Mike's Experience

MIKE'S EXPERIENCE

1998-Present
Play Therapist, Inclusion Specialist, Coach.
- Stanbridge Academy/K-12 school for students with learning disabilities (2017-Present)
- Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School (2004-Present)
- Private 1-to-1 counseling with children on the autism spectrum (1998-present)
- Palo Alto Unified School District, Sunnyvale School District (1998-2014)

Working with children on the autism spectrum:

Target and develop age appropriate play skills and social skills
Develop motor skills by engaging in creative, "real world" activities.
Teach children to interact in a developmentally appropriate manner.
Challenge children to participate in activities previously avoided.
Facilitate playgroups and sports camps.
Motivate children and build their confidence and self-esteem

1981-1997

Counselor
Boy's Ranch - San Mateo County Probation Dept. , Juvenile Division
Boy's Ranch - San Francisco County Probation Dept. , Juvenile Division
Walden House, San Francisco, CA

Group counseling, family counseling
Services provided: counseling on issues related to gangs, drugs and alcohol,school, family, and teen pregnancy.
Coached baseball and basketball teams

1979-1980

Co-Founder: Alatot Program
Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, CA.

Working with preteen children of alcoholic parents to enable them to understand and cope constructively with their parents' disease

1973-1978

Counselor
Probation Department of Ventura County, Ventura, CA.

Working with juvenile offenders

1971-1973

Assistant Residential Director
Buena Ventura Boy's Ranch - Ventura County, Ventura, CA.

Working with troubled adolescents

1968-1971

Group Counselor
Intercommunity Exceptional Children's Home, Long Beach, CA.

Working with children with emotional disturbances or on the autism spectrum.