Constance Miriam Sylvia

Background

Sylvia, Constance Miriam was born on October 29, 1934 in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States.

Education

Diploma in nursing, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1955. Bachelor of science in nursing, Boston University, 1958. Postgraduate, University North Carolina, 1960.

Postgraduate, Boston University, 1983. Master of Arts in Psychology, Bridgewater State College, 1988. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Worcester Hahnemann Hospital, 1977.

Career

Public health nurse Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, 1971-1974. Continuing care nurse Lakeville (Massachusetts) Hospital, 1974-1975. Public health clinic nurse handicapped children's services Massachusetts Department Public Health, Lakeville, Massachusetts, 1975-1979.

Family nurse practitioner Wrentham (Massachusetts) State School, Children's Hospital, 1979-1982. Head nurse psychiatric unit New England Deaconess Hospital, 1982-1983. Head nurse psychiatric crisis stabilization unit Brockton (Massachusetts) Multi-Svc.

Center, 1983-1985; nurse practitioner Taunton (Massachusetts) State Hospital, 1985-1987, Cape and Islands Mental Health, Pocasset, Massachusetts, 1987-1992. Indepentent therapy practice, from 1992. Nurse therapist Middleboro (Massachusetts)-Lakeville Community Counseling Center, 1978-1979, secretary, 1993-1995, secretary board directors, 1995-1998.

Board directors Community Care Services, since 1999.

Achievements

• Constance Miriam Sylvia has been listed as a noteworthy family nurse practitioner, clinical specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice chairman Middleborough Conservation Commission, 1970-1974. Leader Ranger Rick Nature Club, 1972-1973. President, organizer for women's health Taunton and Middleborough area National Organization of Women, 1974-1976.

Board directors Mental Health Association, 1971-1980, vice chairman, 1974-1980. Member Council on Aging. Board directors American Cancer Society, 1973, ComCare-Clerk, 1995-1996, Community Care Service, Taunton, Massachusetts, since 1998.

Supervisor, facilitator breast cancer support groups, since 1993. Area member Region 5 Comprehensive Health Planning, 1972-1982. Resource person, teacher Sunday school Unitarian Universalist Church, since 1980, co-leader youth group, 1987-1989.

Instructor hunter education Massachusetts Department Natural Resources, 1983-1999. Member American Nurses Association (certified family nurse practitioner), Massachusetts Nurses Association, Massachusetts Public Health Association, Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.

Connections

Daughter of W. Earle and Bernice M. (Hood) Dougherty. M. Charles S. Sylvia, September 17, 1983. Children: Phoebe Coggins, Eric, Edward.

Father:

W. Earle Dougherty

Mother:

Bernice M. (Hood) Dougherty

child:

Phoebe Coggins Sylvia

child:

Edward Sylvia

child:

Eric Sylvia