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| Proficient, articulate Holistic Health Professional with over two and a half decades experience working with personal development, health care, and stress management in academic, business, and medical settings, through education and private consultation. She has dedicated her work to integrity and intelligent decisions to enhance, support and reach enduring solutions for health and well-being of individuals, groups and organizations. Specialized expertise and extensive mastery in: |
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| Teaching & Public Speaking |
Delivering Health Care to Survivors of Sexual Abuse |
| Developing Educational Materials |
Process Acupressure |
| Facilitating, Coordinating & Supervising |
Zero Balancing |
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Therapeutic Massage |
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Professional Highlights
| Founding
Director & Principal Provider |
1979 -
Present |
| The Cerio Institute |
Soquel, California |
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| Master
Instructor |
1979 - 2001 |
University of California at Santa Cruz
Holistic
Health Program |
Santa
Cruz, California |
| Founding
Director |
1979 - 1999 |
University of California at Santa Cruz
Holistic
Health Program |
Santa
Cruz, California |
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Advisory Board Member & Instructor |
2003 - 2005 |
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The Community Acupressure Foundation |
Aptos,
California |
| Consultant |
1980 -
Present |
| The Cerio Institute |
Soquel, California
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| Public
Speaking/Professional Engagements |
1987 -
Present |
| The Cerio Institute |
Soquel, California
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| Recognized
expert and speaker on the following topics:
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- Intentional Touch™ - Delivering Health Care to Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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- Integrated Medicine - The Intelligent Partnership of Conventional and Alternative Medicine
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| Dean of Professional
Training |
1980 - 1982 |
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Heartwood College for
the Healing Arts
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Santa Cruz, California
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| Founding
Director |
1986 - 1989 |
Curriculum Development for Children
Mid-County
Children's Center
Santa Cruz City Department of Education |
Santa
Cruz, California |
| Instructor |
1979 - 1982 |
| Oriental Massage
Certificate Program |
Santa
Cruz, California |
| Instructor & Author |
1986 - 1990 |
| Project Press |
Santa Cruz,
California |
| Ph.D. |
2009
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| International University of Professional Studies |
Solana Beach, California
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| Advanced Certification in Process Acupressure |
2009 |
| Process Acupressure |
Borrego Springs, California |
| Process Acupressure Faculty Member |
2007 |
| Process Acupressure |
International |
| Zero Balancing Faculty Member |
2004 |
| The Zero Balancing Association |
International |
| Renewal of Certification in Process Acupressure |
2003 |
| Process Acupressure |
Borrego Springs, California |
| Certification in Process Acupressure |
1989 |
| Process Acupressure |
Capitola, California |
| Certification
in Zero Balancing |
1989 |
| The
Zero Balancing Association |
Capitola,
California |
| Certification
in Transpersonal Integration |
1989 |
| Transpersonal Integration Associates (now Process Acupressure) |
Capitola, California |
| Instructor
of Jin Shin Do Acupressure |
1980 |
| The
Acupressure Workshop |
Santa
Monica, California |
| Instructor
of Massage Practitioner and Holistic Health Education |
1980 |
| Heartwood
College of the Healing Arts |
Santa
Cruz, California |
| Certification
in Jin Shin Do Acupressure |
1979 |
| Heartwood
College of the Healing Arts |
Santa
Cruz, California |
| Certification in Holistic Massage |
1978 |
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Holistic Health
Institute
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Santa
Cruz, California
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| Certification
in Holistic Health Education |
1978 |
| Holistic Health Institute |
Santa Cruz, California |
| B.A.
Social Work |
1972 |
| Syracuse
University |
Syracuse,
New York |
Approved Continuing Education Provider
| Continuing Education Provider #CEP 660 |
2007 - Present
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| California Acupuncture Board |
Sacramento, California
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| Continuing Education Provider #CE0556 |
2005 - Present
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Texas Department of Health
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Texas
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| Continuing Education Provider #50-4153-1 |
2004 - Present
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Florida Board of Massage Therapy
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Florida
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| Continuing Education Provider #398238-00 |
2003 - Present
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National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
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McLean, Virginia
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| Continuing Education Provider #13560 |
2002 - Present
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| California Board of Registered Nursing |
Sacramento, California
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Publications
- Article: Therapeutic Perspectives on Touch: Delivering Health Care to Survivors of Sexual Abuse ©2004 Donna C. Cerio, Ph.D.c. Published in AMTA Florida Journal - June 2005
- Article: Touch - The Unspoken Language: Healing from Sexual Abuse ©2004 Donna C. Cerio, Ph.D.c. Published in Skinship Journal - January 2004, April 2004, July 2004, December 2004
- Article: The Wounded Client: Guidelines for Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse ©2002 Donna C. Cerio, Ph.D.c. Published in Massage Magazine - November/December 2003
- Article: Zero Balancing with Survivors of Sexual Abuse ©2002 Donna C. Cerio, Ph.D.c. Published in Interface for Zero Balancing - 2003
- Article: Dealing With Traumatic Touch ©1994 Donna C. Cerio. Published in Health & Fitness Connection - 1994
- Article: Zero Balancing Kids ©1991 Donna C. Cerio. Published in Interface for Zero Balancing - 1991
- Compact-Disc: Intentional Touch™ Series - Intention Setting Guided Journey ©2009 Dr. Donna C. Cerio
- Interactive Column: Healing and Touch ©2005 Donna C. Cerio, Ph.D.c. Published in AMTA Florida Journal - Summer 2005, Fall 2005 issues, Summer 2007, Fall 2007
- Textbook: Basic Functional Anatomy for the Student of Body Technique, ©1979 & 1981 Donna C. Cerio. Self-published
- Textbook Chapter: Massage for Survivors of Abuse ©2007 McGraw Hill. Published as chapter 12 in New Foundations in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Published by same
- Workbook/Casette Tape: My Body, My Energy, My Self ©1989 Santa Cruz County Office of Education. Published by same
Professional Affiliations
- American Massage Therapy Association
- Zero Balancing Health Association
- Process Acupressure Unlimited
- International Association of Health Practitioners
| References and Continuing Education available on request. |
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