VITAE
Florence E. Barber, M.S., L.M.T.
Owner / Therapist
d.b.a. NICS Therapy Centers
7827 N. Armenia Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33604
813-933-9540
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
| Currently | Ph.D. candidate in Neuromusculoskeletal Therapies. Union Institute & University Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1999 | M.S.- National-Louis University Wheaton, Illinois (Thesis: Survey of Craniosacral Instruction in the United States) |
| 1997 | Massage Therapy - 500-hour accredited program Suncoast School of Massage Therapy Tampa, Florida |
| 1978-'82 | 30 credits - post-Graduate education University of South Florida Tampa, FL (Special Education and Educational Administration) |
| 1964 | B.A. - University of South Florida Tampa, FL (Elementary Education / Special Education) |
Licensures & Certifications
| National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork | Certification # 144371- 00 (Since 12/97) |
| State of Florida, Licensed Massage Therapist | Certification # MA- 25843 (Since 12/97) |
Special Training
Active Isolated Stretching. Aaron Mattes. January 2002. Tampa, FL. 14 CEU hours.
Function of Muscles in Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes. Vladimir Janda, MD, DSc,
April, 25-26, 1999. Orlando, FL. 16 CEU hours.
‘CranioStructural Integration I’ (Module 4, as subtitled) 16 CEU hours.
September 1993.
‘CranioStructural Foundations I, II, & III’ (Modules 1, 2, and 3, as subtitled )
48 CEU hours. Began July, 1993; completed August, 1993.
APPLIED HEALING ARTS
Clinical Therapy Practice
Dates: January 1, 1998 - Present
Activity: Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT),
Location: d.b.a. NICS Therapy Centers, in Hancock Holistic Clinic / Tampa, FL
Regularly scheduled clinical practice, with patients ranging from infants to geriatrics.
Modalities provided are: cranial therapy - including CranioStructural Integration, CranioSomatic Therapy, and Facilitated Pathways Intervention; joint mobilization; and environmental factors in wellness (assessment and patient education.) Applied Kinesiology is used extensively in both the evaluation of dysfunctions and the verification of treatment outcomes.
CLINICAL APPRENTICESHIP
Dates: September 1993 - Jan. 1, 1998
Mentor: G. Dallas Hancock, DC, MS, LMT
Location: Hancock Holistic Clinic / Tampa, Florida
Full-time position: Office, clinical and therapeutic responsibilities
PUBLICATIONS in the HEALING ARTS
VIDEO
CranioSomatic Therapy: Innovative Cranial Release Techniques. (2002) 15 minute video on CranioSomatics. Distributed by: Flo Barber and Dr. Dallas Hancock.
ARTICLES
‘The Many Facets of Stress’. New Times. October/November, 1994.
MANUALS
CranioSomatic Therapy - Facilitated Pathways Intervention (2001-2004). Theories and therapeutic techniques for treating facilitated nerve pathways. Student’s workshop manual (150 pp.). Earlier editions (1997- 2000) printed under different titles.
CranioStructural Integration II. Co-author (with G. Dallas Hancock, DC). 1996 - 1999. (Student’s workshop manual, 125 pp.).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE in the HEALING ARTS
Instructor: August 1997 to present
CranioSomatic Therapy - Facilitated Pathways Intervention. A 32-hour workshop for healthcare professionals. (Content under other titles prior to 2000.)
Instructor: 1996 to present.
All levels of CranioStructural Foundations and CranioStructural Integration. A series of CEU workshops (80 hours total) for healthcare professionals.
Assistant Instructor & Co-instructor: 1994 -1996
CranioStructural Foundations and CranioStructural Integration, CEU workshops.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Fifteen years’ full-time professional teaching experience, mostly in Special Education, from preschool education to adult education; in public and private school classrooms, and in sheltered teaching / training workshops. These experiences also included on-site competitive employment training programs for adults who were physically, mentally, socially, or emotionally challenged. Also three years’ supervised care of individuals with various special needs - including emotional and behavioral disturbances, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and mental handicaps.