Psychotherapist

MIRIAM S. ACOSTA, LCSW

*** ** **** ******, *** #*04, Miami, FL 33138

Mobile: 305-***-**** Home: 305-***-**** ******@***.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE*

*/** - ******* ***** ********** Health Services, Miami, FL.

Provided marketing and sales as well as psychological services to nursing home residents. This includes psychotherapy, clinical consultation, and supervision. Psychotherapist in private practice. Responsible for diagnosis and treatment including family and individual therapy. Population consisted of treatment for HIV+, chemical dependency and mental health issues.

1/95 - 4/06 Douglas Mental Health Partial Hospitalization Program, Miami, FL.

Clinical Director of P.H.P. designed for the treatment of the elderly, disabled, and forensic patients. Treatment included group and individual therapy. Provided supervision for nine clinicians, as per Medicare standards, to geriatric and forensic patients.

6/84 - 1/95 New Life Chemical Dependency Program, North Miami, FL.

Clinical Director Inpatient treatment program. Responsible for all marketing, clinical and management operations of the in-patient hospital program based at the North Miami Medical Center

4/90 – 6/97 Addictions Training Institute, Miami, FL.

Adjunct Professor in Chemical Dependency Counseling Program. Taught courses in preparation for Florida Certificate of Addictions Professionals, CAP; Introduction to Addictions, Disease Concept, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Treatment Planning, and Aftercare.

EDUCATION**

BARRY UNIVERSITY, Miami Shores, FL. Masters Degree in Social Work. Grad Sept., 1990.

LCSW - 1992- Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker

AFFILIATIONS

4/04 – Present Association of Forensic Counselors

1/05 – Present National Psychoanalytical Association

*References available upon request

**FLUENT IN SPANISH

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