Lester Kaplan
Adjunct Professor
Department of Justice, Law & Criminology
Bio
Les Kaplan is a clinical supervisor and consultant in the treatment of trauma and post traumatic stress disorder. He currently maintains a practice in psychotherapy concentrating on anxiety and mood disorders.
He has extensive experience in the administration, management, and evaluation of public policy programs related to criminal justice, and community mental health. He has worked with government and non-profit agencies as well as police departments and school systems.
He is a licensed, certified clinician and a Diplomat in Clinical Social Work. He has years of experience treating sex offenders and victims of sexual assault.
He has taught in graduate schools in New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. He has been an adjunct professor at American University, Department of Justice, Law and Criminology, since 1999.
