Katherine Gordy Levine received her master's degree in Social Work from Bryn Mawr School of Social Work in 1961.
Following graduation, she worked as a medical and psychiatric social worker at the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Vermont for three years before coming to New York to direct the Social Service Department at Women¹s Hospital, a Division of St. Luke¹s Hospital. For seven years beginning in 1967 she was a full time faculty member at Columbia where she directed a student unit at the Westchester County Department of Family and Children¹s Services. In 1974, she and her husband became special need foster parents and for the next 12 years youngsters between the ages of 7 and 16 lived in their home. Each of these youngsters had been adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent or a person in need of supervision. She began teaching again for Columbia as an adjunct faculty member in 1984 and has taught Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Social Work Treatment of Children and Normal and Pathological Aspects of Adolescence.
For the past 10 years she has directed community mental health programs for the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY). She currently directs two VNSNY programs in a federally funded, family centered strength based agency in the Mott Haven. In 1991, her book When Good Kids Do Bad Things was published. This parent education book grew out of her experience as a foster parent. Her newest book Parents Are People Too, An Emotional Fitness Program for Parents was published in 1998. This book serves as the template for her private consulting firm Emotional Fitness Training®, Inc.
In addition to her two books, she has published a number of articles. She is a popular trainer and workshop leader. She has presented at numerous conferences including the World Association of Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Congress, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Social Worker¹s National Gathering and at various SAMSA Training Workshops for the Federal Government¹s Children¹s Mental Health Services.
Last updated December 03, 2007.
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