| 1992-Present
....First Infant Massage Specialist , University of
New Mexico Medical Center, Pediatrics Dept. Developmental
Care working with infants at risk and their families
in the settings of the NICU, home visitation, and
in a developmental follow-up special baby clinic.
1999-Present ....Developed and implemented an advanced
training, Touching Lives: A Developmental Approach
- Infants and Children Born with Special Needs
1996-Present ....Developed and implemented an advanced
training, Touching Lives: A Developmental Approach
- Infants Born Biologically & Environmentally
At-Risk
March 1996 .....Developed and presented continuing
education course for IAIM -"Touch and Massage
for Babies and Children with Special Needs"
Montreal, Canada
1993 ....Implemented first Infant Massage program
in New Zealand
1992-1995 ....Infant Massage instructor for Las
Pasos, a program for parents who have a history
of substance abuse, and infants who are prenatally
exposed to drugs
1992-1993 ....Piloted Hospital/Agency Infant Massage
Trainings in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand
1993 ....Piloted the first Infant Massage Instructor
Training for moms with a history of substance abuse.
Albuquerque, NM (These moms became infant massage
instructors)
1989 .....Certified Doula
1989-1996 ....Chairperson of Educational Committee/Development
of curriculum for US and International Trainers
training program
1988-1990....Implemented first Infant Massage program
in Italy
1986 ....Produced "Parents & Children-Keeping
in Touch" Infant Massage Video for well babies
- still used today
1985-1986 ....Infant Massage Instructor, Franciscan
Hospital, Rock Island, IL.
1983-Present ....Trained over 6000 Infant Massage
Instructors including parents, childbirth educators,
social workers, early interventionists, speech pathologists,
case workers, doctors, massage therapists, nurses,
midwives, lactation consultants, childlife specialists,
and OTs and PTs.
1982-Present ....Trained over 8000 parents in Infant
Massage
1982-1987 ....Instructor of Massage and Reflexology,
Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA
1982-1985 ....Infant Massage Instructor, Illini
Hospital, Silvis, IL. (first IM Instructor to teach
hospital classes)
1976-Present ....Licensed Massage Therapist
Abstract
Infant Massage - Everyone Benefits, authored article
on the benefits of infant massage, Massage Today,
November 2003
Infant Massage & Breast feeding - The Big Picture,
Boston Medical Center, Keynote Speaker, Boston,
MA, June 2001
Infant Massage in the NICU, Baptist Hospital, Nashville,
TN, September 2001
Infant Massage and Behavioral Cues, NANN SW Conference,
Albuquerque, NM May 2, 2000
Infant Massage - Beyond the Basics, Amazing Newborn
Conference, Albuquerque, NM Jan 2000
Infant Massage, authored Chapter of Fundamentals
of Massage Therapy, W.B. Saunders (Harcourt Brace)
released Spring 1999
Infant Massage, Public Television 30 minute Special,
Albuquerque, NM , August 1997
Infant Massage for Infants with Emotional Abuse,
Child Abuse Prevention, Albuquerque, NM Feb 1997
Utilizing the Interview Process in Infant Massage
Instruction. IAIM International Trainers Assembly,
Montreal, Can, May 1996
Massage for All Children, 1996 Int'l Parent-to-Parent
Conference, Albuquerque, NM, March 1996.
Infants and Children with Prenatal Drug Exposure
and Their Families, Las Cumbres workshop series
on early childhood mental health issues, Espanola,
New Mexico, Feb. 1996.
Adapting Touch for Critically Ill, Drug Exposed,
and Pre-Term Infants, International Assn. of Infant
Massage National Convention, St. Louis, MO, November
1995.
Massage for Families, Blind and Deaf Regional Conference,
Albuquerque, NM , August 1995.
Therapeutic Touch with High-Risk Infants and Children,
Magic Years Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Sept .1995.
Infant Massage in the 90's. American Massage Therapy
Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.,
10/94.
Massaging Infants and Young Children-What It's
All About Magic Years Conference, Albuquerque, NM,
Sept. 1994.
Adaptations of Infant Massage for Infants with
Special Needs. Ninth Annual Statewide Conference
on Deaf- Blindness & Multiple Disabilities,
Austin, TX. February, 1994.
Alternative Therapeutic Approaches with Families
- Infant Massage and Art Therapy. New Visions for
Families in Crisis, Albuquerque, NM., November,
1993
Innovative Approach with Infant Massge from the
Hospital to Home to Community. International Association
of Infant Massage - 3rd Annual Conference, Sacramento,
CA Sept '93
Implementing Infant Massage from Hospital to Home.
Magic Years Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Sept.1993.
Int"l Assn. of Infant Massage Instructors
National Convention/presenter, Orlando, FL, March
8, 1992.
Infant Release. International Association of Infant
Massage National Convention. Orlando, FL., March,
1992.
Infant Massage and Physical Therapy. National Physical
Therapy Convention. San Francisco, CA., February,
1992.
Positive Strokes, Keeping in Touch with Your Child,
Inservice, Franciscan Hospital, Rock Island, IL.
May, 1985.
Infant Massage & Fathers, Oprah Winfrey's AM
Chicago, Dec 1984.
AWARDS
1996 & 1998 .....Infant Massage Instructor
of the Year, presented by the International Association
of Infant Massage
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