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Ken Graves, PhD
Director Infant/Child Comprehensive Assessment Program
kgraves@salesmanshipclub.org
Ken has been with SCYFC since 2002 and currently serves as Director of
the Infant-Child Comprehensive Assessment Program. His special interest
is children from birth to six and their families. He has done teaching,
training and clinical work in university, hospital and outpatient clinic
settings. In addition to his full-time job as a husband, father and grandfather,
Ken has more than 25 years experience working with young children and
families with developmental, behavioral and emotional challenges. He does
training related to child and family issues with parents, childcare professionals,
educators, mental health professionals and professionals in the judicial
system. Ken is also an avid collector of Mickey Mouse toys, watches and
memorabilia.
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Cecilia Juárez-Lazcano, M.S.
clazcano@salesmanshipclub.org
Cecilia joined SCYFC in September 2007 and serves as team leader in the
Infant-Child Comprehensive Assessment Program. Her special interest is
children from birth to six and their families. She came to America in
2004 on a scholarship from the Mexican government to pursue a Masters
degree in Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders at The University
of Texas Dallas. Her previous professional experience includes teaching,
summer camp coordination and training. She has more than eight years experience
working with young children and families.
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María Sánchez, LMSW
Social Worker, Infant/Child Comprehensive Assessment Program
msanchez@salesmanshipclub.org
María A. Sánchez is a bilingual Licensed Master Social
Worker in the Infant-Child Comprehensive Assessment Program at Salesmanship
Club Family Works Center. Sánchez completed her masters degree
at The University of Texas at Arlington in 2005 and became licensed in
the State of Texas in 2006. Sánchez has been with Salesmanship
Club Youth and Family Centers since 1996 in different capacities. She
worked as an intake coordinator, worked in Social Services to help families
access needed resources and services and now works with infants and children
from birth to six doing assessments in the home. Maria’s professional
interests include cultural diversity and issues involving the Spanish
speaking community.
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Cathy Schiffer, LCSW
Team Leader, Infant/Child Comprehensive Assessment Program
cschiffer@salesmanshipclub.org
Cathy Schiffer, LCSW is one the team leaders for the Infant Child Comprehensive
Assessment Program at the Family Works Center. Schiffer received her bachelor’s
degree in psychology from Florida State University and her master’s
degree in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin. Schiffer
has worked at numerous area agencies including Hope Cottage Adoption Agency,
Child and Family Guidance Centers, and Children’s Medical Center
of Dallas, serving children and their families with diverse backgrounds.
She has practiced therapy for fourteen years and specializes in individual
therapy, family therapy and non-directive play therapy. Her primary orientation
is Systems and Psychodynamic theory but maintains an eclectic approach
to intervention to make a transforming difference in the lives of Dallas
children and their families.
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Brooke Soard, MEd
Educational Specialist, Infant/Child Comprehensive Assessment Program
bsoard@salesmanshipclub.org
Brooke Gasper currently serves as the Educational Specialist in ICCAP.
She has her Master’s of Education in Special Education from the
University of North Texas with specialties in Children and Adolescents
with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders and Educational Diagnostics. Gasper
has worked as both a general and special education teacher in public and
private schools in the DFW area. Most recently, she served as an educational
consultant and teacher in the psychiatric unit at Children’s Medical
Center Dallas. Her areas of interest include assessments of infants and
children from birth to school age and working with at-risk youth with
emotional needs. The most rewarding part of Gasper's job is working with
children and their families and serving as an advocate for the child.
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Jeri Warren, PhD, LSSP
Licensed Psychologist, Infant/Child Comprehensive Assessment Program
jwarren@salesmanshipclub.org
Warren is a licensed psychologist and licensed specialist in school psychology.
She completed her Ph.D. in school psychology at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2002 and became licensed as a psychologist
in the state of Texas in 2003. Prior to joining the Salesmanship Club
Family Works Center in 2006, she practiced in several local school districts.
Jeri’s professional interests include early identification and intervention
and cultural diversity issues in mental health.
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