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Dr. Harold E. Shinitzky is in private practice in Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tierra Verde, Florida. He currently consults for several countries, states, counties as well as public schools and independent schools with the development, implementation and evaluation of adolescent prevention initiatives. He is the national consultant to the Police Athletic Leagues. Dr. Shinitzky is a founding member Able Village, a web-portal for children and adults with disabilities. He has been the mental health correspondent for Radio Disney, ABC and Fox television in Tampa.  He is the Co-author of, “Your Mind: An Owner’s Manual” published by Career Press. He is the consulting Sports Psychologist for Athlete Connections, an educational life skills program helping student-athletes transition to life after sports. His specialties include; Sports Psychology and Child Psychology.	Click on Book Cover Above to Purchase on Amazon.com
• Click "Here" to View Dr. Shinitzky's Book on Barnes • Click "Here" to View Dr. Shinitzky's YouTube Video - This link will connect you to the YouTube videos of my co-author and I discussing six topics from our book, Your Mind: An Owner's Manual for a Better Life. Dr. Shinitzky was the Director of the Assessment/Intervention Team (AIT) Prevention Services at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. The AIT provides comprehensive evaluations of high-risk youths and their families. Dr. Shinitzky has developed and facilitated after school, positive peer oriented prevention groups for high-risk youth.
2009 Awards Dr. Shinitzky is the recipient of the 2009 Florida Psychological Association Distinguished Psychologist Award, and the 2009 Florida Psychological Association Outstanding Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.
Additional Honors He was selected into the Whose Who in America in 2003.  Dr. Shinitzky was selected as the 2000 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Community Service. While at Johns Hopkins, he was the mental health correspondent for the ABC Baltimore, Maryland, "Fast Forward". He has received the Distinguished Faculty, Excellence in Teaching Award from Towson University, Department of Psychology Psi Chi chapter in 1997 and 1999, as well as the "Most Helpful Doc" Award from the pediatric residents at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Shinitzky also served as a member of the Committee on Women and Minorities at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Shinitzky has presented internationally and nationally on the topic of "Best Practice" models in prevention of high-risk youth to major mental health organizations and medical societies. He has presented to the United Nations 6th Annual International Conference on Substance Abuse in Italy.  He recently presented to the Drug Prevention Networks of the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is on the national advisory board to Drug Free America, The Learning Partnership, and the Applied Institute of Forensic Psychology.   He was a Robert Wood Johnson Join Together national fellow as well as a Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Faculty Development Project fellow. Previously, he was president of the Baltimore Psychological Association.  Dr. Shinitzky has published articles on the topics of substance abuse prevention programs for youth as well as on the topic of provider-patient interview/communication skills training. Dr. Shinitzky was recently appointed to the Medical Advisory Board for the Florida Office of Drug Control.  He has been elected by his peers for a fourth consecutive term as President of the Florida Psychological Association, Pinellas Chapter.