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Claudia Yelin es licenciada en Psicología (Universidad Nacional
de Buenos Aires) y Master en Asistencia Social (Catholic University
of America). Cinturón Negro en el arte marcial Aikido.
Argentina, emigró en 1983, con su marido y sus dos hijas
pequeñas, a los Estados Unidos. Radicada en Washington D.C.,
estableció allí su práctica profesional en
el seno de la comunidad internacional, donde se dedica a la atención
psicológica de niños y adultos.
Es autora de numerosas ponencias y artículos sobre la especialidad
y de una serie de cuentos infantiles sobre el tema del exilio, de
próxima publicación.
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Biographical Sketch
Claudia Yelin was brought up in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. She graduated and pursued post-graduate training in clinical
psychology at the University of Buenos Aires. In the early 1980s
she relocated to the Washington D.C. area, where she completed a
Masters Degree in Social Work at Catholic University. She has a
black belt in the martial art of Aikido.
For the past 30 years Ms. Yelin has worked counseling children and
adolescents, as well as couples and families. She has participated
in a variety of different professional meetings and lectured in
her area of expertise both in the United States and abroad. In the
last decade, Ms.Yelin has focused her research on the immigration
process and its effect on individuals and families. As a result,
she has published an autobiographical book where she recounts her
personal and professional experiences as an immigrant. She is currently
writing a series of children books that will serve as tools for
exploring immigration experiences for children and families alike.
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