Trainer of psychological assessments.

-Associate Clinical Director of CL-Clinical Director of Headache Clinic-Founder of DBT for Children Clinic-Founder of Conversion Clinic

Delivered services in an outpatient hospital. Patients ranged from ages 2 to 16 years. Provided individual and family therapy to children and adolescents. Majority of patients were diagnosed with ASD. Other diagnoses include ADHD and ODD. Utilized ABA-based parent training, behavior therapy, and CBT in treatment. Assessed children and adolescents for ASD. Administered and scored the ADOS-2, SB-V, Vineland-II, and SRS-2. Completed intake interviews, wrote psychological reports, and provided feedback sessions. Worked on a multi-disciplinary team with psychiatrists, social workers, and nurses. Attended grand rounds and integrated case conferences. Supervised predoctoral interns. Received weekly supervision.

Accredited by the American Psychological Association. Alternated between a six-month rotation in the residential cottages and a six-month rotation in a secure care program. Administered court ordered assessments to children, adolescents, and adults (AAPI-2, ABAS-II, BDI, BAI, BASC-2, CAP, CDI, CBCL, H-T-P, Kinetic Family Drawing, MACI, MAPP, MMPI-II, MMPI-A, M-PACI, MCMI-III, Roberts-2, PSI, SASSI-A2, TAT, TSCC, WISC-IV, WJ-III-ACH). Wrote integrated psychological reports and provided feedback sessions. Provided individual and family therapy to children and adolescents. Utilized CBT, behavior therapy, DBT, and TF-CBT in treatment. Led groups for children and adolescents (i.e., social skills and and mindfulness). Co-led a nine week parenting class for parents with adolescents. Patients diagnosed with the following: anxiety, depression, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, depression, Conduct Disorder, Intellectual Disability, ODD, ASD, PTSD, Borderline Traits, and RAD. Conducted treatment team meetings. Attended medication reviews and case staffing. Worked on a multidisciplinary team with DCS, nurses, psychiatrists, physicians, probation officers, social workers, and staff. Testified in court for assessment and therapy cases. Supervised a practicum student.

Provided individual therapy at a state inpatient hospital. Patients ranged from ages 8 to 17 years. Patients diagnosed with ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Conduct Disorder, depression, GAD, ODD, ASD, PTSD, and RAD. Caseload for individual therapy was five patients. Utilized CBT, behavior therapy, TF-CBT, and DBT in treatment. Participated in group rounds and treatment reviews. Co-led a social skills group. Worked on a multidisciplinary team with social workers, psychiatrists, nurses, nutritionists, substance abuse counselors, and recreational therapists. Received weekly individual supervision.

Services delivered in a private practice. Completed school observations. Administered and scored assessments (CARS, D-KEFS, Nelson-Denny Reading Test, ROCF, TOWL-IV, WAIS-IV, WIAT-III, WISC-IV, WJ-III, WRAML-2). Wrote integrated psychological reports. Completed administrative tasks.

Services delivered at an outpatient hospital. Alternated between St. Francis Health’s Outpatient Behavioral Health Services and St. Francis Health’s Specialty Pediatric Clinic. Received weekly individual supervision• Specialty Pediatric Clinic: Patients ranged from ages 2 months to 6 years. Worked on a multidisciplinary team with physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and nurses. Administered Bayley-III to premature infants who had previously been in the neonatal intensive care unit. Completed autism and ADHD evaluations (Achenbach scales, ADOS, Conners, SB-V, Vineland). Scored assessments and wrote integrated psychological reports.• Outpatient Behavioral Health Services: Patients ranged from ages 4 to 20 years. Administered and scored assessments (Achenbach scales, Brigance Readiness Activities, CARS, Conners, CDI, CMS, CPT-II, GORT-5, Roberts-II, MACI, MASC, MMPI-A, MMPI-RF, SB-V, Tendler Sentence Completion, Vineland, WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, WJ-III). Wrote integrated psychological reports, completed intake interviews, and provided feedback sessions. Provided individual therapy to two children (ages 4 and 11 years). Therapy patients diagnosed with anxiety and ADHD. Utilized CBT and behavioral parent training in treatment. Co-led group therapy for children of divorced parents.

Assessed children in a school setting for a high ability classroom. Administered and scored assessments (CogAT, CogAT Screener, InView, Naglieri, TerraNova-Third Edition).

Services delivered in a community mental health center. Patients ranged from ages 10 to 62 years. Administered and scored assessments (Achenbach scales, BASC-2, Brown ADD Scales, BSI, CDI, CPT-II, Nelson Denny, OQ-45, SB-V, WAIS-IV, WIAT-II, WIAT-III, WISC-IV, WMS, WJ-III, WPPSI-III). Completed evaluations for the Social Security Disability Administration. Wrote integrated psychological reports, completed intake interviews, and provided feedback sessions. Individual therapy caseload averaged seven patients. Treated patients with anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, depression, ASD, and Substance Abuse and Dependence. Utilized CBT in treatment. Developed a program for children exhibiting depressive symptoms, who were diagnosed with a rheumatic disease. Received weekly individual and group supervision

Selected to join a national teacher corps and teach for two years in an under-resourced public school. Taught sixth grade math for two years at Riverview Middle School. Earned the highest state standardized scores in math for Riverview Middle School in 2008 and 2009. Only general education teacher selected by principal to serve on a committee to assess student standardized test scores. Selected by the superintendent of southern region of Memphis City Schools to present classroom strategies to middle school principals in region. Coached track.