Background
Larkam, Beverley McCosham was born on March 3, 1928 in Vancouver, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1951. Daughter of William Howard and Marjorie Isobel (Jerome) McCosham.
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Beverley McCosham Larkam
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Beverley McCosham Larkam, Canadian clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist. Board certified diplomate in clinical social work; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; licensed marriage and family therapist, Texas, diplomate International Conference Advanced Professional Practice of Clinical Social Work.
Education
Association Royal Conservatory of Museum of Toronto, U. Toronto, 1948. Bachelor, U. British Columbia, 1949, Bachelor of Social Work, 1950, Master of Social Work, 1951. Board certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work.
Licensed master social worker, advanced clinical practitioner, marriage and family therapist, Texas Psychiatric social worker Brackenridge Hospital, 1952-1954.
Department chairman senior high school University.
Career
Psychiatric social worker Brackenridge Hospital, 1952-1954. Chairman department senior high. school University Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas, 1952-1955, member Christian education committee, 1961-1967, board directors developing and organizing nursery school, 1967-1970. Social worker Counseling-Psychological Services Center, University Texas, 1971-1972.
Psychiatric social worker, chief supervisor Adult, Children's Mental Health Human-Development Center-South, Austin, Texas, 1972-1979. Private practice marriage and family therapy, sex therapy and individual and group psychotherapy, since 1975, Georgetown, since 1979. Field supervisor School Social Work University Texas.
Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member community organization to establish classes for mentally retarded children, 1966-1968, City of Austin Commission for Women, since 1978, chairman, 1982-1984, emeritus, 1985—2009. Organizer Austin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 1980-1982, board directors Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 1980-1982. Volunteer usher Austin Symphony Orchestra Society, since 1972.
Member Heritage Society Austin, Georgetown Heritage Society, Women's Symphony League of Austin, Austin Art Museum, Williamson County History Museum. Member Dean School Social Work, professional linkage committee, since 1993. Volunteer family therapist Child Inc./Headstart Ranch Weekends, 1995-1996.
Member National Association of Social Workers, American Association Marriage and Family Therapy (approved supervisor, committee on racial, ethnic and cultural diversity 1992-1995, Honored Service Austin chapter, 1998), American Group Psychotherapy Association (certified group psychotherapist), Southwestern Group Psychotherapy Society (senior faculty), Austin Group Psychotherapy Society, American Association Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (certified diplomate sex therapy), Academy Certified Social Workers, Register Clinical Social Workers, certified Eye Movement Desenitization Reprocessing, Texas Society for Clinical Social Work (board directors since 1990, president 1997-1999, chairman Austin study groups since 2006), Clinical Social Work Federation (finance chairman 1998-2000), Austin Commission Women (honored Austin city council 30yr service), Philanthropic and Educational Organization Sisterhood (50 Year Golden Member award 2009), Austin Woman's Forum (president 1994-1995, 2002-2003).
Connections
Children: Elizabeth, Charles, Daphne, Peter, John.
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Religion
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Political Party
presbyterian (elder, session of University Presbyterian Church since 1997).
Education
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1951