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Sue Towey, RN CNS MS LP


Towey Position: Graduate Minor Faculty
Organization: Center for Spirituality & Healing

Office Address
Integrative Health Consultants
Loring Medical Building
1409 Willow St #100
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Home Address
1962 Penn Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55405

Office Phone: 612-377-0898
Office Fax: 612-377-1101
Home Phone: 612-374-2405
Mobile Phone: 612-388-0130

Email Address: towey001@umn.edu

Educational Background
1975 Bachelor Science in Nursing Minnesota State University, Mankato
1981 Master of Science in Continuing Studies (Concentrations in Clinical Psychology and Counseling)

Brief Biography
Sue Towey RN CNS MS LP is a faculty member with the Graduate Minor in Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices with the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. She has been with the Center since its inception in 1995. She created and teaches two classes within the grad minor program. The Art of Healing: Self as Healer and Mind Body Healing Therapies.
She is an ANCC Board-Certified Advanced Practice RN, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatry and Mental Health, (with prescriptive privileges) as well as a Licensed Psychologist. Her extensive professional experience (30 years) includes program development, clinical supervision and practice in psych/mental health.
Sue practiced at the Mind Body Spirit Clinic from September, 1999 until its closing in August, 2002. She is currently in private practice as a mental health practitioner (Integrative Health Consultants). She works collaboratively with clients and other health practitioners to integrate holistic mental health modalities into treatment.

Teaching Areas
CSpH 5102 The Art of Healing: Self as Healer
CSpH 5545 Mind-Body Healing Therapies (co-taught with Pat Culliton)

Research Interests
Clinical practice in holistic mental health & CAM
Global Consciousness
Psychospiritual development

Selected Publications
Leonard, Barbara; Towey, Sue. (2006) Book Chapter. "Self as Healer", Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Nursing 5th Edition. New York:Springer.

Plotnikoff, Greg. Towey, Sue. (2003) Book Chapter. "Integrative Therapies for Cardiovasculaar Disease." Integrative Medicine. Rakel, David. Editor. New York:W.B. Saunders.

Towey, Susan; Leonard, Barbara, (2002) Book Chapter. "Self as Healer", Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Nursing 4th Edition. New York:Springer.

Disch, Joanne; Towey, Sue (1998) Book Chapter. "The Healthy Work Environment as Core to an Organization’s Success", Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care 3rd Edition Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders.

Kreitzer, Mary Jo., Wright, Donna., Hamlin, Carol., Towey, Sue., Marko, Margo., Disch, Joanne. ( June, 1997) "Creating a Healthy Work Environment in the Midst of Organizational Change and Transition". JONA, Vol. 27, No. 6.

Towey, Sue. "Mind-Body Healing Concepts: Nursing Practice and Research. Part II" Nursing Minnesota. February, 1998

Towey, Sue. "Mind-Body Healing Concepts: Nursing Practice and Research. Part I" Nursing Minnesota January, 1998.

Towey, Sue. "Spiritual Self-Care", Creative Nursing Management, January/February 1998.

Towey, Sue. "Personal and Professional Skills for Living With Uncertainty", Creative Nursing Management, January/February 1995.

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