Donna Maso, LCSW Counselor, Sun City Center, FL
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Some of My Training: 

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  • 2024-2025: Parkinson's Disease; Aging & Long Term Care; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Straight Facts About the Most Used Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy; Ethics & Telemental Health; Using HIPAA; (40 total class hours, including additional class titles)
  • 2023-2024 (34 hours): Accessing Medical Care with Telehealth; Preventing Medical Errors; Mindfulness; Therapeutic Communities; Impact of Trauma; Ethics & Elemental Health; Ethics & Boundary Issues; Supervision Essentials; Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self-harm, Suicidal Attempts Among Youth
  • 2020-2022: Paralegal law courses; Telemental Health Practice; Screening & Assessment of Co-occurring Disorders in the Justice System; DV: Special Populations/ Prevention; OCD - in Adults, Advances in Psychotherapy; DSM-5; Childhood Maltreatment, Trauma & Self-Injurious Behavior.
  • 2018-2019: Autism Spectrum Disorders; Benzodiazepines; Marriage Meeting Program; Medical Marijuana; Traumatic Brain Injury; Parkinson's Disease; Sleep Disorders: The Elderly; School Refusal Behavior; Bullying in Children & Adolescence; Substance Abuse Among Older Adults; ​Practicing Resilience: Embracing Hope, Optimism and Self-Care
  • 2016- 2017: Trauma Informed Care; Caring for Those Who Have Borne the Battle; Advocating for Dignity & Worth of All People; Immigration &                         Child Welfare; Embracing Dementia: Strength's Perspective Approach; Mindfulness; High-conflict, Divorced Co-Parents; Work Stressful                                  Environments; Behind Office Doors: Workplace Bullying
  • 2015:  Trauma & the Brain, Staffing Disaster Response Call Center for Mass Casualty Events; The Roles for Clinical Social Workers in EAPs;                           Military Cultural Competency
  • 2014 – Helping the Bereaved; Dealing with Chronically Angry Individuals; Parents of Murdered Children; Intimate Partner Violence; Technology Best                 Practices; When the one you love…becomes the one you fear (Mildred D. Muhammad)
  • 2012 – Combat Veterans & PTSD; Children After Trauma; Wartime Veteran Challenges; Abandonment; Pain Management; Domestic Violence 20.5 CEUs)
  • 2011 – Qualified Supervisor, Military MH/ EAP/ Formal Management Referral; Anger; Bank Robbery, Drug & Alcohol/ SAP
  • 2010 - FARS/ CFARS, Baker Act/ Marchman Act certification; Medicare provider
  • 2009 – CISM in the Workplace; Veterans’ Benefits; Grief & Loss
  • 2008 – Hospice, Bereavement Treatment training – 40 hours; PTSD seminar; Death  Notification & Crisis Response training; Nurturing Parenting Facilitator; Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence (64 hours); Men’s Leadership
  • 2005-2008 – Inpatient/ TCU/ CSU/Outpatient/ Suicide Prevention
  • 2005-2008: All Federal/ State Corrections’ training; Security Awareness
  • 2002: Emergency Management training (FL EMS Hotline Counselor, 2 months, 2005); FL DBPR Condo/ HOA/ Landlord & Tenant Operations; CAM license
  • 2001- Sexual Predator Treatment & Ethics Laws; D.V. Laws (40 hrs), 1997 (552 hrs)
  • 2000- Communications training - 4 hrs
  • 1999-Florida Abuse Laws (children and adults) - 2 months; Adolescent Depression     Seminar; Quality Assurance Standards Training; C.I.T. – Crisis Prevention                   Institute (9 hrs); Passive Restraint - 1 week
  • 1998-Trauma Training certification: FSU Trauma Institute;  DJJ & Medicaid Documentation Training -    24 hrs
  • 1997- ADHD/ODD Seminar - 16 hrs; PTSD & Coping with Trauma; Cultural Awareness Training - 10 hrs; Research Writing - 12 college credits
  • 1994- Body Fluids & Safety Training; Computer / Internet training - classes/ credits
  • 1993 - Brief Therapy Training;  Medication Training - 4 hrs; AD/HD in Adults - 16 hrs
  • 1992 - OCD - 8 hr seminar; Projective Testing Seminar - 4 hrs;  Games Therapy Seminar - 8 hrs; Stress Reduction - 4 hrs; Team Building Seminar - 8 hrs
  • 1991 - AD/HD training (3 years under an LCSW, RN, Psychologist and Psychiatrist/ Pharmacist team at AD/HD specialization center; developed and taught programs for parents and children diagnosed AD/HD). Gestalt Training/ college courses; Cult Awareness Seminar; Documentation Training - 4 hrs  (and weekly documentation and treatment training for 3 years, plus college internships prior to 1991).

Professional Activities:
Luzerne County Women's Commission (elected position under PA. Governor)
Contributing newspaper columnist, 7 years
Book Author: “The Predator Game: A guide to keep children safe from sexual offenders”

Honors and Awards:
                              Haven Hospice STAR Award – extraordinary care with patients - 2009
                              Psi Chi National Honor Society
                              Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society
                              Nominated Outstanding Psychology Student, Bloomsburg University

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