MICHAEL J SILVIA, LICSW, PsyD
The following is a compilation of information from 1977 to the present,
EDUCATION
DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE
BACHELOR OF HUMAN SERVICES DEGREE
R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
LICENSED INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
CERTIFICATIONS
RI SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER - LIFETIME CERTIFICATION
1998-2000 CLINICAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGIST
ACCOLADES
2002 RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR
1988 PRESIDENT PROVIDENCE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER ORGANIZATION
GRADUATE- U.S. Navy
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
EXPERIENCE
1992 - PRESENT
PRIVATE PRACTICE PSYCHOTHERAPIST, THIRD PARTY INSURANCE ELIGIBLE SERVICING ADULTS. (MY PRACTICE ALSO INCLUDES 29 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVICING BOTH ACTIVE AND VETERAN MILITARY PERSONNEL AND ACTIVE AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL)
1992-2010
CRANSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
POSITIONS:
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
VIOLENCE PREVENTION FACILITATOR
ASSISTANT TO THE PRINCIPAL-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - HIGH SCHOOL
2006
WRITER OF INTRODUCTION TO A PUBLISHED BOOK TITLED 'MY ENEMY, MYSELF' BY MERI R. KENNEDY, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERTAINING TO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
1998-2000
RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES - PART-TIME DAS (DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATOR) FOR CHILDREN IN CRISIS
1996-1998
DELTA AIRLINE, JFK AIRPORT NEW YORK, NY; PART-TIME NEW ENGLAND EAP CLINICAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DELTA AIRLINE EMPLOYEES
1984-1993
FEDERAL HILL HOUSE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
1980-1984
SER-JOBS FOR PROGRESS INC. (NON-PROFIT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AGENCY) - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
1977-1978
ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OF RHODE ISLAND - SOCIAL WORK TRAINEE
1982-1989
FULL CHANNEL CABLE TV - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, HOST OF FIRST MISSING CHILDREN PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY TALK SHOW - TAKE NOTICE
GRANT WRITER
ATTRACTED A VARIETY OF FUNDING FOR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTOR
WOMEN'S REALTY CORPORATION - PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTOR
PROGRESO LATINO- BOARD OF DIRECTOR
FEDERAL HILL HOUSE ASSOCIATION - BOARD OF DIRECTOR
FEDERAL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEMBER
BEFORE 1977
MILITARY
U. S. NAVY - 4 YEAR ENLISTMENT
HONORABLE DISCHARGE
ROAD MUSICIAN
ATTENDED BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC
TRAVELED THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES AND EUROPE