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Education

  1985 Certification in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counseling, University of California, Los Angeles Extension.
  1976 Doctor of Education, Art Education, the Pennsylvania State University
  1963 Master of Fine Arts, Advertising Design, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  1957 Bachelor of Arts, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
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Professional Experience

  1998 - 1999 Consultation with the Mental Health Team at the Model Secondary School of the Deaf, Washington, DC.
  1998 Author, “Deaf and Sober: Journeys through Recovery”, a book published by the National Association of the Deaf, Silver Spring, MD.
  1996 - 1998 Addiction Consultant/Counselor at the Mental Health Center, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.
  1994 Co-teach a course on alcoholism and drug abuse and the deaf community at Gallaudet University, Counseling Department, Fall semester.
  1985 - present Consultant/Educator/ Counselor ( contract and private practice).
  1986 - 1993 Coordinator/Counselor/Trainer, Project: Second Chance, Deafpride, Inc., Washington, DC.
  1993 - present Member of Center of Substance Abuse Work Plan Group on Disability Issues, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Washington, DC.
     
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Trainings, Seminars, Workshops

  1998 Provided all day training with the Mental Health Team of the Model Secondary School for the Deaf and the Kendall Elementary Demonstration School for the Deaf, on Substance Abuse and deaf students, Washington, DC.
  1997 Presentation: “How to work with deaf clients with alcohol and drug abuse”, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Harrisburg, PA to a group of VR counselors in Pennsylvania, College State, PA.
  1994 Presentation: “Sexuality and Intimacy: A Training Session for Recovering Deaf Persons” at Innovative Partnerships in Recovery: The Diverse Deaf Experience, a conference sponsored by the Gallaudet University Regional Continuing Education and the Minnesota Chemical Dependency Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Overland Park, Kansas.
  1992 Conducted a 6-hour Training on ADA, Deaf Culture, and Deaf Community to treatment program employees of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Administration (ADASA), Washington, DC.
  1992 Training: "Recovery and Aftercare Issues Within the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Communities" at the conference: The Next Step, Denver, CO.
  1992 Presentation: "Recovery Process" at the statewide conference: Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Deaf Community, Brunswick, NJ, and in Houston, TX.
  1991 Presentation: "Substance Abuse Recovery: Knowledge, Acceptance, Empowerment, and Change", Drug Free Schools National Training Institute, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.
  1990 Training: 6-hour training on "Coping Strategies During the Recovering Process, Working with Deaf Persons" at a conference: Substance Abuse and Recovery: Empowerment for Deaf Persons, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
     
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