The Washington School of Psychiatry

ADELE LEBOWITZ CENTER for YOUTH and FAMILIES

Mimi Lerer Blasiak, MSW, Director

The Adele Lebowitz Center for Youth and Families offers families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area a full spectrum of mental health services provided by a dedicated, interdisciplinary staff experienced in the issues confronting children, adolescents and their families. The Center emphasizes a team approach to treatment involving thoughtful reflection and collaboration among clinicians. Decisions about medication and psychological testing are made as part of a consultation process with families and the treatment team, including therapists, psychiatrists and psychologists. When appropriate, clinicians are in touch with school personnel as well as other important people in the child's life. Decisions about the best treatment plan are made as part of an initial evaluation, and are reassessed throughout the treatment process. Treatment options may include individual therapy, parent consultation, family therapy and group therapy. Psychological and psycho-educational testing, psychiatric evaluations, and medication consultations are also available.

As part of the Center's commitment to offer services to broad strata of the community, fees are based on a sliding scale so that access to mental health services is not impeded by financial constraints. Lebowitz Center clinicians are experienced in working with a diverse clientele and with a broad range of clinical issues.

The Lebowitz Center, together with the Eugene Meyer III Treatment Center which provides mental health services to adults, are the clinical arms of the Washington School of Psychiatry. The team approach that characterizes the work of the Lebowitz Center also extends to the close association of the clinics and their participation within the organization. WSP's ongoing training programs and its tradition of innovation and intellectual rigor provide a climate of intellectual growth and stimulation that supports the high quality of care offered to patients. Most Lebowitz Center clinicians are graduates of one or more of the School's advanced postgraduate clinical training programs, and all have received specialized training in the treatment of children and families. Moreover through regular involvement in a variety of training and staff development activities, clinicians actively refine their thinking and skills as they participate in a larger dialogue about new developments in the field.

STAFF

• Mimi Lerer Blasiak, MSW, Director
• Peggy Tilghman, MSW, Assistant Director

Clinical Staff

• Jennifer Robertson, PsyD
• Megan Telfair, MA
• Kathryn Rickard, PsyD

Senior Consultants

• Sharon Alperovitz, MSW
• Gavin Behrens, MSW
• Vivian Boul, MSW
• Frances Brookner, PhD
• Richard Ruth, PhD
• Lenette Snyder, MA, PLPC
• Karen Weise, PhD