EDUCATION

November 2009 - present    Certified Diabetes Educator
April 1989 – present    Licensed for practice in New York State as a Psychologist

                                    License number 009813

1980 - 1985   Ph.D.  Hofstra University, Hempstead, L.I., N.Y.

Dissertation:  Goals as discriminative stimuli and secondary reinforcers on a simulated industrial task.

1979 - 1980  M.A.  Hofstra University, Hempstead, L.I., N.Y.

                      Provisional School Psychology Certification

1977 - 1979  M.A.  Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Thesis: An analysis of the role of reinforcement magnitude in the transfer of stimulus control in a receptive discrimination task.

1973 - 1977   B.A.   Queens College, CUNY

1972 - 1973   Queensborough Community College, CUNY

HONORS

Recipient of the "Melvin Jones Fellowship Award" from Lions Clubs International, 2010.

Recipient of the "Women of Distinction" award, 19th Assembly District of New York, 2009.

Recipient of the LillyforLife Achievement Award - “Professional Hero”, 2007.

Certificate of Recognition, South Nassau Communities Hospital, March 2002,

      as part of  South Nassau’s Behavioral Health Trauma Response Team

      for “Counseling  friends and families in the aftermath of the World Trade    

      Center tragedy”.   

B.A. cum laude, Queens College, CUNY

Psi Chi   (Psychology National Honor Society)

Dean's List, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Association of Diabetes Educators - Member 2009 - present

American Diabetes Association – Professional Member 2001 – present

American Psychological Association - Member 1998 - present

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Member 2010 - present

Nassau County Psychological Assocation - Member 2009 - present

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Lions Clubs’ Diabetes Education Center (District 20-K2)

         Board of Directors, July 2007 – June 2009                                          

           

Lions Club International Foundation - Member 2002 - present 

        Baldwin Lions Club – Secretary, 2004 - present 

EMPLOYMENT

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Private Practice

 Full time:  April 2004 - Present

 Part time: December 2001 - March 2004

2280 Grand Avenue, Suite 312      

Baldwin, NY 11510

            Private practice specializing in the treatment of patients diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, including children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.  In addition to focusing on issues of diabetes self-management, therapy also involves processing feelings of anger, guilt, depression, and anxiety regarding adjustment to this chronic illness, utilizing cognitive-behavioral orientation.   Individual, family, and/or group therapy sessions provided.

            Provide psychological assessments for patients referred from the Pain Management Center of Long Island, utilizing objective personality inventory measures, as well as clinical interview, to determine appropriateness of patients for spinal stimulator implant surgery. 

Staff Psychologist

November 1999 – April, 2004

Counseling Center, South Nassau Communities Hospital

2277 Grand Avenue

Baldwin, NY  11510

            Responsibilities included performing initial intake evaluations for adult outpatient population, as well as child and adolescent outpatient population, in the development of treatment plans and goals, and providing individual and group therapy sessions for anxiety management, depression, and behavioral medicine patients, with a specialty providing therapy to the diabetic population. Also, represented the Counseling Center at South Nassau Communities Hospital’s  yearly “Diabetes Fair”.

            Annual involvement with National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day.

            Provided psychological assessments for patients referred from the Pain Management Center of Long Island, utilizing objective personality inventory measures, as well as clinical interview, to determine appropriateness of patients for spinal stimulator implant surgery. 

             

Adjunct Instructor

November 2002

Hofstra University, 

University College for Continuing Education

Hempstead, NY.

            “Healthy Responses for Stressful Times”   This course focused on teaching basic skills to improve stress management, including relaxation techniques and successful cognitive-behavioral coping strategies.

Clinical Director

January 1990 - 1998

National Center for Bedwetting Control

New Hyde Park, NY

            Comprehensive treatment program included: initial consultation session (review medical and psycho-social developmental history of the patient; demonstration of the learning and training procedures); professional enuresis monitoring system (FDA-registered device); taught “Self-Control Attention and Retention” training program; telephone supervision and supportive therapy provided weekly or bi-weekly. Trained and supervised licensed psychologists and social workers as clinical staff.

PRESENTATIONS

March 6, 2010.  Presentation at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Fourth Annual Educational Seminar “Living Well with Diabetes”, Melville, NY.  "Tween Scene Workshop: Safely Shifting Diabetes Care to your Tween."

November 5, 2008.  Presentation at the Freeport Lions Club, Freeport, NY.  “Diabetes Ettiquette: Do’s and Dont’s.”

           
October 20, 2008.  Presentation at the Diabetes Education and Support Group, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, NY.  “Diabetes Ettiquette: Do’s and Dont’s.”

March 1, 2008.  Keynote Address, sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, at their Second Annual Educational Seminar “Living with Diabetes”, Melville, Long Island, NY.  “Type 1 Diabetes, Longevity and Mental Health.”

March 1, 2008.  Presentation at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Second Annual Educational Seminar “Living with Diabetes”, Melville, Long Island, NY.  “In Support of Support Groups and Therapy Groups.”

           
October 24, 2007.  Presentation at Winthrop University Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mineola, NY.  “The Psychology of the Noncompliant Patient with Diabetes.”

May 21, 2007.  Presentation at the Diabetes Education and Support Group, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, NY.  “ ‘Psychoglycemia’ - When Your Blood Sugars Go Crazy.”

           
November 18, 2006. Keynote Address, sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, at their one day seminar “Living with Diabetes – Dealing with the Day-to-Day Issues“, Melville, Long Island, NY. “ ‘Psycho-Glycemia’ – When Your Blood Sugar Goes Crazy.”

           
February 9, 2006.  Presentation at Diabetes Education Center (Support Group) “Kindred Spirits: United Parents of Children with Diabetes.” Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY.   “Helping Your Diabetic Child or Teen Cope with Teasing and Bullies.”

           
June 20, 2005.  Presentation at Diabetes Support Group, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, NY.  “Changing Stinkin’ Thinkin’ to Smart Thinking: Learning How to Improve Coping with Diabetes using Cognitive Therapy Strategies.”

           
November 5th, 2001.  Presentation as part of Diabetes Products Fair, Department of Community Medicine, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, NY.  "Coping with Stress and Diabetes."

October 4th, 2001. Presentation at Diabetes Education Center (Support Group) “ Kindred Spirits: United Parents of Children with Diabetes.”    Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY. "Safely Shifting Diabetes Responsibilities to Your Child."

           
September 20th, 2001.  Presentation as part of the Special Lecture Program, Type 2 Diabetes Support Group, Department of Community Medicine, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, NY.  "Taking Control of Your Diabetes Before it Controls You."

           
May 7th, 2001.  Presentation as part of the Special Lecture Program, Type 1 Diabetes Support Group, Department of Community Medicine, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, NY.  "Taking Control of Your Diabetes Before it Controls You."

April 2001.  Presentation at the 13th Annual Marriage and Family Therapy Conference, Hofstra University.   “Individual Psychotherapy Approach for the Treatment of the Diabetic Patient and the Role of Family Support.”  

CITATIONS

April 24, 2009.  "Women with Diabetes Can Win the Self-Image Battle", http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2009/04/24/6167.html

January 11, 2008. “Diabetes, Depression and Death”, http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/01/11/5610/diabetes-depression-and-death-/

PUBLICATIONS

May 2010.  "The Tween Scene: Safely Shifting Diabetes Care to Your Tween", JDRF Life With Diabetes E-Newsletter. http://www.jdrf.org/files/General_Files/Life_with_Diabetes/2010/LIFE_May10.pdf

Adler, B.S. (2004, December)  “Reframing”,  Diabetes Forecast Magazine, p.13.

           

Adler, B.S., & O'Brien, R.M. (1986, May).  Goals as discriminative stimuli and secondary reinforcers on a simulated industrial task.  Invited Address presented at the Twelfth Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee, WI.

Crawley, W.J., Adler, B.S., O'Brien, R.M., & Duffy, E.M. (1982).  Making salesmen: Behavioral assessment and intervention.  In RM. O'Brien, A.M. Dickinson, & M.P. Rosow (Eds.), Industrial behavior modification: A management handbook (pp.184 - 199).  New York: Pergamon Press.