Dale McNitt, lcsw, msw, rn, lmt
0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000
xxx-xxx-xxxx
abc@xyz.com

 

Vacancy Announcement: HT-38-08-244 C GS-0185-12/12

Position: Social Worker

Department: Department of Veteran Affairs

Agency: Veterans Health Administration

Core Qualifications
 
Mental Health Services, Social Work Services, Program Administration, Clinical Operations, Administrative Operations, Psychosocial Assessment, Counseling, Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Marital Counseling, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention, Treatment Planning, Caseload Management, Discharge Planning, Outpatient Services, Referral, Resource Development, Documentation, Medical Records, Fiscal Management, Policies and Procedures Development, Team Building, Performance Analysis, Strategic Planning, Process Improvements,  Regulatory Compliance, Change Management,

Professional Experience

1981- Present

Independent/Private Practice

Safety Harbor, FL

Private Practice/Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and Workshop Presenter

 

Annual Salary:   Varies with concurrent operation of multiple businesses over course of 25+ years/                     cumulative average of approximately $65K

Hours Weekly:   Up to 60, varies

Supervisor:       N/A

Have operated and managed practice for numerous years at varied Pinellas County locations, specializing in providing clients referred by psychotherapists with 1-on-1 bodywork/massage therapy. 

Concurrently develop and present accredited Continuing Educational Unit (CEU) workshops/group instruction. 

1993- Present   

Bhakti Academe School of Intuitive Massage and Healing:

Safety Harbor, FL

Co-Owner/Co-Director/Corporate Officer

Annual Salary:   Varies (reference first position)

Hours Weekly:   Varies (reference first position)

Supervisor:       N/A

Successfully steer operations of Licensed Vocational School and Credentialed Continuing Educational Unit (CEU) provider.  Deliver classroom instruction for 6-month, 500-hour program, graduating students ranging from Licensed Mental Health Counselors and Occupational Therapists to Physical Therapists, Nurses, Engineers, and Lawyers reflecting prior educational backgrounds from GED to Ph.D.

 

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Professional Experience Continued

 

2007- Present 

Energy Press Inc.  

Safety Harbor, FL

President/Co-Owner

Annual Salary:   Varies (reference first position)

Hours Weekly:   Varies (reference first position)

Supervisor:       N/A

Strategically created/established and manage company primarily focused on publication and promotion of affiliate school/workshop print and video materials/products.  Produce works on massage and energy work for distribution through New Leaf Distributing.  Website can be viewed at www.energypressinc.com.

1996- 2007  

Private Practice

Safety Harbor, FL

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Annual Salary:   Varies (reference first position)

Hours Weekly:   Varies (reference first position)

Supervisor:       N/A

Combined LCSW credentials with sharp business acumen to successfully launch, build and manage profitable private practice in conjunction with school and workshop businesses.  Provided psychotherapy/ counseling, with focus on emotional, physical, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), addiction, and sexual issues. Closed practice to focus on additional practice/businesses and to promote book and DVDs.

1993- 1996   

Pasco County Schools

7227 Land O' Lakes Boulevard
Land O' Lakes, FL 34638
School Social Worker

Annual Salary:   $26K
Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       Retired - Contact: David Chamberlin to Verify; Phone: 727-794-2442

Collaborated with interdisciplinary team comprised of social worker, nurse and school psychologists to provide social services for four schools within the County.  Facilitated individual and group counseling customized to student needs.  Effectively assessed students for special programs and developed social histories.  Actively advised teachers and administrative staff of students special needs and partnered with community resources in locating and coordinating optimal services.

1988- 1990   

Women s Medical Center

Seminole, FL

Therapist/RN/Charge Nurse

Annual Salary:   $30K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Out of Business

Conducted group therapy for patients hospitalized with eating disorders, including multi-family group counseling and continuing care groups.  Contributed nursing experience toward additionally serving as Weekend RN/Charge Nurse.

 

 

 

 

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Professional Experience Continued

 

1987- 1989   

Free Choice Corporation

Safety Harbor, FL

President and CEO

Annual Salary:   $50K

Weekly Hours:   20

Supervisor:       N/A

Directed operations of business specializing in marketing progesterone USP in sublingual form in accordance with defined protocol for treatment of PMS.  Actively promoted business/product through public speaking engagements including national conferences as well as television and radio broadcasts.  Successfully authored Physicians PMS Reference Manual on diagnosis and treatment of syndrome, distributed through PMS Research and Information Inc., a non-profit organization.

 

1987- 1989

Pinellas County Schools

Safety Harbor, FL

Teacher

Annual Salary:   N/A

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Provided instruction and one-on-one counseling of severely emotionally disturbed (SED) children facing expulsion, with the goal of ensuring availability of crucial learning opportunities.  Served as one of only two teachers in County to succeed in teaching these students.

 

1986- 1987   

Pinellas Emergency Mental Health Services

Pinellas Park, FL

RN/Charge Nurse

Annual Salary:   $27K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Phone: 727-545-6477

Facilitated nursing care on an adolescent crisis unit.

1984- 1985   

Pinellas Young Peoples Residential Treatment Facility

Pinellas Par, FL

RN

Annual Salary:   $25K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Out of Business

Served as RN, advisor and troubleshooter for 4 residential houses providing care for severely emotionally disturbed children.  Presented in-house staff training.  Applied sharp problem solving skills toward effectively de-escalating crisis/resident safety situations.

1983-1985   

Horizon Hospital

Pinellas Park, FL

Charge Nurse/Staff RN/LPN

Annual Salary:   $23K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Out of Business

Oversaw 6-member staff in providing quality Psychiatric ICU nursing care. Conducted results-oriented group therapy.  Facilitated lethality evaluations of patients with psychoses as well as homicidal/suicidal ideations.

 

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Professional Experience Continued

1982-1983   

Center for Individual Growth

Saint Petersburg, FL

Co-Founder/Academic Director

Annual Salary:   $20K + private practice

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Opened and built school to employ small teaching staff.  Proficiently developed curriculum and instructed courses in subjects including Anatomy, Physiology, Massage, and Energy Work.

1981- 1982   

Humanities Center School of Massage

Co-Founder/Academic Director

Annual Salary:   $20K + private practice income

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Opened and managed school concurrent with launching massage practice specializing in sexual abuse, emotional abuse and PTSD adult clientele.

1979- 1980   

Hillsborough County Schools

Teacher

Annual Salary:   $20K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Presented 6^th grade classroom instruction in all subjects.

1978- 1979

Manistique Area Schools

Manistique, MI

Principal/Teacher

Annual Salary:   $19K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Effectively manage operations of small elementary school, with responsibilities ranging from supervising staff and administering budget to overseeing implementation of curriculum and addressing parent/student issues. Concurrently taught general subjects.

1977- 1978   

Peace Corps

Volunteer Teacher

Yap Micronesia

Annual Salary:   Not Applicable-Volunteer

Hours Weekly:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Contributed strong communication skills toward teaching Yapese, Palauan and Pompeian children on small Pacific island.

 

1968-1977

Deputy Sheriff, Orange County, CA

Varied entrepreneurial sales/management including co-launching and operating Purchase Sales Corp, the largest independent US distributor of Borden s dairy products

 

 

 

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Military Background

 

1969-1972

United States Army

Sgt, E5 (honorable discharge ranking)

Investigator, Criminal Investigation Division

Military career included serving in Vietnam, 1970, as one of two investigators, with responsibility for thoroughly investigating homicides and war crimes; sole person to serve in Unit requiring 4 years of college and 4 years of police experience in spite of having none of these qualifications as a 19-year old solider. (DD214 included with package submission).

 

Education

Graduate:

 

School: Florida State University

Degree:            MSW

Major:   Clinical Social Work

Earned: Dec 1992

GPA:    3.87 Overall

            3.87 Major

Note:    Transcripts Included with Submission

 

MSW Internships:

 

Operation Par-Group/Individual Addictions Counseling; 1992

Glenbeigh Hospital-Clinical Group Therapy, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Co-Dependency; 1992

 

 

Undergraduate:

 

School: St. Petersburg College

Degree:            AS

Major:   RN/Nursing

Earned: Fall 1988

 

School: Central Michigan University

Degree:            BS

Major:   Education Sociology

Earned: May 1977

GPA:    3.07 Overall

            3.53 Junior/Senior Years

            3.53 Major

 

School: Michigan State University

Degree:            N/A

Major:   Criminal Justice

Dates:  Summer 1973-Fall 1974

 

School: Grand Rapids Junior College

Degree:            N/A

Major:   Undeclared/General Studies

Dates:  Fall 1968-1969

 

 

 

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Licensure/Certification/Registration

 

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), State of Florida, License # SW0004182; 1995-Current
Registered Nurse (RN), State of Florida, License # RN1656482; 1985-Current
Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), State of Florida, License # MA3866; 1981-Current
Certified, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), The Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming; 1984
 

 

Specialized Training/Professional Development

 

NLP; Brief Therapy; Gestalt; Behavioral Therapy; Body-Oriented Psychotherapy

 

Technical Training/Proficiency

 

 PC and Mac: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, iCalendar, Video Editing, QuickBooks, Internet, eMail

Awards

 

National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Expert (Rifle)

 

 

Publications

Textbook: McNitt, Dale. Bhakti Energy WorkTM for Enlightenment. 305 pages 8.5x11. ISBN:978-0-9794249-0-8 Library of Congress Control Number 2007902439

 

Manual: Physician teaching in diagnostic protocol and treatment for Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS); implemented nationwide in 1980s, early in the widely-accepted recognition as an accepted syndrome

Curriculum: 3 Complete Curriculum; most recent 320 pp

 

Video Dialogue: 4 Hours of Content for 2 DVDs

 

Applications: 3 technically and legally complex State Agency applications

 

Catalogues: 3 vocational school catalogues

 
Professional Affiliations

 

National Association of Social Workers
American Massage Therapy Association
American Holistic Nurses Association
Nurse Healers Professional Associates
National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists

 

 

Dale McNitt
0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000
xxx-xxx-xxxx
abc@xyz.com

 

Vacancy Announcement: HT-38-08-244 C GS-0185-12/12

Position: Social Worker

Department: Department of Veteran Affairs

Agency: Veterans Health Administration

 

 

 

Quality Ranking Factors

1.        Ability to plan, organize and implement social work services to Mental Health patients in a Community Based Hospital setting independently.

 

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over a decade, as well as an RN since 1985, specializing in mental health/psychiatric patient care within hospital environments,

I offer extensive experience in strategically planning, coordinating and implementing social work services and medical care of mental health patients.  I have also been an active Licensed Massage Therapist since 1981, providing body-oriented therapy to clients referred by psychotherapists within the healthcare community. 

 

As a Therapist, RN and Charge Nurse with Women s Medical Center, I effectively planned and facilitated therapy as well as continuing care/mental health social services for patients hospitalized with eating disorders.  Prior to that, I was an RN/Charge Nurse on an Adolescent Crisis Unit with Pinellas Emergency Mental Health Services, where services went beyond hospitalization to include ongoing mental health/social services. Going back to 1983, I was a Charge Nurse responsible for a 6-member team on a Psychiatric ICU, where again mental health services went beyond the hospital setting to include post-discharge planning and coordination of mental health/social services within the community.

 

Outside a clinical setting, I was also an RN for 4 community-based residential facilities providing care for severely emotionally disturbed children.  While much of my more recent work has been in a private practice setting, I continually collaborate with resources throughout the social service and medical community to coordinate full-scope services for my mental health patients.  I am proficient in assessing patients in order to clearly define optimal solutions to addressing their unique needs and am able to use my extensive network within the mental health community to ensure delivery of quality social services. 

 

 

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2.        Ability to provide direct social work services to Mental Health veterans and their families using a variety of treatment modalities.

 

As a Vietnam Veteran, one of my key motivators in entering the social work field was to provide quality mental health services for veterans, particularly in the area of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  I am intimately aware of veteran mental health needs, having seen first-hand the impact military service, and particularly war, has on our veterans, and have applied this toward professionally addressing their mental health needs.  I have worked with  individuals and their families to provide both conventional and alternative treatment options.  My training and experience ranges from Gestalt, Behavioral and Brief therapies to Body-Oriented Psychotherapy and Neuro-Linquistic Programming.  I have taken a particular interest in PTSD and related stress disorders as a Private Practitioner, and have been highly successful in integrating diverse modalities to optimize patient/client outcomes.

3.        Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with patients, families, clinical staff, and community organizations.

As an active member of the Mental Health, Social Service and Medical community since the early 1980s, I have consistently demonstrated expertise in effectively communicating both orally and in writing with patients, families, peers, clinical staff, and key community organization/agency contacts.  In addition to routinely interfacing with clients as well as clinical and mental health/social service professionals and community resources over the course of more than 25 years while in Private Practice, Nursing and Social Services, I am a Public Speaker, Instructor and Published author. 

 

Concurrent with my private practice launched in 1981, I opened a Licensed Vocational School in 1993 and serve as Administrator as well as Instructor.  For over 15 years I have I effectively delivered accredited Continuing Educational Unit (CEU) workshops and classes in areas including Bodywork, Massage, Energy Healing, and related topics, with audiences/students including Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Nurses, and Physicians as well as populations outside the mental health and medical field.  To support and promote my work, I am widely published both in print and video, with publications including a textbook, curriculum/ classroom materials and catalogues for several Licensed Vocational Trade Schools, and instructional DVDs. 

 

Further demonstrating my dynamic verbal and written communication skills, prior to my more recent work, I also wrote and published a Physician s Manual on diagnostic protocol and treatment for PMS which was adopted nationwide in the late 1980s.  Concurrent with that, I was conducting public speaking engagements promoting/ marketing progesterone USP for treatment of PMS through national conferences as well as television and radio broadcasts. I also offer earlier experience as a Teacher in all levels of the public school system as well as Volunteer Teaching for the Peace Corps abroad, and a background as a Trainer/Educator in fields including Nursing and Law Enforcement.

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4.     Knowledge of federal regulations, VA policy, laws including VA benefits and eligibility as it relates to providing services to veterans in a community based setting.

 

Over the course of my career, I have worked closely with Veterans in a community-based and clinical setting to provide quality mental health and social services. In order to fully understand regulations, policy and laws driving similar VA services, I have taken the initiative to research, analyze and acquire a working knowledge of their impact on delivery of services as defined by most current Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents publications.

 

I am aware of VA benefits eligibility criteria as it applies to veterans upon discharge from active military service and the broad range of programs, services and resources available to them through the Department of Veterans Affairs as defined and legislated within the US Code, as well as documentation requirements for meeting entitlement and benefits criteria.  My knowledge is primarily related to mental health, social service and medical-related issues, with a solid focus on PTSD, transition and reintegration with the general public and community as it applies to veterans and family members.  This includes an understanding that veterans may qualify not only based on injuries/issues resulting from combat, but as a direct result of war simulation training, armed conflict and related hazardous duties.  I have consistently provided services in compliance with any policy, law or standard governing eligibility and delivery of benefits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dale McNitt
0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000
xxx-xxx-xxxx
abc@xyz.com

 

Vacancy Announcement: HT-38-08-269 C GS-0185-12/12

Position: Supervisory Social Worker

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Agency: Veterans Health Administration

 

Core Qualifications
 
Mental Health Services, Social Work Services, Program Administration, Clinical Operations, Administrative Operations, Psychosocial Assessment, Counseling, Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Marital Counseling, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention, Treatment Planning, Caseload Management, Discharge Planning, Outpatient Services, Referral, Resource Development, Documentation, Medical Records, Fiscal Management, Policies and Procedures Development, Team Building, Performance Analysis, Strategic Planning, Process Improvements,  Regulatory Compliance, Change Management,

Professional Experience

1981- Present

Independent/Private Practice

Safety Harbor, FL

Private Practice/Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and Workshop Presenter

 

Annual Salary:   Varies with concurrent operation of multiple businesses over course of 25+ years/                     cumulative average of approximately $65K

Hours Weekly:   Up to 60, varies

Supervisor:       N/A

Have operated and managed practice for numerous years at varied Pinellas County locations, specializing in providing clients referred by psychotherapists with 1-on-1 bodywork/massage therapy. 

Concurrently develop and present accredited Continuing Educational Unit (CEU) workshops/group instruction. 

1993- Present   

Bhakti Academe School of Intuitive Massage and Healing:

Safety Harbor, FL

Co-Owner/Co-Director/Corporate Officer

Annual Salary:   Varies (reference first position)

Hours Weekly:   Varies (reference first position)

Supervisor:       N/A

Successfully steer operations of Licensed Vocational School and Credentialed Continuing Educational Unit (CEU) provider.  Deliver classroom instruction for 6-month, 500-hour program, graduating students ranging from Licensed Mental Health Counselors and Occupational Therapists to Physical Therapists, Nurses, Engineers, and Lawyers reflecting prior educational backgrounds from GED to Ph.D.

 

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Professional Experience Continued

 

2007- Present 

Energy Press Inc.  

Safety Harbor, FL

President/Co-Owner

Annual Salary:   Varies (reference first position)

Hours Weekly:   Varies (reference first position)

Supervisor:       N/A

Strategically created/established and manage company primarily focused on publication and promotion of affiliate school/workshop print and video materials/products.  Produce works on massage and energy work for distribution through New Leaf Distributing.  Website can be viewed at www.energypressinc.com.

1996- 2007  

Private Practice

Safety Harbor, FL

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Annual Salary:   Varies (reference first position)

Hours Weekly:   Varies (reference first position)

Supervisor:       N/A

Combined LCSW credentials with sharp business acumen to successfully launch, build and manage profitable private practice in conjunction with school and workshop businesses.  Provided psychotherapy/ counseling, with focus on emotional, physical, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), addiction, and sexual issues. Closed practice to focus on additional practice/businesses and to promote book and DVDs.

1993- 1996   

Pasco County Schools

7227 Land O' Lakes Boulevard
Land O' Lakes, FL 34638
School Social Worker

Annual Salary:   $26K
Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       Retired - Contact: David Chamberlin to Verify; Phone: 727-794-2442

Collaborated with interdisciplinary team comprised of social worker, nurse and school psychologists to provide social services for four schools within the County.  Facilitated individual and group counseling customized to student needs.  Effectively assessed students for special programs and developed social histories.  Actively advised teachers and administrative staff of students special needs and partnered with community resources in locating and coordinating optimal services.

1988- 1990   

Women s Medical Center

Seminole, FL

Therapist/RN/Charge Nurse

Annual Salary:   $30K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Out of Business

Conducted group therapy for patients hospitalized with eating disorders, including multi-family group counseling and continuing care groups.  Contributed nursing experience toward additionally serving as Weekend RN/Charge Nurse.

 

 

 

 

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Professional Experience Continued

 

1987- 1989   

Free Choice Corporation

Safety Harbor, FL

President and CEO

Annual Salary:   $50K

Weekly Hours:   20

Supervisor:       N/A

Directed operations of business specializing in marketing progesterone USP in sublingual form in accordance with defined protocol for treatment of PMS.  Actively promoted business/product through public speaking engagements including national conferences as well as television and radio broadcasts.  Successfully authored Physicians PMS Reference Manual on diagnosis and treatment of syndrome, distributed through PMS Research and Information Inc., a non-profit organization.

 

1987- 1989

Pinellas County Schools

Safety Harbor, FL

Teacher

Annual Salary:   N/A

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Provided instruction and one-on-one counseling of severely emotionally disturbed (SED) children facing expulsion, with the goal of ensuring availability of crucial learning opportunities.  Served as one of only two teachers in County to succeed in teaching these students.

 

1986- 1987   

Pinellas Emergency Mental Health Services

Pinellas Park, FL

RN/Charge Nurse

Annual Salary:   $27K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Phone: 727-545-6477

Facilitated nursing care on an adolescent crisis unit.

1984- 1985   

Pinellas Young Peoples Residential Treatment Facility

Pinellas Par, FL

RN

Annual Salary:   $25K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Out of Business

Served as RN, advisor and troubleshooter for 4 residential houses providing care for severely emotionally disturbed children.  Presented in-house staff training.  Applied sharp problem solving skills toward effectively de-escalating crisis/resident safety situations.

1983-1985   

Horizon Hospital

Pinellas Park, FL

Charge Nurse/Staff RN/LPN

Annual Salary:   $23K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A-Out of Business

Oversaw 6-member staff in providing quality Psychiatric ICU nursing care. Conducted results-oriented group therapy.  Facilitated lethality evaluations of patients with psychoses as well as homicidal/suicidal ideations.

 

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Professional Experience Continued

1982-1983   

Center for Individual Growth

Saint Petersburg, FL

Co-Founder/Academic Director

Annual Salary:   $20K + private practice

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Opened and built school to employ small teaching staff.  Proficiently developed curriculum and instructed courses in subjects including Anatomy, Physiology, Massage, and Energy Work.

1981- 1982   

Humanities Center School of Massage

Co-Founder/Academic Director

Annual Salary:   $20K + private practice income

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Opened and managed school concurrent with launching massage practice specializing in sexual abuse, emotional abuse and PTSD adult clientele.

1979- 1980   

Hillsborough County Schools

Teacher

Annual Salary:   $20K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Presented 6^th grade classroom instruction in all subjects.

1978- 1979

Manistique Area Schools

Manistique, MI

Principal/Teacher

Annual Salary:   $19K

Weekly Hours:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Effectively manage operations of small elementary school, with responsibilities ranging from supervising staff and administering budget to overseeing implementation of curriculum and addressing parent/student issues. Concurrently taught general subjects.

1977- 1978   

Peace Corps

Volunteer Teacher

Yap Micronesia

Annual Salary:   Not Applicable-Volunteer

Hours Weekly:   40

Supervisor:       N/A

Contributed strong communication skills toward teaching Yapese, Palauan and Pompeian children on small Pacific island.

 

1968-1977

Deputy Sheriff, Orange County, CA

Varied entrepreneurial sales/management including co-launching and operating Purchase Sales Corp, the largest independent US distributor of Borden s dairy products

 

 

 

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Military Background

 

1969-1972

United States Army

Sgt, E5 (honorable discharge ranking)

Investigator, Criminal Investigation Division

Military career included serving in Vietnam, 1970, as one of two investigators, with responsibility for thoroughly investigating homicides and war crimes; sole person to serve in Unit requiring 4 years of college and 4 years of police experience in spite of having none of these qualifications as a 19-year old solider. (DD214 included with package submission).

 

Education

Graduate:

 

School: Florida State University

Degree:            MSW

Major:   Clinical Social Work

Earned: Dec 1992

GPA:    3.87 Overall

            3.87 Major

Note:    Transcripts Included with Submission

 

MSW Internships:

 

Operation Par-Group/Individual Addictions Counseling; 1992

Glenbeigh Hospital-Clinical Group Therapy, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Co-Dependency; 1992

 

 

Undergraduate:

 

School: St. Petersburg College

Degree:            AS

Major:   RN/Nursing

Earned: Fall 1988

 

School: Central Michigan University

Degree:            BS

Major:   Education Sociology

Earned: May 1977

GPA:    3.07 Overall

            3.53 Junior/Senior Years

            3.53 Major

 

School: Michigan State University

Degree:            N/A

Major:   Criminal Justice

Dates:  Summer 1973-Fall 1974

 

School: Grand Rapids Junior College

Degree:            N/A

Major:   Undeclared/General Studies

Dates:  Fall 1968-1969

 

 

 

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Licensure/Certification/Registration

 

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), State of Florida, License # SW0004182; 1995-Current
Registered Nurse (RN), State of Florida, License # RN1656482; 1985-Current
Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), State of Florida, License # MA3866; 1981-Current
Certified, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), The Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming; 1984
 

 

Specialized Training/Professional Development

 

NLP; Brief Therapy; Gestalt; Behavioral Therapy; Body-Oriented Psychotherapy

 

Technical Training/Proficiency

 

 PC and Mac: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, iCalendar, Video Editing, QuickBooks, Internet, eMail

Awards

 

National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Expert (Rifle)

 

 

Publications

Textbook: McNitt, Dale. Bhakti Energy WorkTM for Enlightenment. 305 pages 8.5x11. ISBN:978-0-9794249-0-8 Library of Congress Control Number 2007902439

 

Manual: Physician teaching in diagnostic protocol and treatment for Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS); implemented nationwide in 1980s, early in the widely-accepted recognition as an accepted syndrome

Curriculum: 3 Complete Curriculum; most recent 320 pp

 

Video Dialogue: 4 Hours of Content for 2 DVDs

 

Applications: 3 technically and legally complex State Agency applications

 

Catalogues: 3 vocational school catalogues

 
Professional Affiliations

 

National Association of Social Workers
American Massage Therapy Association
American Holistic Nurses Association
Nurse Healers Professional Associates
National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists

Dale McNitt
0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000
xxx-xxx-xxxx
abc@xyz.com

 

Vacancy Announcement: HT-38-08-269 C GS-0185-12/12

Position: Supervisory Social Worker

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Agency: Veterans Health Administration

 

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

1.       Ability to supervise multidisciplinary mental health staff towards a common goal, including administrative responsibilities, program development, budget development, fiscal management, personnel/resource management, and Automation Information System (Cyber & Information Security).

 

During much of my career as an LCSW, as well as an RN, I have held administrative responsibilities in private practice, entrepreneurial and clinical environments.  I have launched/co-founded and managed 9 organizations ranging from multiple educational organizations/schools to non-profits and businesses related to the mental health and psychotherapy field.  With each, I have held CEO title or served on Board of Directors and have actively managed full-scope operations ranging from budgeting/fiscal management, organization/operational structuring, program development, and human resource management to marketing, promotion and business development.  I have successfully recruited, trained, developed, and supervised as many as 20 staff members, including many professionals within the mental health and psychiatric nursing fields.  I have further applied my resource management skills toward actively collaborating with health care and social service professionals in a leadership capacity.

 

Going back as far as the early 1980s, I have consistently been actively involved in the mental health field.  In 1982 I  opened Center for Individual Growth and hired and directed a staff of mental health and medical teaching staff.  I then accepted a position with Horizon Hospital on their Psychiatric ICU floor, where in recognition of my superior leadership skills I rapidly progressed to Charge Nurse, with responsibility for a team of psychiatric nurses.   In 1984 I served as an advisor and troubleshooter for 4 residential houses offering medical and social services to severely emotionally disturbed children, consistently working with and guiding mental health professionals to maximize level of care; in this position I also delivered in-house mental health staff training.  As a Charge Nurse with Pinellas Emergency Mental Health Services, I again led and collaborated with staff to provide nursing care on an Adolescent Crisis Unit.  Progressing through my career, I also served as a Therapist and Charge RN responsible for team leadership and active delivery of therapy for hospitalized eating disorder patients.

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As a School Social Worker, 1993-1996, I also actively collaborated with a team that included a social worker, nurse and school psychologist in order to provide social services for four schools within Pasco County.

   

In regards to technology, I have continually taken the initiative to participate in professional development programs and classes in varied operating systems and software/applications, and actively capitalize on technology daily to manage client data, facilitate administrative operations and market and promote my businesses via websites.  Teaming this with my military background, where as an Investigator I was entrusted with the secure development and management of highly confidential information, I am well equipped to effectively work with your secure automation information system.

2.       Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and ability to communicate orally and in writing with persons from a variety of educational and cultural backgrounds.

As an active member of the Mental Health, Social Service and Medical community since the early 1980s, I have consistently demonstrated expertise in effectively communicating both orally and in writing with patients, families, peers, clinical staff, and key community organization contacts.  In addition to routinely interfacing with clients as well as clinical and mental health/social service professionals and community resources over the course of more than 25 years while in Private Practice, Nursing and Social Services, I am a Public Speaker, Instructor and Published author. 

 

In private practice since 1981, I have consistently demonstrated the ability to forge productive relationships with clients representing a broad range of populations and backgrounds through proactive communications. Concurrently, I opened and operate a  Licensed Vocational School, where in addition to steering operations I am an Instructor, applying my industry expertise as well as dynamic presentation skills toward delivering quality classroom educations.  I have successfully instructed CEU classes and workshops for over 15 years, addressing audiences/students ranging from Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists to Nurses and Physicians and populations with academic backgrounds ranging from GEDs to Ph.D.s. As an entrepreneur, I have conducted public speaking engagements to promote and market my products/services.  Complementing this, prior to launching my career in the mental health and social service fields, I was a Public School Teacher, again requiring exceptional interpersonal relation and communication skills.

 

I also offer strong written communication skills.  I have authored and published a physician s textbook, as well as curriculum and catalogues for 3 trade schools and narrative content for 2 instructional DVDs.  These writing skills have been further used to effectively develop and maintain detailed patient/client documentation and records both as an LCSW and RN.

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3.       Thorough knowledge and understanding of the problems faced by combat and conflict veteran populations; knowledgeable of readjustment problems of veterans and the evaluation and treatment of PTSD.

While I believe that professing to have a thorough knowledge and understanding of problems encountered by combat and conflict veteran populations is an overstatement due to the complexity of the impact combat and conflict has on our veterans, as a Vietnam Veteran, I have first-hand experience in the challenge of attempting to reintegrate with society after being in a war zone and have witnessed the impact on my peers. 

 

This personal experience has given me a significant compassion for veterans and a passion for assisting them as an LCSW, and I have acquired solid experience in and knowledge of PTSD, readjustment and related issues.  Although PTSD was only recognized as an accepted diagnosis in 1980, the disorder has been evident since war began, whether we call it combat fatigue or PTSD, and it has been suggested that as high as 30 percent of veterans involved in combat have experienced some level of PTSD symptoms, with higher rates recognized in minority populations and twice the likelihood of presentation of symptoms in women.

Symptoms are recurrent, with patients repeatedly reliving the trauma and experiencing nightmares to the point of developing a phobia of places, people and experiences that is debilitating on a biopsychosocial level and impacts every aspect of their lives, from work to relationships. Criteria for diagnosis includes at least one recurring symptom, three avoidance/numbing symptoms, and two hyperarousal symptoms for at least one month that causes significant distress or functional impairment; a diagnosis of Chronic PTSD is defined by duration of these criteria for three or more months. In evaluating veterans for PTSD, we look at multiple factors/symptoms that can range from sleep problems, trouble concentrating, irritability, anger, poor concentration, and blackouts to difficulty remembering things, increased tendency and reaction to being startled, and hypervigilance to threat or perceived threat.  In my personal experience working with veterans, I have consistently noted additional symptoms and/or complaints including
anxiety, suicidal ideations and/or attempts, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder addictions, substance abuse, and eating disorders.

 

In treating PTSD, conventional medical and psychiatric practitioners often rely on antidepressants, such as Clonodine, Zoloft, Paxil, and Prozac, as well as varied anti-anxiety drugs and tranquilizers.  I ve also seen Depakote and Risperdal used for severe hyper-vigilance.  I personally question use of tranquilizers, and find the symptoms tend to exacerbate as peak blood level drops, leading to the need for increased dosages and substance dependence.  As an LCSW, I find that long-term results are better attained through one-on-one and group counseling and alternative therapeutic modalities focused on stress reduction.  

 

 

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4.       Skills in the delivery of clinical psychological/counseling services to combat/conflict veterans to include crisis counseling intervention and treatment of PTSD; experience in applying various psychological evaluation techniques used to evaluate intellectual, personality, and psychosocial aspects of behavior.

 

I have been counseling and treating combat/conflict veterans for numerous years.  In 1984 I earned certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)Techniques, a forerunner to Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), also known as eye accessing.  These techniques integrate Gestalt Therapy and the work of both Virginia Satire and Milton Erickson, and are highly effective as an intervention tool and treatment for PTSD.  Because NLP offers a broad range of techniques, it allows the therapist to use varied strategies in finding the technique that best addresses the individual patient s therapy process. 

I rely heavily on techniques called  chaining, that rapidly move patients/clients from severe physiological relation to peaceful feelings.  NLP uses anchoring or association of feelings with outcomes, similar to the practice used by Pavlov in teaching dogs that action would result in reward.  We teach the client through programming to let go of traumatic feelings and replace them with positive thoughts producing a feeling of peacefulness. I am also an advocate of group work and encourage support groups.  As an adjunct to psychotherapy/counseling, I teach meditation and relaxation techniques as part of living skills and family therapy and find that it generates good results in addressing PTSD and related mental health issues.

 

I had the opportunity to spend three years as a collaborative team member in conducting thorough psychological evaluations with a testing psychologist, and am proficient in use of varied instruments/tools for conducting intellectual, personality and psychosocial assessments.  My experience includes conducting lethality assessments to determine potential for suicide.

5.       Skills in mental health case management, including intake, treatment planning, implementation and evaluation, termination, and follow-up; ability to prepare accurate, clinically valid mental health evaluations and case reports.

 

Soon after obtaining my LMT credentials, a local psychologist training students in Gestalt saw my work and asked that I co-lead a series of workshops with him, and subsequently I built a high-volume practice based largely on referrals from him and fellow therapists.  Recognizing my talents in counseling and group therapy, I promptly focused my career on mental health. I took a circuitous route toward eventually obtaining my LCSW credentialing, and first pursued an RN.  Using my nursing credentials, I focused on psychiatric nursing and mental health, gaining extensive experience in intake, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up/after-care resourcing.  Often serving in a Charge Nurse and/or Supervisory capacity, I was also responsible for developing and maintaining detailed records and clinically valid mental health evaluations and case reports.

 

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In private practice since 1981, including 13 years of recent experience as an LCSW, I have continually delivered quality mental health care, requiring expertise in all aspects of mental health case management from intake and both one-on-one and group counseling through coordinating services through a solid network of community resources.  My practice has focused on PTSD, abuse and addictions, and I am highly qualified to lend my expertise toward supporting the VA s mission in providing our veterans with quality mental health services.

6.     Ability to coordinate local Vet Center services with services offered by outside agencies.

 

Having been involved with mental health and social services in some capacity since 1981, I have worked with veterans to provide psychotherapy, counseling and support services vital to their effectively reintegrating with and functioning in society.  As an LCSW, RN and LMT, I have developed a strategic network of resources throughout the mental health, medical and social service communities and am adept in navigating cross-functional systems to ensure delivery of full-scope, quality care and services through active collaboration with government, local, non-profit, and private sector agencies and organizations.