Background
Gwatkin, Selma Lila was born on September 10, 1933 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Nathan and Lillian (Selibovsky) Schatz.
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Selma Lila Gwatkin
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Bachelor in Sociology, Rutgers University, 1954; Master of Arts in Human Rels., University of Pennsylvania, 1963; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1963-1968.
Career
Case worker, American Red Cross of Champaign (Illinois) County, 1954-1955;
case worker, Family Svc. Association, Toronto, 1956;
group worker, Parental Vocational Education Program, Philadelphia, 1961-1964;
guidance counselor, William Penn High School, Philadelphia, 1964-1967;
coordinator of volunteer services, National Council of Jewish Women, Milburn, New Jersey, 1971-1973;
director, Resolve Inc.: Youth and Family Counseling, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, 1974-1978;
clinical associate, family therapist, Human Potential Institute, Inc., Warren, New Jersey, 1978-1982;
consultant, Halton Family Superior vena cava syndrome, Oakville, Ontario, 1983-1986;
family therapy program coordinator, Hamilton (Ontario) Program for Schizophrenia, 1982-1986;
director, parents and children together, Bellefaire/Jewish Children's Bureau, Cleveland, since 1986. Adjunct teacher continuing education courses, family therapy and family based services Mandel School Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1990, adjunct instructor graduate program, since 1987.
Instructor family therapy Columbia Broadcasting System Program Medical School, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 1984. Field instructor Graduate School of Social Work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1974-1979. Clinical coordinator of the Day School, Bonnie Brae Treatment Center, Millington, New Jersey, 1978-1982.
Workshop presenter and lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Life member Hadassah, National Council Jewish Women. Member American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (approved supervisor, clin.mem.), Ohio Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (board directors 1988), American Association for Counseling and Development, American Mental Health Counselor and Development, American Orthopsychiat. Association, Ohio Association Family Base Superior vena cava syndrome (board directors 1989, president elect 1990, president since 1991), National Association for Family Based Superior vena cava syndrome.
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Married R.B.L. Gwatkin. Children: Sharon, Adina, David.
