Congratulations to TLC's 2010 Awardees!

 

Consultant Supervisor of the Year

Dr. Linda W. Peterson-St.Pierre

Dr. Peterson is an emeritus professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine where she taught medical students at all levels (four years) as well as interns and residents from 1978-2004. She now conducts a clinical practice as a marriage and family counselor in Reno NV. Dr. Peterson works primarily with children and families in the chaos of divorce or other post traumatic stress situations. She has had a forensic practice for 30 years and is certified in mediation, collaborative divorce and custody evaluation. She has been associated with the National Trauma and Loss Center since the publication of her book: Children in Distress: An Art Screening Tool (1996). She considers the TLC faculty her most potent inspiration. In 2009-2010, she completed an online course called Healing the Healer: The Power of Story for therapists and teachers; and Write Out Loud for children and non-deployed parents in the Military. As an aside, she is putting her court experiences in a booklet called: Horrensic Cases. The first line reads: “I am sitting in a leather chair that is too big for me and I feel as small as the young child I am here to defend!” Linda has given numerous workshops nationally and internationally, but considers those for TLC the most fun! For more information, see her web site http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/residency/reno/familymedicine/peterson/

Consultant of the Year

Kelly Warner, MSW

Kelly has worked for Turning Point, Inc. in Michigan for the past seven years as a child advocate, prevention educator and more recently as a child and youth therapist. She facilitates domestic violence groups and provides individual counseling sessions for child and teen survivors of domestic and sexual violence. She was instrumental in the inception of the Macomb County Domestic Violence Council’s Children and Youth Task force. Kelly has provided training on the topics of child witnesses of domestic and sexual violence, dating violence, sexual assault and gender socialization. She has a Masters degree in social work from Wayne State University where she also received her bachelor of social work. Kelly is the author of Teen Empowerment: A Structured Sensory Intervention Program for Teens Exposed to Domestic Violence  published by TLC in 2010.

 

School Specialist of the Year

Walter Hutchison, BA, MEd

Walter earned his Bachelor’s degree at Trinity University and his Master’s of Education at Ross State University. He  has been a middle school counselor in the Comal Independent School District (CISD) located in New Braunfels, Texas for nine years. He serves as one of CISD’s “Trauma Response Team” (TRT) leaders. The team is called into action when serious accidents occur, as well as for suicide and other traumatic situations. Hutchison is thankful the TRT is not called into action more often. He says the TLC Certification training has been an invaluable resource and he now feels prepared to respond when needed.

 

Organization of the Year

Paterson Public Schools

Paterson Public Schools Early Childhood Department is part of a progressive, urban school district located in Northern New Jersey, 18 miles west of New York City. The Early Childhood Department is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is committed to providing leadership in an effort to raise the quality of early childhood education. This year, Ms. Gloria Bodker, Supervisor of the Early Childhood Department wrote a grant to provide her staff with TLC’s Level 1 and 2 Trauma Certification. Ms. Bodker is committed to provide the highest quality and most comprehensive early childhood experiences possible to help give children a better start.

 

 

Past TLC of the Year Honorees

 

2009

Mary Hayek, Consultant Supervisor

John Micsak, Consultant of the Year

Mike Markowitz, Jennifer Haddow, Glenn Carlton, School Specialists

Canton City ISD, Organization

 

2008

Barb Dorrington, Consultant Supervisor

Cindy Ciocco, Consultant

Theresa Fraser, Clinical Specialist

Megan Gilliland, School Specialist

Turning Point, Agency (Kelly Warner)

 

2007

Barb Alexander, Consultant Supervisor

Jeff Giolitti, Consultant

Annette Miner, Clinical Specialist

Nicole Chubb & Marilyn Vargo, School Specialist

 

2006

Deanne Ginns-Gruenberg, Consultant Supervisor

Peggy Woehrlen, Consultant

Sandra Kluk, School Specialist

Macomb ISD (Mike DeVault, Dr. Green, Nancy Buyle) Agency

 

2005

Betty Bedard Bidwell, Consultant Supervisor

Tana Bridge, Consultant

Nancy Buyle, School Specialist

DeVos Children’s Hospital (Rosalynn Bliss, Pat Crum, Vincent Palusci) Agency

 

2004

Jackie Jacobs, Consultant Supervisor

Margaret Delillo-Storey & Nina Kucyk, Consultants

Mary Nugent, School Specialist

Thin Blue Line of Michigan (Laurie Reinacher Exe Dir, Founder) Agency

 

2003

Deanne Ginns-Gruenberg, Consultant Supervisor

 

2002

Tina Bryant, Consultant Supervisor

Mitch Lesperance, Consultant

Annemarie Bezold, School Specialist

WCRESA (Dr. Davis) Agency

 

2001

Heather Rice, Consultant Supervisor

James and Cathy Wunderlich, Consultants

Melissa Lupetin, School Specialist

Rick’s House of Hope (Robyn Plocher) Agency

 

2000

Patrina Pica-Kraus, Consultant

Florence Ernzen, School Specialist

1999

Karen Cox, Consultant

Barbara Oehlberg, School Specialist

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