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ABOUT HARRYET EHRLICH:

I'm a 60 year old mother of two grown children: Rebecca and Sarah who has been married for 40 years to my life partner and husband Stuart. I was educated at Montclair State College in Montclair, New Jersey and have a bachelor's and master's in Art Education. I've been an art educator for 26 years and have taught all grade levels from pre kindergarten through 12th grade. For 18 of those years I have worked extensively with multiple disabled children ages 3 - 14 years old with the following disabilities:

Cerebral Palsy
Down Syndrome
Spina Bifida
Muscular Dystrophy
Legally Blind
Auditorially Impaired
Behaviorally Disabled
Seizure Disorders

I also taught large numbers of children on the Autistic Spectrum ranging from Pervasive Developmental Delays (PDD) to Asperger's Syndrome. In addition, I worked with children who have rare disorders such as Prader Willie, Charge Syndrome and Moia Moia.

In 2001, I returned to school to earn a Post Master's Art Therapy Specialization. I attended Caldwell College in Caldwell, New Jersey. As part of the requirement to earn this certification I did two internships at highly regarded hospitals. My first practicum was at Don Imus's Tomorrows Children facility located at Hackensack Hospital and Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey. I provided art therapy for the patients in their pediatric oncology department. Journeys, a children's bereavement program which is part of the Valley Hospital Health Care System was where I was assigned for my second internship. In this setting, I worked with many of the children from the 9-11 disaster. The program located in Paramus, New Jersey, was home to many families who lost loved ones in the attack.

I retired from teaching at the end of 2003 and I'm now working in the field of art therapy, specializing in children on the autistic spectrum.

ABOUT DR. LEWIS A. OPLER:
Lewis A. Opler, M.D., Ph.D. is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Director of the Research Division of the New York State Office of Mental Health. The author of nearly 200 publications, Dr. Opler has received several awards for patient advocacy and family education.

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