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Karen interviewed on Barry Prizant’s Uniquely Human Podcast 2023

https://uniquelyhuman.com/2023/11/24/anxiety-phobias-and-the-therapeutic-use-of-humor-karen-levine/

Karen interviewed on Clearly Clinical CE Podcasts on treating fears and phobias 2023

https://clearlyclinical.com/podcast/ceu-child-phobias

Karen interviewed on Daria Brown’s Affect Autism podcast on treating fears and phobias 2023

https://affectautism.com/2023/05/26/fears/

Karen interviewed on Anna Christie’s podcast, about treating Emetophobia (fear of vomiting) in children, June 2021:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-karen-levine-harvard-lecturer-on-treating-young/id1530730875?i=1000526042893

Recent and Upcoming Workshops

Podcasts

Karen interviewed on Barry Prizant’s Uniquely Human Podcast 2023

https://uniquelyhuman.com/2023/11/24/anxiety-phobias-and-the-therapeutic-use-of-humor-karen-levine/

Karen interviewed on Clearly Clinical CE Podcasts on treating fears and phobias 2023

https://clearlyclinical.com/podcast/ceu-child-phobias

Karen interviewed on Daria Brown’s Affect Autism podcast on treating fears and phobias 2023

https://affectautism.com/2023/05/26/fears/

Karen interviewed on Anna Christie’s podcast, about treating Emetophobia (fear of vomiting) in children, June 2021:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-karen-levine-harvard-lecturer-on-treating-young/id1530730875?i=1000526042893

Upcoming Workshops

ICDL TREATING FEARS AND PHOBIAS IN YOUNG CHILDREN Live Online June 2, 2024 https://www.icdl.com/courses/404

New England Play Therapy Association HUMOR IN PLAY THERAPY March 8, 2024 with Cindy Puccio, Ph.D. and Naomi Chedd, LMHC

Recent Workshops

ICDL International DIR-Floortime Conference Live Online October 21, 2023:  Beyond Therapy: The immeasurable importance of simply being with your child https://www.icdl.com/conferences

New England Play Therapy Association TREATING FEARS AND PHOBIAS IN YOUNG CHILDREN March 10, 2023

ICDL 2022 International DIR-Floortime Conference – Humor in DIR-Floortime Speakers: Dr. Cindy Puccio, Ph.D., MA., LCSW, DIR-Expert, Dr. Gil Tippy, PsyD, DIR-Expert, and Dr. Karen Levine, PhD, DIR-Expert

Research publications:

Klein-Tasman, B., Young, B., and Levine, K. (2023) Addressing Fears of Children with Williams Syndrome: Therapist and Child Behavior in the Context of a Novel Play-and Humor-Infused Exposure Therapy Approach. Frontiers DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1098449

Bonita P. Klein-Tasman, Brianna N. Young, Karen Levine, Kenia Rivera, Elizabeth J. Miecielica, Brianna D. Yund & Sydni E. French (2021): Acceptability and Effectiveness of Humor- and Play-Infused Exposure Therapy for Fears in Williams Syndrome, Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Downloadable Materials

Treating Fears and Phobias in Young Children: Gradual Exposure and Humor.  In this article in Kidsattuned, along with my colleague Naomi Chedd, LMHC, I explain in some detail, how I treat fears and phobias, integrating fun interactive play with Gradual Incorporation of feared objects or situations, for young neurodivergent or neurotypical children.

https://kidsattuned.org/2024/03/05/affective-play-incorporating-fears-apif/

Downloadable article: 

Social Affective Diet Concept

Social Affective Diet article

Karen’s webinar and video on the WSA website, about treating fears and phobias in children with Williams Syndrome (scroll down below talk/slides for the videoclip)

https://williams-syndrome.org/resources/webinarpresentation/treating-fears-and-phobias-in-ws-webinar

Halloween fears SiriusXM DoctorRadio About Our Kids segment.  Karen is the guest. October 2017

Books:

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New England Play Therapy Association HUMOR IN PLAY THERAPY March 8, 2024 with Cindy Puccio, Ph.D. and Naomi Chedd, LMHC

ICDL 2023 TREATING FEARS AND PHOBIAS IN YOUNG CHILDREN  Live Online Thursday September 21, 2023 https://www.icdl.com/courses/404

ICDL International DIR-Floortime Conference Live Online October 21, 2023:  Beyond Therapy: The immeasurable importance of simply being with your child https://www.icdl.com/conferences

ICDL 2023 TREATING FEARS AND PHOBIAS IN YOUNG CHILDREN Live Online 6/11/2023

New England Play Therapy Association TREATING FEARS AND PHOBIAS IN YOUNG CHILDREN March 10, 2023

ICDL 2022 International DIR-Floortime Conference – Humor in DIR-Floortime Speakers: Dr. Cindy Puccio, Ph.D., MA., LCSW, DIR-Expert, Dr. Gil Tippy, PsyD, DIR-Expert, and Dr. Karen Levine, PhD, DIR-Expert

Research publications:

Klein-Tasman, B., Young, B., and Levine, K. (2023) Addressing Fears of Children with Williams Syndrome: Therapist and Child Behavior in the Context of a Novel Play-and Humor-Infused Exposure Therapy Approach. Frontiers DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1098449

Bonita P. Klein-Tasman, Brianna N. Young, Karen Levine, Kenia Rivera, Elizabeth J. Miecielica, Brianna D. Yund & Sydni E. French (2021): Acceptability and Effectiveness of Humor- and Play-Infused Exposure Therapy for Fears in Williams Syndrome, Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Downloadable Handout

Treating Fears and Phobias in Young Children: Gradual Exposure and Humor.  In this handout, along with my colleague Naomi Chedd, LMHC, I explain how I treat fears and phobias, integrating fun interactive play with Gradual Incorporation of feared objects or situations, for young neurodivergent or neurotypical children.

Treating fears and phobias in young neurodivergent or neurotypical children A play-based, JOYFUL, interactive approach

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Downloadable article: 

Social Affective Diet Concept

Social Affective Diet article

Karen’s webinar and video on the WSA website, about treating fears and phobias in children with Williams Syndrome (scroll down below talk/slides for the videoclip)

https://williams-syndrome.org/resources/webinarpresentation/treating-fears-and-phobias-in-ws-webinar

Halloween fears SiriusXM DoctorRadio About Our Kids segment.  Karen is the guest. October 2017

Books:

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