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Dan Short, Ph.D.
 

Education:

 

1986-1990                                Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

                                 Minor in Philosophy, McMurry University, Abilene, TX

 

1990-1993                Master of Science in Counseling and Student Services

                                 Specialization in Marriage & Family Therapy, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

                                

1996-2000                Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology

                                 Specialization in Children & School, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

 

Professional Positions:

 

1991-1993                Clinical Intern

                                 Denton County Detention Center, Denton, TX; 1991

                                 Counseling and Human Development Center, University of North Texas; 1992

                                 Creative Counseling, Inc., Plano, TX; 1993

 

1993-1996                Men's Program Therapist, Domestic Violence Program

                                 Group and Individual Counseling, Research & Development, Public Speaker

                                 New Beginning Center, Garland, TX

 

1996-2001                Editor for The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

                                 Editor-in-Chief 1998-2001, Circulation of 13,000+; 30 pages, national distribution

                                 Founder & Editor-in-Chief of On-Line Newsletter & Web Site (1999-2001),

                                 Circulation of 5,000+

 

1996-1997                Group Facilitator for Resident Life Programs, Teaching Fellowship

                                 Substance Abuse Prevention, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

 

1997-1998                Case Manager for Students with Learning Disabilities, Teaching Fellowship

                                 Learning Disabilities Support Services, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

 

1998-1999                School Psychologist Intern

                                 Consultation, Assessment, Crisis Intervention, Group & Individual Counseling

                                 Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D., Houston, TX

 

1999-2001                School Psychologist

                                 Psychological Assessment, Consultation, Crisis Intervention, Counseling

                                 Highland Park I.S.D., Dallas, TX

 

2001-2003                Associate Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

                                 Conference Planning, Archival Preservation, Publishing, Consultation for Practitioners

                                 The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2001-2005                Adjunct Faculty, Ottawa University

Graduate Courses in Psychological Testing,  Clinical Assessment, Brief Therapy 

Ottawa University, Phoenix, AZ

 

2002-2004                Volunteer Clinician, Doctors of the World-USA

Clinical/Forensic examinations with survivors of torture seeking political asylum in the US

Human Rights Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

 

2003-2007                Consultive Examiner, Arizona Department of Economic Security

Conducting Psychological Evaluations for Disability Determination Services 

Scottsdale, AZ

 

2003-pres.                Private Practice

Specializing in Counseling, Families, Crisis Resolution, & Hypnotherapy 

Scottsdale, AZ

 

2004-2008                Internship Supervisor, Christian Counseling Service (CCS)

                                 Site Supervisor for Graduate Students from Ottawa and Argosy University, Phoenix, AZ

 

2008                         Adjunct Faculty, Argosy University

On-Site Supervisor for Doctoral Clinical Training Program 

Argosy University, Phoenix, AZ

 

2009                        Overseas Faculty, University of Girona and the Instituto Erickson Madrid

Postgraduate education for Students Seeking Specialized Training

Madrid, Spain

 

Professional Honors & Awards:     

 

1996                         Elected Chairman of By Laws Committee, Dallas Group Psychotherapy Society

 

1996                         Appointed as B.I.P.P. Committee Member for Texas Council on Family Violence

 

1999                         Honored by Cypress Fairbanks I.S.D. for acts of courage in pursuit of student safety

 

2000 & 2001            Professional Achievement Award, Highland Park I.S.D.

 

2000                         Elected to the Board of Directors, Milton H. Erickson Institute of Dallas

 

2003                         Member of International Editorial Board for “Saludable Mente Disfrutando”

 

2004                         Selected for Front Page Interview in the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

 

2009                         Elected Executive Director, Phoenix Institute of Ericksonian Therapy

 

Professional Presentations:

 

1993-1996                WORKSHOPS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, TRAINING FOR LAW

                                 ENFORCEMENT, & COMMUNITY EDUCATION

                                 As an expert in the treatment of domestic violence, presented to a wide audience in person,

                                 on radio, and television in the Dallas metroplex, surrounding cities, and in Europe

 

1999                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Four consecutive International Congresses on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and

                                 Psychotherapy, Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2001                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Fifth consecutive International Congresses on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and

                                 Psychotherapy, Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2001-2006                CORE FACULTY—FOUNDATION TRAINING PROGRAM

                                 Intensive Training in Ericksonian Approaches to Brief Hypnotic Psychotherapy,

                                 Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2003                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Brief Therapy: Essence & Evolution, December 11-14, San Francisco, CA,

                                 Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2003-pres                 1-3 DAY WORKSHOPS

                                 Workshops for health care professionals on a variety of topics, throughout the United

                                 States and Europe, Sponsored by various training institutes and the Southwest Education

                                 Center

 

2004                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Sixth consecutive International Congresses on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and

                                 Psychotherapy, Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2007                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Seventh consecutive International Congresses on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and

                                 Psychotherapy, Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2008                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Brief Therapy: Lasting Impressions, December 11-14, San Diego, CA,

                                 Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

  

2009                         MODERATOR

                                 The Evolution of Psychotherapy, December 9-13, Anaheim, CA,

                                 Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2010                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, March 25-28, Washington, DC,

                                 Sponsored by Psychotherapy Networker, Washington, DC

 

2010                         INDIVIDUAL PRESENTER

                                 2010 APA Annual Convention, August 12-15, San Diego, CA,

                                 Sponsored by the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC

 

2010                         FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS

                                 Workshops for health care professionals on psychotherapy, throughout the United

                                 States, Sponsored by PESI

 

2011                         CORE FACULTY—MADRID INSTITUTE, SPAIN

                                 Intensive Training in Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis, Master’s Program

                                 May 24-29, Sponsored by the Erickson Institute of Madrid, Spain

 

2011                         CORE FACULTY—PUEBLA INSTITUTE, MEXICO

                                 Intensive Training in Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis

                                 October 14-16, Sponsored by the Erickson Institute of Puebla, Mexico

 

2011                         INVITED FACULTY

                                 Eleventh International Congresses on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and

                                 Psychotherapy, Sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

 

2012                         VISITING FACULTY--ESALEN

                                 Hypnotic Communication in Everyday Life, January 20-22,                 

                                 Sponsored by the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA

 

                                 Brain Integration and Self-Development: Ericksonian Hypnosis Seminars, July 6-8,

                                 Sponsored by the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA

 

October 2012           INVITED FACULTY

                                 Nineteenth International Hypnosis Congresses, Sponsored by The International Society of
                                 Hypnosis (ISH), Bremen, Germany

 

Professional Publications:

 

Oct. 1994                 Book Review: Using Metaphors in Psychotherapy, Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Volume 14 (3), p. 12

 

Oct. 1994                 Case Report: The Boxer, Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Volume 14 (3), p. 8

 

1996-2010                Interviews conducted with Viktor Frankl, Lynn Hoffman,  Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg, Camillo Loriedo, Karen Olness, Yvonne Dolan, John Gottman, Brent Geary, Nicholas Cummings, & Jon Carlson published in the Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter.

 

1996-2001                Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Volumes 16-22

                                 "Editor's Comments," published three times a year.

 

1999                         Hypnosis and Children:  An Analysis of Theory and Research.  In B. Matthews, &

                                 J. Edgette (Eds.), Current Thinking and Practices in Brief Therapy (pp. 285-335).

                                 Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis.

 

April 2000                 Abu Ali al'Husain ibn Sina, A.D. 980-1037.  Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Volume 20 (1), p. 17.

 

June 2000                 Use oriented thinking.  Hypnos: The Journal of European Society of Hypnosis in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 27 (2), pp. 105-107.  Published in English.

 

 

Nov. 2000                Book Review: The Letters of Milton H. Erickson.  The Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Volume 20 (2), p. 16.

 

2001                         Mandatory counseling:  Helping those who did not ask for help.  In B. Geary & J. K. Zeig,

                                 (Eds.), The Handbook of Ericksonian Therapy.  Phoenix: Milton H. Erickson Foundation

                                 Press.

 

2001                        Abu Ali Sina: An Ancient Physician’s Use of Modern Hypnosis.  The Journal of Sleep and

                                Hypnosis, 3, a1-a4.

2001                        Milton H. Erickson: Complete Works 1.0.  Digital Book (Ed./Design).  Phoenix: Milton H. Erickson Foundation Press.

 

2001                        The Seminars of Milton H. Erickson, Number 1. (Ed.)  Phoenix: Milton H. Erickson Foundation Press.

 

July 2001                 The Milton H. Erickson Foundation.  The Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Volume 21 (2), p. 18.

 

Aug. 2003               Milton H. Erickson Trabajando: El Caso de Maw.  In Saludable Mente Disfrutando, 3, 28-32.  Mexico.

 

Dec. 2004               An Interview with Dan Short, Ph.D.  The Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 3, front page.
http://www.erickson-foundation.org/ipages/newsletterpdfs/Vol%2024%20No%203.pdf

 

Nov. 2005               Hope and Resiliency: Understanding the Therapeutic Strategies of Milton H. Erickson. By Dan Short, Betty Alice Erickson, and Roxanna Klein Erickson. London: Crown House. Translated into French, Italian, Spanish, and German.
http://www.amazon.com/Hope-Resiliency-Understanding-Psychotherapeutic-Strategies/dp/1904424937/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297812963&sr=1-3

 

Jan/Feb 2006           Erickson’s Legacy: Strategic Therapy Rests on Skillful Information-Gathering, Psychotherapy Networker, Volume 30 (1), pp. 71-75.
http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/component/k2/item/668-case-studies?tmpl=component&print=1

 

2006                        Erickson the Healer: Reflections by Dan Short. Contribution to a chapter in Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An American Healer.  By Betty Alice Erickson & Bradford Keeney. Sedona, Arizona: Ringing Rocks Press, pp. 298-302.

 

2009                        The International Ericksonian Glossary by Haley Klein. Contribution as a panel of three experts.  Distrubted by the Erickson Foundation Archieves.
http://erickson-klein.org/glossary.jsp

 

2010                        Transformational Relationships: Deciphering the Social Matrix in Psychotherapy
By Dan Short. Zeig-Tucker Publishers. (366 pages)
http://www.amazon.com/Transformational-Relationships-Deciphering-Social-Psychotherapy/dp/1934442402/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297812963&sr=1-1

 

Jan 2011                  First Impressions: Getting off to the right start is crucial in therapy, Psychotherapy Networker, Jan/Feb, 2011, pp. 15-16.  http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/magazine/currentissue/1212-in-consultation

 

Feb 2011                 “I dare you to try and heal me”: Alliance formation for cases of complex resistance, Psychotherapy In Australia, Volume 17 (2), pp. 56-61. 
http://www.psychotherapy.com.au/DanShort.pdf

 

April 2011              A Diagnostic Use of Automatic Writing,  The Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol. 31, No. 1, p. 11.
http://www.erickson-foundation.org/ipages/newsletterpdfs/Vol-31-No-1.pdf

 

 

Dec. 2011               Meet Dr. Dan Short (Written by Sarah Love).  Arizona Foothills Magazine, December 2011.

                                http://arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/features/people/3107-meet-dr-dan-short.html

 

2012                        Finding Humainty in Darkness. Contribution to a chapter in: What’s Love got to do with it? Therapist Stories of Inspiration and Renewal.  By Michael Hoyt. Norton, pp. 251-262.
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415500845/

 

Jan. 2012                The Effect of Social Media on Teens (Written by Stephanie Lowen).  Green Living Magainze, January, 2012.

                                http://www.greenlivingaz.com/ 

 

March 2012            Case Commentary, Psychotherapy Networker, March/April, 2012, pp. 67-68.  http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/magazine/currentissue/1212-in-consultation

 

 

 

 

 

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