RUTH NEUBAUER, MSW
Ruth is uniquely qualified to facilitate groups regarding issues that confront Women Over 50 in an interdisciplinary way. She has a long-standing interest in developmental theory and practice, particularly as it applies to women.
In addition to co-founding “Retirement” or WHAT NEXT™, she is on the faculty of the Washington School of Psychiatry, and teaches psychoanalytic concepts to the lay public through American University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement as well as Politics and Prose, an independent bookstore in Washington, DC.
As a licensed clinical social worker, she maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Washington, DC working with individual adults and couples.
Ruth has been working for over twenty-five years with groups as diverse
as support groups in homeless shelters and support groups for Women Over
50.
She has directed an early music performing group, and is currently teaching
both music and psychology. Ruth is also a published photographer, poet, and writer.
Professional Affiliations
- Past president (twice) and current Board Member of Washington Professionals for the Study of Psychoanalysis (WPSP), Division 39, APA, Washington, DC - read Ruth's profile on the WPSP web site
- Member, Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
- Member, Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work
- Member, National Association of Social Work
- Faculty, Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, DC
- Faculty, Osher Institute for Learning in Retirement, American University, Washington, DC
- Teaching, Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, DC - courses on psychological concepts
- Founding Member, Clinical Social Work Institute, Washington, DC
- Former Board Member (7 years), Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
Presentations
- 2007 - presented a one-day workshop with Ruth Neubauer and Suzanne Braun Levine, author of Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood on the topic of "Women in Transition"
- 2006 - The Transition Network, Washington, DC - Discussion of Documentary Film on Women Aging
- 2006, The Transition Network, Washington, DC - “On Friendship” - with Suzanne Braun Levine
- 2005, 40-Plus, Washington, DC - Presentation on “What's Next? Redefining Work” - read a Washington Post report on this presentation
Education
- Master’s degree in social work from Catholic University of America.
- BA in Sociology from University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Graduate, Washington Psychoanalytic Foundation, Washington, DC, New Directions Writing Program
- Graduate, Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, DC, Advanced Psychotherapy Training Program,
- Graduate, Washington Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology, Washington, DC, Object Relations and Self-Psychology: Theory and Clinical Practice
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KAREN VAN ALLEN, MSW
Karen has over 30 years of experience facilitating groups, with a focus on supporting women in expressing creativity, facilitating transitions and deepening communication skills.
She has worked as a group facilitator and workshop leader for most of her professional life, beginning with one of the first Assertive Communication Courses for women given at a local community college. She also presented many public talks on the subject of women's rights and assertive communication.
Karen is a licensed clinical social worker. She has a private practice in psychotherapy working with adults with a focus on women in transition.
Karen has led trainings and workshops on topics including stress management, supervisory skills, communication, customer service, conflict management, training of trainers, and creativity for local and federal government agencies as well as for health care organizations.
She has co-facilitated several groups on Psychotherapy and Buddhism for the Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington, DC and is co-teaching a course on Happiness in the context of Tibetan Buddhism in the summer of 2007.
Karen’s interest in the arts has led to experimentation in oil painting, collage, paper sculpting and photography. For several years, her paper bowls have been featured at the Bowls of Compassion annual fund raiser for Miriam’s Kitchen, co-sponsored by the DC Shambhala Center and the World Bank. In addition, she has facilitated creativity workshops for women and co-facilitated expressive arts groups for adult survivors.
Professional Affiliations
- Past Board Member and current member of the Washington Professionals for the Study of Psychoanalysis (WPSP), Division 39, APA, Washington, DC
- Past Board Member of the Washington Society for the Study of Psychoanalysis (WSSP)
- Board Member of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington, DC
Presentations
- 2007 - presented a one-day workshop with Ruth Neubauer and Suzanne Braun Levine, author of Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood on the topic of "Women in Transition"
- 2007, Montgomery County Commission for Women, Maryland - presented a workshop with Ruth Neubauer on "Retirement" or What Next™
- 2004, Maryland Social Work Society - Presentation on “Women Over 50” - with Ruth Neubauer and Abigail Trafford
- 2000 - Presented a paper with accompanying photographs to the Washington Professionals for the Study of Psychoanalysis which explored how language may alter one’s experience at the National Zoo.
Education
- Master’s degree in social work from Catholic University of America.
- BA in Psychology from the University of Maryland
- Graduate, Washington Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology, Washington, DC, Object Relations and Self-Psychology: Theory and Clinical Practice
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