Vitae - University of South Florida

Penne Lipham Williams
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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EDUCATION
1986 Master of Social Work, Clinical Track
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Tallahassee, Florida
1985 Bachelor of Science in Social Work
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT
CREDENTIALS
BIRMINGHAM
Minor in Psychology
Birmingham, Alabama
2000 Qualified Supervisor for Clinical Social
Work, State of Florida
1995 Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
Certification
Port Orange, Florida
1992 Faculty Fellow
Field Instructor II

School of Social Work
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
1989 Licensed Clinical Social Worker
State of Florida
1989 HIV- Testing Notification Specialist
State Certification
Gainesville, Florida
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
8/2008 – Present SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Lakeland, Florida
9/2007 – Present PRIVATE PRACTICE
SENSIBLE SUPERVISION
Mobile Supervision towards Licensure
Lakeland, Florida
1/2003 – Present INSTRUCTOR
College of Behavioral and Community Science
University of South Florida Lakeland
Lakeland, Florida
5/2008 ~ Present COORDINATOR, RATH SENIOR SCHOLARS
Rath Senior ConNextions and Education
Center
University of South Florida Polytechnic

Lakeland, Florida
1998 – 2005 BEREAVEMENT COUNSELOR
Patient/Family Counselor 1998-2000
LifePath Hospice/Good Shepherd Hospice
Lakeland, Florida
1997-1998 PSYCHOTHERAPIST
PHP Program Director
Psychiatrist A. K. Vijipura, MD
Plant City, Florida
1995 – 1997 PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Apogee, Inc.
Mental Health Overlay for SNF/ALF
Orlando, Florida
1994-1995 SOCIAL WORKER/CLINICAL PERCEPTOR
Psychosocial Services
Hospice of Volusia/Flagler
Daytona Beach, Florida
1989 – 1994 CASE MANAGER
Prevention, etc.
Office of Substance Abuse Prevention Grant
Department of Social Work Services
Shands Teaching Hospital at the University
of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
1986-1989 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Department of Social Work Services

Shands Teaching Hospital at the University
of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
1986 ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORKER
Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical
Center
Tallahassee, Florida
MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
June 2011 Autism Spectrum Disorders: AWEsome or Just
Plain Awful?
National Association of Social Workers
Florida State Conference
Orlando, Florida
Nov 2007 “Warm Fuzzy Tears: Using Puppets to
Facilitate the Grieving Process Among
Children”
National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization Clinical Team Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 2007 “Pictures Along the Way: Using Photographs
to Enhance the Therapeutic Process”
National Association of Social Workers
Florida State Conference
Orlando, Florida
2006 “Leaves of Change”
Friends Together
Camp for HIV-Impacted Families

Camp Wingman
Avon Park, Florida
2000 “Easing the Transition: End of Life Decisions”
Florida Society of Oncology Social Work
Orlando, Florida
1995 “Issues in Clinical Supervision”
Florida Hospices
Orlando, Florida
1992 “Model Project for Women at High Risk for
Substance Abuse and Their Infants”
The 7th National Conference of the
Association of Child Advocates
Baltimore, Maryland
1991 “Intervention with Substance Abusing
Pregnant Women”
1991 Partners in Perinatal Health Conference
Tampa, Florida
1991 “Issues in Perinatal Substance Abuse”
1991 National Conference on Perinatal Social
Work
Orlando, Florida
1990 “Prevention, etc: A Model Project for
Substance Abusing Pregnant and
Postpartum Women and Their Infants”
1990 National Perinatal Association
New Orleans, Louisiana

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
AND ACTIVITIES
Camp Circle of Love Volunteer
Children’s Bereavement Camp
LifePath Hospice
2001- 2008
Camp Braveheart Volunteer
Children’s Bereavement Camp
Good Shepherd Hospice
2005-2010
Coalition on Aging ThinkTank
2005 - Present
Journey on Aging Conference Sub-
Committee 2006
Florida Society of Oncology Social Workers
Heartland Unit Representative
2000 - 2006
National Association of Social Workers
Florida Chapter
Committee on Nominations and
Leadership Identification 2011
State Board Member 2007-2009
Heartland Unit
Unit Chair 2010-Present
Unit Chair 2007-2009
CEU Chair 2000-2008
Finance Chair 1998-2000
Gainesville, Florida Unit
Unit Chair 1993-1994

CEU Chair 1992-1993
Polk VISION
Professional Social Work
Representative 2005 -2006
Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Department of Social Work Services
Conference Planning Committee 1993,
1994
Grand Rounds Committee 1987-1994
Peer Review Committee 1992-1994