Rev. Dr. Diane Wolcott Watson
*********@*****.***
Simpsonville, SC
Mission Statement
Experienced pastoral caregiver with a deep passion for Interfaith ministry. Devoted to caring for people across diverse socioeconomic, religious, and educational populations. Strengths include providing pastoral care to patients, family members, and staff. Expertise in responding to traumas in emergencies and in hospitals settings. Hospital critical care in the surgical ICU, medical ICU, and Hospice. A strong background in crisis management, crisis intervention, and working in fast-paced, challenging environments, while always focused on love and service.
Ministry Summary
Executive Director- for 23 bed Treatment Program – Serenity Ranch -Serving
chemically dependent adults with co-occurring disorders, Counseling
Created community programs, services and spiritual counseling for patients and families
Police Dept Simpsonville, SC, Chaplain
Juvenile Corrections – Certified Corrections Officer/Spiritual Counseling
Created Community Outreach programs, developed, individual specialty Spiritual Counseling programs:
Mental Health advocacy and program development for geriatric/SMI - home bound.
Senior Minister –The Center for Prosperous Living, Laguna Beach, CA.2004
Senior Minister - Center for Global Peace and Prosperity, Laguna Beach, CA.
Senior Minister-Founder, The Ancient Wisdom Spiritual Center, Florida
Senior Co-Minister - The Spiritual Living Center of Jacksonville, Fla.
Spiritual Instruction Online- ANTN Emerson Institute Affiliate campus,
Spiritual
Prosperity Coaching, Workshops, Retreats – Individual, groups, non profit BODs.
Creative Development programs for special education
Equine Therapy program development and facilitator
Specialty Experience Services
Adult – Psychiatric, Chemical Dependency, Family
Co-Occurring Disorders
Juvenile – Psychiatric, Chemical Dependency, Corrections-Psych
General Community Church Populations and
Outreach Summary Programs – Geriatric, Hospice, Disabled Veterans
Recovery Facility Spiritual Director/Chaplain
Police Dept.– Chaplain In training
Hospice and Memorial Officiant
Mental Health Counselor /JC Officer/Executive Director
Human Services Management
American Brain Injury Foundation – Executive Director/Cofounder California, Advocate and facilitator for the Development of Brain Injury / TBI Awareness Created a California amendment for DUI Assessment laws for San Diego County. Community education programs and Events program development and management.
Executive Director / Group Facilitator /Owner 1992
Serenity Ranch - a 23 bed co-occurring disorders, residential treatment facility -In partnership/supervised with LV Dept of Mental Health. Las Vegas NV Supervised the development of stage 2 sober living residences.
General Manager/Group Facilitator/ owner
Recovery Guide, Recovery Home 11 adult male recovery homes, Las Vegas, NV
Residential Manager, Beacon Street Realty Trust - 2 facilities, (36 beds each)
for mentally disabled/Chemical Dependency-Senior male WW11,
and Viet Nam War veterans, Brookline, Mass.
Alcohol Educator/ Crisis Interventionist, Project Developer and Facilitator, - Brookline Health Dept.
The A.L.E.D. Project- for alcohol and drug prevention in the community and schools. Brookline, Mass.
Co Producer/Writer, Video Public Service massages and educational programs.
DUI Case Manager/Group facilitator, certification for counselor internship.
NCAAD – Orange County, CA.
Managed client’s case every 15 minutes facilitated Groups and alcohol education and Drug dependency Classes.
Publisher, WLC Publishers, LLC. – Human Services and Managing Editor
The Recovery Guide of Southern California
Successful Human Services Recovery Trade Publication
Officer/Counselor Black Canyon School, Az. Juvenile Corrections - psychiatric dept. adolescent males/females
Phoenix, Arizona.
Psych Tech, Geriatric and Adolescent, EMT, CAN, PRN Staff
St Josephs, Phoenix Children’s, Phoenix Baptist, Acute Hospitals,
Phoenix, Arizona
Co-Producer and Writer/Director –
“How do the Children Learn To-Drink?”. A documentary on how children learn about drinking alcohol, and “Missy’s Message”, The first national public service message on alcohol and drugs ` abuse and the family for a major TV network, ABC TV- Boston 1977
Brookline Health Dept Project-Program Developer and Facilitator,
at Minuteman Vocational high School, Lexington, Mass.
A successful youth program utilizing video production
and live student interaction. Students created training scenes
and video productions on alcohol and drug education. A self-help,
interactive student program.
USAF Reserves/CA Air National Guard
Med Tech/EMT
Co Supervised OBGYN Clinic, Counseled women in Basic Training,
and Technical School on about drinking and drugs.
Education and Training
Chaplaincy Training and Certification, APC membership, Simpsonville Police Dept. – Presently in training.
FAVOR Recovery Services - Greenville, Recovery Coach Certification Training, Family and state certification- in process -Present.
Emerson Theological Institute
Doctorate, Spiritual Communications-Multimedia, 2015
M.A. -Religious Studies -Communications/ Counseling, 2007
B.A. - Religious Studies – Ministerial Studies/Communications, 2004
Centers for Spiritual Living, (Formally Religious Science International) Theological Seminary, 2004
Ernest Holmes Institute, and RSI Practitioner Spiritual Counselor License.
CAARRS - Certification- Chemical Dependency-Treatment Management Rehab and Administration,
CACTI - California Addiction Counselor Training Institute- Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Saddleback College – Chemical Dependency Treatment, Rehab and Intervention
College of the Air Force - Air Force Reserve - Medical Service Specialist- EMT and general nursing services. Supervisor OBGYN Clinic.
UCI Medical Center - Biomedical Engineering
Arizona State Dept. Juvenile Corrections – Certified Officer/Counselor
Brookline Health Department/Boston City Hospital - Alcohol and Drug Educator and Crisis Intervention Specialist Training – Lifetime Certification
Wentworth Institute – Communications and Digital Electronics Engineering
American Conservatory Theatre –Performing Arts
Military Service
US Air Force Reserve / California Air National Guard
Medical Service Specialist/Emergency Medical Technician-First Responder
Supervised company Det 2-OBGYN Clinic Honorable discharge 1986
Multimedia Projects
Video
Coproducer/Writer:
“How Do the Children
Learn to Drink?” Brookline Health Dept. sponsor
“Missy’s Message” The first National PSA on Alcoholism and the family. For ABC TV Boston- Still available for local release
Publications and Workshops
The Healing Path of Love – Spiritual Recovery Study groups
Food, Money, Booze, Drugs, Work, Etc. Exploring the Spiritual Paths of Recovery
The Spiritual Prosperity Group/Club- Greenville, SC
Prosperity Meditation Handbook, workshop and workbook
Prosperity Pioneers of New Thought - Essay to book
GGWNTV - Good God What’s Next? - Doctoral Dissertation/Book
The Recovery Guide Magazine - Orange County, CA., Simpsonville, SC - present
Awards
Governor of California Medal for Leadership
California Air National Guard -
US Air Force - March Air Force Base Commander’s Commendation for Leadership