JAMIE GARBER, LICSW
Jamie Garber is a licensed independent clinical social worker graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Behavior and Health. She received her MSW in clinical social work from Simmons University. She completed her first training practicum at Concord-Carlisle High School, where she supported students with social and emotional skills and school-related stress. She participated in IEP meetings, coordinated with the interdisciplinary Freshman Transition Program team, and implemented social-emotional learning activities for groups at the Concord Integrated Preschool. She completed her second training practicum at The Victor School. There, she provided individual clinical coaching to adolescents in the middle school coping with social and emotional based challenges and provided students with daily clinical groups. She is trained in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), the Comprehensive Behavioral Model (ComB) for BFRBs, Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Ms. Garber is a PEERS certified provider. The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) provides evidence-based social skills treatment to adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.
Ms. Garber has worked in a variety of settings with children and adolescents, including aftercare, school, and therapeutic programs.
Prior to entering graduate school, Ms. Garber worked as an applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapist for Nashoba Learning Group. In this role, she worked with students on their individualized comprehensive behavior management plans. She worked closely with each student's Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to customize students’ curriculum and goals. She provided 1:1 teaching on tasks which included social skills, communication and language, academics, vocational skills, community behavior, and activities of daily living.
Ms. Garber is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).