| VIRGINIA HOWARD, M.S.,
L.M.H.C.__________________________ |
| 1040 Bayview Drive, Suite 408 |
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| Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida 33304 |
(954) 563-0388
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| MISSION STATEMENT: |
I take pride in an excellent reputation
for integrity and competence in serving our community as a mental
health professional and Broward County resident since 1964. My
training and experience is extensive in process-oriented therapy,
kinesthetic work, expressive therapies and imagery, with special
interests in women’s studies, creative expression, and dual
diagnosis. I have experience in designing mental health, substance
abuse, and dual diagnosis programs, writing grants, monitoring
agencies, and coordinating treatment plans and discharge planning.
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| PRIVATE PRACTICE,
1983 – 1986, 1995 – |
| Psychotherapist |
| IMPERIAL POINT MEDICAL CENTER,
1990 – 1996 |
| Psychiatric Social Worker |
| THE STARTING PLACE, 1989 –
1990 |
| Administrative Director |
| HRS: ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE &
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM OFFICE, 1986 – 1989 |
| Substance Abuse & Dual
Diagnosis Client Manager |
| HENDERSON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER,
1975 – 1986 |
| Psychotherapist |
| WOMEN’S AWARENESS, 1973 –
1975 |
| Director of Counselors,
Program Designer |
| RAPE CRISIS CENTER, 1971 |
| Program Designer, Counselor |
| NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN,
1970 – 1975 |
| Coordinator of Consciousness
Raising Groups |
| NOVA HIGH SCHOOL, 1964 – 1970 |
| Director of Guidance
Department and English Teacher
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| EDUCATION: |
| 1963 – M.S. – Florida State
University, Tallahassee, FL |
| 1962 – B.A. – Florida State
University, Tallahassee, FL
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| 1995 – Certificate for
Managing Healthcare – Florida International University,
Miami, FL
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| TRAINING CREDENTIALS AND
CERTIFICATIONS: |
| * Gestalt Therapy Institute,
Miami |
| * Gestalt Training, Esalen
Institute, California |
| * Dual Diagnosis, Dr. Burt
Pepper, NY |
| * Addictions: Florida Alcohol
& Drug Abuse Association |
| * Psychopathology: Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder; Geropsychiatry; Grief; Eating
Disorders; Multiple Personality Disorders; Adolescent
Psychotherapy; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders; HIV-AIDS
Treatment; DSM-IV; Physically Aggressive Patients; Alzheimer’s
Disease; Domestic Violence; Sexual Abuse; Suicide
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| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION: |
Broward County Mental Health
Association, Member |
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