Vita ! Diane Elizabeth Flisser ! ! ! ! Personal Data ! Address: 798 Redfern Lane Bethlehem, PA 18017 Phone: Home: 610 867-4047 ! ! Academic Background ! Degrees: Ed. D. Counseling Lehigh University ! Bethlehem, PA 1991 M. Ed. Education Lehigh University ! Bethlehem, PA 1976 B. A. Music Education Wagner College ! Staten Island, NY 1973 ! Certifications and Licensures ! Certifications and licensures held: Certified Music Education Teacher, Pennsylvania 1973 Certified Instructional II in Music 1976 Certified Secondary School Counselor, Pennsylvania 1976 Certified Educational Specialist II 1979 National Certified Counselor (#1296) 1983 Board Certified Counselor NBCC Certified Supervisor of School Guidance 1989 Licensed Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (#PC001904) 2002 ! ! ! ! ! Professional Work Experience ! Secondary School Counselor Grades 9 – 12 Emmaus High School 1988 - 2016 ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 1978- 1981 Counseling Department Chairperson East Penn School District 1994 – 2016 ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 1991 – 1992 Adjunct instructor/Professor College of Education Lehigh University 2003 - Present ! Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1992 – 1993 Consultant Dr. Robert M. Roeshman Neurologist ! Allentown, Pennsylvania 1999 – 2010 Private Practitioner Psychologist-in-Residence Dr. Joanne Krug ! Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1992 - 2000 Assistant Supervisor Master’s Level Counselors College of Education Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1992 ! ! Professional Committees / Advisory Boards ! Lehigh University School Counseling Advisory Board 2017 - Present ! Pennsylvania School Counselor Preparation Program Certification Guidelines Committee Pennsylvania Department of Education !Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2006 – 2012 Governor’s Committee on College and Career Readiness Goal #5 Workshop Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2005 - 2007 Additional Formal Training and Seminars ! Youth Suicide: Prevention and Intervention Scott Poland, Ed.D ! TZK Seminars 2019 Bullying In Schools: Definition, Prevalence, Effects, Prevention and Intervention Kathleen Allen, Ph.D. ! TZK Seminars 2019 What We Know About Acting Out Teens Keith Hannan, Ph.D. TZK Seminars 2019
Working With Sexually Abusive Youth: Current Perspectives and Approaches Phil Rich, Ed.D. ! TZK Seminars 2017 The Families of Delinquent Youth Keith Hannan, Ph.D. ! TZK Seminars 2017 Calming the Emotional Storm: Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy ! Sheri VanDijk, MSW, RSW 2017 Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System PVAAS Training Train the Trainer Refresher East Penn School District ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2014 Counseling for Career Success Chapter 339 Pennsylvania Department of Education ! Michael Thompson 2013 BrainSTEPS Training Concussion Management Team ! Pennsylvania Department of Health 2013 ! ! PREPaRE Crisis Intervention & Recovery: The Roles of School-based Mental health Professionals East Penn School District Emmaus, Pennsylvania Melissa Reeves ! NASP 2012 Middle States Evaluation Process Middle States Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools Emmaus High School Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2011
! Center for Adolescent Research in Schools Overview, Program Implementation Emmaus High School/Lehigh University 2011
Anxiety & Panic in 5 Sessions without medication An Integrated Cognitive-Behavioral, Body-Mind Approach Robert Schwarz, Psy.D., DCEP ! Allentown, PA 2010 New developments in the Treatment of PTSD, Complex PTSD And Comorbid Disorders Donald Meichenbaum, Ph. D. ! Philadelphia, PA 2010 FERPA – Changes Dr. Michael Murphy ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2009
Mandated Reporter Training Lehigh County Children and Youth ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2008 One Vision, One Voice ASCA National Model Dr. Judy Bookhammer ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2007 ! Career Cruising Training ! College and Career Planning 2005 Transition and the IEP EPSD Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2004
Role of the Brain Psychiatric and Mental Illness Executive Functioning ! Lehigh Valley Hospital 2003 Mandated Reporter Training Lehigh County Children and Youth ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2003 Asperger’s Syndrome CLIU 21 ! Schnecksville, Pennsylvania 2002 Bodies Under Siege: Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorders, And Self-injury Academy Professional Development ! Whitehall, Pennsylvania 2002 Scottsdale Headache Symposium (APA) American Headache Society Scottsdale, Arizona 2001 ! High Schools that Work Staff Development Conference ! Nashville, Tennessee 2000 Mediation Training Bonnie Millmore, Mediation Specialist ! Emmaus, Pennsylvania 2000 Ego State Therapy American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Advanced Training ! San Diego, California 1999 High Schools That Work Staff development Conference ! Charlotte, North Carolina 1998 Substance Abuse in the Workplace Gena Kinch Muhlenberg Hospital ! Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1997 Assessment: DSM-IV Disorders Leading Toward Long-Term Counseling and Referral Sources Dr. Ed Lundeen Emmaus, Pennsylvania 1997
Schizophrenia and Psychoses Better Treatment and Critical Issues CME, Inc. & Psychiatric Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1996 ! Seizures and Seizure Treatment Dr. Paul McCabe Director of Neurology Pennsylvania State University 1996 ! Organizational Memberships ! National Education Association Pennsylvania State Education Association – Life membership American Counseling Association Pennsylvania School Counseling Association American School Counselor’s Association National Board for Certified Counselors
Additional Interests ! Dog Training- Therapy Dog Training