Bachelor, Ramapo College of New Jersey, 1976; Master of Social Work, Fordham University, 1979; certified in family systems therapy, Center for Family Learning, New Rochelle, New York, 1983; certified family therapy, Institute for Mental Health Education, 1988-1989.
Volunteer, Bergen County Probation Department, 1974-1977; intern social worker, Community Support Center for Social Rehabilitation, 1977-1978; intern social worker, Rockland County Mental Health Clinic, Orangeberg, New York, 1978-1979; social worker, teen parent project Englewood (New Jersey) Health Department, 1979-1980; psychiatric social worker, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, 1980-1985; psychiatric social worker, Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, since 1985. Clinical social worker private practice, Haworth, New York, since 1983.
Volunteer extern Rockland County Mental Health Clinic, Orangeberg, 1982-1983. Fellow New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, New Jersey Society for Clinical Social Work (managed care co-chair).
