_ EDUCATION                      

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology (1996)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Ed.M., Counseling Psychology (1992)
Boston University, Boston, MA

Ed.M., Teaching and Curriculum (1987)
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA

B.A., Sociology (1982)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA



PROFESSIONAL LICENSES                           

Registered, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (2001)

Licensed Psychologist, Pennsylvania  (1998)

Licensed Professional Counselor, Wisconsin  (1995)                  



CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Psychologist in Independent Practice, West Chester, PA
Child, Adolescent, Adult, & Family Psychologist (1999 to present)  

Delaware Valley Friends School, Paoli, PA
Consulting Psychologist (2002 to present)

Bayada Nurses, Moorestown, NJ
Consultant (2002 to present)

Westtown School, Westtown, PA
Consulting Psychologist, Lower School (2006 to present) 
Counseling Psychologist, Upper School (1996-2002)

Astor Home for Children, Rhinebeck, NY
Doctoral Psychology Intern (1995 to 1996)

Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, WI
Psychology Trainee, Adolescent Unit (1994 to 1995)

Family Therapy Center of Madison, Madison, WI                  
Psychology Trainee (1994 to 1995)

Family Service, Inc., Madison, WI
Group therapist and Coordinator of Pilot Program (1993 to 1994)

Sherman Middle School, Madison, WI
Psychology Trainee (1992 to 1993)

                               

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE                    

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Project Director (1992 to 1995)
Teaching Assistant:  Clinical Interviewing (Summer, 1994)
Academic and Career Counselor, College Access Program (Summer, 1993)

Work/Family Directions, Boston, MA, Educational Consultant (1990 to 1994)

Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE
2nd /3rd Grade Teacher (1987 to 1990)

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Adjunct Faculty (Summer, 1987)

Westtown School, Westtown, PA
3rd Grade Teacher (1983 to 1986)

Friends Select School, Philadelphia, PA
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher (1982-1983)



HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Ray Strowig Memorial Award For Excellence in Teaching and Service,
Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1994)

Graduate Fellowship, Dept. of Counseling Psychology, Boston University (1991-1992)



PUBLICATIONS                                

Freedman, A.M. (2007). What it means to care.  Caring Magazine, 26 (9), 10-14.

Freedman, A.M. (2005).  On listening  to what the children say.  Direction, 16, 48.

Baiada, J.M. & Freedman, A.M. (2005).  Finding  the heart of home care: The Bayada Way Project.  Caring Magazine, 24 (10), 16-28.

Freedman, A.M. (2004).  On both sides of the therapy room.  Quest Magazine, 11, 52-53.

Trueman, C.A. & Murray, J.E. (2003).  September 11th and home care:  Connecting with our clients in times of uncertainty.  An interview with Mark Baiada and Albert Freedman.  Caring Magazine, 22, 34-41.

Baiada, J.M. & Freedman, A.M. (2003).  Searching for the heart of home care: The Bayada Way Project.  Caring Magazine, 22, 10-13.

Bach, J.R., Vega, J., Majors, J., & Freedman, A.M. (2003).  Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I Quality of life. 
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 82 , 137-142.

Freedman, A.M. (2003).  Keeping hope alive.  Quest Magazine, 10, 69-70.

Freedman, A.M. (2002).  Reaching out to family and friends: One family’s story.   Quest Magazine, 9, 39-41.

Freedman, A.M. (2001).  The future is now.  In S.D. Klein & K. Shive (Eds.),

You will dream new dreams: Inspiring personal stories by parents of children with disabilities (pp. 38-42).  New York: Kensington Publishing.

Freedman, A.M. (2001).  Welcome to our home: An open letter to home care professionals.  Caring Magazine, 20, 8-11.

Coleman, H.L.K. & Freedman, A.M.  (1996).   Effects of a structured group intervention on the achievement of academically at-risk undergraduates.  Journal of College Student Development, 37, 631-636.



PRESENTATIONS                            

Freedman, A.M.  (2011, November).  Family caregivers:  Fathers' perspectives.  Moderator for panel discussion at the 5th Annual Special Children, Special Needs Pediatric Conference, University of  Delaware, Newark, DE

Freedman, A.M. (2009, June).  Effects of having a chronically ill child on families.  Presentation at the 5th Annual conference of the 5th Annual VACTERL Network Family Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Freedman, A.M. (2008, November).  What patients and families need.   Annual conference of the Delaware Association of Home & Community Care, Dover, DE

Freedman, A.M. (2007, October).  What  it means to care.  Keynote presentation at the 1st Annual Special Children, Special Needs Pediatric Nurses Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Freedman, A.M. (2006, April).   Why hope matters.   Opening presentation at the 16th Annual Convention of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, Orlando, FL

Freedman, A.M. (2005, October).  One year to live, ten years later.  Dean’s Lecture, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Freedman, A.M. (2005, June).  Talk it out.   Group session for affected children at the 12th Annual Conference of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Philadelphia, PA

Freedman, A.M. (2005, May).  Nurses and hope.  Lecture, Department of Nursing, duPont Hospital  for Children, Wilmington, DE

Freedman, A.M. (2005, April).   The Bayada Way:  Our  mission, vision, values and beliefs.  Keynote presentation at the Annual Meeting of Bayada Nurses, Baltimore, MD

Freedman, A.M. (2004, November).  Why hope matters.  Featured presentation at the 1st Annual Conference of the Delaware Valley Pediatric Nurses Association, Philadelphia, PA

Baiada, J.M. & Freedman, A.M. (2004, October).   Building a community of home health care professionals.  Presentation at the 4th World Congress on Home Care and Hospice, Phoenix, AZ

Freedman, A.M. (2004, June).   Life after diagnosis.  Presentation at the 11th Annual Conference of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Chicago, IL

Freedman, A.M. (2004, April).  Searching for The Bayada Way.  Keynote presentation at the Annual Meeting of Bayada Nurses, Philadelphia, PA

Baiada, J.M. & Freedman, A.M. (2003, October).  Leading with the heart in home care & hospice services.  Presentation at the 3rd World Congress on Home Care and Hospice, Orlando, FL

Freedman, A.M. (2003, June).  Keeping hope alive.  Presentation at the 10th Annual Conference of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Washington, DC

Freedman, A.M. (2003, May).  The Bayada Way Project.  Keynote presentation at the Annual Meeting of Bayada Nurses, Atlantic City, NJ

Freedman, A.M. (2002, June).  Staying positive in the face of adversity.  Presentation at the 9th Annual Conference of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Chicago, IL

Freedman, A.M. (2001, December).  The non-disciplinary school intervention team.  In P. Libman (Chair), Balancing Health and Discipline Oriented Approaches to Student Substance Abuse.  Presentation at the Annual National Conference of the Association of Boarding Schools, Chicago, IL

Freedman, A.M. (2001, June).  How families cope with neuromuscular disease.  Presentation at the 8th Annual Conference of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Chicago, IL

Freedman, A.M. (2001, April).  The future is now.  In S. Klein (Chair), Parents: You can dream new dreams.  Presentation at the New York Metro Abilities Expo, Edison, NJ

Freedman, A.M. (2001, March).  The gift of another day: Medically fragile children and their caregivers.  Featured presentation at the Annual Conference of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, Philadelphia, PA

Freedman, A.M. (2001, February).  Life after diagnosis: Coping with the challenge of a child’s life-threatening medical condition.   Presentation at the Ken-Crest National Conference on Children Who are Medically Complex or Technology Dependent, Philadelphia, PA

Freedman, A.M. (2000, October).  Coping with neuromuscular disease.  Presentation at the 2nd Annual Medical Conference on Spinal Muscular Atrophy, duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Freedman, A.M. (2000, June). Life after diagnosis.  Presentation at the Annual National Conference of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, St. Louis, MO

Freedman, A.M. (2000, February).  The special needs of mothers and fathers with special needs children.  Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, Philadelphia, PA

Freedman, A.M. (1999, September).  Fragile children, strong families:  Coping with spinal muscular atrophy.  Presentation at the 1st Annual Medical Conference on Spinal Muscular Atrophy, duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Freedman, A.M. (1999, February).  Jack’s story.  In R. Naseef (Chair), The father factor:  A session for fathers of children with special needs.  Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, Philadelphia, PA

Freedman, A.M. (1997, July).   Peer culture in childhood and adolescence:  Challenges and opportunities for Quaker school educators.   In L.J. Farrow (Chair), Peer culture.  Symposium conducted at the 2nd International Conference on Quaker Education, Westtown School, Westtown, PA

Freedman, A. M. & Coleman, H.L.K.  (1996, August).  Measuring academic self-efficacy in undergraduates.  Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Coleman, H.L.K. & Freedman, A.M.  (1995, August).  Effects of a multicomponent group intervention on the self-efficacy and academic achievement of at-risk undergraduates.  Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY

Freedman, A. M.  (1994, February).  Childhood anger and aggression: Misbehavior or behavior?  Keynote address at the 6th Annual Kindergarten Conference, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Green Bay, WI

Freedman, A.M.  (1993, October).  Understanding and working with the angry child.  Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Madison, WI

Freedman, A.M.  (1993, August).  The importance of integrating science and practice in counseling psychology training programs.  Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Freedman, A.M.  (1992, November).  Aggression and the young child:  Roots, risks, and responses.  Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Oshkosh, WI