Ph.D.               Ohio University             1981    Clinical Psychology

M.S.                Wright State University 1976    Counseling

B.A.                 University of Michigan 1968    With Honors

 

 

California License PSY 7870                1983

National Register Listed                        1983

 

 

 

PSYCHOTHERAPY: Treat adolescents and adults individually, with a specialty in the psychotherapy of personality disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. Treatment of depression, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, multiple personality disorder, explosive disorders, sexual abuse survivors, and sexual harassment victims (1983 to present).  Provide group and individual psychotherapy to inpatient adolescents and adults, Vista del Mar Psychiatric Hospital, Ventura, California (1985-1986)

 

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT: Perform psychological evaluations as a panel diagnostician for Superior Court of Ventura County, for Children and Family Services, for the Public Defender, for the Juvenile Court, the California Appellate Project, and for private attorneys. Expert witness in sanity, competency, juvenile fitness, sex offender, sexual predator, dangerousness, and traumatic stress issues. Expert witness in over 20 capital cases. Expert testimony in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties. Medico-legal consultation for both plaintiff and defense, disability and personal injury cases. Listed in the Expert Witness Resource Bank and National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women. Evaluator for the Sex Offender Commitment Program, California Department of Mental Health, 2002-2005.

 

TEACHING: Teaching forensic psychology to probation officers, juvenile court judges (California Center for Judicial Education and Research), California State District Attorneys Association, and California State Public Defenders Association. Topics included “Understanding Psychological Assessment,” “Evaluation of Dangerousness,” “Sex Offender Dynamics and Treatment,” and daylong classes in the theory and practice of psychological testing, including MMPI, Rorschach, and intelligence testing. Certified instructor for State Training Committee for Probation Officers, 1984-1986. Instructor, CSU Channel Islands, Fall, 2005, “Criminal Behavior/Forensic Psychology.” Instructor, Antioch University Santa Barbara, “Introduction to Rorschach,” Winter, 2009.

 

CONSULTATION:   April 2008-present Manage panel of psychologist evaluators for Children and Family Services, Health Services Agency, County of Ventura. Liaison with social workers, attorneys, and Dependency Court.

 

May 1981- 1986: Staff/Senior Staff Psychologist, Corrections Services Agency,   Ventura County, California.

Performed psychological evaluations of adolescents and adults as part of pre-sentence investigation of Superior Court cases. Evaluated dangerousness, recommended appropriate placement for adolescent offenders, designed treatment plans for probationers, case conferenced difficult cases with probation officers. Testified as expert witness, consulted with both Public Defender and District Attorney staffs. Provided training to local District Attorney’s office. Managed specialist consultant budget. Supervised psychology interns on forensic rotation. Consulted on program reorganization of Colston Youth Center, a local long‑term residential program for adolescent offenders, especially the treatment component.

Performed individual and group psychotherapy for chronically mentally ill patients in a day treatment center. Organized daylong seminar for families and friends of chronically mentally ill persons including information on psychopharmacology, community resources, and family coping skills. Provided group therapy for adolescent female incest survivors for Parents United, an organization designed to facilitate family reunification after incest. Reorganized waiting list procedures for Simi Valley Children’s Mental Health. Performed psychological evaluations of children and adolescents. Worked as a triage person at the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, planning treatment for acutely mentally ill.

Spetember 1978-June 1980 :  Psychology assistant, Athens State Hospital and  Developmental Center, Athens, Ohio.

Performed group and individual psychotherapy with acutely and chronically mentally ill patients and developmentally disabled patients. Psychological evaluations with the same populations, including geriatric patients. Forensic case evaluations. Weekly assessment conferences. Introduction to working with dissociative disorder patients.

 

 

American Psychological Association

American Psychology-Law Society

Society for Personality Assessment

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

 

REFERENCES Available upon request.