| Elizabeth Bohorquez, R.N, C.Ht has been working in the mental health field for thirty years. She trained at Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York where she received the Psychiatric Nursing Award for academic achievement. She completed an Internship in Oncological Nursing at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York University & was invited to join their staff. She was also on staff of The Royal Marsden Cancer Center, University of London, England. After being appointed Director of Staff Development of a large geriatric facility in New York, she designed the original Mindbody Fitness Boot Camp for her employees. That program went on to win an educational design award from the New York Association of Health Services for the Aging.
In 1988 Ms. Bohorquez formed Therapeutic Work Environments, an innovative seminar, workshop, consulting service focusing on the many aspects of Workplace Wellness. The overarching goal of this company is to empower today's managers and workplace through the development of excellence. In 1994 she founded Sarasota Hypnosis Institute/Center for Lifestyle Change, a place where individuals can go to learn how to utilize their mind and body for optimum health. Following her medical background and nursing experience she formulated a workable,affordable programs offering innovative tools designed to meet the special needs of adult learners, as well as children.
Ms. Bohorquez has been a speaker at conferences in Vienna, Paris, London, India & the United States. Her original work "Self-help Prevention for Employees: Recognizing the signs that You are Losing It & What to do Next" was included in the Interagency Symposium for the State of New York, Commission on Quality Care, on Abuse & Neglect, Prevention & Intervention. |