Special Needs Consulting
and Training
Gary Shulman, M.S., Ed.
646-596-5642 shulman.gary@yahoo.com
Education:
· Post Graduate Studies in Special Education
Adelphi University, Spring 1983
Bank Street College of Education, Fall 1982 Hunter College, Fall 1982
· Degrees
Master of Science Degree in Education. Wagner College, March 1977
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Early Childhood Education. Brooklyn College, June 1972
· Teaching Certification
New York State Teaching Certification: Nursery – Sixth Grade New York State Teaching Certification: Special Education
Employment History:
December 2012-present
Self-Employed
Special Needs Trainer and Consultant
• Provider of workshops dealing with family support services, inclusion of children with disabilities and summer options for parents of children with special needs and the professionals who support them.
April 2014-Sept. 2014
Executive Leadership Institute
40 Rector Street, 12th floor
New York, New York 10006
Consultant
· Conduct ongoing training sessions for school Principals, Assistant Principals and School Supervisors.
March 2015-December 2015
NYC Administration for Children’s Services
Child Welfare Programs
New York City Administration for Children's Services
150 William Street, Room 11H1
New York, New York 10038
Consultant
· Providing information on support services and programs to be included in a resource guide for foster parents to help them best support the children in their care.
May 2013-May 2014
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene-Early Intervention
42-09 28th Street
Long Island City, New York 11101
Consultant/Project Coordinator
• Coordinated and developed a comprehensive online social services resource guide for Early Intervention Service Coordinators, families and other professionals. As part of this endeavor I also created a workgroup of specialists from various domains to give their input into the project. I conducted 2 webinars to inform Early Intervention Service Coordinators about how to utilize the Guide and think creatively when meeting the needs of families.
May 2013-August 2019
New York State Psychiatric Institute
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Consultant
• Supported the staff of the NYS Psychiatric Institute in creating an outreach program to inform hospital emergency room staff about the needs of persons who are dually diagnosed with developmental disabilities and emotional disabilities.
November 2014-May 2015
Brooklyn Borough President’s Office
Helped coordinate a borough-wide special needs resource fair as a private consultant.
April 2011-October 2011
Davler Media
1440 Broadway New York, NY 10018 Consultant
• Consulted on the production of Davler Media’s first publication of “Special Parent” Magazine. I provided information about all support programs, services and contacts for the first of this ongoing publication
August 1988-December 2012
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
116 East 16th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003 Program Director, Training Coordinator
Responsibilities:
· Coordinate all of Resources’ training
· Coordinate all publicity pertaining to training
· Case management and advocacy for families and professionals
· Coordinate annual Special Camp Fair
· Disseminate forms and gather information for annual Camp Guide
· Conduct training in response to requests from other organizations and
agencies
· Gather and disseminate information about programs and services for
families and professionals in all areas of family support
· Coordinate all statistics pertaining to training and produce reports based
upon statistics
· Coordinated a city-wide project meeting the needs of parents of children
with disabilities in Domestic Violence Shelters by providing training and follow-up case work for over 100 parents and their case workers.
Spring 1994-Fall 1994
Bank Street College of Education
New Perspectives
610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025 Adjunct College Instructor
· Taught graduate level intensive weekend courses for education professionals dealing with support services for families of children with disabilities
September 1978 – June 1988
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Senior Museum Instructor/Coordinator for Children with Special Needs
• Conducted on going sensitivity training about working with children who have disabilities
• Conceptualized and helped design interactive museum exhibits
• Designed and wrote interactive workbooks for exhibitions
• Coordinated children’s festivals
• Coordinated outreach to underserved populations
• Served as accessibility specialist to several cultural arts programs
March 1974 – September 1978
Breukelen Head Start
715 East 105th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236
Special Education/Early Childhood Teacher of 3-5 year olds
Awards and Honors
Big Apple Parent Magazine Hero of the Year Award
Brooklyn Consumer Council on Developmental Disabilities First Annual Legends Award
Karuna Heisler Lifetime Contribution Award-Brooklyn Developmental Disability Service Office and the Brooklyn DD Consumer Council Carlton Washburne Award for Creative Teaching-Brooklyn College Brooklyn Family Support Service Advisory Council Award: The Legendary Award for Going the Extra Miles for Families with Children with Special Needs
Articles Published
April 2008: Special Camps for Children with Special Needs, New York
Metro Parents: online and in all Big Apple Parents Magazines
February 2010: How to Choose a Camp for Children with Disabilities, New York Metro Parents: Online and in all Big Apple Parent Magazines
April 2010: A Camp for Every Kid, New York Family Magazine
April/May 2013: Ability vs. Disability, Amsterdam News, Caribbean Life, Different Roads to Learning, City Kinder, Jewish Press, Special Needs Resource Project, Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities Newsletter
June 2013: When Your Neighbor Has a Child with A Disability, A Child Grows in Brooklyn
June 2013: Accentuate the Positive, Different Dream
July 2013: Looking Beyond the Label, North State Parent Magazine