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Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, PA

Teach doctoral level Personality Assessment, Introductory Assessment, and Theory and Technique of Psychotherapy to students in doctoral program in Counseling Psychology.

Pittsburgh, PA

Provide individual clinical supervision to clinical psychology doctoral candidates.

224 Penn Ave. Suite 2A, Pittsburgh, PA 15221

Provide individual and couples psychotherapy and personality/neuropsychological assessment in my private practice group. I conduct therapy and psychological assessment with individuals across the lifespan including children and adolescents. Therapy orientation is primarily psychodynamic with specialty training in Jungian and Phenomenological perspective. I.

Pittsburgh, PA

Functioned in a postdoctoral capacity on an NIMH funded study investigating the efficacy of two types of psychotherapy for the treatment of depression in children between the ages of 7-12. Also overseeing administration of diagnostic interviewing and neuropsychological assessment of children at risk for mood disorders. Duties: Coordination of all research.

Pittsburgh, PA

Worked for the MIRECC division of the VA conducting research on veterans diagnosed with schizophrenia. Duties: Administration, scoring, and interpretation of neuropsychological measures and semi-structured clinical interviews and symptoms inventories to determine inclusionary or exclusionary criteria for study. Served in capacity as clinical consultant..

Hartford And Middletown, CT

APA accredited predoctoral internship position in state hospital system. Duties: took part in two rotations, which were practiced continuously for the entire year. First rotation included outpatient therapy and assessments, consultation, and program development within recovery model of treatment. Ongoing treatment consisted of short-term (< 1 year).

Pittsburgh, PA

Master’s level clinician position for a state-funded project in a juvenile detention setting. Duties: Interview and assess juvenile offenders to determine level of need for psychological or substance abuse services. Responsible for creation of psychological evaluative report, clinical diagnosis, and determination of level of care utilizing CALOCUS rating.

Pittsburgh, PA

Practicum position in clinical psychology in inpatient hospital setting conducting neuropsychological assessments for veteran’s from a variety of backgrounds. Duties: Conducted neurobehavioral interviews, full and brief neuropsychological assessments, long-term and short-term therapies with assessment patients, participated in and presented cases at.

Cleveland, OH

Gained experience in inpatient work on acute care unit and forensic restoration to competency unit. Duties: Assessed, diagnosed, and treated individuals with acute and florid psychiatric symptoms. Utilized various psychological assessment tools. Conducted psychiatric interviews and provided recommendations for treatment planning in acute care and.

Cleveland, OH

Supervisor of co-ed residential unit for children with various emotional, behavioral, psychiatric, and abuse backgrounds. Duties: Creation, maintenance, and application of treatment milieu in unit. Supervision of staff. Oversaw various modes of programming including group therapy, treatment planning, and recreational milieus. Participation in staff.

Cleveland, OH

Managed a caseload of twenty dual diagnosis homeless men in a program that aided them in developing life skills, social skills, vocational training, and d/a aftercare. Duties: Connected clients to various services to afford them the ability to attain various training opportunities and basic needs in metropolitan area and supervised their ability to meet.

Youngstown, Ohio

Gained experience working as a volunteer with inner-city children with behavioral disorders and varying degrees of criminal activity. Participated in group therapy, recreational therapy, and taught social skills through use of token economy. Became the head intern and coordinated program management of other interns.

Athens, OH

Gained experience working with individuals with severe to profound mental retardation, autism, and other developmental disorders in workshop setting. Aided agency in initiating first client-written newsletter.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Clinical Psychology

Masters Degree, Clinical Psychology

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology