Juanita teaches at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina through the Continuing Studies Division and for the OSHER Life Long Learning Institute at Duke University. She is available to teach at other sites as well.

Juanita also consults with individuals and partners concerning finding purpose and helps folks create meaningful rituals for endings and new beginnings.

The resume excerpts outline Juanita Johnson's professional expertise. If you wish to provide Continuing Education Units for any of Juanita's workshops, you may use this sheet to document her credentials. For more information about Juanita Johnson's work e-mail from the “contact” page.

Credentials-

Counseling practice

• 1992 to 2004 Counseled adolescents, adults, couples and families at offices in Norwich and Endicott, N.Y., under regular supervision of licensed clinical psychologist.

Educational degrees & certifications

• Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Norwich University, Montpelier, Vt. 1992
• Grief Therapist Certification, Association for Death Education and Counseling, Hartford, Conn., 1996.
• Death Educator Certification, Association for Death Education and Counseling, Hartford, Conn., 1995.
• Grief Counselor Certification Association for Death Education and Counseling, Hartford, Conn., 1995.
• Thanatology Certification, National Center for Death Education, Mt. Ida College, Newton Center, Mass. 1991.
• Trainer of Trainers, Parent Educators' Intensive, Active Parenting Inc., 1988.

Additional study

• 1997-1998. Benjamin Rush Psychiatric Center, Syracuse, N.Y.
• 1996. New York Center for Cognitive Therapy, New York City.

Presentations

• Wisconsin Sudden Infant Death Center Conference
• Association for Death Education and Counseling National Conference
• New York State Drug and Alcohol Conference
• National Center for Death Education
• New England Center for Transition and Loss Annual Conference
• New York State Association for the Education of Young Children
• Massachusetts Hospice Bereavement Coordinators
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York
• New York State Counseling Association Conference
• Central New York Prevention Consortium
• New York State School Nurses Conference
• New Jersey Graduate Counseling Network
• March of Dimes Annual Conference
• New York State Trooper Foundation

Awards & Honors

• Who’s Who of American Women, 1997
• Silver Apple National Educational Media Award 1996 for the video Inner Views of Grief

Publications

• "The Importance of the Therapeutic Relationship," in voices The Art and Science of Psychotherapy Journal, September 1998.
• Inner Views of Grief: The Stories of Five Bereaved Young People. Fanlight Productions, Boston, 1995. Videotape.
• Inner Views of Grief Study Guide, Fanlight Productions, Boston, 1995.
• I Am My Mother's Daughter: Stories of Laughter, Tears and Love. Norwich, N.Y., 1997. Audiotape.
• Death and Grief: An Annotated Bibliography. 5th ed. Norwich, N.Y., 1996.
• Patterns on the Bedroom Wall. First ed. Norwich, N.Y., 1994.
• A Hard Life for a Father, Mother, and Two Kids. 2nd ed. Norwich, N.Y., 1991.
   

Work featured

• Binghamton, NY Sun Bulletin Newspaper 1998, 2001.
• Hearsay: The Connecticut Storytelling Center Magazine, January 1996.
• Healthy Kids magazine, winter 1991.
• Storytelling magazine, summer 1990.
• Perspective: A Woman's Journal, fall 1990.

Teaching experience

• Duke University, Durham, NC, Continuing Education Instructor, 2007 to present.
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University Instructor, 2004 to present.
• State University of New York, Oneonta Campus, Oneonta, NY, 2001.
• Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 1999, 2001.
• State University of New York at Morrisville, Norwich, NY Campus, 1990-1994.
• National Trainer, Active Parenting Inc., Atlanta, Ga. 1982-1992.
• Parent Educator, Norwich, NY, 1981-1992.
   

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