Jed Baker | Rick Blumberg | Janice M. Bryk | Patricia Flanagan | Andrea Footerman | Jan Grayson | Erica Minde | Kenwin Nancoo | Lynn Taylor

Jed Baker, Ph.D.
Director of the Social Skills Training Project, NJ Lic# 3314
Dr. Baker has been a clinical psychologist since 1992. He is on the professional advisory board of ASPEN (an information network for parents of children with Asperger Syndrome). He is a behavioral consultant for several New Jersey School systems, where he provides social skills training for students with pervasive developmental disorders and learning disabilities. He directs and supervises social skills training for students at Millburn Public Schools. In addition, he writes, lectures, and provides training across the country on the topic of social skills training for individuals with Aspergers Syndrome and related Pervasive Developmental Disorders. He has recently published both a manual on social skills training for children with Asperger Syndrome and a social skill picture book to aid in social skills training.

Rick Blumberg, Ph.D.
Dr. Rick Blumberg has been a child and family therapist since 1989. He specializes in functional assessment of problem behavior for home and school based intervention. Rick has provided individual and family therapy for a variety issues related to family life and disability. Prior to relocating to Ewing, New Jersey, Rick had a clinical and consulting practice serving individuals and families in Oregon, California and Washington. He is on the faculty of Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and the faculty of Special Education at the College of New Jersey. Rick is conducting NIH funded research into child problem behavior, and has published numerous and book chapters on Positive Behavioral Support.

Janice M. Bryk, LCSW
Janice Bryk is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Westfield, NJ. She has been working with children and families since 1989. Janice and her associates specialize in running social skills training groups and providing individual and family therapy to children with high functioning autism and other social communication disorders. She also provides school observations, classroom recommendations, functional behavioral assessments, consultations and parent support at IEP meetings.

Patricia Flanagan, LCSW
Patricia Flanagan, is a licensed clinical social worker, and New Jersey certified school social worker. She has worked with children and families for over twenty-five years. She brings extensive experience working in Early Intervention Programs, Community Mental Health, and Private Practice providing assessment, school consultation, as well as individual, family and group therapy. Mrs. Flanagan also has extensive experience facilitating parent support groups and parent training workshops. She currently works with children with developmental disorders, learning disabilities, and social communication disabilities in her role as a Social Worker on the Millburn Child Study Team. Her commitment to families and children with developmental disorders and learning disabilities continues in her volunteer work facilitating parent training and support groups in her local community.

Andrea Footerman, Psy.D
Andrea Footerman, a licensed psychologist and New Jersey certified school psychologist, has provided assessment, consultation, individual and group therapy services over the past ten years in the public schools and private practice. Dr. Footerman currently specializes in working with children with high functioning pervasive developmental disorders , ADHD, and other social communication disabilities. She offers individual and group therapy, and consultation services including functional assessment, child study team, teacher and paraprofessional training, comprehensive psychological evaluations, education and advocacy at school meetings, and recommendations for IEP development. Dr. Footerman works with preschool through high school aged children and their families, and has also developed her own curriculum specific to the needs of preschool and kindergarten children.

Jan Grayson, Psy.D.
Jan Grayson, a New Jersey certified school psychologist, has been providing social skills training to school-aged children since 1997. She specializes in working with children and adolescents with developmental disorders, learning disabilities and behavioral difficulties. In the public schools and in private practice, she provides a variety of services, including consultation, psychoeducational assessments, functional behavioral assessments, social skills training, individual and group therapy, and parent and staff training. 

Erica Minde, Psy.D.
Erica Minde is a certified school psychologist. She is a behavioral consultant for the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University, where she provides functional behavioral assessments for children with pervasive developmental disorders. She has been working with children with autism spectrum disorders and their families for the past seven years, providing services such as counseling, parent training, assessments and evaluations, social skills training and groups, and sibling groups. She has consulted to various school districts in New Jersey around issues of inclusion with children with autism spectrum disorders.

Kenwin Nancoo, LPC
Kenwin Nancoo is a Professional Counselor who maintains a diverse practice that serves individuals and families with autistic spectrum disorders, professional athletes, individuals with life and psychiatric challenges. He is a consultant/trainer to several school districts and lectures throughout the Northeast on the development of motivation, relationships and social/interpersonal enrichment from a multimodal perspective. He developed the technique “Deepening” and “MCAB” that facilitates a more cohesive INTER AND INTRAPERSONAL self in individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

Lynn Taylor, M.S.W.
Lynn Taylor is a licensed Social Worker with over 10 years experience working in the field of education, with a focus on children with special needs. Gained experience with Applied Behavioral Analysis working at Lovaas Institute for early intervention. She also has a Masters Degree in Social Work from Fordham University.