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WHO WE ARE

We are a community of professionals dedicated to providing the difference in learning for each individual.

OUR MISSION​ STATEMENT

Academics West is committed to improving the academic and social and emotional functioning of all of its students.
Our mission is to foster citizenship and to teach our students to use effective compensatory strategies so they become independent and strategic learners, capable of achieving their goals.
We embrace the most current evidence-based practices to develop new interventions to best serve our students, train our staff and create a culture of integrity, tolerance, and support.

OUR TEAM

At Academics West, we believe that understanding the mind is essential to teaching children how to learn effectively. Thus, all students receive the support of an educational psychologist, who is trained in neuropsychology.  These psychologists are actively involved in the development of our academic programming, ensuring that our work is informed by scientific practice.  Our educational staff is trained intensively  in our Clinically Informed Academics® model.  The goal is to teach children to be successful strategic learners by utilizing our unique metacognitive strategies, which enables students to become autonomous and motivated learners.  The majority of our staff are seasoned, certified general and special education teachers dedicated to supporting students and their families.

Directors

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Evan Flamenbaum, DSW

Co-Founder

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Jeffrey Kassinove, Ph.D.

Co-Founder

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Cheray Harris, Psy.D.

Director of Therapeutic Educational Program 

Educational Psychologists & Therapists

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Carly Bosacker, Psy.D.

Psychologist

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Haley Kastner, LMSW

Social Worker

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Katherine Sloan-Strike, Ph.D.

Psychologist


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Maxine London, Psy.D.

Psychologist

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Steve Gasser, LMSW

Social Worker

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Sara Schafrann, Psy.D.

Psychologist


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Stephanie Hernandez, MA

Clinical Intern

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Alexis Ferguson

Clinical Intern

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Dina Siegel

Clinical Intern

Academic Staff

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Lexi Farber, BA

Therapeutic Educational Program
Dean of Education
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Michael LoSchiavo, BS

Head of the Expressive Arts Program

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Candace Grant, MA

Head Mathematics Educator


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Samuel Afrifa, MA

Head Science Educator

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Jordan Woodsmall, Ms.Ed

Elementary Educator


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Jane Toddy, BA
Head English Educator

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Imani Golding, BA
Head Foreign Languages Educator

Art Therapists

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STEPHANIE CARTER, MPS

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SOPHIE YOLOWITZ, MPS / LCAT

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ACADEMICS

​WEST

37 W. 65th Street, 5th Floor
​New York, NY 10023

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