Educational and Professional Experience

Jontie Hays received her Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from Florida State University in 1993.  After the mandatory two year supervisory period, she was licensed in 1996.

Before entering into private practice, Jontie Hays worked as:

• Clinical evaluator of admission critera for inpatient psychiatric hospitals
•  Victim Advocate with victims of violent crimes at the Office of the State Attorney in Tallahasse and Quincy Florida. She continues to work with and receive referrals from local law enforcement victim advocacy groups as well as the local offices of the State Attorney in St. John's and Flagler counties.
•  Residential treatment programs for for troubled teens providing individual, group and family therapy
• Intensive outpatient partial programs providing group therapy

Private Practice

• Anger managememt group therapy for children and teens
• Group therapy for children and teenage victims of sexual abuse
• Parenting skills and support
• Women's vision groups
• Marital and family counseling
• Depression/ Anxiety
• Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
• Divorce, visitation and custody issues
• Consultant in work place disasters/ Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
• Women's reproductive health and positive mental health
• Life transition issues, loss and adjustment
• Certified Rational Hpynotherapist
• Family Mediation
• Expert Testimony
• Parent cooridination/Post Divorce Parenting Education/ Parenting Plans

Author

Monkey in the Middle Series (www.monkeyinthemiddle.info )

Consultant :

Supportive Solutions Inc (www.supportive-solutions.com)

St. Johns County Collaborative Family Law Group (www.sjccflg.com) 0r (info@sjccflg.com)

Oasis Family Crisis Center (www.oasisfcc.org)

Awards

 2009 POW winner  (Promoting Outstanding Writers)

for childrens education catagory

 2009 Winner in the Parenting/ Family & Divorce catagory of the National Best Books Awards sponsored by USA Book News

2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist for psychology

2009 Best of St. Augustine for Marriage and Family Counselors