Richard C. Email & Phone Number

Loudoun County, Virginia, United States

Forensic Psychologist & Independent Evaluator.

Woodbridge, VA.

Falls Church, VA.

• Worked with clients ranging from age 6 to age 61.
• Gained experience working with clients that display serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) in a private practice setting.
• Gained experience with parental guidance.
• Continued conducting psychological, psycho-educational, neuro-psychological assessements.
• Gained experience refining referral inquiries for the purpose of elaboration, clarification, and differential diagnosis of psychological, educational, and neuropsychological dysfunction.
• Weekly staff meetings addressing case discussions, current research, and ethical issues.

Piscataway, NJ. & Monroe Township, NJ.

• Attended of weekly didactic seminars on a variety of topics related to conducting psychotherapy, assessment, and professional development.
• Performed psychotherapy for incarcerated adolescent and young-adults (aged 14-21) with varying demographic backgrounds and chief complaints. The therapies included short and long-term work, with difficult pathology of.
• Conducted evaluations of residents for transition to community-based placements.
• Conducted intake evaluations of residents to provide initial diagnosis.
• Conducted psychological assessments of residents to assist in treatment planning, examining emotional, social, and cognitive functioning using varied psychometric measures.
• Conducted daily rounds, in the service of examining the level of risk of all residents in segregation and protective custody.

Washington D.C. Child Guidance Clinic

• Conducted psychological assessments of adolescents’ cognitive, achievement, and social/emotional functioning in a forensic population. Assessments were conducted to ascertain cognitive functioning, achievement/school.
• Attended training seminars on topics in forensic psychology.
•  Conducted psychotherapy in a forensic setting with adolescents.
•  Conducted psychological assessments of adolescents’ cognitive, achievement, and social/emotional functioning in a forensic population. Assessments were conducted to ascertain cognitive functioning, achievement/school.
•  Attended training seminars on topics in forensic psychology.
•  Created monthly reports for Probation Officers and Judges summarizing factual information from treatment, treatment progress, and goals.

Arlington, VA.

•  Performed intake interviews of incoming inmates to determine appropriate population placement (i.e., General population vs. Mental Health Unit for SMI inmates).
•  Provided short-term and long-term psychotherapy for adult inmates, using multiple theoretical Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Gestalt techniques.
•  Maintained records and managed clinical and legal documents.
•  Provided group psychotherapy using Cognitive-Behavioral techniques for anger-management with adult inmates at high-risk for violence in a jail-setting.
•  Gained experience with psychotic disorders, serious mental illness, personality disorders, and severe mood disorders, among others.

Washington D.C.

•  Performed a wide range of assessments on university and community populations, including both adults and children. Assessments included cognitive functioning, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, and.
•  Provided long-term individual psychotherapy to adult patients.
•  Conducted structured intake interviews with new patients.
•  Maintained records and managed clinical documents.
•  Participated in weekly team meetings, i.e. treatment planning, case presentations, and ethics discussions.

Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center

Provided residential care for juvenile offenders through counseling, residential case management, and providing a safe and secure environment.

Dranesville Elementary School, Herndon, VA.

Assistant to classroom teacher. Instructed preschool aged children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders using Applied Behavioral Analysis.

Psy.D., Clinical And Forensic Psychology

Activities and Societies: Class Representative to Faculty Committee - 2009 - Current, American Psychological Association - Graduate.

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psychology Students for Social Responsibility, American Psychological Association - Student Affiliate