Background
Davis, Helena Lang was born on September 21, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Harold and Regina Lang Pfeffer.
consultant psychotherapist trainer writer
Davis, Helena Lang was born on September 21, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Harold and Regina Lang Pfeffer.
Bachelor, University Maryland, 1965. Secondary teaching credential, San Francisco State University, 1972. Postgraduate in American INdian education, San Francisco State University, 1973—1975.
Postgraduate in curriculum design, University San Francisco, 1978—1980. Master of Arts in Counseling, University San Francisco, 1988. Certified, Psychosynthesis Training Program, 1986.
Advanced, Psychosynthesis Training Program, 1987. Neurolinguistic programming practitioners training, 1989—1990.
Instructor Native American studies U. San Francisco, 1971-1972. Emergency School Aid Acting reading coordinator San Francisco Unified School District,1973-1975, chairman native American sub-committee, 1974. Teacher English and language arts Ramah Navajo High School, New Mexico, 1976.
Coordinator academic support services U. San Francisco, 1979-1980.
Foreign expert East China Normal University, Shanghai, People"s Republic China, 1980-1981. Director School Initiatives program Community Board Center for Policy and Training, San Francisco, 1982-1985, associate executive director, 1985-1986.
Founder, executive director Connections, 1986-1988. InternCath. Schools Family Counseling Program, U. San Francisco, 1987-1988.
Family therapist Northeast Parent and Child Society, Shenectady, 1988-1991.
Clin.coord. capital employee assistance program Family and Children"s Svc. Albany, 1991; private practice part-time, 1989. Consultant Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, 1973-1974, Filipino Education Center, San Francisco, 1974-1975, Title IV American Indian Education Project, San Francisco, 1974-1975, J. Gary Mitchell Film Productions, 1984, Paul Rupert Associations, 1986, CampThoreau-In-Vermont, 1985-1986, British Columbia Justice Institute, 1985-1986, International Learning Institute, 1988.
Curriculum consultant Chinese-American People"s Friendship Association, San Francisco, 1975-1976.
Program consultant United Nations U. for Peace, Costa Rica, 1984. Member Consortium on Peace Research, Edition and Development, 1984.
Advisory board Meadowlark Camp for Peace. Director Alice B. Northrop Memorial Camp, 1987.
Program organizer Third National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Denver, 1986.
Company-founder World Mediation Congress, 1985, National Association Mediators in Education, 1983. Member steering committee San Francisco School Arts, 1986-1987.
Member Parents Coalition, 1984, M.H. deYoung Museum, 1978—1984. Member of American Society for Training and Development, American Psychotherapy Association, American Association Counseling and Development, American Association Psychosynthesis Practitioners, National Association Mediators in Education (steering committee 1984, co-founder), California Academy of Sciences, New York Children's Action Network (steering committee since 2005, chairman mental health committee since 2005), Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Lambda Theta (recording secretary 1973-1974, national conference delegate 1975).
Married Richard Earl Davis, December 18, 1966(divorced 1988). 1 child, Rebekah Caroline Beatty Davis.