction, puppets and original characters, music, movement, role playing, class discussion, and modeling by teachers and peers. Published works include articles about parenting issues. She is the author, in collaboration with the Unique Minds Project, of The Unique Minds Program for Children with Learning Disabilities and Their Families, and is executive producer of The Unique Minds Training Program Video. Her most recent book, Child-Friendly Therapy: Biopsychosocial Innovations for Children and Families, is available from WW Norton.

mstern@ackerman.org

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