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Degrees
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Ph.D. in Psychology. Masters Degree in Social Work
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My Expert Service
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Dr. Annette Childs holds a Ph.D in psychology and has been a licensed therapist for over 15 years. She is also the award winning author of two books, both highly acclaimed tools in the fields of grief and loss. As a therapist she has dedicated her life to working with those facing hard transitions. In particular, her focus has been end of life care where she has assisted thousands of dying individuals and their families to find peace and meaning at the end of life.
A natural medium, Dr. Childs has had contact with the other side since childhood. She has helped hundreds to both connect and understand the world of spirit with her unique form of clinical mediumship. She realized her gift when at a young age when she had an uncanny experience with her dying grandmother. This experience left her hungering for a better understanding of death, dying, and what if anything may come next, ultimately leading her to higher education as a way of blending the scientific and the spiritual. As a doctoral candidate, she spent years researching near death experiences (NDE’s) and other mystical phenomenon associated with the dying process and grief. With this research she began formulating a unique viewpoint on how a doorway to the mystical seems to open up when we are “near death” whether it be our own, a dying loved one, or during the grieving process after experiencing a loss.
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Experience & Qualifications
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Ph.D. in Psychology 1997
Dissertation: “Positive Emotional After-Effects of the Near Death Experience and Facilitated Altered States of Consciousness”
Masters of Social Work 1991
Thesis: “Social Work Intervention using muscle relaxation and guided imagery with chemotherapy patients in an outpatient cancer clinic.
Graduated with Honors; Elected member Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Education and Consulting
Educator: One Candle, LLC
Creates and teaches one day interactive workshops on death, dying and transition to both the lay public and licensed professionals. These highly regarded workshops are approved by various Nevada and California Boards for continuing education units.
The Wandering Feather Press
Founder/Owner/Operator
Independently created this independent small press from the ground up. The Wandering Feather Press is now a multi book publisher and has won numerous national and international literary and publishing awards and is consistently seen as one of the finest producers of small press books in the nation.
Clinician – Private Clinical Therapy Practice 1994-present 2007- Present
2001 -present
Maintains a practice which emphasizes assisting individuals and families through difficult transitions related to serious medical diagnosis, death, and grief.
Bereavement Coordinator – VistaCare Hospice 1998-1999
Developed and maintained bereavement program for the surviving families of VistaCare patients.
Saint Mary’s Hospice, 1991 - 1994
Social Worker, Case Manager
Saint Mary’s Emergency Room
Patient Family Interventionist
1988-1991
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Member, Board of Directors
Wizdom Cancer Support Center
Non-profit cancer support for local residents unable to pay for medications and supplies related to their cancer diagnosis. 1996-2000
Member, Board of Directors
Angel Kiss Foundation
Non-Profit cancer support agency for Northern Nevada residents who have a child in need of cancer treatment. 2003
Frequent Honorary Speaking Guest of Dr. Raymond A. Moody
University of Nevada Las Vegas
School of Consciousness Studies
Topics: Near Death Experiences and Related Mystical Phenomenon
1999-2002
Frequent Guest on “Face the State” Talk Show
Topics: Near Death Experiences,
Grief, and Afterlife Studies
Guest Speaker Circle’s Edge Spiritual Center, Reno Nevada
Topics: Near Death Experiences,
The role of Hope in Grief Management
Frequent Guest Speaker: Circle of Life Hospice:
Variety of topics
Keynote and Break out speaker at various National workshops 1999- Present
Scheduled Presenter at the 2009 National Convention for ADEC: The Association for Death
Education and Counseling in Dallas Texas
PUBLISHED WORKS:
• Book: Will You Dance? Published by the Wandering Feather Press, 2002
• Book: Halfway Across the River Published by the Wandering Feather Press, 2007
• Article: Doorways of Light, Connect Magazine, Winter 2002
LITERARY AWARDS AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Will You Dance?
• 2002 Benjamin Franklin Award
• Best Visionary Fiction, 2002
• Best New Age Book, 2002
Halfway Across the River
• 2007 London Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Best Non-Fiction Work
• 2008 Eric Hoffer Award of Excellence
2008 Benjamin Franklin Award Winner for Book of the Year
Genre -Spirituality
Frequent talk show guest on radio programs throughout the nation.
Topic: Near Death Experiences, Death Grief and Bereavement, The power of Hope when dealing with life altering changes.
RELATED MEMBERSHIPS:
• National Association of Social Workers
• Institute of Noetic Science
• Forever Family Foundation
• Association for Death Education and Counseling
Bachelors of Social Work 1989
Areas of Concentration: Medical Social Work with an emphasis in Oncology
Minor: Psychology
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