Training Coordinator, Distance Credentialed Counselor- Mental Health Focus; Edited/authored newly developed curriculum for the Distance Credentialed Counselor-Mental Health Focus certification training, coordinate facilitation of DCC- Mental Health Focus trainings nationwide, collaborate with ReadyMinds on other distance counseling opportunities.

Merz Consulting, Inc., Adairsville, GA/1998-current

CEO & President; Provide online counseling; provide workshops and seminars on such issues as ethics, online counseling and forensic mental health; provide case consultation and clinical supervision; oversee all clinical aspects of agency, develop protocol and format for all behavioral healh services; conduct professional and corporate trainings.

PUBLICATIONS

• Nagel, D.M. & Anthony, K. (in press). Forensic Mental Health and Technology: Risk management strategies for the practitioner. The Forensic Examiner.
• Nagel, D.M., Goss, S. & Anthony, K. (in press). The use of technology in supervision. In Pelling, N., Barletta, J & Armstrong, P. (Eds.) The practice of supervision. Australian Academic Press: Australia.
• Nagel, D.M. & Anthony, K. (in press). Clinical supervision: Best practice for online applications, Charles C. Thomas, Publisher: Springfield, IL.
• Anthony, K. & Nagel, D.M. (Eds.). (in press). Mental health and the impact of technological development. Charles C. Thomas, Publisher: Springfield, IL.
• Anthony, K. & Nagel, D.M. (in press). Counselling and psychotherapy online, Sage Publishing: London.
• Nagel, D.M. (2007). The importance of certification: a panel of experts. The Forensic Examiner, 16 (1), 72-23.
• Nagel, D.M., Malone, J.F., Sutherland, J. (2007). Distance Credentialed Counselor Mental Health Focus Training Handbook. Internal Proprietary Training Document. Lyndhurst, NJ: ReadyMinds, LLC.
• Nagel, D.M. (2007). Who can perform distance counseling? In J.F. Malone, R. M. Miller & G.R. Walz (Eds.), Distance counseling: Expanding the counselor's reach and impact, Counseling Outfitters: Ann Arbor, MI.
• Merz, D. (2003). In K. Anthony (Ed.), Information technology: future therapy stories. Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal. 14 (9).
• Horne, S., Merz, T., & Merz, D. (2001). Disability and emotional Abuse: Mental Health Consequences and Social Implications. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 2, 4, 39-60.
• Merz, D.P. (1996). Valuing differences. Open Hands, Winter, 18-19.

CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS

• Project Safe Childhood Summit, U.S. District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, GA, 8/07: Ethical Issues in Victim Advocacy when Working with Child Sexual Abuse Victims
• Summit on Behavioral Telehealth, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 5/07: ISMHO Exhibit Representative
• Licensed Professional Counselor's Association Annual Convention, Savannah, GA, 5/07: Ethical Dilemmas: An Experiential Workshop
• American Counseling Association 2007 National Conference, Detroit, MI; 3/07: ISMHO Exhibit Representative
• Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts, International Child Custody Symposium, Atlanta GA 10/06: Parents with Developmental Disabilities: Determining Parental Fitness
• American College of Forensic Examiners International, Annual Convention, Orlando, FL 9/06: The Benefits of Utilizing Forensic Evaluations in Child Welfare Cases
• Licensed Professional Counselor Association Annual Convention, Pine Mountain, GA 5/06: Case Studies in Mandated Reporting: A Review of Ethical and Legal Requirements
• New Jersey Counseling Association, Annual Convention, Eatontown, NJ 5/06:Online Counseling as an Adjunct to Private Practice
• New York Mental Health Counselor Association Annual Convention, Albany NY 4/06: Is Online Counseling Ethical?
• Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children; Child Placement Conference, Augusta, GA 11/05: What to Ask for When: A review of Forensic Evaluations
• American Psychological Association, Annual Convention. Washington D.C. 8/05: Clinical Topics on the Internet: Working in the Online Medium Symposium, Utilizing the Internet and Technology to Enhance the Supervisory Process
• 1st Annual Comprehensive Child and Family Assessment Symposium, Atlanta, GA 6/05, Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS):Parental Fitness, Domestic Violence, Psychological, Psychiatric...When to Recommend What Evaluation and Why
• Licensed Professional Counselor Association Annual Convention, Peachtree City, GA 5/05: Utilizing the Internet and Technology to Enhance the Supervisory Process
• American Psychiatric Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA 5/05 Online Communication in Mental Health: Different Contexts, Different Issues
• Licensed Professional Counselor Association Annual Convention, Savannah GA 5/04: Is Online Counseling Ethical?
• Licensed Professional Counselor Association, Moderator Atlanta GA 1/04: Evolving Ethics: Trends, Dilemmas and Contradictions
• National Rural Mental Health Association Conference, Orlando, FL 7/03:Online Counseling: Benefits for the Rural Consumer of Mental Health Services
• Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah, GA 3/03: Online Counseling as an Adjunct to Private Practice
• National Association of Social Workers, Georgia Chapter Conference, Atlanta, GA 10/02: Online Counseling as an Adjunct to Private Practice
• American Mental Health Counselor Association Annual Convention, Atlanta GA 7/02: Online Counseling as an Adjunct to Private Practice
• Licensed Professional Counselor Association Annual Convention, 5/02: Online Counseling as an Adjunct to Private Practice
• The Georgia Compliance & Quality Training Project, The Council on Quality and Leadership, 9/01-4/02, Developed and presented the following workshops across the state of Georgia: Record Keeping 101, Progress Notes/Incident Reporting & Documentation, Clinical/Program Records Management
• Arc of Georgia, Panel Discussion, 1/95: Sexuality in the Developmentally Delayed
• To Tell the Truth, Co-sponsor, Opening Remarks, Atlanta, GA  10/94: Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Problem and How You Can be a Part of the Solution

RECENT/CURRENT PROJECTS

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007; consultancy regarding creation of smoking cessation program online.
• ReadyMinds, 2007; Developed curriculum for the new Distance Credentialed Counselor-Mental Health (DCC-MH) certification endorsed by NBCC.
• Warren Shepell, Canada, E-Counselor for EAP contracts in Georgia.
• Riverside Publishing,  Itasca, IL, 2003-4, examiner for the Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd Edition (BDI-2) Standardization Study.