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Brief Resume for Melinda Masters, MSW, LCSW
This is an abbreviated resume. Please contact Melinda Masters directly for a full C.V.
Academic Background
Loyola University at Chicago – Master of Social Work awarded in 1992
University of Iowa – Baccalaureate Psychology awarded in 1987
Licensure
New Mexico Licensure - LMSW (same as LCSW) and LPCC (LMHC) from 1995 to 2000
Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #5750) from 1999 to present
Florida qualified Sex Therapist
Florida qualified Juvenile Sex Offender Therapist
Florida CEU Provider for Boards of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health
Counseling (CE Broker #50-7867)
Florida approved specialty CEU Provider in Sex Therapy, Ethics and Prevention of Medical Errors (#BAP 464
expires 3/09)
National Board for Certified Counselors Continuing Education Provider (NBCC – ACEP #6324 through 2012)
Florida qualified Clinical Supervisor for Masters-level licensure
University of South Florida Graduate Student Intern Supervisor (USF ID# 621)
Current Contracts and Business
- Mental Health Strategies, Inc., Sarasota, FL, Owner and President
- Created Organic CEUs (DBA) to provide continuing education seminars to mental health professionals in the
Southeastern United States
- Contract with the 13th Judicial Circuit Court for Child Custody Investigations (also known as a social
investigation or Child Custody Evaluations).
- Contract with the 12th Judicial Circuit Court for Child Custody Investigations.
- Contract with the 6th Judicial Circuit Court for Child Custody Investigations.
- Contract with Insight Counseling Services a treatment for sexually reactive youth
- Contract with Lisa M. Davis LLC to provide Florida DJJ Comprehensive Evaluations on delinquent youth
- Contract with University of Arkansas CURRENTS teleconference programs as presenter
Certified Training (not conferences)
1986 - Rape Victim Advocacy Program in Iowa City, Iowa – 40 hours
1988 - Parental Stress Services in Chicago, Illinois – 30 hours
1988 - Chicago Sexual Assault Services Network in Chicago, Illinois – 40 hours
1990 - Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Legal Advocacy in Chicago, Illinois – 8 hrs
1994 - Highlands University School of Social Work Field Instructor Training
1994 – State of New Mexico CYFD Protective Services New Worker Training – 110 hours
1995 – State of New Mexico CYFD Foster/Adoptive Combined Training – 24 hours
1999 - Florida Social Work Intern Supervisor Training in Tampa, Florida – 16 hours
2000 - CFARS Certified Rater #802-000-302 (Children’s Functional Assessment Rating Scale)
2001 – Sarasota SAIN SRT Training (Sexual Abuse Intervention Network’s Sexual Response
Team) approved to assist community organizations impacted by sexual abuse of it’s members – 16 hours
2002 – Nurturing Parent Skills Course train the trainer - 14 hours
2003 – Advanced Youth Development Training – 16 hours
2004 – Talking To Kids About Sex Train the Trainer Workshop (presented by the Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Partnership in Pinellas County)– 4 hours
2005 - Parent Coordination Training (presented by University of Baltimore, School of Law) 16 hours
2005 - First Aid & CPR Training - 4 hours
A compelling public speaker, Melinda Masters has presented at state and national conferences on various issues
related to mental health, relationships, and sexuality. She has been on television, radio, and talk shows and has
been interviewed in local newspapers and international magazines. Contact her for a full C.V.
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