Inoculating your children against Sexual Abuse: What every parent should know! - Paperback

BIOGRAPHY Norman E. Friedman, M. Ed. B.S. State University at Cortland M.A. Columbia University Norman E. Friedman has been caring for other people's children for more than 50 years. Trained as an educator, administrator, counselor, and mental health professional, his career has focused on the care and treatment of children and youth with serious emotional problems. He retired in June, 1999 from his position as Executive Director of Hawthorne Cedar Knolls of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services of New York, a large residential treatment center and now is employed as a consultant by the A.M. Skier Insurance Agency in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Recognized for 25 years of service to children of Westchester County on June 30, 1998, the day was named in his honor. Honored by the Westchester County Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect on April 18,1996, he received an award for his efforts to prevent physical and sexual abuse of children. For the past 20 years, he has consulted at schools, camps, day care centers, and other congregate care facilities throughout the United States when issues of physical or sexual abuse have become a concern. Well known as a national lecturer, Norman has taught as a guest lecturer at Westchester Community College and Fordham University School of Social Work. He has been quoted by the New York Times, Gannett Newspapers, The Washington Post, and The Mental Health Newsletter about issues of Inappropriate Intimate Behaviors relating to adults and children. His article, "Creating The Culture Of Safety" was published by the American Camping Association's Camping Magazine March/April 2001. Norman has presented workshops and seminars at many ACA Regional and National Conferences and visited more than 150 camps as a staff - training specialist. He serves as a member of the SAFETYunderwriter's staff at the A.M.Skier Agency. He is available to the A.M. Skier family of camp directors as a member of Camp-Alert-Network and A.M. Skier Partners. He has assisted in the development of the first of its kind in America, The Gene Ezersky Camp Safety College and serves as the Academic Dean. His book, "Inoculating Your Children Against Sexual Abuse: What every parent should know!" will be available beginning in June, 2006.