CURRICULUM VITAE


Joseph B. Nelson MA, LP


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Education

1985 Licensure LP 0592
Minnesota State Board of Psychology
2006 AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
1983 M.A. Counseling Psychology
St. Mary's College
Winona, Minnesota
1980 BS Social Work
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota


Professional Experience

2002 - 2003 Health Psychologist
International Diabetes Center
Minneapolis Minnesota
2002 - Present Private Practice Psychologist
Golden Valley Psychotherapy Associates
Golden Valley, Minnesota
2002 - Present Consulting Psychologist
Sexual Health Center
Park Nicollet Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1991 - 2003 Director, Behavioral Medicine Services
International Diabetes Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996 - 2003 Co-Leader, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Class
Park Nicollet Medical Center,
International Diabetes Center
1984 - 2002 Family Counselor/Licensed Psychologist
International Diabetes Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1987 - 2002 Psychologist, Sexual Health Center
Park Nicollet Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1986 - 1988 Psychologist, Park Nicollet Mental Health Dept
Park Nicollet Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1981 - 1984 Director of Social Services
American Diabetes Association Minnesota Affiliate
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1978 - 1981 Psychotherapist
Adult Mental Health
Mercy Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1975 - 1978 Lead Child Care Worker
Bar None Residential Treatment Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1973 - 1975 Group Worker
DuPage County Youth Home
DuPage, Illinois
Professional Organizations

American Psychological Association
Minnesota Clinical Hypnosis Society
Minnesota Psychological Association
American Diabetes Association - Professional Section
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Minneapolis St. Paul Diabetes Educators
American Association of Sex Educators, Conunselors, and Therapists


Continuing Education

2005 Mindfulness Meditation, Jon Kabat-Zinn
2005 World Congress of Sexology, Montreal
2004 ASSECT Annual Meeting, Chicago
2004 Using Imagery to Heal Trauma, Belleruth Naparstek, LISW
2004 Partners in Liberation: Buddhism and Psychotherapy
2003 Intensive Training “Energy Healing” ; Fred Gallo PhD
2003 Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
2002 Coaching for Clinicians
2002 Minnesota Clinical Hypnosis annual Meeting
2002 Intensive Training “The Soul of Practice” Joan Klagsbrun
2001 Intensive Training “Fire in the Soul” : Joan Borysenko, PhD
1998 Intensive training in Imagey and Healing: Jeanne Acterberg, PhD and Frank Lawlis, PhD
1997 Workshops presented by James Prochaska Ph.D. on Stages of Change
1997 The Sacred Ways of the Lakota: The Sacred Pipe and the Stonepeople Lodge
1996 Training workshop with Jon Kabat-Zinn in Mindfulness Meditation
1995 Certificate in Alternative Medicine approaches


Professional Activities

2002 - Present Board Member, Minnesota State Stearing committee
Minnesota Diabetes Program
2006 current AADE Committee for Professional Practice
2006 TCOYD Santa Clara Ca. MDs, Professional Ed program
2006 TCOYD Key Note lunch presentation “Emotions the wild card in Diabetes”
2006 TCOYD Virginia Beach Virginia, “Emotional issues in treating diabetes”
2006 Duluth Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Superior Wi. “Depression and Diabetes, “Unraveling the interactive effect”
2006 Mayo Clinic second year Medical Students “Understanding and Treating Adult Sexuality”
2006 TCOYD Des Moines “Emotions, The Wild Card in Diabetes”
2005 Respecting Sex; “The Rodney Dangerfield of Complications”
AADE annual Meeting Washington DC
2005 Diabetes + Stress + Depression =?
ADA Expo Minneapolis
2005 Psychological Aspects of the Metobolic Syndrome
Des Moines area Hospital, Annual Meeting
2005 The Psychological Aspects of Sexual Dysfunction
Park Nicollet Physician Symposia
2005 Standing Rock Reservation ,All Day Program for community Health workers
2004 Northern Great Plains Native Heart and Diabetes Conference
Key Note
“You’re not a failure, You’re already Changing.”
Shakopee, Minnesota
2004 TCOYD Presentor
Lunch General Session
Scaling the mountail of diabetes meditation
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2003 TCOYD
Presentor
General Session
The Wild Card in Diabetes
Emotional Issues that Affect All of Us.
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2003 TCOYD
Presentor
Break Out Session
Sexual Health is a Couples Issue.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2003 Presenter
Sex, Lies and Infusion sets
Pump Support Group
St. Paul, Minnesota
2002 Presenter
Sexuality Across the Life Span Minnesota Psychological Association
St Paul, Minnesota
2002 Presenter A triple Dilema: Depression Diabetes and Metabloic Syndrome International Diabetes Center Annual Symposia
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002 Presenter
Work, Life and Chronic Disease
3M Lunch and Learn
St. Paul, Minnesota
2002 Presenter
Lets Talk.
Break Out Session
Park Nicollet Diabetes Update for Primary Care Physicians
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
2001 Keynote Presenter
Stress and Depression In Diabetes
Medcenters One Annual Diabetes Workshop
Bismarck, ND
2001 Presenter
St Paul Heart Lipid Tutorial
Understanding and using the Stages of Change
Bloomington, Minnesota
2001 Presenter
Managing Problems You Can’t Cure
Empowering Patients with Chronic Illness
Park Nicollet Medical Center,
Plymouth Minnesota
2000 Presenter
Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley
The relationship between Diabetes and Depression
San Jose , Ca
2001 Keynote Presenter
Summer Native American Institute
Diabetes – Do you get it?
Emotional and Behavioral issues in Diabetes
New Ulm, Minnesota


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Publications

Body Scan and Sitting Meditation, Compact Disk
Mountain Meditation, Lake Meditation, Compact Disk
WWW. NORCOMTAPES.COM

“Overcoming the Macho Mindset”
Diabetes Self Managemnt; April 2004
R.A. Rapaport publishing NY, NY

“Navigating Mental Health Care”
Diabetes Self Management; p30-33, September/October 2003
R.A. Rapaport publishing, NY,NY

“Depression and Diabetes” booklet
2002
International Diabetes Center
Park Nicollet Institute
Minneapolis, MN

“Aging and Depression, not a matched set”
Diabetes Self Management; p12-16, January/ February 2002
R.A. Rapaport publishing, NY, NY

“The Effect of Intensive Treatment of Diabetes on the Development and Progression of Long-Term Complications in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus”, The New England Journal of Medicine; 329:977-986, Sept 30, 1993

"Psycho Social Aspects of Diabetes", Journal of Home Health Care Practice, Vol. 4, No. 3:p. 72-90 1992: Aspen Publishers, Inc.

The DCCT Research Group: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT): Results of Feasibility Study. DIABETES CARE, Vol. 10, No. 1, January-February 1987.

Impotence: Psychosocial Aspects. In: Blackard et al., Impotence Program Manual, International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, 1988.

Hollander, Priscilla, MD, et al., Intensification Manual, "Introduction" and "Staying Motivated", International Diabetes Center, 1989.

"A Multi-disciplinary Approach for the Treatment of Impotence", Blackard et al, The Bulletin, Vol. 34, No. 2, 1990, p. 81-87.

"Using Pictures to Communicate with your Children", Living Well With Diabetes, Spring 1991.

"Coping with Holiday Eating", DCCT Newsletter, Dec. 1990, Castle and Nelson.

"Emotional Consequences of Organic Impotence". Supported by a grant from D.R.E.F. 1991.

“Managing Type II Diabetes.”
International Diabetes Center.
A. Monk, J. Pearson, Dr. P. Hollander, and Dr. R. Bergenstal. 1995.

“Learning to Live Well with Diabetes”
Chapter 3 “Living with Diabetes,” Chapter 6 “Balancing Stress,” Chapter 12 “Learning how to Change.” Bergenstal, Franz, Etzwiler, 1995

“Depression and Diabetes.” International Diabetes Center, 2002