Thomas R. Holmes, Ph.D

Thomas R. Holmes, Ph.D CURRICULUM VITA 2009

2923 Memory Lane Kalamazoo, MI 49006 Home Ph. 269 330-4267

Web Site: www.wingedheart.org Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Michigan State University (1983). APA approved program and internship. Elected to Phi Kappa Phi honorary society. Dissertation: “The Relationship of Rating Error to Personality.”

Master of Social Work, Western Michigan University (1988). Graduated with honors. Concentration in social treatment.

M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Western Michigan University (1976). Graduated with honors. 60 hour degree including internship and thesis.

B.A. Albion College (1971). My major was German, minor Psychology. Study included semesters in Vienna, Munich and Berlin.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007- I am currently in private practice as a fully licensed psychologist in Kalamazoo and I offer trainings and workshops in the United States and Europe.

2007- Western Michigan University, Holistic Health Care Program, Associate Professor Emeritus

2003-2007 Western Michigan University, Holistic Health Care Program, Tenured Associate Professor.

1998- 2002 Western Michigan University School of Community Health Services, Director, Holistic Health Program: Tenured Associate professor.

1996/98 Western Michigan University School of Community Health Services, Holistic Health Program: Tenured Associate professor, teaching halftime in

1 Holistic Health and halftime in Social Work.

1989/96 Western Michigan University School of Social Work: Assistant Professor, teaching Human Growth and Development, Foundation Practice courses and Advanced Treatment courses. Faculty liaison supervising first year and second year field placements.

1988/89 Western Michigan University School of Social Work: Instructor. Part-time instructor acting as faculty liaison for first year social work students and teaching basic skill labs.

1987/89 Western Michigan University School of Social Work: Director of the Council of International Programs. Administered the exchange program, organized selections, developed and supervised agency placements, created community linkages, recruited host families and facilitated group process.

1986-87 Kalamazoo College: Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology. Taught Abnormal Psychology, Interpersonal Communication, Motivational Psychology, and Humanistic Psychology.

1985-86 Western Michigan University School of Social Work: Instructor. Taught graduate courses in Human Behavior in the Social Environment and Social Treatment. Faculty liaison supervising second year field placements.

1984-87 Kalamazoo Consultation Center: Psychotherapist. Provided treatment to outpatient mental health clients. Treatment cases ranged from adjustment reactions to severe chronic mental illness.

1983-84 Gryphon Place, Kalamazoo: Agency Director. Administered four programs: emergency mental health services, the 24-hour crisis-line, substance abuse prevention, and substance abuse counseling for youth and families. Supervised a staff of 18 employees and 80 volunteers, managed a budget of over $400,000 and interfaced with the United Way, Kalamazoo County Department of Human Services, and the Office of Substance Abuse Services. Developed procedures for JCAH accreditation of the outpatient unit.

1976-81 Gryphon Place, Kalamazoo: Senior Therapist. Provided clinical supervision and treatment services in the outpatient substance abuse and mental health programs. The client population ranged from the treatment of suicidal clients referred from the helpline to clients experiencing both chronic mental illness and substance abuse problems.

2 PUBLICATIONS

Holmes, Thomas, (2007) Parts Work: An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life. Kalamazoo; Winged Heart Press.

Holmes, Thomas, R. (2006). Poetry of the Self. Journal of Self Leadership. Vol. 2, No. 1. (In Press)

Holmes, Thomas, R. (2006) IFS Spirituality and Self. Journal of Self Leadership. Vol. 3, No. 1.

Holmes, T., R. (2001). Mindfulness. In Vass, Jamison, Holmes, Walker (eds.), Seeds of Awakening. Kalamazoo: New Issues Press.

Holmes, T., R. (2001). Relationship and Health. In: Vass, Jamison, Holmes, Walker (eds), Seeds of Awakening. Kalamazoo: New Issues Press.

Holmes, Thomas, R., and Koznar, (1998). The Impact of Independence for the Czech Republic on the Development of Community Mental Health Services. International Journal of Mental Health; Fall 1998, Vol. 27, No. 3. (Refereed)

Holmes, Thomas, R.(1995). A history of childhood abuse as predictor variable: implications for outcome research. Research on Social Work Practice , 5 (3). (Refereed)

Holmes, Thomas, R. (1995). A history of childhood abuse: A key variable in client response to short-term treatment. Families in Society , 76 (6). (Refereed)

Holmes, Thomas, R. (1994). Spirituality and systems theory: An internal family systems perspective. Journal of Systemic Therapies , 13 (3), 26-35. (Refereed)

Holmes, Thomas and Mathews, Gary (1993) Innovations in international cross- cultural social work education. Arete, 18 ( 1), 43-47. (Refereed)

Wijnberg, Marion, H. and Holmes, Thomas R. (1992) Adaptation to divorce: the impact of role orientation on family life cycle perspectives. Families in Society, 73 (3), 159- 167. (Refereed)

Holmes, Thomas and Mathews, Gary (1993) Innovations in international cross- cultural social work education. Arete, 18 ( 1), 43-47. (Refereed)

Wijnberg, Marion, H. and Holmes, Thomas R. (1992) Adaptation to divorce: the impact of role orientation on family life cycle perspectives. Families in Society, 73 (3), 159- 167. (Refereed)

Holmes, Thomas R. and Hokenstad, Merl, C. (1991). Mental health services: an international perspective. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 18 (2), 5-23. (Refereed)

3 EDITING

Vass, Jamison, Holmes, Walker (Eds.)(2001). Seeds of Awakening. Kalamazoo: New Issues Press.

Mathews, G., Hokenstadt M. and Holmes, T.R. (Eds.). (1991). International Mental Health Services [Special Issue]. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Volume XVIII, Number 2, June.

GRANTS RECEIVED

Fetzer Institute: A grant for the renewal of the Fetzer Intern position was funded at the level of $12,300 for 2001/2002.

J.H. Kellogg Foundation: (2002) A grant of $10,000 was given to establish an endowment to support research and education in Holistic Health Care.

Fetzer Institute/Wege Institute for Body, Mind, Spirit (2000/2001): A 10,000 grant was received to fund a collaborative research project between WMU, the Fetzer Institute and the Wege Institute. Fetzer Institute: A grant for the renewal of the Fetzer Intern position was funded at the level of $12,300 for 2001/2002.

Fetzer Institute: A grant for a Fetzer Intern position was funded at the level of $12,300 for 1999/2000.

SABBATICALS

2003/2004 Sabbatical Leave: “Buddhist Psychology and the Development of Sustainable Compassion in Human Service Professionals."

1995/96 Sabbatical Leave: “Changes in Mental Health Services in Lithuania and the Czech Republic Since the End of Soviet Domination.”

HONORS/AWARDS

State of Michigan Teaching Excellence Award (1991): College of Health and Human Services, Western Michigan University. This award included a $2,000 grant from the State of Michigan.

School of Social Work Teaching Excellence Award (1991): Western Michigan University.

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society: Ph.D. Michigan State University

4 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

IFS Training and Consulting: I offer scores of trainings and workshops every year around the United States and Europe. My primary focus is on an introduction to IFS for large groups and advanced training on the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy for experienced therapists.

Internal Family Systems Conference, Chicago: Sept 16, 2005. A reviewed presentation: Zen and IFS: Awakening to Self.

Den Bosch, Netherlands: June 17-19, 2005, Vuurvlinder Hospice Program. Healing the Healer: Spirituality as a resource for those working with death and dying.

Hamburg, Germany: June 10-12. Presented a workshop to fifteen health care professionals from Northern Germany on Healing the Healer: Spirituality as a resource for renewal.

Oldenburg University: June 7, 2005. I was invited to present at a Global Psychology Colloquium to 60 faculty and students on Wirkfaktoren der Psychotherapie - Beziehung zur Spiritualität- "Therapeutic Factors and their relationship to spirituality."

Hamburg, Germany: June 3-5, 2005. Presented an advanced workshop to ten psychotherapists from northern Germany on spirituality and psychotherapy.

Hamburg, Germany: Oct. 15-17, 2004. Presented an advanced workshop to fifteen psychotherapists from northern Germany on spirituality and psychotherapy.

Internal Family Systems Conference, Chicago: Sept 19, 2004. Reviewed presentation: Spiritual Practices to Awaken Self.

Hamburg, Germany: April 2-4, 2004. Presented a workshop to twenty psychotherapists from Northern Germany on Healing the Healer: Spirituality as a resource for renewing the psychotherapist.

Freiburg University, Germany: Oct. 25, 2003, I was invited to present a seminar on spirituality and internal systems therapy to clinical faculty at Freiburg University.

Hamburg, Germany: Oct. 10-12, 2003 , Presented a workshop to Fifteen psychotherapists from Northern Germany on Healing the Healer.

Helsinki, Finland: Oct. 16-17, 2003. Healing the Healer seminar for 25 City of Helsinki crisis workers and social workers.

Internal Family Systems Conference, Chicago: Sept 19, 2003. A reviewed presentation: IFS-Spirituality Love and Renewal

5 Hamburg, Germany: May 23-25, 2003. Presented a workshop to twenty psychotherapist from Northern Germany on Healing the Healer: Spirituality as a resource for renewing the psychotherapist. Den Bosch, Netherlands: May 11, 2003, Vuurvlinder Hospice Program. Healing the Healer: Spirituality as a resource for those working with death and dying.

Hamburg, Germany:. Nov. 1-3, 2002. Presented a workshop to twenty psychotherapist from Northern Germany on Healing the Healer.

Internal Family Systems Conference, Chicago: Sept 19, 2002. Reviewed presentation: IFS-Spirituality Love and Renewal.

Freiburg University, Germany: Oct. 23, 2002, I was invited to present a seminar on spirituality and psychology.

Bad Bevensen, Germany: June 2-3, 2001. Presented a workshop to twenty psychotherapist from Northern Germany on Healing the Healer: Spirituality as a resource for renewing the psychotherapist.

Hiedelberg, Germany: Sept 22-24, 2000. I presented on the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy at the Hakomi Institute as part of a training program for psychotherapists.

Kalamazoo, MI. July 24-2, 2000. I was invited by the Fetzer Institute to present at their annual meeting focusing on contemplative traditions and health. I was asked to lead sessions focused on meditative practices from the Sufi tradition as they related to the theme of mystical love and healing. Other presenters included Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg and Thomas Keating.

Bad Bevensen, Germany: May 26,27,2000 Invited by the Caduceus Psychiatric Clinic offer a workshop to psychotherapists from northern Germany on the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy.

Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.: May 5, 2000. I was invited to present a seminar at the Annual Conference on Internal Family Systems Therapy. The seminar was on healing the healer from an internal family systems therapy perspective.

Bad Bevensen, Germany: Nov. 14, 1999 I was invited by the Caduceus Psychiatric Clinic to offer a lecture to several hundred psychotherapists from the north German region on meditation and psychotherapy.

Hiedelberg, Germany: Sept 15-18, 1999. I presented on the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy at the Hakomi Institute as part of a training program for psychotherapists.

Hiedelberg, Germany: April 23-27, 1999. Presented on the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy at the Hakomi Institute as part of a training program for psychotherapists.

6 Riga, Latvia. June 12& 13, 1999. I was invited to present a two day training on spirituality and systems psychotherapy for the staff at the newly developed crisis intervention center in Riga

7 Kleipeda, Lithuania. June 5,6 & 7, 1999. I was invited by the Psychology Department of the Vilnius Pedagogical University to present an advanced seminar to psychologists from across Lithuania on spirituality and psychotherapy.

Prague, Czech Republic. May 29 & 30, 1999. I was invited by the president of the Czech Psychotherapeutic Society to present a two day seminar on systems theory and psychotherapy.

Prague, Czech Republic. May 24 - 28, 1999. I co-facilitated a cross-cultural workshop with American social work students and Czech youth workers. The workshop focused on an exchange of information and experiences regarding youth work in the Czech Republic and the United States.

Kiel, Germany: Kiel School of Social Work, April 1998. I taught two seminars on “A Holistic Perspective in Social Work Practice”.

Flensburg, Germany: Flensburg University, April 1998. I presented a two day workshop on health and human service worker burnout prevention, to health care faculty and students at the University.

Bad Bevensen, Germany: Caduceus Psychiatric Clinic, April 1998. I presented a staff inservice training on spirituality and psychotherapy.

Prague, Czech Republic: S.U.R. Group Psychotherapy Training, April 1998. I was the guest lecturer at an intensive training program for group psychotherapists. My seminars focused on spirituality and systems theory in the psychotherapeutic process.

Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University, The Family Institute, May 1998. I made an invited presentation on “Buddhism and Internal Family Systems Therapy,”at the annual Internal Family Systems Conference. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University, The Family Institute, May 1998. An invited presentation on “Healing the Healer, an Internal Systems Perspective,” at the annual Internal Family Systems Conference.

Vilnius, Lithuania. May 15-18, 1997. I was invited by a faculty member of the Psychology Department of the Vilnius Pedagogical University to present two seminars to psychologists from across Lithuania. One two-day seminar was on a systems approach to psychotherapy, the other was on spirituality and psychotherapy.

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. May 12 & 13, 1997. I was invited to present a two day seminar on systems theory and psychotherapy sponsored by Charles University.

Bruno, Czech Republic. May 9-11, 1997. I led a two day seminar on systems theory, psychotherapy and spirituality to psychologists from the Bruno region.

8 Bratislava, Slovakia. May 7-8, 1997. I led a two day seminar on systems theory, psychotherapy and spirituality to psychologists from child guidance clinics throughout Slovakia.

Vrchlabi, Czeck Republic. May 1-4, 1997. I was the guest lecturer for a training program in group psychotherapy offer by Dr. Jan Koznar. Dr. Koznar is the current president of the Psychotherapeutic Association in the Czech Republic

Institute for Juvenile Research, The University of Illinois at Chicago, May, 1996. I was invited to present a seminar at a conference on Internal Family Systems Therapy. The seminar was on Spirituality and Internal Family Systems Therapy.

RIAPS, Prague, Czech Republic . Sept 10, 1995. I provided a seminar to outpatient mental health therapists on Spirituality and Internal Family Systems Therapy as applied in mental health settings.

Center for School Psychology,Vilnius, Lithuania. Sept. 20-21, 1995. I provided a two day workshop on Internal Systems Therapy to 20 Lithuanian therapists.

Institute for Juvenile Research, The University of Illinois at Chicago, June 3, 1994. Invited to present a seminar at a conference on Internal Family Systems Therapy. The seminar was on Spirituality and Internal Family Systems Therapy.

Kiel School of Social Work, Kiel, Germany. May, 1993. I co-lead an intensive group process training weekend with social work students from the Kiel School of Social Work.

Center for School Psychology, Vilnius, Lithuania . May, 1993. Provided a two day workshop on Internal Systems Therapy to 20 Lithuanian therapists.

Harmony Counseling Center, St. Petersburg, Russia. May, 1993. Provided a two day workshop for 25 therapists from many areas of Russia on Internal Systems Therapy.

Institute for Juvenile Research, The University of Illinois at Chicago. October 30, 1992 Invited to present a seminar at a conference on Internal Family Systems Therapy. The seminar was on bridging between Internal Family System Therapy and other schools of therapy.

Center for Psychiatry and Family Therapy, New York, NY. March 1991. Presented a two day workshop on Internal Family Systems Therapy.

East Tennessee State University. 1991. Presented a two day workshop on Internal Family Systems Therapy.

Council On Social Work Education Annul Conference 1991. "Innovations in International Exchange and Social Work Education: Impact of Social Attitudes".

9 International Congress for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention in San Francisco . 1987."International Networking for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention"

World Congress for Mental Health, Cairo, Egypt. 1986."Building International Mental Health Networks."