Sara Schwarzbaum, Ed.D.

Department of Counselor Education

Associate Professor

Contact Information

Office: CLS- 4110
Phone: (773) 442-5553
E-mail: S-Schwarzbaum@neiu.edu

Education

Ed.D., Counselor Education, Northern Illinois University

M.A., Clinical Psychology, Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aries, Argentina

B.A., Clinical Psychology, Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aries, Argentina

Credentials

Licensed Clinical Professional Counseling (LCPC)

Professional Experience

1999-Current, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Master of Arts in Family Counseling, Department of Counselor Education, Northeastern Illinois University.
2001-Spring, Adjunct Professor. Illinois School of Professional Psychology. 

1998, Part-Time Faculty, Department of Counseling Psychology, Loyola University. 

1997-2002, Lecturer, Department of Counseling Psychology, School of Education, Northwestern University

1989-1991, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, Northern Illinois University

1986-1989, Full-Time Faculty, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Northern Illinois University
Clinical Experience
1995-Current, Clinical Consultation/Training. Training of mental health professionals on issues pertaining to working with ethnically diverse clients, particularly Hispanic/Latino individuals and families.  Training and consulting in multicultural diversity issues for agencies, hospitals, colleges and universities.  Professional development courses in multicultural competency training for psychologists, social workers, and counselors.

1999-2002, Family Service of South Lake County, Highland Park, Illinois. Clinical consultation and intern training.
1993-1999, Coordinator of the Latino Family Therapy Program of Lake County. The program is affiliated with Family Service of South Lake County, Highland Park, IL.  Responsibilities included: hiring, training, and clinical supervision of bilingual staff and interns; delivery of bilingual individual, family, marital and group psychotherapy; program development supervision, and evaluation; consultation.
1989-1993, Bilingual Psychologist, Family Counseling Service, Aurora, IL. Responsibilities included: bilingual individual, family marital, and group psychotherapy; program development and supervision; supervision and training of interns and staff.

NEIU Courses Taught
Developmental Counseling (402), Family Counseling (420), Advanced Family Counseling (421), Multicultural Counseling (430), Counseling Couples (432), Practicum and Internship Seminar (445, 465, & 475)

Publications
Thomas, A., & Schwarzbaum, S. (2005). Culture and identity: Stories for counselors and therapists. Sage.
Schwarzbaum, S. "Low-income Latinos and drop out: Strategies to prevent dropout." Journal of Multicultural

        Counseling and Development, Extra 2004, 32, 296-306.

Schwarzbaum, S. (2004). "Growing pains: Conflicts are the background music of family life." Psychotherapy

        Networker. January/February issue.

Schwarzbaum, S. (2002). "Why do low-income Latino/a continue to underutilize counseling services? Strategies to

        increase utilization and prevent dropout." Illinois Counseling Association Journal, 149, pp. 25-37.

Schwarzbaum, S. (2001). Book review. "Addressing cultural complexities in practice: A framework for clinicians and

        counselors." Counseling Today, December.

Schwarzbaum, S. (2002). Book review. "Addressing cultural complexities in practice: A framework for clinicians and

        counselors." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. January.

Schwarzbaum, S. (2000). Book review. "Family therapy with Hispanics: Toward appreciating diversity." Counseling

        Today. December.
 

Conference Papers Presented 
Schwarzbaum, S. Working with Latinos: Implications for service providers. Outreach Community Ministries, April 8,

        2004.

Schwarzbaum, S. Loss and grief in the Latino family: Therapeutic implications. 12th Annual International

        Hispanic/Latino Mental Health Week conference, sponsored by Latino Family Institute, October 8, 2004.

Schwarzbaum, S., & Rueda-Alvarez, C. Latinos in our schools and communities. Implications for service delivery.

        ICA Conference, November, 2004.

Schwarzbaum, S., & Rothstein, K. Latinos in higher education. ICA Conference, November, 2004.

Schwarzbaum, S. Raising Latino children in the United States. Parent University presentation to Spanish speaking

        parents. Lake Zurich School District, Illinois.  March, 2003.

Schwarzbaum, S. Working with difficult clients: What our countertransference tells us about ourselves and the

        clients we work with. The Bridge. March 11, 2003.

Schwarzbaum, S. Love and loss in the Latino family. Family Institute, Evanston, Ilinois.  March 28, 2003.

Schwarzbaum, S. Multicultural competency of helpers. Parent-Infant Program, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois.

        April 28, 2003.

Schwarzbaum, S. Working with immigrant families: Clinical issues and therapeutic implications. Oakton

        Community College. September 26, 2003.

Schwarzbaum, S. Epilepsy and the Hispanic family. Epilepsy Foundation. July 10, 2003.

Schwarzbaum, S. Working with Latinos. Latino Services PRoviders' Netowrk, Dupage County, Illinois. November 7,

        2003.

Wayne, J., & Schwarzbaum, S. Consider this: Working with immigrants. Central States Institute of Addiction.

        February 12, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Working with immigrant families. DuPage County School District. Counselor Institute Day. March

        1, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Multicultural counseling: Something old, something new. Presentation to internship site

        supervisors.  Department of Counselor Education Annual site supervisors luncheon. March 8, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. When clients don't come back: Engagement with clients of diverse ethnic and socioeconomic

        backgrounds. Illinois Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.  Professional Development Series. March

        15, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Multicultural diversity in clinical practice. St. Therese Medical Center. Presentation to doctoral

        interns in the Psychology Training Program. Series of six presentations. March 8, 15, 22, 29, and April 12 and

        19, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. La communicacion empatic and manejo del estres. (Empathic communication and stress

        management.)  Parent University. Presentation to Spanish speaking parents.  Lake Zurich School District.

        March 16, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Pretheray orientation and prevention of drop out from counseling services. Scholarship and

        Guidance Association. April 8, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Counseling Hispanic clients. Presentation to students in the Master's program in Counseling

        Psychology. Northwestern University, April 16, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Ethnocultural countertransference. Internation Latino Mental Health Conference. October 10,

        2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Early engagement with clients for prevention of drop out from counseling services. Family

        Service of South Lake County.  Presentation to interns and staff. October 10, 2002.

Schwarzbaum, S. Death in the Latino family: Helping a surviving spouse. Horizon Hospice and Mexican Fine Arts

        Center Conference. October 15, 2002. (Video of presentation available at www.horizonhospice.org).

Schwarzbaum, S. Love and commitment in the Latino family life cycle. American Association for Marriage and

        Family Therapy 60th Annual Conference. Cincinnato, Ohio. October 26, 2002.

Professional Memberships
Clinical Member of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Illinois Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Counseling Association
Illinois Counseling Association
American Association of Marriage and Marital Therapy

International Association for Family Counselors

Professional Activities/Services

Department

Member, Clinical Experiences Committee (1999-present)

Member, Family Counseling Program Committee (2000-present)

Advisor, Masters Degree in Family Counseling program

University

Member, Student Retention Advisory Committee (2001-present)

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