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professional publications include books and peer-reviewed medical journal articles on mass disasters, most recently concerning the Attack on America.¶
He was extensively interviewed in 1997 by CBS Dallas TV regarding psychiatric testimony concerning eleven altar boys, testimony which had resulted in a record-making jury verdict against the Archdiocese of Dallas. In April, 1998, Dr. Kliman was interviewed by Channel Four anchorwoman, Linda Yee, concerning his Salvation Army project providing the Cornerstone form of psychoanalytic psychotherapy for homeless preschoolers and toddlers,. The Cornerstone project itself was viewed on the Channel II Five O’Clock News. KGO TV interviewed Dr. Kliman concerning a forensic testimony, with a focus on a Stanford football player who had allegedly become a child molester. During the Lewinsky-Clinton matter, Kliman was interviewed by Channel 12/20 concerning psychoanalytic views of leaders having exceptional sexual access to partners and the risk of a position of power overcoming the judgments of such leaders. During 2001 following the World Trade Building terrorism, Dr. Kliman was interviewed by Channel II News and appeared on five occasions thereafter through 2003 concerning the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. In May 2003, he was discussant with U.N. Secretary General Olaru Otonu, featured on Dhubai Business TV concerning the plight of children in war.¶
In 2004, together with the International Psychoanalytic Association, Dr. Kliman helped organize, establish and supervise a therapeutic preschool project in Buenos Aires. “Cornerstone Argentina” is now in its second year of treating severely disturbed and impoverished preschoolers, with his continuing collaboration.¶
Following the hurricane disasters of 2005 he collaborated with Mercy Corps and the Children’s Psychological Health Center to produce a mental health resource. The result, “My Katrina and Rita Story”, a guided activity resource of families who had to deal with the hurricanes. Mercy Corps is distributing copies to 20,000 families.¶
In 2005, RE DISTURBED PRESCHOOLERS Dr. Kliman helped organize, establish and supervise a therapeutic project in Piedmont California, at the nonprofit Ann Martin Center.¶
In 2007, RE HOMELESS CHILDREN: Dr. Kliman helped establish a Reflective Network Therapy service for homeless preschoolers in Seattle. He provided four days of training in that method for the Family Service Center of King County (located in Seattle), and created an organizational link between The Family Services Center and The Children’s Psychological Health Center, Inc. of San Francisco in order to continue serving homeless children in Seattle.¶
In 2008, Dr. Kliman activated the Reflective Network Therapy services for preschoolers in Seattle. He supervises there in person and by phone and video.¶
In 2008, RE DISASTER SERVICES: Following the Sichuan Earthquake Disaster of May 12, 2008, Dr. Kliman established a link between Children’s Psychological Health Center, Inc., Mercy Corps, and The China America Psychoanalytic Alliance. He created mental health resources (see Publications) which were licensed for mass distribution in China by Mercy Corps.¶
In 2008, Dr. Kliman helped found a new non-profit organization called Teach with Africa and is a member of its Board of Directors.¶
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Foundation, The Dreyfus Foundation, The Seth Sprague Foundation, The Gralnick Foundation, The Harris Foundation, U.S. Trust, and The Scheuer Family Foundation.¶
Most recent grants:¶
1996-2002: Support from The Office of Education, Division of Special Education, San Mateo County, California.¶
1996 The Windholz Foundation, San Francisco, for video documentation of an experimental project concerning treatment of disturbed and traumatized preschool patients in a public education special education division.¶
1999 Morris Stulsaft Foundation for video-recording facility to document treatment in The Cornerstone Therapeutic School.¶
1999-2001 The Cadence Corporation - for early childhood treatment services¶
2000-2001 The Harris Foundation for Cornerstone Therapeutic School.¶
2000 Funding and Recognition by the State of California: In 2001, The Department of Education, Division of Special Education, certified the Cornerstone Therapeutic School as a nonpublic special education school, allowing public entities to fund the school by contracts with Unified School Districts.¶
2001 The San Francisco Day Care Corporation – for Cornerstone Therapeutic School.¶
2001 The Sophie Murvis Foundation for Training of Teachers and Therapists in the Cornerstone Method.¶
2002, 2003. The Five Bridges Foundation for development of The Cornerstone Therapeutic Preschool 2003.¶
2005 The Sophie Murvis Foundation grant for Training of Teachers and Therapists in the Cornerstone Method.¶
2005 Mercy Corps for creation of “My Personal Story about Hurricanes Katrina and Rita”¶
2008 Mercy Corps for creation of “My Sichuan Earthquake Story”¶
JANUSZ KORCZAK INTERNATIONAL LITERARY PRIZE:¶
First place, International Literary Prize including an award of one thousand dollars, for “World’s Best Book Concerning the Well-Being of Children”—Awarded to Gilbert Kliman, M.D. and Albert Rosenfeld, co-authors of Responsible Parenthood, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1980¶
PUBLISHED PAPERS AND BOOKS:¶
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- “My Hurricane Story” A Guided Activity Workbook to help Children Cope. The Children’s Psychological Health Center. Sept 21, 2008
WORKS IN PROGRESS: available in Draft:¶
IQ Rise among Preschoolers with Pervasive Developmental Disorders.¶
Child Psychoanalytic Contributions to Civil Justice System, submitted by invitation, to Psychoanalytic Inquiry¶
Books in Draft:¶
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Reflective Network Therapy: Early Childhood Psychotherapy in the Classroom
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A Unifying New Theory of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
PRESENTATIONS:¶
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Member, Joint Committee on Foster Care: Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Child Welfare Association.¶
PROFESSIONAL COMMENDATIONS:¶
A letter of commendation regarding clinical work in the classroom within a public school system:¶
December 3, 2001¶
To Whom It May Concern:¶
This is to report that the San Mateo County Office of Education, Special Education programs, has benefited from the services of The Children’s Psychological Health Center, specifically its Cornerstone Therapeutic School Project.¶
We have worked together for the past six years. Under the leadership of Gilbert Kliman, M.D., the Center has trained members of our teaching and school psychology staff to carry out a mental health service on our premises. We now have a collaborative project in its sixth year for our special education preschool children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) and for those with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED) which interfere with their education. As an alternative to sending children to a private nonpublic special education school for extremely intensive mental health services at significant cost, this project has created and provides just such intensive service within a public preschool special class program at 65 Tower Road, San Mateo.¶
To my knowledge, among the 30 children served so far under the collaborative project, we are seeing cognitive, social and human gains which have decreased the gap between these children and their typically developing peers. Several families and children are thriving with less intensive special education service or returned to regular education class. Not only has the family and child suffering been reduced, the burden to taxpayers is also reduced. The children have been able to remain in the community, and some who were functioning as severely autistic and retarded now appear to be developing within a somewhat normal range. We are pleased with the quality of special education services our County provides for preschoolers with PDD or SED. We are also gratified with the research results provided by The Children’s Psychological Health Center.¶
We recommend the Cornerstone project to other school systems, so that they consider it an important opportunity should they be able to collaborate similarly with The Children’s Psychological Health Center. At California’s common cost of $15,000 to $40,000 or more a year, for a special education child who needs full time special education services and auxiliary intensive help, the savings for even one child’s 12-year career of intensive services in special education can be substantial. The savings from one of the successes we have seen may equal the costs of the entire Cornerstone project with the 30 children helped so far.¶
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to rescue himself. The foster father’s partner was negligent, Dr. Kliman opined. The judge agreed and awarded the child compensation for psychological damages.¶
Does vs. Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Dr. Kliman was the lead psychiatric witness. The case settled after six days of his deposition testimony.¶
Does vs. Salesian Order Western Region. Dr. Kliman was the lead psychiatric witness. The case settled after nine days of his deposition testimony and two days of trial.¶
Does v South Dakota School for the Deaf. Multiple boys were molested by an older student. The state school administration was allegedly negligent and major psychological damages were claimed. Dr. Kliman served as the principal plaintiffs’ expert on administrative liability issues and psychological damages. The case settled with major compensation for the plaintiffs during the time of jury deliberations.¶
CHILD PSYCHIATRIC EXPERT TESTIMONY:¶
Dr. Kliman helped set legal precedents for the inclusion of psychiatric testimony in matters concerning wrongful death of a parent and loss of parental services, in both New York State and California. He has testified in over 275 cases including over 100 trials. A Federal Rule 26 list is available on request and on www.expertchildpsychiatry.com. His courtroom and deposition testimony experience includes cases of institutional negligence of children leading to psychological trauma, negligent foster care, loss of parental services due to wrongful deaths, psychological trauma as part of personal injury of adults and children, childhood molestation, sexual harassment, termination of parental rights, and disputed custody. Since 2000 about 30% of his forensic work has been requested by defense, about 70% by plaintiffs, with the defense tasks increasing markedly in recent years.¶
Dr. Kliman’s evaluations and testimony regarding 16 children negligently cared for and abused at The Kiwanis’ OK Boys’ Ranch, Olympia, WA, helped lead to settlements and awards, totalling $25,000,000. Responding to disclosures in that case, many improvements have occurred in the publicly funded and licensed institutional care of children throughout the State of Washington, according to newspaper accounts.¶
Dr. Kliman’s evaluations and opinions, together with that of The Children’s Psychological Trauma Center team led by Robert Wynne MFCC, led to record-making $8,000,000 loss of parental and other services compensation for 17 bereaved subsistence-economy Alaskan Inupiat Native Americans (Smith vs. Ryan Airlines, Anchorage, 1997).¶
Principal expert regarding institutional negligence and psychological damages in Does vs. Rudolph Kos and the Diocese of Dallas, Dallas 1997. The Catholic Church of Dallas was held liable for institutional negligence, testimony concerning the need for major psychiatric treatment planning was accepted by the jury, and $119,000,000—including punitive damages against the Church—was awarded to the 11 plaintiffs, by unanimous decision.¶
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Archive of Videotaped Seminars and Events:¶
- Gilbert Kliman, M.D., Medical Director
THE CHILDREN’S PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA CENTER¶
(A division of the Children’s Psychological Health Center, Inc.)¶
Archive of Videotaped Seminars and Events:¶
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION TAPES:¶
California MCLE credit is available to attorneys for study of these tapes. Unless otherwise indicated, Gilbert Kliman, M.D. was the sole or principal speaker. Contact Edith Lee at for MCLE credit fulfillment associated with study of these tapes.¶
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True and False Allegations of Sexual Molestations, 1987. 1.5 hrs.
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Loss of Parental Services, May 6th 1992 Elina Wayrynen and Gilbert Kliman, M.D.
2.0 hrs.¶
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Abuse in Institutions, August 1$^{st}$ 1995, 2.0 hrs.
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Catastrophic Accidents with Lifetime Psychological Damage, December 5th 1995 2.5 hrs.
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Evaluating Psychological Trauma in Catastrophic Accidents (Grosvenor Hotel, San Francisco) 1996, 2.5 hrs.
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Loss of Parental Services (Holiday Inn), January 9th 1996, 2.5 hrs.
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Loss of Parental Services, May 12th 1993 1.5 hrs.
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True and False Allegations of Sexual Abuse, June 7th 1993, 1.5 hrs.
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Catastrophic Psychological Traumas in Childhood, February 1994, 2.5 hrs.
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The Difficult Client, February 27th 1996, 2.5 hrs.
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The Difficult Client (at Wells Fargo). February 6th 1996, 2.5 hrs.
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Evaluating the Validity of Recovered Memories: Perspective of a Forensic Expert, February 29th 1996, 1.0 hr.
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How Small Clients Get Large Awards, Psychological Trauma in early childhood produces life time consequences in some cases. Defense and plaintiff considerations. 2.5 hrs.
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Giving Powerful Voices to Children in Court: I, March 20th 1998. Windle Turley, Esq.
With Gilbert Kliman, M.D., 2.5 hrs.¶
- Giving Powerful Voices to Children in Court II. May 8th 1998, John Connelly, Jr. with Gilbert Kliman, M.D., 2.5 hrs.
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The Children’s Psychological Health Center¶
Archive of Videotaped Seminars and Events:¶
- Gilbert Kliman, M.D., Medical Director
CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC TAPES:¶
STARRED (*) TAPES BELOW ARE A PRECIOUS ARCHIVE OF INFORMATION ABOUT PROBLEMS AND TREATMENT OF SEVERELY STRESSED CHILDREN. THEY ARE NOT FOR SALE OR COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION. THEY MAY BE STUDIED AT CPHC ON-SITE WITH ASSISTANCE OF OUR STAFF BY QUALIFIED RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS OF NONPROFIT CLINICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN, SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS OF RELEVANT DISCIPLINES BY APPOINTMENT AT CPTC HEADQUARTERS. CREDENTIALS, REFERENCES AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT ARE REQUIRED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE CONTRACTED FOR WITH CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS AND LONG TERM USE OF THE TAPES.¶
*1. Childhood Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (California Pacific Hospital Grand Rounds). 1992¶
*2. New Theory of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gilbert Kliman, M.D. December 4th 1992, International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco.¶
*3. Severe Psychological Trauma in very Young Children, March 23d 1993¶
*4. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Child & Adult, September 27th 1993¶
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Cost Effectiveness: Mental Health Services for Foster Children, September 28th 1993
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Preventive Child Psychiatry, Mc Auley St Mary’s, October 16th 1993,
*7. New Theory of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, for Int. Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, July 25th 1994¶
*8. Cornerstone Method Conference, Wells Fargo, January 30th 1996¶
*9. Cornerstone Conference: Control - Mastery Group, San Francisco Psychoanalytic 9th 1906¶
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Francisco and Seattle, private therapeutic preschool in San Francisco, and Cornerstone Argentina¶
- Thirty four year follow-up of a Cornerstone Treated autistic child, now recovered. Presented at The San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, Child Analysis Study Group, 2001. Permission for public viewing granted by the patient. Excerpts may be viewed on www.childrenspsychological.org or the entire video obtained from
*25 Orientation of the Family Services Center of King County. Four days in December, 2007, in Seattle. Six DVD’s.¶
Scientific and Educational Video Archives under Dr. Kliman’s supervision:¶
With parental permission, The Children’s Psychological Health Center, under Dr. Kliman’s leadership, is collecting unedited treatment documents of a special method of treatment in a real life space, called “The Cornerstone therapeutic preschool method.” Now totaling over 200 video archive hours, eight different California therapists working with various educator teams have recorded their Cornerstone therapeutic preschool method work. Beginning in 1995, this archive started with Gilbert Kliman, M.D. working for a year as daily in-classroom therapist in a public special education school. He was assisted by Leanne Runyan and Gail Hernandez as the teachers at the San Mateo Early Childhood Education Center, a preschool special education facility of The County of San Mateo. A second team under his supervision included work at The San Francisco Unified School District (Vanessa Vigilante and Esther Kronenberg). Third and fourth teams were at The Salvation Army Gateway Shelter (Vanessa Vigilante as therapist and Lynda Byrd as teacher, Deanna Reardon as therapist and Lynda Byrd as teacher). A fourth was at The Cadence Cornerstone Site at Mt. Pleasant School, San Jose (Karita Hummer, therapist and Kathy Krall, teacher). Fifth team therapy was provided by Jane Christmas. The sixth team therapists was Dr. Miquela Diaz Hope, the seventh Molly Franklin, MFT. All have been extensively videotaped carrying out the method. An eighth team was assembled in late 2002, when Linda Hirshfeld Ph.D. joined as Fellow in Cornerstone Therapy. In 2001 Mike McDonald, Ed.D. became Special Education Director of Cornerstone School. All the treatments are have been under principal supervision of Dr. Kliman with additional supervision by Mali Mann, M.D., Myrna Frankel, Ed.D., and Jan Baeuerlen, M.D. Linda Hirshfeld, Ph.D. of the Ann Martin Center is conducting the archival work for her Cornerstone Services.¶
A professional researcher/ training confidentiality agreement is required to study this archive.¶
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