I specialize in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Students, using counseling, ropes courses, Xbox 360, etc, to connect with students. National TV & Radio Expert: Jim is a children, adolescent, college student & family expert and is asked to provide advice on local & National TV & Radio including the Fox News, ABC's Medical Minute, Daily Buzz, Canadian National News, Fox 35, Central Florida News13, NBC, & more. School Consultations & Staffings: Jim has been invited to provide consultation to several private and public schools in the state of Florida. Some local schools include: Lake Highland Preparatory, First Academy, Pinecastle Christian Academy, Ocoee Elementary, Clarcona Elementary, Foundation Academy, Colonial High School, and more. His consultations include conflict resolution, accommodations for Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ODD, Defiance, ADHD, character building, student retention, and school improvement programs. He also advocates for students with their IEP or Indivdiualized Education Plan & 504 Plans. Seminars for Counselors, Teachers, Schools, Parents with Jim West Child, Adolescent and Young Adults Expert in Orlando, East Orlando, Winter Park & Clermont International Communicator: Jim has been invited to speak for private school accreditation boards over the past 6 years including ACSI, Childrens Home Society, National School Social Workers & FACCS. He has spoken to thousands of teachers over the years and influenced private schools to provide special programs for students with learning disabilities, and accommodations for ADHD. Retreats: Jim provides retreats for schools as well to help students resolve conflicts and repair past hurts. Summer Social Skills Camps for ADHD, ASD & ODD since 2004 incorporating a Challenge Ropes Course helping students mature significantly, socially and emotionally, increase confidence, become calmer, more compliant, improved leadership skills,and a more positive influence on their peers. Speaking Engagements: He is asked to speak across the state of Florida to the following organizations to list a few:
o School Social Workers of Association of America-National Conference (SSWAA)
o United Behavioral Center (Inpatient Adolescent Hospital) to hundreds of therapists, psychologists, parents and counselors. o Central Florida Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CFAMFT)
o ACSI (Association for Christian Schools International) in Southern California and Florida-Featured Speaker several years in a row for Annual Teachers Accreditation Conference
o FACCS (Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools) Florida-Featured Speaker several years in a row for Annual Teachers Accreditation Conference. o Orange County School Nurses, Hunters Creek Middle School, Clarcona & Ocoee Elementary, and Thornbrook, more. o Seminole County Guidance Counselors Conference
o Private Schools: Lake Highand Prep, The First Academy, Foundation Academy, Venice Christian School, The Crenshaw School, St. Petersburg Christian School, and many more. o Adrenaline: Youth Group of Horizons Community Church-Gotha Florida
* Jim also is a state approved Qualified Clinical Supervisor for therapists completing their 2 year internship to become a Florida State licensed counselor. Community Involvement: Jim was the producer of Sunday Night Live (Virginia) & Standing Room Only (a Saturday Night Live type program for High School Students in Lakeland) as well as Club 77. Club 77 was a Smoke Free Drug Free & Alcohol Free club for High School and College age students. Sunday Night Live & Standing Room Only were run by college students and the actors were teenagers entertaining other teens. These programs have built incredible self-confidence and developed talents and leadership skills for many teens. Jim has kept in touch with some of the teens that were involved in these programs and most are now adults involved in their community mentoring adolescents in some way. Jim is in the process of developing similar programs in Orlando.
Total Life Counseling Center: Jim West is the president/owner. Since 2003 Jim has expanded its staff and now has offices in Metro Orlando including Metro West, Lake Mary, Winter Park, East Orlando and Clermont. Additionally, Jim has always thought of creative experiential treatment approaches to reach those who might not respond to traditional therapies. Connects quickly with students: Jim has a unique way of bonding with children and adolescents through Play Therapy, Power Point Presentations, Interactive Games, Recreation Therapy and staying current with the constantly changing world of the children & adolescents. Jim also stays current with adolescents through his 13 years experience in youth ministry in speaks to students at school assemblies, youth groups and conventions.
