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Behind the 'Zine
Therapy Times editorial staff
As the team of individuals who comprise the Therapy Times editorial staff, we work hard each week to bring readers the latest news and information in the therapeutic field. Learn what goes into the production of our award-winning Web site and gain the inside track as we bring you interesting behind-the-scenes information that didn't make it into the articles. Also, read our blog to learn how story ideas are born and check back often to catch our commentary on controversial or timely topics.
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James Duncan, CHt
James Duncan, CHt, is dedicating his career to helping therapists professionally and personally. In his private practice, Duncan developed a hypnosis program for therapists to release negative energy and stress that they tend to absorb through the on-the-job health and emotional challenges. For some therapy patients, he recommends hypnosis because one of the natural "side effects" of hypnosis is the ease of respiration and balancing of blood pressure. He hopes to continue spreading the knowledge about medical uses of hypnosis as he practices, lectures and educates professionals and the public alike around the world.
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Michael Ellner, DD, CHT, MSH
Armed with his special blend of meditation, self-hypnosis and focused attention - which he calls "Quantum Focusing" - Michael Ellner, DD, CHT, MSH, has helped thousands of people develop attitudes and mindsets that promote healing, self-empowerment and effectiveness. Ellner has three years of experience as an active member of the National Institutes of Health Complimentary Therapies Working Group, and his honors include Educator of the Year from the National Guild of Hypnotists and receiving Fellow status with the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association. His goal is to further integrate the conventional practice of hypnosis into medical and therapeutic practices.
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Michael G. Holt, CCHtI
Michael G. Holt, also known as Doc Magi from his performing days as a magician and stage hypnotist, is the senior instructor at the Magi Institute of Hypnosis and Coaching. Holt created and specializes in Magi Hypnosis (TM). Specializing in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and combining that with hypnotism and the power of the mind, Holt does not utilize scripts as some practitioners do. The purpose of the practitioner is to facilitate, not to create the answers. "The subconscious already knows what it needs to succeed so it is important to allow it the ability to take the lead," says Holt. With Magi Hypnosis the client assists in developing the session and experiences the success of it while still in the office. Most of the time change has taken place before the hypnosis session because of the specific questions that are used and identifying the language patterns. "We have all experienced these sorts of changes during the 'Ah-Ha's' in our life," says Holt. "From there it is easy because now all we need to do is make sure that it works and that it is the right choice by 'trying it on' which can easily be done with hypnosis.
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Joanne Loewy DA, MT-BC, LCAT
Director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC and visiting lecturer at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and at Hahnemann Creative Arts Therapy At Drexel University in Philadelphia, Dr. Loewy commutes often. She is the co-Editor in Chief of the journal 'Music & Medicine' and a founding member of the IAMM (International Association for Music and Medicine). Dr. Loewy enjoys consulting with hospitals, assisting in building music therapy programs here and abroad. Areas of expertise include: music therapy assessment, research, pain, trauma, grief, neonatal music therapy, autism, PDD, ADHD. She focuses as well on music therapy for musicians and music in palliative care (at end of life). Loewy and the music therapy team at Beth Israel are researching with Heather on Earth, the effects of music in premature infants in NICU care with 10 hospitals in the Northeast winds. She also is collaborating with her team on the use of winds in asthma for kids and teens and adults with COPD. Joanne is a jazz singer, plays piano, guitar, violin and directs choirs and musical theater for children in her spare time.
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Lanah J. Brennan, RD
Lanah J. Brennan, RD, is in private practice and provides nutrition counseling at The Sports Club/LA in Beverly Hills, Calif. Brennan has previous experience as a inpatient clinical dietitian in Florida and at Loma Linda University Medical Center. She is considered an expert on www.DietitianCentral.com, where she writes an online advice column for registered dietitians and the general public.
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Stacy Roberts RD, LD/N
With her love of the culinary arts, combined with her dramatic life experience where her declining health was corrected with simple nutritional changes, Stacy is motivated to share her experiences and her knowledge with everyone who might benefit from her combined approach to this vital subject.
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Kathy W. Warwick, RD/CDE
With 25 years experience in patient education, diabetes self-management training, wellness and health promotion and health communications, Kathy W. Warwick, RD/CDE, is now a Registered Dietitian working in an outpatient hospital-based interdisciplinary diabetes self-management education program.
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Colleen M. McDonald, OTR/L
Colleen M. McDonald, OTR/L, is a "Rip Van Winkle" OT, having recently returned to the profession after a "slumber" that lasted more than 20 years. During that time, she was engaged in ministry as a church educator. Having practiced as a mental health OT in Richmond, Va., for three years, Colleen is re-entering the field as a school-based therapist in Rockford, Ill. Colleen believes that OT is as diverse as the human experience and as creative as our own imaginations; she would like this blog to address the many facets of our field. Please click on "Comment" to share your own knowledge and experiences, raise a question to start a discussion, or volunteer to take a turn as a "guest blogger."
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Steve Young, DPT, MPT, CSCS
With over 10 years in experience in the healthcare and fitness field, Steve Young, DPT, MPT, CSCS serves as the managing physical therapist for the Voorhees, N.J.-based Physical Solutions and as the program director for Body Solutions, a personal training fitness program. Young's efforts for the past six years have been directed towards developing a comprehensive and effective physical therapy treatment plan and a fitness training plan based on scientific and medical knowledge. His future goals include expanding his facility from two to five locations, offering free physical therapy to those without insurance on Sundays and reducing U.S. obesity by 10 percent through lectures, books and prevention clinics.
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Donna Johnson, CCC-SLP
A personal experience brought Donna Johnson, CCC-SLP, into the field of speech therapy: Her daughter was diagnosed with a language delay at 18 months old. Since then, she traveled around the world with her military husband, started her own private practice when stationed in Germany, presented at an ASHA convention and is incorporating more technology into the delivery of services at the high school level. Her future goals include developing a more comprehensive social skills program for students with Asperger's Syndrome, earning her doctorate and/or opening a private practice here in the states.
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Amy McConkey Robbins, MS, CCC-SLP
Amy McConkey Robbins found her way to the field of speech-language pathology during her first week at Hollins College, Roanoke Virginia, when visiting the well-known adult stuttering clinic on campus. Since then, her interests have focused on children with hearing loss, a topic on which she has published over 75 journal articles and book chapters. Now in private practice, Amy is the author or co-author of several widely-used assessment procedures, including the Mr. Potato Head Task, Common Phrases Test, MAIS, and IT-MAIS. Previously on staff at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Boys Town Research Hospital, Amy is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University, and a frequent speaker on the topics of children with hearing loss, and vocational renewal for those in the serving professions. She and music therapy colleague, Chris Barton, recently published TuneUps, an integrated music and speech therapy CD program for children with cochlear implants or other communication impairments, including Autism Spectrum Disorders. The program weaves music and spoken language together in the therapy sessions. Released in 2008, McConkey Robbins' book, Whirlwinds and Small Voices Ð Sustaining Commitment to work with Special-Needs Children , (www.wordplay.ca) was co-authored with her father, Clarence McConkey. The book is a seven-day discipline focusing on vocational renewal for those in the serving professions. Learn more at www.amymcconkeyrobbins.com.
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Janet Y. Skotko, MEd, CCC-SLP
Wide-ranging undergraduate studies and a curious mind led Janet Y. Skotko, M.Ed., CCC-SLP to Speech/Language Pathology. Skotko says having a profession that she considers more of a joy than a job is one of her greatest accomplishments. But that’s not her only professional success. She’s also been accepted as part of the inaugural cadre of fluency specialists, and has been on the advisory boards for SpeechPathology.com and for the British Stammering Journal. She is sole proprietor of The Voice Institute in Tampa, Florida, which serves stutterers, the professional voice user, those with accents or voice disorders and other specific areas. As for future plans, she hopes to continue challenging herself to be open to new ideas and alternative approaches, feeding her curiosity and positive momentum.
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Linda Pippert, MA, CCC-SLP discusses opportunities available with AlphaVista Services, a multinational corporation providing Special Educational and Allied Healthcare programs and services worldwide. AlphaVista operates pediatric speech therapy/occupational therapy clinics and intervention centers in the United States and India.
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