Ilene Lynn Strauss

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EDUCATION Ph.D. in Family Therapy Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Master of Science in Family Therapy Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Minor in Philosophy University of Tampa, Tampa, FL ADDITIONAL TRAINING 2007 NSU HIPPAA Training Course 2008 Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)- Protection of Human Rights 2012 CITI Refresher Course Sept. 2008-March 2013

Sept. 2006-May 2008 Aug. 2002May 2006

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Private Practice Co-Founder of Ever Changing Minds, LLC Virtual Marriage and Family Therapist Doctoral Intern Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL A-CRA: Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach Provided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to adolescents and family Conducted groups concerning substance abuse Maintained weekly billing and case files Practicum Supervisor Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Supervised team of master level students behind one-way mirror Facilitated group supervision sessions May 2012-Present

May 2011-May 2012

Jan. 2011-May 2011

Practicum Therapist Jan. 2007-June 2011 Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Supervisors: AnnaLynn Schooley, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC Jill Morris, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC Charmaine Borda, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC Jim Hibel, Ph.D. Paul Gallant, Ph.D. Marriage and Family Therapist Intern Provided brief systemic therapy to individuals, couples, and families on a weekly basis Maintained case files Collaborated successfully with a team Graduate Intern June 2007-June 2008 Fifth Street Counseling Center, Plantation, FL Provided systemic therapy to individuals, couples, and families three days a week

Conducted and co-conducted groups concerning anger management, anti-theft, substance abuse, and sexual offenders Facilitated individual Phase Three Parenting Effectiveness Training Maintained case notes

Graduate Student Intern Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center, Tampa, FL Assisted Psychologists in testing children for emotional disturbance Lead Psychoeducational group therapy with adolescents Shadowed licensed psychologists who performed individual therapy RESEARCH

Aug. 2005-May 2006

NSU Research Assessor March 2013 Present Mailman Segal Center for Human Development (NSU), Ft. Lauderdale, FL Complete field work assessments and data collection with preschool children in the Palm Beach County, FL Child Outcomes Study grant; Schedule meetings with multiple centers and administrative personnel for on-site observational visits. Independent Study University of Tampa, Tampa, FL Conducted research on gender differences in reaction times Analyzed results using SPSS Used computer based testing and entered data for statistical analysis OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Teacher Jewish Community Center, Aventura FL Interacted with Autistic children between the ages of 6 and 12 Assisted children with homework assignments and class projects Taught the children better reading skills and mathematical skills VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Max, Ida, Fred and Margie Foundation President of Family Foundation Make sure to properly invest foundation money Donate to various charities around the world Organize charity events Community Service Big Sister mentor and met once a week 3-Day Breast Cancer walk Special Olympics-at USF- helped with different events Bark in the Park-Humane society bathed animals and found them homes Reading and Rocking-helped read to kids at Metropolitan Ministries Delta Zeta Sorority Aug. 2002-May 2006 External Philanthropy chair position Planned campus-wide Paint the Town Week, raising $1500 for the Speech and Hearing Impaired Organized and promoted community involvement and fundraisers within Delta Zeta Sorority Assisted in the organization of the Tee Off Golf Tournament for Toddlers Organized Alexander Graham Bell event- child care for Hearing Impaired Oct. 2008-Present Aug. 2004-May 2005

Nov. 2006-April 2007

Completed over one hundred hours of community service with Delta Zeta Sorority

COMPUTER SKILLS Skillful in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SPSS statistical program

CONFERENCES The Nine Faces of Gambling Addiction and Recovery, Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc., Hollywood, FL. Presented by Rick Benson. July, 2013 Inviting Trance, Inventing Change 50 Hours of Intensive Training in Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Presented by Douglas Flemons. July, 2012 Narrative Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Presented by Paul Gallant, Jim Hibel, and Marcela Polanco. November, 2010 2 Days with David Epston: A New Genre of Working with the Problems of Young People in their Families and Communities, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Presented by David Epston. June, 2010 Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan What the Practitioner Needs to Know, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Presented by David Reitman, Ph.D. and Jose A. Rey, Pharm.D. May, 2010 Constructing Therapeutic Realities: Implications for Clinical Practice, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. Presented by Kenneth Gergen, Ph.D. January, 2010 From Discord to Dialogue, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Presented by SallyAnn Roth. January, 2010