Counseling In Schools
Robin Schlenger, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who also practices Drama Therapy and Psychodrama. She received her Master’s In Social Work from New York University in 2005 and has a Post Master’s certificate in Clinical Practice with Adolescents. Before coming to CIS, Robin worked in a private psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents, residential facilities and a therapeutic day school. She also has had a private practice.
Robin began working for CIS eight years ago as a direct service staff at a High School in the Bronx. She has been a Field Instructor and Clinical Supervisor, and is currently one of the Clinical Directors at CIS. Robin supervises the direct service staff, helps develop and monitor agency documentation, and constructs clinical protocols and functions as a member to the Professional Development team.
She is very interested in the field of Complex Trauma and how it corresponds to oppression and Institutional Racism. Robin is also actively involved in ED-WARG NYC (European Dissent- White Anti-Racist Group) as a member.
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Counseling In Schools
CIS is a community-based organization, founded in 1986 with a mission to bring quality counseling to students and their families in New York City Public Schools. They work from a multiple perspective approach, assessing each child's developmental, social, emotional, and cultural viewpoint. All their programs serve to support the development of each child so they may experience academic success on their way to becoming more productive members of their communities. Their mission is to advance the positive impact of education on society by providing dynamic school-based social and emotional learning interventions.