Doctorate, Clinical Psychology
Antioch New England Graduate School (APA Accredited), Keene, NH, 1997
Major: Clinical Psychology
Specialization: Child Treatment
Dissertation Title: Looking Through Both Sides of the Window, An Adolescent's 
Journey, Living Unto Death.

Master of Social Work
University of Houston School of Social Work, Houston, Texas, 1990
Major: Clinical Social Worker 
Specialization: Health Care 
Thesis Title: Exploring the Influences of Racial Attitude Development in 
Adolescents.

Advanced Studies in Grief and Bereavement
Center for Death Education, Newton MA. 1991
Didactic Seminars (30 hours)

Master of Theological Studies 
Boston University School of Theology, Boston, MA., 1987-1988
Major: Pastoral Psychology
Completed 36 credits 

Clinical Pastoral Education
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, Maine, 1987
Supervised clinical chaplain training with oncology and cardiac patients.

Bachelor of Arts 
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, 1982
Majors: History/Religion

Advanced Studies in Social Work 
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 1982-1983
Clinical internship, 40 hours/week for 48 weeks.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Maine, license #LC4496

Executive Director, The Jason Program, 2/2000-present 
Responsibilities include: Managing and coordinating state-wide pediatric 
hospice initiative in the state of Maine; research and program development of 
training program; supervision of clinical staff and liaison to Executive and 
Advisory Board members. 

Private Practice, Portland, Maine, 6/95-present
Services include: individual and family therapy. Client population includes: 
children, adolescents and adults coping with issues related to grief, loss and 
bereavement. 

Clinical Consultant, Spring Harbor Hospital, South Portland, Maine 9/99- present 
Service includes: Consulting and supervision to professionals on adolescent and 
child related units at private psychiatric hospital. 

Clinical Psychology Post Doctoral Internship, Spring Harbor Counseling, 
Scarborough, Maine, June, 97-June, 98
Responsibilities included: initial assessments, individual, group and family 
psychotherapy. Client population included: children and adolescents with 
adjustment, conduct, attention deficit, depression, anxiety and bereavement 
related disorders. 

Clinical Psychology Internship, Beaverbrook Counseling Center, Waltham,
Ma., 1997. APA-approved, full time internship, (2,000 hours)
Responsibilities included: initial assessments and individual and family therapy 
to children, adolescents, and adults. Also provided comprehensive intellectual and 
personality assessments for children and adolescents referred by schools and 
residential programs. Client population included: individuals with adjustment, 
conduct, attention deficit, depression and anxiety related disorders. 

Social Services Director/Bereavement Coordinator, Peabody House, Portland, 
Maine, 8/95-7/96. Responsibilities included: individual and group support and 
counseling to residents with AIDS, their families and significant others in a 
medically based boarding home. Coordinated training and supervision for clinical 
and administrative staff. Developed and coordinated bereavement program for 
residents, their families and their significant others. 

Psychology Trainee, University of Southern Maine Counseling Center,
Portland, Maine, 9/94-6/95. (500 hours total, 60 hours individual supervision.) 
Responsibilities included: assessment and therapy with adult student population. 
Evaluated intellectual, personality, and learning disabilities using objective and 
projective assessment tools. Provided individual, group and family therapy, and 
periodic crisis intervention services. Client population included: people with 
posttraumatic stress, personality, anxiety, adjustment, and learning disorders. 

Psychology Trainee, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, 9/93-7/94
(500 hours total, 65 hours individual supervision.) Responsibilities included: 
assessments and therapy with child and family populations. Completed 
assessments addressing intellectual, personality and neurological disorders. Co-
facilitated therapeutic nursery group. Participated in Family System's reflecting 
team group. Client population included: individuals with adjustment, 
oppositional defiant, attention deficit, conduct, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, 
depression and phobic disorders. 

Psychotherapist, Counseling Services, Inc., Sanford, Maine 7/91-6/93
Responsibilities included: individual and group therapy to children, adolescents 
and their families. Co-facilitated therapy group for adolescent sexual abuse 
perpetrators. Developed and implemented case management program for 
traumatized children in association with the Department of Human Services and 
the United Way. Client population included: individuals with adjustment, 
oppositional defiant, conduct, attention deficit and posttraumatic stress disorders.

Medical Social Worker, The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center, Houston, 
Texas, 9/90-7/91. Responsibilities included: individual and family supportive 
counseling to terminally ill patients and their families. Developed and 
implemented children's bereavement program. Provided community education on 
issues related to grief and bereavement. Co-edited educational video project for 
families coping with the death of an adolescent. 

Research Assistant, Texas Department of Human Services, Houston, Texas, 9/89-
6/90. Responsibilities included: assisting the Mayor's Council of Houston in 
assessing existing programs for child abuse and neglect victims and creating new 
programs to meet identified needs.

Social Work Trainee, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 9/98-6/99. 
Responsibilities included: support counseling for individuals with cancer and 
their families; psychosocial assessment; crisis intervention; intensive case 
management and co-facilitating support groups. Rotations included: Pediatrics, 
Neuro-oncology outpatient clinic, and outpatient pain clinic. 

Social Work Trainee, Houston Hospice, Houston, Texas, 9/87-6/88
Responsibilities included: counseling to patients with terminal illness and their 
families; facilitating bereavement group for adults and co-facilitating anticipatory 
grief group for children. Also provided in home bereavement support to 
individuals and families. 

Community Support Liaison, Maine State Hospital, Augusta, Maine, 9/83-8/85
Responsibilities included: liaison services to area mental health providers 
between the state hospital and surrounding communities and coordinating 
discharge planning for York County patients being discharged from AMHI. 

Community Support Counselor, Counseling Services, Inc., Sanford, Maine, 9/83-8/85 
Responsibilities included: individual and group therapy to post-hospitalized adults, intensive case management, and co-facilitating patient day treatment group. Clients included: adults with severe depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, bipolar and posttraumatic stress disorders. 

Katy School District, Katy, Texas
Preparing for the death of a student, 2/90
Series of 4 consultation meetings and presentations with teachers, guidance 
counselors and other school personnel on topic of how to establish crisis plan for 
the death of a student. 

Portland School District, Portland, Maine 
Grief in the classroom, 1/91
3 hour Inservice workshop for Portland teachers.
Portland School District, Portland, Maine
Creative griefwork in the classroom, 1/92
3 hour Inservice workshop for Portland teachers. 

University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine,
Coping with loss during the holidays 11/94
2-hour workshop for students and faculty.
Peabody House, Portland, Maine 
AIDS education and diversity, 5/95
2-hour workshop for volunteers

Maine Cancer Pain Initiative Annual Conference, Portland, Maine
Let the pieces fall: issues related to pediatric cancer, 7/97. 
1½-hour workshop for health care professionals working with children with cancer.

Deer Isle School District, Deer Isle, Maine 
Preparing for the death of a student, 1/98. 
Series of three 2-hour workshops and consultation meetings with teachers, crisis 
response team, hospice care workers and family members to establish crisis plan 
for the death of a student.

The Art of Dying: Comfort Through the Journey Symposium, Freeport, Maine
Meeting the holistic needs of the dying child, 10/98
A symposium presentation

Cumberland County Dual Diagnosis Collaborative, Portland, Maine
Necessary Losses: Coping with grief and recovery, 2/99.
A presentation given to professionals working with dual diagnosis population.

HIV in Co-occurring Disorders Symposium, Portland, Maine
Staying out of the way: HIV, AIDS and Grief, 2/99
A symposium presentation 

Center for Grieving Children's Annual Workshop, Yarmouth, Maine
Meeting the holistic needs of a child with life-threatening illness, 3/99
A two-hour workshop for professionals working with children. 

University of Maine, Augusta, Maine 
Children and Death, 4/99
1-hour interactive video course for students 

Hospice of Aroostook County, Presque Isle, Maine 
Pediatric end of life care, 10/ 2000
A day- long workshop for volunteers and professionals 

CHANS, Health and Home Care Inc., Brunswick, Maine 
Caring for dying children, 6/ 01
A one-hour workshop for nurses

University of New England, Biddeford, Maine
Advanced Course in End of Life Care for Children, 8/01
a weeklong intensive training for pediatric palliative care professionals 

Merrimack Valley Home and Hospice, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Establishing a pediatric hospice / palliative care program 
A four-hour workshop for home care nurses 

Health Care Specialization: Social Work Health Care Systems and Issues; 
Social Work Practice in Health Care; Social Work Health Care Practicum, I, II
Child Treatment Specialization: Social Treatment with Children; Clinical Child 
Psychology I; Clinical Child Psychology II; Clinical Child Seminar, Forensic Issues. 

American Psychological Association, Professional member, Division 37, Child, Youth
and Family Services
National Association of Social Workers, Professional member
Children's Hospice International, Professional member
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care professional member, special 
interest group on pediatric care

Maine Hospice Council, Advisory Board member
Community Health Services Hospice, Advisory Board member
Center for Grieving Children, Tender Living Care Program, Advisory Board member
Maine Consortium on Palliative Care and Hospice, Portland Coalition member

The following references have witnessed me teaching and or presenting:

Gail Cinelli, MS. Director, Center for Grieving Children, (207) 775-5216
Michael Murphy, Ph.D. Co-Director, Maine Consortium on Palliative Care and 
Hospice, (207) 389-1579
Robert Edson, M.A., Director, Northeast Region, Patient Services, American 
Cancer Society, (800) 464-3102

The following references are related to my clinical work:

Charles Cole, Ph.D. Clinical Supervisor, Spring Harbor Counseling (207) 883-7455
Ellen Popenoe, Ph.D. Training Director, Maine Medical Center, Department of
Psychology (207) 871-2428 
Ira Hymoff, Ph.D. Director, Counseling Center, University of Southern Maine
(207) 780-4050