Dr. Shapiro has been Counselor, Robert Louis Stevenson School , New York City, 1973-75; School Psychologist,  Douglas CO. School District , Castle Rock, CO. 1975-77; Director of School and Clinical Services, National Children's Center, Washington D.C. 1977-80; Private Practice Child Psychology, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, PA, 1980-1990. Currently, he is the President, Childswork/Childsplay, Plainview , LI 1985 to 1999 and President, Play2Grow, Norwalk , CT , 2000 to Present.

He has publish several books, for example:

• Short Term Therapy With Children
• Tricks of the Trade
• Forms for Use in Counseling Children
• Jumpin' Jake Settles Down
• The Very Angry Day that Amy Didn't Have
• Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know That She's Crazy About Me
•  The Stop, Think and Go Bears
• How To Raise a Child with a High EQ: A Parents' Guide to Emotional Intelligence
• An Ounce of Prevention: How To Stop Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems Before They Start
• The Secret Language of Children

He has also developed games:The Angry Monster Machin, The Good Behavior Game, The Great Feelings Chase, My 2 Homes, Pack Up Your Troubles, The Empathy Game, The Self-Control Game or The Stop, Think and Go Bears.