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Kenneth Wenning, PhD, received his MSW (1980) and PhD (1988)
from the Smith College School for Social Work. 

Dr. Wenning has many years of experience providing mental health care to children,adolescents, adults, couples and families in a variety of settings.  His areas of specialization are the evaluation and treatment of children and of couples. 

He is the author of two books: 
Winning Cooperation From Your Child: 
A Comprehensive Method to Stop Defiant and Aggressive Behavior in Children
, Revised edition (1999)

Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth:  A Guide to Winning Cooperation from your Spouse (1998).

Contact: Main number - (203) 287-8227 Ext. 15
Fax number - (203) 287-9502

Licensure

Licensed Clinical Social Worker #1738 (Connecticut)

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
      #107523 (Massachusetts)

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
      #089-0000547 (Vermont)

Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work #18579


Education

Southern Connecticut State University, BA, 1975

Smith College for Social Work, M.S.W., 1980

Smith College for Social Work, Third Year Diploma, 1987

Smith College for Social Work, Ph.D., 1988


Clinical   
Experience

1980-86 - Staff, St. Francis Home for Children at
      Highland Heights

1986-88 - Mental Health Provider, Community Health
      Care Plan

1988-89 - Supervisor of Mental Health Services,
       Community Health Care Plan

1989-90 - Mental Health Clinical Supervisor,
       Physicians Health Services

1981-90 - Private Practice of Psychotherapy

1990-93 - Program Director, Clifford Beers Guidance Clinic

1993-96 - Associate Executive Director, Clifford
       Beers Guidance Clinic

1990-Present - Partner, Laurel Health Services


Publications

Borderline Children: A Closer Look at Diagnosis and Treatment, American J. of Orthopsychiatry, 60:225-232 (1990)

Mood Disorders in Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, American J. of Orthopsychiatry, 63:295-299 (1993)

Long-term Psychotherapy and Informed Consent, Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 44:364-367 (1993) A

Parent Orientation Meetings to Improve Access and Attendance at a Child Psychiatric Clinic, Psychiatric Services, 46:831-833 (1995)

Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth: A Guide to Winning Cooperation from your Spouse, New York: Jason Aronson (1998)

Winning Cooperation from your Child: A Comprehensive Method to Stop Defiant and Aggressive Behaviors in Children, New York: Jason Aronson (1999, revised)

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