Childrens Resource Group

CHILDREN'S RESOURCE GROUP
9106 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 100
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46260
PHONE: (317) 575-9111 · FAX: (317) 571-4470

Education

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, 1992, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

B.A. in Psychology, 1983, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Professional Experience

August 2005 to Present: Children's Resource Group, Indianapolis, IN. Primary duties include psychological evaluations and psychotherapy of adolescents and adults.

August 1999 to August 2005: Psychiatric and Counseling Services, Bloomington, IN. Primary duties include individual psychotherapy and psychodiagnostic testing with adolescents and adults. Groups for adolescents and young adults. Member of the PACS Patient Care Committee, 2001 to present, Chair 2001-2001. Supervising Indiana University doctoral students in practicum placements.

August 1997 to July 1999: Fayette Memorial Hospital, Connersville, IN. Responsible for all psychodiagnostic testing for the Whitewater Valley Care Pavilion, a psychiatric hospital serving children aged 8 to 18. Psychotherapy and psychodiagnostic testing for outpatient referrals of all ages.

August 1994 to July 1997: Indiana Solders’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home, Knightstown, IN. Primary duties as staff psychologist included individual, group, and family therapy, and staff consultation. Appointed to position of Director of Student Services in August of 1995 with responsibilities including supervision of staff in counseling, social work, and residential life sections; staff training and education; and program management and development.

September 1992 to June 1994: Topeka State Hospital, Adolescent Section, Topeka, KS. Primary duties included individual therapy, process groups, psychoeducational groups, and psychodiagnostic testing. Supervised psychology interns in APA-Approved Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship Program. Served as adolescent section liaison to the TSH Clinical Director, coordinated multidisciplinary treatment groups for the four adolescent units, and chaired weekly adolescent section staff meetings.

August 1991 to August 1992: APA-Approved Clinical Internship, Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka, KS. Rotations on Acute Inpatient, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Outpatient Mental Health Units. Provided individual therapy, psychoeducational groups, and process groups. Conducted a support group for patient families. Extensive work in psychodiagnostic testing.

July 1985 to July 1986: The High Frontier, Fort Davis, TX. Served as residential counselor at this treatment facility for emotionally disturbed adolescents. Responsible for individual and group care and counseling for up to 12 adolescents in a living unit.

Teaching

Summer 2005, Advanced Practicum in Psychotherapy, Indiana University, Counseling Psychology Program.

Fall 2001, Lab in Couseling Techniques, Indiana University, Counseling Psychology Program.

Spring 2000 to Present, Guest Lecturer in Advanced Diagnosis and Psychopathology, Indiana University, Counseling Psychology Program.

Presentations

Psychological Testing in Personality Assessment. Presentation to the Richmond Area Psychologist’s Group, Richmond, IN, April 1999.

Hallucinations and Psychosis. Presentation to the Special Education faculty of Connersville High School, Connersville, IN, May 1998.

Basic Principles in the Management of Problem Behavior in Children. Inservice presentation to the residential staff of the Indiana Solders’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home, Knightstown, IN, February 1996.

An Ego Psychology Approach to Psychodiagnostic Testing. Psychology Intern Training Seminar, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, June 1995.

An Introduction to the Rorschach. Psychology Intern Training Seminar, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, February 1995.

Working With Students With ADHD and Other Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Presented to the faculty of Morton Memorial High School, Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home, Knightstown, IN, February 1995.

What Can Clinicians Contribute to an Understanding of Moral Development? Psychology Intern Training Seminar, Conmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka, KS, May 1994.

Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents: Conduct Disorders as Self Disorder. Psychology Intern Training Seminar, Conmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka, KS, June 1993.

Separation Guilt: The Concept and Its Measurement. Psychology Intern Training Seminar, Conmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka, KS, May 1992.

Continuing Education (partial)

Asperger’s Disorder and Autism: An Update on Understanding and Interventions. Six hour workshop presented by Fred Volkmar, M.D., Louisville, KY, December 1, 2005.

Transcending the Self: An Integrative Object Relations Model of Psychoanalytic Therapy. Seven hour workshop presented by Frank Summers, Ph.D., at the University of Indianapolis, School of Psychological Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, April 17, 2004.

Independent Psychological Examinations in Civil Lawsuits. Seven hour workshop presented by Alan Goldstein, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Cincinnati, OH, September 18, 2003.

Ethical Issues in Forensic Practice. Seven hour workshop present by Alan Goldstein, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Cincinnati, OH, September 17, 2003.

Attachment Theory and the Adult Attachment Interview. Two day workshop presented by Mary Main, Ph.D., and Erik Hesse, Ph.D., at the APA Division 39 Spring Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 25, 2001.

Clinical Inference: From Test Data to Clients’ Lives. Seven hour workshop presented by Leonard Handler, Ph.D., and Constance Fischer, Ph.D., at the Society for Personality Assessment Mid-Winter meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 24, 1999.

Human Development: The Latency Years. Eight session course taught by Fedor Hagenauer, M.D., Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute, Cincinnati, OH, Fall 1998.

Workshop on Object Relations Theory and Therapy. Seven hour workshop presented by David Scharff, M.D., Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1998.

Risk Management With Potentially Dangerous Patients. Nine hour independent study sponsored by the American Psychological Association, July 14, 1998.

Assessing Psychotherapy Outcomes. Three hour workshop presented by Mark Kopta, Ph.D., Indianapolis, IN, November 2, 1997.

The WAIS-II and the WMS-III. Seven hour workshop sponsored by the Indiana Psychological Association, Carmel, IN, September 1997.

Rorschach Workshops: Advanced Clinical Interpretation. Two day workshop, Chicago, IL, December 14, 1996.

Psychotherapy in the Age of Accountability. Seven hour workshop presented by Lynn D. Johnson, Indianapolis, IN, July 1996.

Attention Deficits in Children and Adolescents. Six hour workshop presented by Leo Christie, Ph.D., Indianapolis, IN, March 1995

Ego Psychology and Object Relations Theory. Nine month course, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS, 1993-1994.

Object Representational and Relational Phenomena in Psychological Tests. Three hour workshop presented by Rebecca Rieger, Ph.D., at the Society of Personality Assessment Mid-Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 14, 1994.

Psychology of Thought Disorders. Two Day Conference, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS, February 11, 1994.

Understanding the Self-Mutilating Patient. Four hour program presented by Catherine Pawlicki, R.N., MSN, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS, November 18, 1993.

Intervention in Child Sexual Abuse: Assessment and Evaluation, Victim Treatment, Adult Survivors, Perpetrators. Three day conference presented by Suzanne Sgroi, M.D., and Nicholas Groth, Ph.D., Topeka, KS, May 12, 1993.

MMPI-Adolescent Version. Six hour program presented by John Graham, Ph.D., Charter Hospital, Witchita, KS, April 16, 1993.

Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence. Nine month course, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS, 1992-1993.

Advanced Diagnostic Testing. Nine month coure, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS, 1992-1993.

Counseling the Sexually Abused Child. Four hour program presented by Wesley Jones, Ph.D., Topeka, KS, September 21, 1992.

Rorschach Workshops: Beginning Tutorial Five day workshop, Atlanta, GA, April 3, 1991.

Memberships

American Psychological Association

Society for Personality Assessment