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EXPERIENCE
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I have worked in the field of Mental Health and Health Care since 1984. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, State of California, LCS 14447) and a Certified Group Psychotherapist (42559, through the American Group Psychotherapy Association). I have been in Private Practice in San Francisco since 1992 and in Menlo Park since 1996. My speciality focus has included work with gay and bisexual men and their families, group work, HIV/AIDS and other physical illnesses, homophobia, stress management, burnout, and grief and loss issues.
For many years, I worked in hospital, home care and hospice settings providing Social Work services, including crisis intervention, counseling focusing on death and dying issues, case management, and other general social work and psychothereupetic needs and concerns.
My past volunteer experience included individual and couples’ therapy at New Leaf (twelve years), Social Work Psychotherapy Providers (two years), Harvey Milk Institute (five years), and Alumnae Resources (four years).
Additionally, I have provided a number of trainings, inservices, workshops and presentations for lay audiences, hospitals, health care agencies and organizations throughout the country. A listing of these can be found under Trainings. For the past nine years, I have participated on a panel of Trainers with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), providing HIV education for social workers on a national level, through a grant with NIMH.
My professional commitments have been with Gaylesta (the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Psychotheapist Association of the Bay Area) providing a variety of duties (ten years), and with the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA, Co-Chair of the LGBT Special Interest Group, 2004-2008).
Additionally, I belong to the following organizations: National Association of Social Workers (NASW), American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), California Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (CAMFT), Santa Clara Valley CAMFT (SCV-CAMFT), San Francisco CAMFT and Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society (NCGPS).
Exploring Household Clutter: A Support Group
Foundations of Flirting for Gay and Bisexual Men (9)
General Issues Psychotherapy Group for Gay and Bisexual Men (7)
Group for MSW Supervision Hours
HIV Positive Support Issues (7)
Staff Support (5)
Stress Management for the "Worried Well" (2)
Stress Management for People with AIDS
Advanced Issues in Gay Male Dating (5)
The Art of Flirting (2)
Clinical Issues and Counseling with Men who Have Sex with Men
Coping Strategies in Working with People with AIDS
Creating Strategies for Coping with Grief and Loss
Culture, Ethnicity and the HIV Patient: Psychosocial Issues for the
Advanced Practitioner (4)Disclosure Issues for HIV Positive Clients
Doing Groups
Ethical Issues, HIV/AIDS, and Social Work Practice (3)
Exploring Grief and Loss in HIV Social Work: How We Provide for Our
Clients and Ourselves (2)Exploring Homophobia: An Experiential Workshop for Gays and Non-Gays
Exploring Value in Group Work with Gay and Bisexual Men
Flirting and Dating: What Does it All Mean?
Flirting & Dating Issues for Gay/Bi Men in Recovery
Foundations of Flirting and Dating for Gay and Bisexual Men (14)
Foundations of Flirting for Gay and Bisexual Men (5)
Gay Men in AIDS Social Work: A Thematic Panel Discussion
Gay Men Resisting HIV Antibody Results Disclosure: Psychosocial Issues
A HIPPA Primer for Private Practitioners
Implementation of Effective Group Support for HIV Positives
If I'm So Wonderful, Why am I Still Single? Relationship Issues for Lesbians and Gay Men
Introduction to Practical Issues in Gay Male Dating (6)
Mental Health and HIV/AIDS: Social Work Practice Issues (10)
An Overview of Stress Management (2)
Practical Issues in Gay and Bisexual Male Dating (5)
Practical Issues in Forming and Promoting Groups
Practice Issues in Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Clients
Providing Staff Support Groups for HIV Home Care Staff
Psychosocial Issues, Assessment and Treatment Interventions with Cluttering Behavior
Psychosocial Issues with Lesbian/Gay Clients: An Interactive Discussion
Resolutions '90: Implementing Safer Sex Practices
Resolving Ethical Dilemmas for AIDS Caregivers
Support Strategies for HIV Negatives
Taking Care of Our Own: Staff Support Groups in AIDS Work (2)
Therapy Potpourri: Questions & Issues About Psychotherapy Practices
Working Effectively with Singles in Psychotherapy
Advanced Topics in Caring for the Patient with HIV: Care for the Caregiver
Coping with HIV Negative Status: Themes, Issues and Barriers
Cyber Sex Seminar for Gay Men
Cyber Sex 2000: M Seeking M
Effective Skills and Common Barriers in Everyday Communication
Flirting and Dating Skills for Gay Guys (2)
Group Work: Skills for Clinicians Good-bye to Clutter
Group Work with Gay and Bisexual Men
Healthy Communications: Creating Foundations for Gay and Bisexual Men
Now What Do I Do? Flirting and Dating Issues for HIV Positives (2)
Psychosocial and Boundary Issues in HIV Volunteer Work
Psychosocial Issues and the Homebound HIV Patient (3)
Psychosocial Issues and the Cancer Patient
Psychotherapists Building a Broader Rainbow: Addressing Race in our Personal and Professional Lives
A Support Group for Aplastic Anemia Patients
What Inhibits Gay and Bisexual Men in Flirting and Relationships? (3)
A Workshop on Clutter
Caregiving and Burnout in HIV Work (4)
Community Resources for the HIV Patient and Family (2)
Elder/Dependent Abuse: Psychosocial, Legal and Identification Issues in the Emergency Department
Evaluation of Effectiveness of an HIV Positive Support Group
HIV Testing Issues with Transfusion Recipients (2)
Household Clutter: Psychosocial Issues and Approaches to Treatment (5)
The Impact of Grief & Loss on Gay Men
An Overview of Psychosocial Issues with the HIV Patient (3)
An Overview of Substance Use Issues with Research Study Participants (3)
Psychosocial Issues with HIV Antibody Testing (3)
Psychotherapy with the HIV Client
The Social Work Role in the Emergency Department (2)
Staff Retreat: Burnout, Grief and Loss Issues (2)
Staff Retreat: Burnout and Renewal (3)
Staff Retreat: General Issues (4)
Staff Retreat: Challenging Clients & Changes in the Work Setting
Staff Retreat: Coping with Change and Growth (2)
Staff Retreat: Working as a Team through Difficult Times
Strategies for Working with Difficult Clients (2)
Working with Male Gay Couples
AIDS Benefits Counselors, San Francisco
AIDS Services of Austin, Texas
ARIS, AIDS Resources, Information & Services of Santa Clara County
Adult Protective Services, City & County of San Francisco
Alabama State Department of Health, HIV Conference
American Society on Aging, Summer Series, San Francisco
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Annual Conference
Association of Oncology Social Work, Annual Conference, Tucson
Charles Schwab, Lesbian/Gay Employee's Association
Children's Hospital of San Francisco
City College Extension, San Francisco
Family Service Agency of San Mateo County
Gaylesta, the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Therapist Association of the Bay Area
Harvey Milk Institute, San Francisco
Health Connections AIDS Services, Campbell, California
Home Care Companions, San Francisco
International AIDS and Social Work Conference
International Social Work Conference
Jewish Family & Children's Services, San Francisco
Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association of Southern California
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Managed Health Network, Inc.
Marin AIDS Project, Marin County
McAuley Institute, San Francisco
Mendelsohn House/Ceatrice Polite Apartments, San Francisco
National Association of Social Workers Conference
National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
National Association of Social Workers, Idaho Chapter
National Association of Social Workers, Kansas Chapter
National Association of Social Workers, Las Vegas Chapter
National Association of Social Workers, New Hampshire Chapter
National Association of Social Workers, Northern Regional Chapter, CA
National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania Chapter
National Association of Social Workers, Reno Chapter
National Association of Social Workers Symposium, Texas Chapter
National Association of Social Workers, Training of Trainers
National Association of Social Workers, Western Regional Conference
National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, Atlanta
National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, San Francisco
New Leaf, Services for Our Community, San Francisco
North of Market Senior Services, San Francisco
Older Women's League, San Francisco Chapter
Private Practice Seminar, Sarasota, Florida
Saint Anthony Foundation, Social Work Center, San Francisco
Saint Mary's Hospital, San Francisco
San Francisco Public Library, Friends for Life Program
San Francisco State University, BSW Group Work Class
San Luis Obispo County Health Agency, Project Man 2 Man
Santa Clara Department of Public Health
Santa Clara Valley Chapter, CAMFT
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Positive PACE Clinic
Stanford Health Services, Case Management Staff
Stanford Health Services, Center for Education
Stanford Health Services, Positive Care Clinic
Stanford Health Services, Social Work Staff
Stanford University Help Center
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanislaus County Mental Health, Modesto, California
Stop AIDS Project, San Francisco
Tri-City Health Center, Fremont, California
University of California, San Francisco, AIDS Health Project
University of California, San Francisco, AIDS Health Project, Reach Program
World Health Communications, San Francisco Site Presentation
YMCA, Presidio Branch, San Francisco