Academic History

Clinical Experience

1999-present	HealthyParent.com, private practice in clinical, consulting and forensic psychology                                Providing comprehensive evaluative and therapeutic interventions to children, families and                                child-centered institutions.
1989-1999	Slatoff & Ward, Psychological Associates/Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Foundation (Nashua, New Hampshire) Clinical Child Psychologist: Providing out-patient individual, family and group psychotherapy to children, adolescents and teenagers; comprehensive psychological assessment, including intellectual, achievement and projective testing; Emphasizing forensic evaluation and interventions, including comprehensive custody evaluation, and therapy with children of separation and divorce. Co-Administrator and co-founder, The Forensic Psychology Division of Slatoff & Ward. Administrative and organizational responsibilities including staffing, intake evaluation, establishment of evaluation and intervention protocols, and liaison with the legal community.
1990-2003	St.  Joseph Hospital (Nashua, New Hampshire) Independent Allied Health Professional, Department of Psychiatry; Consultative privileges to provide in-patient individual psychotherapy, standardized testing, and behavioral management interventions; in-service consultant, pediatric nursing staff; consulting psychologist, palliative care team, oncology unit.
1993-2003	Southern New Hampshire Regional  Medical Center (Nashua, New Hampshire) Associate Medical Staff; Consultative privileges to provide in-patient individual psychotherapy, standardized testing, and behavioral management interventions.
1990-1992	Nashua Brookside Hospital/Northeast Psychiatric Associates (Nashua, New Hampshire) Consulting Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services, Adult Psychiatric Services; Providing fee-for-service in-patient individual and family psychotherapy, multidisciplinary team consultation and aftercare placement liaison functions.
1987-1990	Nashua Brookside Hospital/Northeast Psychiatric Associates (Nashua, New Hampshire) Staff Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Service,  providing in-patient individual, milieu, family and group psychotherapy, ages 5- through 18-years; Multi-disciplinary team consultant and aftercare placement liaison.
1986-1987	The Institute of Living (Hartford, Connecticut) Clinical Child Psychology Intern, (APA Accredited, APIC Certified Institution): Providing in-patient individual, group and family psychotherapy to children and adolescents; Out-patient and day-patient individual and family therapy to children ages 3-years and older; Comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological assessment; Intensive supervision and didactic seminars in topics including child diagnostics, play therapy techniques,  and dynamic interpretation.
1982-1986	The Psychological Clinic (University Park, Pennsylvania) Out-patient individual and family psychotherapy, including children ages 5-years and older; Comprehensive intellectual, achievement and personality assessment; Intensive clinical supervision and didactics including advanced assessment techniques, play therapy, and family therapy.

Providing consultation, education and presentations in many areas of child- and family development
to preschool and daycare center staffs and parents, to elementary, middle school and high school staffs,
students and parents, to businesses, private institutions and clinical colleagues, including but not limited to:

Teaching Experience

Research

Professional Presentations

Professional presentations on topics in developmental,
clinical and forensic psychology and family law, including but not limited to:

05.18.2011 (anticipated)	State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch - Family Services Division (New Britain, Connecticut) "Finding Fit: Interviewing Children and Assessing Conflicted Family Systems."
05.19.2011 (anticipated)	State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch - State Certified Custody Evaluators (New Britain, Connecticut) "When Co-Parents Conflict: Understanding and Responding to Children of Divorce"
04.29.2011	Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem (Boston, Massachusetts) Invited Panel Participant and Presenter, "Legal Standards and Child Develoopment: You Can't Have One Without The Other."
02.04.2011	Ontario Bar Association (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) "Systemic confounds and the child's voice in family law."
01.14.2011	Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers' Association (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada) "One size can never fit all:  Developmentally-informed fmaily law practice, process, and remedies."
10.30.2010	Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Boston, Massachusetts) "Alienation and the dynamics of the enmeshed dyad: Adultification, parentification and infantilization."
07.08-10.2010	The National Judicial Institute of Canada (Victoria, British Columbia) Invited speaker” “The child’s voice in family law proceedings”
07.11-13.2010	The Federation of Law Societies of Canada (Victoria, British Columbia) Invited speaker: “Co-parental conflict and divorce in developmental perspective.”
04.02.2010	New Hampshire Conflict Resolution Association  (Concord, New Hampshire) Invited speaker: “The tools of affiliation and the weapons of abuse: Alienation, alignment  and attachment theory"
05.15.2009	New Hampshire Psychological Association (Hampton Beach, NH): "Keeping Kids Out Of The Middle.”
11.13-14.2008	University of Wisconsin Extension Service (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin) Invited keynote speaker and seminar leader: Through The Eyes Of The Child annual conference "One size must never fit all! tailoring forensic remedies to developmental differences" (keynote) "Velcro Kids Part 1: Understanding attachment across development" "Velcro Kids Part 2: Attachment applications for forensic professionals"
10.24.2008	Minnesota Association of Conflict Resolution Specialists  (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Invited speaker: "Assessing and enabling children's attachment security in the midst of co-parental conflict, separation ands divorce."
10.03.2008	Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad litem (Waltham, Massachusetts) Invited panel presenter: "The three Ds of Parent Coordination: Dynamics, Dilemmas and Directions."
05.17-18.2007	Wisconsin Interprofessional Committee on Divorce (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin) Invited keynote presenter, "In the Best Interests of the Child: Clinical and forensic perspectives on attachment security, co-parental conflict, separation and divorce."
04.26.2007	Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad litem (Waltham, Massachusetts) Invited presenter: Domestic Violence: Psychological Abuse in Family Law “Alienation as domestic abuse by proxy”
04.18.2007	New Hampshire Infant Mental Health Task Force/Adult Learning Center (Nashua, New Hampshire) "Understanding and responding to Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder"
11.17-18.2006	Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Invited presenter, “Uncoupled: Co-parenting interventions in the best interests of the children.”
11.10.2006	Idaho Psychological Association (Boise, Idaho) Invited keynote speaker: “From theory to therapy to courtroom: Attachment, alienation and the best interests of the child.”
10.07.2005	The New Hampshire Bar Association (Concord, New Hampshire) Invited speaker, “Understanding and Responding to Children’s Best Interests Under NH RSA 461-A”
2005-present	New Hampshire Guardian ad litem Board (Concord, New Hampshire) Periodic invited trainer and consultant, Superior Court GAL  training programs: Child and family development; interviewing children; conducting a custody evaluation; Understanding/evaluating alienation and alignment; what is the best interest of a child?
2004-2006	PESI Healthcare: Consulting speaker, providing full-day training and consultation to mental health and family law professionals across the United States, including: “Conducting psychotherapy with Children of Parental Discord and Divorce”
1993-present	Annual middle and high school based parent-child mental health/family well-being presentations, including: PACT (Parents and Children Together), Nashua, New Hampshire Project SafeGuard, Merrimack, New Hampshire Milford, New Hampshire Amherst, New Hampshire

Professional and
Popular Press Books

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	Developmental Psychology for Family Law Professionals: Theory, Application and The Best Interests of the Child Garber, Benjamin D. (2009). Springer.
	Ask an Expert Garber, Benjamin D. (2009). (Serving as consulting psychologist to Penguin Books, NY),  written by Dr. Claire Halsey.
	Keeping Kids Out Of The Middle: Parenting Effectively In The Midst Of Adult Conflict, Separation and Divorce Garber, Benjamin D. (2008). Health Communications, Incorporated.
	Your Toddler Month By Month Garber, Benjamin D. (2008). (Serving as consulting psychologist to Penguin Books, NY),  written by Dr. Tanya Byron.
	The HealthyParent’s ABCs: A Caregiving Curriculum Garber, Benjamin D. (2003) HealthyParent.com.
	Taming The Beast Within: Managing Anger For Ourselves And Our Children Garber, Benjamin D. (1998; revised 2000, 2002, 2003) HealthyParent.com.
	The Co-parent’s Companion Garber, Benjamin D. (1997; revised 2000, 2002, 2003) HealthyParent.com.
	Raising Functional Families Garber, Benjamin D. (1996; revised 2000, 2002, 2003) HealthyParent.com.

Professional Publications

	Garber, Benjamin D. and Landerman-Garber, Laura (Spring, 2011). Muchmore and Jaycox: A Call For Developmentally-Responsive Parenting Plans. New Hampshire Bar Journal, 54-57.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (February, 2011). The Voice Of The Child In High Conflict Divorce: Systemic, Developmental, and Practical Considerations. Paper prepared for presentation to the Ontario Bar Association.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (2011). Parental alienation and the dynamics of the enmeshed dyad: Adultification, parentification and infantilization. Family Court Review, 49(2), 322-335..
	Garber, Benjamin D. (2009). Attachment methodology in custody evaluation: Four hurdles standing between developmental theory and forensic application. Journal of Child Custody, 6(1&2), 38-61.
	Garber, B. (2007). Conceptualizing visitation resistance and refusal in the context of parental conflict, separation and divorce. Family Court Review, (4)1, 588-599.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (2007). Developing a structured interview tool for children embroiled in family litigation and forensic mental health services: The Query Grid. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 7(1), 1-18.
	Garber, Benjamin D. & Landerman, L. (Summer, 2006). How should the child’s voice be heard when parental rights and responsibilities are contested? New Hampshire Bar Journal.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (2004). Parental alienation in light of attachment theory: Consideration of the broader implications for child development, clinical practice and forensic process. Journal of Child Custody, 1(4), 49-76.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (October, 2004). Court responsibility and parental privilege in child custody cases. New Hampshire Bar News, 15(8), 24-25.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (2004). Therapist alienation: Foreseeing and forestalling dynamics undermining therapies with children. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35(4) 357-363.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (2004). Directed co-parenting intervention: Conducting child centered interventions in parallel with highly conflicted co-parents. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35(1), 55-64.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (August, 2004). Walking on thin ice: Practical and ethical considerations when conducting psychotherapies with children and families in turmoil and transition due to separation and divorce. Webcast continuously accessible via www.nhpaonline.org .
	Garber, Benjamin D. (2002, 2003, 2004) Walking on thin ice: Practical and ethical considerations when conducting psychotherapies with children and families in turmoil and transition due to separation and divorce. Presentation to the New Hampshire Psychological Assn., Franconia, New Hampshire.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (February, 2001). ADHD or not ADHD: Custody and visitation considerations. New Hampshire Bar News, New Hampshire Bar Assn.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (1998-2002). Contributing editor, Special Child e-zine (www.specialchild.com).
	Garber, Benjamin D. (1998). Practical interventions for attention disordered children. Attention.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (April, 1996). Alternatives to alienation: Acknowledging the broader scope of children’s emotional difficulties during divorce. The New Hampshire Bar Journal.
	Garber, Benjamin D. (Summer, 1994). Practical Limitations in Considering Psychotherapy with Children of  Separation and Divorce. Psychotherapy, 31(2).
	Garber, Benjamin D. (1986). Of Beasties and Butterflies: Evidence for the Stability and Domain Specificity of Individual Differences in Categorization. Journal of Personality, 54, 647-658.
	Garber, Benjamin D., and Nelson, K.E. (1982). "Category Acquisition in Infancy." Funded Grant  Proposal, The National Institutes of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

 

 

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In the capacity of freelance writer in the areas of parenting, child and family development,
over 750 articles appearing across the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain, including, as examples :

 

Is My Child Psychologically “Fit”?	School’s Back On: Do You Know How Your Child Learns?	Parenting Apart: Keeping the Kids Out Of the Middle	Dividing the Kingdom: Preparing Your First Born for Siblings
Speaking Out for Your Child’s Education: Parents as Advocates in the Schools.	Feeling Safe and Being Safe, or  Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!	Shoring Up the Foundation: Helping Children to Become Secure and Confident	The Parable of the Jealous Princess, or Establishing Sensible Visitation for Young Children of Separated Parents
Keeping Inkie's Gift Alive	The Subtlest Hurt of All	Keeping in Touch with School	Single Parenting: Doing the Impossible Daily
Taming the Beast Within: Managing Anger in Ourselves and Our Children	Tag Team Parenting	A Word About The Games Children Play	Parking Lot Parenting
Feeling Safe and Being Safe	If the Shoe Fits	Will She Ever Get Her Clothes in the Hamper?	“Its Not Fair!” and Five Other Party Planning Pitfalls
The Beauty in the Boredom: Routines and Rituals that Help Your Children Grow	Surviving the Bedtime Hour: Getting Children to Sleep and Keeping Them Asleep	Managing Behavior One Day at a Time	Raising Reasonably Responsible Kids, Really!
Power Struggles? Premack Them!	Spare the Rod, Spare the Child	Coping with Childhood Bullying	Testing the Limits

These publications include receipt of the March of Dimes,
Distinction in Media Excellence Award
and have variously appeared in print and via electronic media in publications including, but not limited to:

Professional Affiliations

Contracted Panel Provider

Prior to September, 1999, Dr. Garber was an active participant in and contracted panel provider for many insurance panels.
As of the opening of his private practice in 1999, he chose to withdraw from all such participation
in the belief that the practical and ethical restrictions imposed by managed health care were untenable
and often diametrically contrary to the patient’s well-being.

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