Parenting Today: A Guide for Raising Children in Today's World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781494488888)

Iris Yankelevich, LCSW, is a psychologist, psychotherapist, professor and author. She is the founder and Clinical Director of Yes Psychotherapy and Educational Services in New York City. Since 1992, she has developed successful training programs for parents, teachers, counselors and children for the NYC public school system. Her "School for Parents" program, has been implemented in more than 450 NYC public schools. The program addresses issues such as violence prevention, substance abuse, gangs, teenage pregnancy and dropping out. After 9/11, she developed "Project Liberty", a program designed to help people cope with effects of the 9/11 tragedy. Iris Yankelevich graduated from the Universidad Del Salvador (Argentina) with a degree in Psychology and New York University (New York) with a degree in Licensed Clinical Social Work. She also studied Comparative Religion and Eastern Studies at Hebrew University (Israel). She has held adjunct professor positions at St. John's University and City University of New York. She has been interviewed extensively on radio and television as an expert on parenting topics. Her previous book on parenting was published in Spanish in 2006.