(revised December, 2001)

Office Address:	5410 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20015 202-966-7540 202-966-8171 (Project Resilience) 202-966-7587 (fax) sybilwolin@projectresilience.com (email) projectresilience.com (website)
Home Address:	3210 Newark Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 202-244-9236

Education:

College:	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York	1958 -1962 B.A.
Graduate School:	New York University New York, New York	1963 - 1964 M.A., English Lit.
	University of Maryland College Park, MD	1981 - 1987 Ph.D., Child Dvlpmt.

Professional Certification and Licensure:

Advanced Certificate, English and Special Ed, Maryland Department of Education, 1987

Current Positions:

Writer
Co-Director, Project Resilience
Consultant, Oral History Project
       United States Memorial Holocaust Museum

Professional Experience:

English teacher, 9th grade Jerusalem Avenue Junior High School, Merrick, New York	1962 - 1963
Remedial reading teacher New York State Youth Board East Harlem Youth Employment Center, New York, New York	1963 - 1964
English teacher, 11th grade New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, New York	1964 - 1969
Education Specialist Tri-Services Center, Rockville, Maryland Private practice in educational diagnostics, remediation and advocacy	1964 - 1979
Education Consultant Parent Education Advocacy Training Center, Alexandria, VA	1979 -1991
Adjunct Professor, University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA,	1992 - 1993

Memberships:

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Awards:

- 2000 Parent Guide Award for "The Struggle to be Strong" & "A Leader's Guide to the Struggle to be Strong"
- 2000 Parent Council Award for "The Struggle to be Strong" & "A Leader's Guide to the Struggle to be Strong"
- October 2001, Strengths Based Services International, My Brother's Keeper Award for outstanding work in the field of youth development

Major Presentations (June 1991 - December, 2001):

Jan 8-10, 1992, Pacific Institute of Chemical Dependency, Honolulu, Hawaii, 3 day workshop.
Jun 28-Jul 2, 1992, Whizin Institute, UJ, Los Angeles, CA, visiting teacher
Jul 26-28, NAS, Wingspread Conf Ctr, Racine, WI, forum on children and families
Oct 15-18, 1992, AAMFT, Miami Beach, FL, workshop; poster session
Mar 1-2, 1993, Innovative Alcohol Program, U So Miss, Biloxi, MS 2 day workshop
Apr 30, 1993, Provident Counseling, St. Louis, MO, 1 day workshop
May 10, 1993, NIMH, Division of Personality Disorders, Wash, DC, all day workshop
Jul 27-29, Innovative Alcohol Program, U So Miss, Hattiesburg, MS, 2 day wkshp
Dec 1-2, 1993, National Drug-free Schools Conference, Wash, DC panel, workshop,
Feb 28, 1994, Teaching Strategies, Wash, DC, consultation
Mar 18, 1994, LA County HS Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, 2hr wkshp
Apr 5, 1994, CSAP Conf, Dallas, TX, panel
Apr 25, 1994, Delaware Office of Prevention, 2 day workshop
May 7, 1994, Caracas, Venezuela, two 1 day workshops
Jun 1, 1994, Chesterfield, VA, 1 day workshop
Jun 23, 1994, Pan Amer Health Org, Wash, DC presentation
Jun 29, 1994, VA Dept of Ed, Richmond, VA 1 day workshop
Jul 14, 1994, Univ of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 1 day workshop
Jul 30, 1994, AAMFT Summer Inst, Breckenridge, CO, weeklong wkshp
Aug 12, 1994, Lakewood School District, Denver, CO, 1 day workshop
Oct 9, 1994, VA Governors Conf, Williamsburg, VA, 1 day workshop
Oct 19, 1994, Hamot Inst, Erie, PA. keynote & workshop
Oct 28, 1994, Institute on Resiliency, Lincoln, NH, 1 day workshop
Dec 4, 1994, NIDA, NIMH, NACoA etc, Resiliency Symposium, Wash, DC, organizer
Feb 10, 1995 Virginia Baptist Hosp, Lynchburg, VA 1 day wkshp
Mar 3, 1995 NoTex U Cnslg Psych, Denton, TX, 1 day wkshp
Mar 22-24, 1995 Univ No Dak, Bismark, ND, 3 day wkshp
Mar 25, 1995 Child & Fam Svcs, Fargo ND, 1 day wkshp,
Mar 31, 1995 Waukesha Mem Hosp, Waukesha WI 1 day wkshp
Apr 8, 1995 VaMFT, Richmond, VA 1 day wkshp
Apr 21, 1995 U Kans Social Wkrs Alumni, Lawrence, KS, keynote & 2 wkshps
May 11, 1995 Troubled Youth Conf, Snowbird, Utah keynote, small group
Jun 29, 1995 Wash Cty Hlth Dept, Hagerstown, MD, 1 day wkshp
Jul 27-28, 1995, Ch & Fam Dept, Un SoCA, Savannah, GA, 2 day wkshp
Aug 10-12, 1995, Train the Trainers #1, Wash, DC, 3 day wkshp
Aug 25, 1995 Pr Wm Cnty, Manassas, VA, 1 day wkshp
Sep 21, 1995 ND Soc Serv, Dickinson, ND, 1 day wkshp
Oct 12, 1995 Child Prot Serv, Bullhead, AZ, 1 day wkshp
Oct 18, 1995 Ed Serv Ctr, Rgn 17, Lubbock, TX
Oct 25-27, 1995 Train the Trainer #2, Fairfax, VA 3 day wkshp
Nov 10, 1995 Cascade Centers, Portland, OR, 1 day wkshp
Dec 7-9, 1995 Train the Trainers #3, Wash, DC, 3 day wkshp
Jan 17, 1996 JDC Brookdale, Jerusalem, ISRAEL, lecture
Jan 24, 1996 Abarbanel Clinic, Tel Aviv ISRAEL, lecture
Feb 12-13, 1996 Lubbock ISD Train-the-trainers #3, Lubbock, TX,
Mar 22, 1996 WAFCA, Milwaukee, WI, 1 day wkshp
Mar 28, 1996 Child Natl Med Ctr, Wash, DC talk
Apr 9, 1996 Family support ntwk, Billings, MT, keynote
Apr 12-13, 1996 United Meth Church, OK Cty, OK eve+1 day wksp
Apr 24 Train-the-trainers #4 followup, Fairfax, VA 1 day wkshp
May 10, 1996 East Bay Conserv. Corps, San Fran CA, 1/2 day wkshp
Jul 11-13, 1996 Train-the-trianers #5, Wash, DC
Sep 20, 1996 St. Marys Cnty, Leonardtown, MD, 1 day wksp
Sep 30, 1996 RIAPS clinic, Prague, CZECH Republic, 2 hour wkshop
Oct 3-4, 1996Yugo Assn Fam Ther, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 day wkshp
Oct 19, 1996 AAMFT, Toronto, CAN, 2 part Symposium
Oct 26, 1996 Erie Co. Indpt Living, Buffalo, NY, 1 day wkshp
Nov 1, 1996 Chinook Youth Services, Lethbridge, Alberta CAN, 1 day wkshp
Nov 15, 1996 Ohio Prev Educ, Columbus, OH 1 day wkshp
Nov 18, 1996 Corner House, Princeton, NJ, 1 day wkshp
Nov 22, 1996 Quebec AMFT, Montreal, CAN, 1 day
Jan 31, 1997 Ga Dept Child & Youth Srvcs, Atlanta GA, 1 day wkshp
Feb 22, 1997 Wash Interfaith Network, Wash DC, talk
Mar 14, 1997 Pinellas County Youth Services, St. Petersberg FL, 1 day wkshp
Apr 6-7, 1997 Mulberry Center, Evanston IL, public talk, 1 day wkshp
Apr 12, 1997 Tennessee AMFT, Knoxville TN, 1 day wkshp
Apr 18-19, 1997 Pine Grove Hospital, Hattiesberg MS, 1 1/2 day wkshp
Apr 29-May 3, 1997 Dept Youth Svcs, Edmonton ALB, 1 day wkshp, 4 day train-the-trainers
May 16-17, 1997 Georgia AMFT, St. Simons Isl GA, 2 day wkshp
Jun 9-13, 1997 Licking County Consortium, Newark OH, 1 day wkshp, 4 day train-the-trainers
Jun 27, 1997 -- Hospital, Danville KY, 1 day wkshp
Aug 8, 1997 Foster Care United, NYC, NY consultation
Sep 6, 1997 Suncoast Ctr for Community Mental Health, Tampa FL, 1 day wkshp
Oct 17, 1997 Pittsburgh Training Consortium, Pittsburgh PA, 1 day wkshp
Oct 29-30, 1997 NE Indpndt Scl District, San Antonio TX, 2 one day wkshps
Nov 3, 1997 Cleveland Park Historical Society, Wash DC, talk
Nov 21-23, 1997 ECIS, The Hague Netherlands, 3 part wkshp
Dec 18-19, 1997 IMHI, Wash DC, CMHS-sponsored 2 day planning mtg
Mar 12, 1998, Barnes & Noble Bks, Fairfax, VA, SW on Foster Care Panel
Mar 21, 1998, Networker Conf, Wash DC, wkshp w/SW & Al Desetta
Apr 3, 1998, Berkshire Farms Center, Albany NY, 1 day wkshp
Apr 18, 1998, Am Ortho Assn, Wash DC, wkshp SW + Al Desetta
May 15-16, 1998, Piedmont Comm Serv, Martinsville VA, 1 1/2 day wkshp
May 20, 1998, ECCPASA, Buffalo NY, Keynote + wkshp,
May 27-28, 1998, Kaiser Permanente, College Pk MD, 2 day conference
Jun 5, 1998, Family & Child Services, Wash DC, 1 day wkshp
Jun 29-Jul 3, 1998, Erie County Training, Buffalo, 3 one day wkshps
Jul 2, 1998, Danforth Foundation San Francisco CA, 2 1/2 hr talk
Jul 30-Aug 1, 1998, Workers Assistance Program of Austin TX, Wash DC, 3 day Train the Trainers
Aug 4, 1998, GA School Dist., 1 day wkshp
Sept 4, 1998, Dept of Psychiatry, Denpasar Bali Indonesia, 2 hr talk
Oct 13, 1998, St. Louis County, Duluth MN, 1 day wkshp
Oct 23, 1998, Hyland Behav Health, St. Louis MO, 1 day wkshp
Jan 29, 1999, Georgia Psychological Association, Hilton Head Island, N.C., 2 day wkshp
Mar 20, 1999, Spotsylvania County School System, Spotsylvania, Virginia, 1/2 day wkshp
Jan 30-21, 2000, Georgia Psychological Association, Hilton Head SC, 2 day wkshp
Feb 25-26, 2000, Values in Action Institute, Mayerson Foundation, Philadelphia PA, 2 day colloquium
Mar 9-11, 2000, Project Resilience Train-the-Trainers, Washington DC, 3 day wkshp
Mar 24, 2000, Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free, Conference of Governors' Spouses, Washington DC, 1/2 hour panel discussion
Mar 31, 2000, Clemson University, Annual Faculty Research Meeting, Clemson SC, keynote & 2 hour wkshp
Apr 7, 2000, Washtenaw Area Council for Children, Ann Arbor MI, 1/2 say wkshp
Apr 14, 2000, Rosemont Center and Madison Correctional Institution, Columbus OH, full day wkshp
May 17, 2000, Safe Schools Grantees, Lemoyne PA, 1 1/2 hour wkshp
Jun 28, 2000, Association of Alternative Schools, Lemoyne PA, two 1 1/2 hour wkshps
March 21, 2001 Dept.of Children's Services, Shelby County, Memphis, Tennessee, 1 day wkshp
April 25, 2001 Prince William County Service Board, Prince William County Virginia, 1 day wkshp
May 8, 2001 Independent Living Program, Center for Development of Human Services, Research Foundation of SUNY Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY, 1 day wkshp
May 18, 2001 Department of Human Services, St. Paul Minnesota, 1 day wkshp
June 18-20, 2001 Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida, 3 day consultation
August 12, 2001 Dept.of Physical Medicine& Rehabilitation, National Children's Medical Center, 2 hour lecture
August 2-4, 2001 Project Resilience Train-the Trainers, Washington DC, 3 day wkshp
august 16, 2001 Daniel Memorial Annual Independent Living Conference, Orlando Florida, 2 hour wkshp
September 28, 2001 Butler County Dept. of Human Services, Butler County, Ohio, 1 day workshop and keynote address
October 18, 2001 Special Needs Adoption Network, LaCrosse Wisconsin, 1 day wkshp
October 21-24, 2001, Strength Based services International Annual Conference, Orlando Florida, three 2 hour wkshps
November 1, 2001 School of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida, Distinguished Lecture Series
November 2, 2001 Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare Board, St. Petersburg Florida, 1 day wkshp
November 7, 2001, Center for Mental Health Studies, US Dept. of Health & Human Services, 1 1/2 hour lecture
December 4, 2001 National Staff Development Council Annual Conference, Denver Colorado, 2 hour wkshp

Publications

Wolin, S.J. and Wolin, S., "The Challenge Model: how children rise above adversity," in the Monograph of the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Dallas, November, 1991

Wolin, S.J. and Wolin, S., The Resilient Self: How Survivors of Troubled Families Rise Above Adversity, Villard Books, 1993

Wolin, S.J. and Wolin, S., "Interview: Steven Wolin, MD and Sybil Wolin, Ph.D.", Family Dynamics of Addiction Quarterly: 2:2, 10-22,1993

Wolin, S. and Wolin, S.J. "Resilience Among Youth Growing Up in Substance Abusing Families, Pediatric Clinics of North America, 42:(2) 415-429, 1995.

Wolin, S. and Wolin, S.J. "Morality in COAs: Revisiting the Syndrome of Over-Responsibility", Children of Alcoholics, Selected Readings, ed. S. Abbott, NACoA, Rockville, MD, 1995

Wolin, S. and Wolin, S.J. "The Challenge Model: Working with the Strengths of Children of Substance Abusing Parents", Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 5(1): 243-256, 1996.

Wolin, S. and Wolin, S.J. "Beating The Odds", Learning, 66-68, August ,1996

Bickart, T.B. and Wolin, S., "Practicing Resilience in the Elementary Classroom", Principal, 77:(2)21-24, 1997

Wolin, S. "Shifting Paradigms: Taking a Paradoxical Approach", Resiliency in Action, Fall, 1997

Wolin, S. and Wolin, S.J. Wolin, S. and Wolin, S.J., "Shaping a Brighter Future by Uncovering 'Survivor's Pride'," Reaching Today's Youth, 2(3), 61-64, Spring, 1998.

Desetta, A. and Wolin, S. "Youth Communication: A Model Program for Fostering Resilience Through the Art of Writing," Resiliency in Action, 3(1), 19-23, Winter, 1998.

Wolin, S.J., Muller, W., Taylor, F. and Wolin, S. "Three Spiritual Perspectives on Resilience: Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism" in Family Therapy and Sprituality, ed. by Walsh, F., Guilford Books, New York, 1999.

Desetta, A, and Wolin, S. The Struggle to be Strong: True Stories by Teens about Overcoming Tough Times, Free Spirit Publishing, Minneapolis, 2000.