He has worked with professionals and educators through his private practice, and through his work in community mental health and emergency room settings. In full-time practice for nearly 10 years, Dr. Kamen has been counseling self-injurious children and adolescents through individual and group therapy formats, using psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and family systems approaches. As a certified guardian ad litem and provider for state child protective services, Dr. Kamen has also served as a forensic psychologist to address the issues of self-injury in victims of child abuse and neglect. His research has been presented at the American Psychological Association, the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, the New England Psychological Association and National Business Institute.