Barbara Probst, MSW, LCSW, PhD(c), is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in helping families whose “different” children have somehow become “difficult” children – often because their eccentricity, intensity, sensitivity, immaturity, or inconsistency has been mistaken for a psychological disorder.     In addition to her work with individuals and families, Barbara teaches in the graduate social work programs at both Hunter College and Fordham University (where she is also completing her PhD), serves on the Board of Trustees of Hampshire Country School, and gives workshops and presentations about managing life with a challenging child.  These practical, informative, and interactive programs have been sponsored by parent and professional organizations throughout the country, including the National Association of Social Workers, the Council on Social Work Education, the Society for Social Work and Research, Four Winds Hospital, and SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted).   Barbara’s extensive background includes seven years as a public school teacher, five years as the executive director of a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing New York City’s public schools, and more than a decade of clinical work providing therapy for children and adults ages 5 to 82.  She has also conducted adoption workshops and trained workshop leaders, published numerous articles in professional journals, developed and conducted a writing program for college students, taken part in dozens of seminars and conferences – and raised two children.     Barbara’s groundbreaking book When the Labels Don’t Fit provides a fresh, positive, and practical framework for understanding and helping children whom no label really fits and who, as a result, often end up with misleading or even multiple labels. Instead of wondering what a child has, Barbara shows how to understand who he or she is.     
About Barbara Probst
   Contact:
    email: barbprobst@aol.com
    phone: 914.271.1266