Michael
Scott, LMFT
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Michael
Scott is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a child
custody mediator. He has been a therapist since 1982 and maintains a
private practice in Santa Cruz, CA. Since 1985, Michael has served as a
child custody mediator for The County of Santa Cruz Superior Court. He
is an educator offering workshops both nationally and internationally on
marriage, divorce, parenting, education, personal and professional
development, conflict resolution, and the developmental needs of
children.
Today
is
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, Santa Cruz, CA
1985-present.
Therapist.
Private practice working with families, couples, groups, and
individuals. Presentations dealing with issues
of codependency, abuse, addiction,
divorce, developmental needs of children, job burn-out, single
parenting,
shared parenting, and sacred couple
relationships.
Child
Custody Mediator. Child custody dispute resolution.
Co-Parent
Counselor. Communication skills for divorced couples.
Collaborative
Law Child Specialist.Working with divorcing couples regarding
the needs of their child(ren).
Special
Master/Parent Coordinator, Superior Court, Santa Cruz, CA.Working
with divorcing couples regarding the needs of their child(ren).
- CONSULTANT/WRITER, Santa
Cruz, CA
1989-present.
Developed
modules
and wrote trainers' manual for Santa Clara County, CA
Substance
Prevention
Department, County Mental Health, dealing
with middle and junior high school
cross-curriculum application of Lions-Quest, "Skills for Adolescence."
- QUEST INTERNATIONAL,
Baltimore, MD
1988-2002.
Senior
Trainer. Workshop facilitation for educators, parents, and
community leaders.
Trainer
of Trainers. Evaluation and assessment of national and affiliate
trainers for the Lions-Quest programs.
- DEL MAR MIDDLE SCHOOL,
Santa Cruz, CA
1985-1987.
School
Counselor. Crisis intervention, referrals to appropriate agencies,
administrative responsibilities,
and
presentations
to faculty, parents, and community.
- FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICE,
Santa Cruz, CA
1984-1999.
Child
Custody Mediator. Child custody dispute resolution for Superior
Court, County of Santa Cruz, CA.
Divorce
Education Workshop Facilitator. Presentations dealing with the
impact of divorce on both children and
adults, to all parents in Santa Cruz who
are divorcing.
- YOUTH AND FAMILY COUNSELING
SERVICES, Santa Cruz, CA
1983-1985.
1984-1985. Counselor
II. Counseling adolescence and their families. Crisis and long
term intervention.
1983-1984. Intern
Counselor.
- POPPER-KEIZER: ADVANCED
SCHOOL FOR GIFTED CHILDREN, Santa Cruz, CA
1978-1984.
Counselor
and Educator. Developed reading curriculum for first through
fourth grades. Developed, administered,
and taught Physical Education curriculum
for first through eight grades. Responsible for Pupil Personnel
Services.
Administered and interpreted WISC-R. for
research purposes. Developed Health Science curriculum for grades
six through eight.
Educator.
Self-contained classroom grades one through four.
History.
Grades three through eight.
Physical
Education. Grades one through eight.
Counselor.
Grades kindergarten through eight.
Health
Science Grades six through eight.
- SAN QUENTIN PRISON, San
Rafael, CA
1975.
Yoga
Instructor and Facilitator. Working with inmates in maximum
security.
- BOARD OF EDUCATION, New
York, NY
1968.
Attendance
Counselor
and Caseworker, Bureau of Attendance. Worked with chronic truants
and their families.
- OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY, Brooklyn, NY
1968.
Director/Administrator.
Responsible for the summer anti-poverty program in the Bushwick
section of Brooklyn, NY.
EDUCATION:
- SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
1978-1982
Graduate
Work/Degree....Counselor Education/MA
Pupil Personnel Service/PPS
Required courses for MFT
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
1964-1968
Major/Degree............Physical Education/BS
Minor.........................Biology
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:
-
Marriage and Family Therapist. #MFC21082.
- Pupil
Personnel Service Credential. Clear.
-
Community College Counseling Credential. Life.
- Single
Subjects Teaching Credential (Physical Education). Clear.
-
Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. Life.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
- SANTA CRUZ CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL
1993-1998.
1995-1997 -
Chairperson
1994-1995 - Vice
Chairperson
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
-
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- California
Association of Marriage and Family Therapists - Santa Cruz Chapter
-
Association of Family Court Conciliators
- Academy
of Professional Family Mediators (Founding Member – Certified
Advanced Practitioner Mediator)
- American Psychological Association
-
Monterey Bay Psychological Association
Reflections of the Month
Reflections Archives
Co-Parenting:
Things to Consider
Divorce: Things to Consider
Mediation: Things to Consider
Talking to the Kids: Things to Consider
Questions and Answers: Trauma of Divorce
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