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PRESENTATIONS:

 

Battlefield to Home: Best Practices in Treatment for PTSD for Returning Soldiers.

                 2008.  North Carolina Counseling Association Conference.

 

COPE Counselor Training for Online Therapy with National Guard Pilot Project.

                 2008.  Medical Web.

 

Battlefield to Home: Best Practices in Treatment for PTSD for Returning Soldiers.

2007. Annual Conference.  Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina.

 

Coming Home: Best Practices for Clinicians Serving War Veterans

                 2007.  Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina.

 

Living with your Teen.

2005, Mental Health Association of Cumberland County.

 

PTSD and the Family.

2005, Mental Health Association of Cumberland County.

 

Reporting process for New York State mandated reporters.

                          1999-2004. Alfred University.

 

            

Understanding treatment for sexually abused children in foster care.

                          2001, Fifth Annual Parent Training.  Southern Tier Foster Care Collaborative.

 

             Peace in the home.

2001, Domestic Violence Training Consortium  Coalition of Southern Tier Legal Services, The Net, Catholic Charities, and Family Service Society, Inc.

 

Legislative training inservice.

                          2001, Family Service Society, Inc. 

 

A Darwinian approach to understanding stepfamilies.

                          2001, American Counseling Association Annual Conference.

 

Transition from high school to college. 

1999, Ithaca College.

 

Childhood sexual abuse: profiles, treatments and the memory debate. 

1998, Alfred University.

 

Dissociative Identity Disorder: latest research and treatment. 

1998, Alfred University.

 

Crisis counseling: individuals and groups. 

1998, Alfred University

 

Confidentiality and Ethical Standard in Nursing Homes.

1984,  Wellsville-Highland Nursing Home, Wellsville, New York.

 

 

INTERVIEWS:

 

Jowers, Karen.  Families Play Pivotal Part of Healing Process1 January 2007.  Army Times.  P. 12. www.armytimes.com .

                

VanDuser, Molly & Kaplan, David.  Interview with Dr. Stephen Emlin.  March 1999.  Cornell University.

 

 

INVENTORIES ADMINISTERED:

 

Adolescent Apperception Cards                             Multi-modal Life History Questionnaire

Adolescent Drinking Inventory                              Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Beck Depression Inventory                                   Outcome Questionnaire – OQ 45

Career Decision Inventory                                                 Self-Directed Search

Choices Career Program                                                    Sexual Behaviors Checklist

Domestic Violence Inventory                                SIGI II

Eating Attitudes Test                                             Stanford Shyness Survey

HANDS Depression Screen                                  Strong Interest Inventory II

Harrington-O’Shea Career Decision Making System

Marital Satisfaction Inventory                               Suicide Probability Scale

MMPI II                                                                Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes

Mooney Problem Checklist                                   Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

             Stepfamilies

                 Stalking and Domestic Violence

                 Violence Prevention

                 Childhood Sexual Abuse

                 PTSD/Dissociation/Trauma

                 Sadistic Ritual Abuse

                 Military Stress

                 Military Family Adjustments

                 Cinema Therapy

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

 

             National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)

Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina (LPCANC)

North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (NCBLPC)

Mental Health Association of Cumberland County

                 American Counseling Association (ACA)

                 American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)

                 International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)

                 North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA)

                 EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)

                 Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society for Counselors

                 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

 

 

COMMITTEES:

 

Chair, ACA Task Force on Military Family Resiliency.

American Counseling Association.                                                                                                 2006-2007.

 

Strategic Visioning Subcommittee.

American Counseling Association. 

                                                                                                                                             2005.

Advisory Committee President.

Mental Health Association of Cumberland County.                                                                           2005. 

 

Training Advisory Committee, Rural Justice Institute.

             Alfred University.                                                                                                                                 2003-2004.

 

           Task Force on Crisis Management.

             American Counseling Association.                                                                           2003-2005.

 

Governing Council, American Counseling Association.

             International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.                                         2003-2005.

  

           Nominations and Elections Committee.

             American Counseling Association.                                                                                                 2003-2005.

 

Chair, Public Policy and Legislative Task Force.

             International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.                                         2000-2002.

 

Mental Hygiene Committee.

             Allegany & Western Steuben Health Network.                                                           2001-2004.

 

           Child Abuse Prevention Task Force.

             Steuben County Youth Bureau.                                                                                   2001-2004.

 

             Personnel Policy Committee.

             Family Service Society, Inc.                                                                                         2000-2002.

 

             Research Task Force.

             International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.                                1999-2001.

 

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

 

COPE Volunteer for National Guard Online Counseling Pilot.                          2008-Present.

 

Give an Hour (GAH)Volunteer for Online Counseling Soldiers.                       2007-Present.

 

Operation Comfort Volunteer for Military Families.                                                 2006-Present.

 

North Carolina Psychological Association Disaster Response Network.                      2005.

 

Mental Health Association of Cumberland Count.                                                     2005.

 

6th Annual Cameo Party

The Child Advocacy Center. Fayetteville, NC.                                                                      2005. 

 

Blue Star Families (Military Family Support Group).

             Allegany County.                                                                                                          2004.

 

Specialized Medical Assistance Response Team (SMART).

Erie County and Western New York.                                                                           2004.

 

Disaster Services Mental Health Counselor.                                                                     2003-2004.

 

             Allegany County Chapter of the American Red Cross.                                       2003-2004.

 

             Disaster Action Team.

             Allegany County Chapter of the American Red Cross.                                       2003-2004.

 

           Community Emergency Response Team.

             Steuben County.                                                                                                   2003-2004.                                                    

             Medical Reserve Corp.

             Steuben & Allegany Counties.                                                                                       2004.

 

Citizens Corp.

             Steuben County.                                                                                                   2003-2004.

 

             Children’s Counseling Interest Network.

             American Counseling Association.                                                                      2003-2004.

 

             Traumatology Interest Network.

             American Counseling Association.                                                                     2003-2004.

 

Peace of Mind, Inc.

817 West Front Street

P.O. Box 2088

Lillington, NC 27546-2088

Phone:  (910) 814 - 2197

Fax:  (910) 814 - 2167

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