New Clients:
Dr. Muskat is not accepting new clients at this time.
Dr. Barbara Muskat is Child
and Adolescent Therapist at The Redpath Centre and Academic Clinical Specialist in Social Work at the Hospital for Sick Children. She
works with children, teens, young adults, and parents affected by learning disabilities, Asperger Syndrome,
and social-emotional struggles. Barbara has over 30 years experience as a clinician, clinical supervisor,
and program director in a variety of settings including the children’s mental health sector, the paediatric
medical system, and the US school system. Dr. Muskat has spoken across North America on radio and television, and
written scholarly articles on the social-emotional impact of learning disabilities, innovative group interventions, and social
work education. She teaches social work courses in group work and clinical work with children and adolescents at the Factor-Inwentash
Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto and has alsodeveloped an on-line course in social
work with groups at University of Waterloo.
Education:
Doctorate in Social Work,
University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work
Master of Social Work, Wilfred Laurier University, Faculty of Social Work
Bachelor of Social
Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work
Areas of Expertise:
Learning
Disabilities (including Gifted-LD and nonverbal learning disability), Asperger Syndrome, social and emotional struggles in
children, teens and adults, individual treatment with children, family therapy, parenting strategies, group treatment, school
consultation (Does not provide diagnostic or psychological assessments.)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Ontario Association of Social Workers
Registered Social Worker, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
Member International Board of Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
Referrals: Professional
or self-referral
Fees: $130.00 per hour, sliding scale available, covered by some private insurance plans
Selected Publications:
Mishna, F., Muskat, B. & Cook, C. (in press). Anticipating challenges: School-based
social work intervention research. Children and Schools.
Mishna, F., Muskat, B., Farnia, F. &
Wiener, J. (in press). The effects of school-based program on the reported self-advocacy knowledge of students with learning
disabilities. Alberta Journal of Educational Research.
Muskat, B. & Mesbur, E.S. (2011). Variations
in teaching social work with groups in the age of technology. Groupwork, 21(1), 6-27.
Stoddart,
K. P., & Muskat, B. (2011). Individuals with Asperger syndrome: A lifespan perspective. In I. Brown & M. Percy (Eds.),
Developmental disabilities in Ontario (3rd Ed.). Toronto, ON: Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities.
Muskat,
B. & Mishna, F. (2010) "We may not like it but we guess we have to do it": Bringing agency-based staff on board
with evidence-based group work. Social Work with Groups, 33(2-3), 229-247.
Mishna, F.
& Muskat, B. (2010) "I'm not lazy, it's just that I learn differently": Development and implementation of manualized
school-based group for students with learning disabilities. Social Work with Groups, 33 (2-3), 139-159.
Muskat,
B. (2005). Enhancing Social and Emotional Well-Being in Children with Asperger Syndrome. In Children, Youth and Adults
with Asperger Syndrome: Integrating Multiple Perspectives. Kevin P. Stoddart (Ed.). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Stoddart,
K.P., Muskat, B., & Mishna, F. (2005). Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome: Social Work Assessment and Intervention.
In Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome: Integrating Multiple Perspectives. Kevin P. Stoddart (Ed).
London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Mishna, F. & Muskat, B. (2004). I'm not the only one! Group Therapy
with Older Children and Adolescents who have Learning Disabilities. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 54 (4),
455-476.
Mishna, F. & Muskat, B. (2004) School-based group treatment for students with learning disabilities:
A collaborative approach. Children & Schools, 26(3), 135-150.
Mishna, F., Muskat, B.,
& Schamess, G. (2002). Food for thought: The use of food in group therapy with children and adolescents. International
Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 52(1), 27-47.
Mishna, F., & Muskat, B. (2001). Social group
work for young offenders with learning disabilities. Social Work with Groups, 24(3/4), 11-31.
Campbell,
L., & Muskat, B. (2000). RE: LD and delinquency: Rethinking the "link". Journal of Learning Disabilities,
33(3), 218-222.
Mishna, F., & Muskat, B. (1998). Group therapy for boys with features of Asperger
Syndrome and concurrent learning disabilities: Finding a peer group. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 8(3),
97-114.
Muskat, B. (1996). School based group therapy: A collaborative approach to group therapy for adolescents
with learning disabilities. Child and Family, A Journal of the Notre Dame Child & Family Institute, 1(1), 17-20.
