Clark, Carolyn Chambers 1941-

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Clark, Carolyn Chambers 1941-

PERSONAL:

Born March 25, 1941, in Superior, WI; daughter of John and Phyllis Stark. Education: University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1964; Rutgers University, Newark, M.S., 1966; Columbia University, Ed.D., 1976; RN.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Health Services, College of Social, Behavioral and Health Sciences, Walden University, 155 5th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55401. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Nurse, educator, and publishing executive. Private practice wellness nursing, 1972; Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ, 1972-74; The Wellness Institute, Sloatsburg, NY, founding director, 1979-84; The Wellness Newsletter, editor, 1980-1995; Pace University, Pleasantville, NY, 1983-84; University of Tampa, FL, wellness coordinator, 1984-85; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL, consultant, 1988-89; provider of continuing programs for nurses, 1990; Bay Area Psychological Services, nurse practitioner/consultant, 1994; Women's Wellness Center of the Resource Center for Women, director, 1994; The Nursing Spectrum, contributing editor, 1994-2000; Walden University, faculty member in the Health Services Doctoral Program; Wellness Resources, president and director. Also Schiller International University, member of doctoral faculty, 1998; New York University Graduate Program in Holistic Nursing Tree of Life Health Services, advisory board; American Association of Integrative Medicine, advisory board; Alternative Health Practitioner: The Journal of Complementary and Natural Care, founding editor;.

MEMBER:

Forensic Nursing (diplomate); American Academy of Nursing (fellow).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Florida Freelance Association award, 1988, 1992; Media Recognition award, American Heart Association, 1991; Community and Media Award, Florida Nurses Association, 1997; Book of the Year awards, Florida Nurses Association 1996, 1999 and 2000.

WRITINGS:

The Nurse as Group Leader, Springer (New York, NY), 1977, 2nd edition, 1993.

Nursing Concepts and Processes, consulting editor Betty Dean, Delmar Publishers (Albany, NY), 1977.

Mental Health Aspects of Community Health Nursing, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 1978.

Assertive Skills for Nurses, Contemporary (Wakefield, MA), 1978.

Clasroom Skills for Nurse Educators, Springer (New York, NY), 1978.

The Nurse as Continuing Educator, Springer (New York, NY), 1979.

(With Carole A. Shea) Management in Nursing: A Vital Link in the Health Care System, McGraw- Hill (New York, NY), 1979.

Enhancing Wellness: A Guide for Self-Care, Springer (New York, NY), 1981.

Wellness Nursing: Concepts, Theory, Research, and Practice, Springer (New York, NY), 1986.

Deadlier than Death, Vista Publishing (Long Branch, NJ), 1993.

Dangerous Alibis, Vista Publishing (Long Branch, NJ), 1994.

Cast Into the Fire, Vista Publishing (Long Branch, NJ), 1994.

Wellness Practitioner: Concepts, Research and Strategies, 2nd edition, Springer (New York, NY), 1996.

Creating a Climate for Power Learning, Whole Person Associates (Duluth, MN), 1997.

(Editor-in-chief) Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice, contributing editor Rena J. Gordon, advisory contributing editors Barbara Harris and Carl O. Helvie, Springer (New York, NY), 1999.

Integrating Complementary Health Procedures into Practice, Springer (New York, NY), 2000.

(With Paul J. Rosch) De-stress, Weigh Less, St. Martin's Paperbacks (New York, NY), 2001.

(Editor) Health Promotion in Communities: Holistic and Wellness Approaches, Springer (New York, NY), 2002.

Holistic Assertiveness Skills for Nurses: Empower Yourself and Others, Springer (New York, NY), 2003.

Group Leadership Skills, 4th edition, Springer (New York, NY), 2003.

American Holistic Nurses' Association Guide to Common Chronic Conditions: Self-Care Options to Complement Your Doctor's Advice, J. Wiley (New York, NY), 2003.

The Holistic Nursing Approach to Chronic Disease, Springer (New York, NY), 2004.

Living Well with Menopause: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You … That You Need to Know, Collins (New York, NY), 2005.

Living Well with Anxiety: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You … That You Need to Know, Collins (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to professional journals; member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Holistic Nursing, 1985-88, and Women's Health Care International, 1980.

SIDELIGHTS:

Carolyn Chambers Clark is a registered nurse practitioner and board-certified as an advanced holistic nurse. The author of books on nursing and wellness, Clark also specializes in holistic nursing, holistic complementary health care, and holistic integrative self-care. Among her books is The Holistic Nursing Approach to Chronic Disease. In addition to discussing approaches to assessing twenty common chronic diseases, from AIDS to sleep disorders, Clark emphasizes the client-healer relationship as she writes about approaches to caring for individuals with these chronic conditions. The author provides an example of a holistic nursing assessment, a collaborative treatment plan with a list of possible interventions, and a discussion of evaluating treatment effects. A SciTech Book News reviewer noted that the author's approaches can be traced back to "Florence Nightingale's theory of natural healing." In Living Well with Anxiety: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You … That You Need to Know, the author, who has suffered high levels of anxiety, presents information on current knowledge about the causes and effects of anxiety and compares holistic treatments with modern medical approaches. Clark writes about nutrition, supplements, and exercise as approaches that can help and explores negative influences on anxiety, such as drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. In addition, the author offers tips on creating an "Anxiety Success Plan." A Publishers Weekly contributor wrote that "this book provides viable alternatives to traditional medicine."