| Hi. My name is Sara, but many of my relatives call me Sarita, and I like it. I am a Colombian born, USA and Israeli citizen, who holds a doctoral degree in Social Welfare from Hunter College at The Graduate School University Center of the City of New York (CUNY). I have been a clinician since 1974. After finishing a dual degree on philosophy and sociology in the University of Haifa in Israel in 1973, I pursued an additional extension in a bachelor degree on social work at the same University. After many years of clinical experience I went back to school in 1992, where I completed my Masters of Social Work at the Yeshiva University in New York. In addition to my extensive clinical experience in both private practice and in the non-for-profit world, my experience also includes administration and supervision of clinical services. Presently I work at H. G. Birch Western Queens Early Childhood Center, a pre-school that is part of the Herbert G. Birch organization. I act as both the clinical coordinator, and the coordinator of our STEPS (Structured Teaching Programs). STEPS provide educational and clínical services to 40 children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. |