LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST:

Office:

5901 Kingstown Village Parkway, Suite 205

Alexandria, VA 22315-85882

703 472-3886

EDUCATION:

• June 1972: Ph.D., University of Maryland;
• August 1967: M.A., University of Alabama

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

• Virginia (No. 0810003275)
• Maryland (No. 00768)
• District of Columbia (No. 789000734)
• Listed in National Register as a Health Service Provider in Psychology (since 1976)
• Diplomate, American Board of Psychological Specialties:    Forensic Examiner: Trauma/PTSD
• Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ)

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

12/2000 – present:

Private practice

Therapist:

Specializing in the treatment of:

• Job-related trauma in law enforcement officers, emergency service workers; soldiers serving in combat zones; trauma photographers
• Victims of extreme trauma, such as child abuse; rape; torture

Research Designer & Trainer:

• “Evaluation of a Treatment Modality for Victims of Torture/Trauma in Kenya and the     East African Region”; Victims of Torture/Trauma Project, the United States International University

Presenter/trainer/consultant:

• Topics: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Understanding and Treating Job-Related Trauma;  Understanding and Treating Traumatized Victims; Child abuse; Grief; Domestic Violence; Compliant Victims of Sexual Sadists Using and Designing Therapeutic Stories; Dealing with Stalkers

Critical Incident Responder:

• Rescue workers; law enforcement officers, fire and rescue service; health care professionals

Author:

• Therapeutic Stories to Heal Abused Children; Therapeutic Stories that Teach & Heal; Completing: Multi-Sensory Trauma Processing; Understanding & Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Job-Related Trauma

4/98 – 12/2000

Chief of Counseling Services

Federal Bureau of Investigation-Employee Assistance Unit

9th & Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Room 10190

Washington, DC 20535

• Program oversight of Employee Assistance Program
• Guidance and clinical supervision of EAP Counselors
• Diagnosis and consultation for management staff
• Presenter/Trainer:  (FBI Academy; FBI Field Offices; Law Enforcement Agencies)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Job-Related Stress in Law Enforcement Officers
  • Grief
  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Abuse
  • Stalking
  • School Violence
  • Compliant Victims of Sexual Sadists

Individual treatment of job-related trauma/burn-out, and symptoms of PTSD caused by traumatic incidents for:

• FBI Agents
• Support Staff
• Family members of FBI Employees
• Law Enforcement Officers attending The National Academy; Officers from Local Law Agencies
• Crisis Intervention
• Referral of employees experiencing a wide variety of problems
• Member of Suicide Research Committee
• Produced ‘Death Notification Training Video/CD’

1985-2001

Private Practice:

Psychotherapy (specializing in victims of trauma & abuse)

• Individual
• Group

Psychological Testing

• Adults
• Adolescents
• Children

Evaluator, Consultant, Trainer

• Social Security Disability
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Social Service Agencies
• State’s Attorney’s/Judges
• Police Departments
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Attorneys
• Cops/Kids

Critical Incident Responses

• Oklahoma City Bombing/rescue workers
• FBI/violent encounters; traumatic incidents
• Witnesses in criminal proceedings

8/75 – 6/85

Psychologist

• Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools

8/72 – 6/74

• Assistant Professor, Psychology DepartmentTowson State College

  Towson, Maryland

INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

9/74 – 9/75

• Post-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship
• Crownsville State Hospital
• Crownsville, Maryland

9/85 – 6/86

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2 days per week)
• Clinical Psychologist, Sex Abuse Team
• Division of Child Protection,
• Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPERVISION:

04/86 – 5/87 (50 hours)

• Group supervision of psychological test interpretation/
• Forensic evaluations/therapy (one hour/week; 2-4 group members)
• Phyllis Daen, Ph.D. Private practice clinical psychologist, Fairfax, VA

10/85 – 6/87 (88 hours)

• Individual supervision of psychotherapy (one hour/week)
• Karen Custer, LCSW-C; private practice social worker; Silver Spring, MD

1983-1984; 1977-78 (50 hours)

• Group supervision in group counseling (one hour/week; 2-6 group members)
• Norma Steuerle, Ph.D.; Private practice clinical psychologist; Alexandria, VA

1980 (24 hours)

• Individual training in biofeedback
• Joel Lubar, Ph.D., professor, University of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN

1979-1980 (30 hours)

• Group supervision in Rorschach Interpretation (one hour/week; 2 group members)
• Douglas Carmichael, Ph.D.; Private practice clinical psychologist; Washington, D.C.

1977-1978 (30 hours)

• Supervision in Rorschach Interpretation
• Mike Katz, Ph.D.; Private practice; Alexandria, VA

1977-1978 (40 hours)

• Individual supervision in psychotherapy; (one hour/week)
• John Kalil, Ph.D.; Private practice clinical psychologist; Washington, D.C.

MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Psychological Association;
• Division 18; Psychology in Public Service-Police and Public Safety Section
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• American College of Forensic Examiners

TRAINING RECEIVED THROUGH WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND CLASSES:

12/2008 (6 hours)

• Ethics in Action: Applied Ethics, Legal Considerations, & Clinical Risk ManagementDavid Jobes, Ph.D.

  Alexandria, VA

11/2008 (12 hours)

• New Frontiers in Trauma TreatmentBessel A van der Kolk, M.D.

  Fairfax, VA

12/2007 (30 hours)

• Brain Spec; The Imaging Revolution in PsychiatryDaniel Amen, M.D.

  Reston, VA

03/2007 (12 hours)

• 30th Annual Psychotherapy Network SymposiumWashington, DC

07/2006 (3 hours)

• APA’s Revised Ethics Code: Implications for Professional Practice
• Social Responsibility; Child Custody Evaluations (1 hour)
• Shhh! The Ethical Dilemmas No One Talks About (2 hours)

06/29 – 7/1 2006 (18 hours)

• The Healing Power of Story: Opening to a Deeper Human ConnectionRachel Remen, M.D.

  Mill Valley, CA

09/05 (6 hours)

• Lessons from Neuroscience on Hard-to-Treat PatientsDaniel G. Amen, M.D.

  Bethesda, MD

06/05 (3 hours)

• Legal & Ethical Issues for PsychologistsBillie Hinnefeld, J.D., Ph.D.

  Washington, DC

02/05 (5 hours)

• MentorCoachThe Clinician’s Guide to Coaching

  Ben Dean, Ph.D.

  Bethesda, MD

01/05 (7.2 hours)

• Counseling Couples: What Works, What Doesn’t WorkJean S Shinners, MSN, RN, CCRN

  Fairfax, VA

10/04 (6 hours)

• Using Neuropsychological Understanding of Brain/Behavior Relationships to Improve, Assess & TreatRobert Chase, Ph.D.; Galena Kuiper, Ph.D.

  Annapolis, MD

09/03 (7 hours)

• 8th International Conference on Family Violence; Working Together to End AbuseSan Diego, CA

03/03 (6 hours)

• Paths to Wisdom; Psychotherapy Network SymposiumAdvances in Trauma Treatment; Charles Figley, Ph.D.

  The Wisdom of Neurobiology; Daniel Siegel, M.D.

  Washington, DC

11/02 (8.5 hours)

• Complex Psychological Trauma – 18th Annual Meeting-Traumatic Stress StudiesBaltimore, MD

11/02 (6 hours)

• Understanding & Helping Children & Adolescents Who Don’t Fit InMarshall Duke, Ph.D.; Jewish Social Service Agency, Rockville, MD

06/02 (6 hours)

• Recent Developments in Trauma TreatmentBessel van der Kolk, MD, School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD

04/02 (6 hours)

• Relationship Enhancement Therapy for Couples and FamiliesRobert Scuka, Ph.D., School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD

03/02 (6 hours)

• Understanding CravingsRick Glantz, Ph.D., Tyson’s Corner, VA

03/01 (12 hours)

• WS 16 Introduction to EEG and Brain Mapping
• WS 4 Quantitative EEG (QEEG) and Loreta Analysis for Neurofeedback Interventions
• Joel Lubar, Ph.D.; Durham, NC

12/00 (3 hours)

• Ethics and Risk Management; Maryland Psychological AssociationColumbia Maryland

09/00 (20 hours)

• Advanced Homicide Conference; Behavioral Science UnitFBI Academy

09/99 (15 hours)

• Suicide and Law Enforcement; Behavioral Science UnitFBI Academy

09/99 (7 hours)

• Healing ADD from the Inside Out:How to Recognize and Treat Six Distinct Types of Attention Deficit Disorder:

  Daniel Amen, M.D.

  Richmond, VA

09/99 (15 hours)

• School Violence: Investigative, Predictive and Preventive Strategies for the 21st CenturyBehavioral Science Unit; FBI Academy

02/99 (15 hours)

• School Violence; Profiling UnitFBI Academy

11/98 (13 hours)

• Thought Field Therapy, Levels 1 & 2: Robert Schwatz, Ph.D.
• Philadelphia, PA

05/98 (12 hours)

• Domestic Violence; Behavioral Science UnitFBI Academy

03/98 (15 hours)

• Fourteenth National Symposium on Child Sexual AbuseHuntsville, AL

12/97 (6 hours)

• Hypnosis and the Management of Chronic Pain: Michael Yapko, Ph.D.Richmond, VA

09/97 (6 hours)

• Memory; a Seminar for Health Professionals: Dr. Stuart ZolaTyson’s Corner, VA

07/96 (3 hours)

• On the Job Stress: Police Trauma Syndrome: Dr. Beverly AndersonTyson’s Corner, VA

06/96 (5.5 hours)

• Childhood and Adolescent Depression: Identifying Pessimistic & Promoting Optimistic PatternsDr. Seligman; Baltimore, MD

03/96 (22 hours)

• Understanding Trauma & Memory in Clinical & Forensic Settings: Dr. van der Kolk
• The Use of the Rorschach in the Assessment of PTSD
• Developmental Pathways in Sexually Abused Girls: Psychological & Biological Data from
• The Longitudinal Study-Dr. Frank Putnam
• Attachment & Memory in Maltreated Children-Dr. Crittenden
• Harvard University-Boston

11/95 (3 hours)

• Perspectives and Techniques of Grief Counseling & Grief TherapyEllen Zinner, Ph.D.; Silver Spring, MD

11/95 (1 day)

• Quick Techniques in Child Psychotherapy & Counseling
• Lawrence Shapiro, Ph.D; Alexandria, VA

6/95 (2 days)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing; Level TwoFrancis Shapiro, Ph.D.; Philadelphia, PA

4/95 (2 days)

• The Psychobiology of Mind/Body Healing: Recent Advances in Therapeutic HypnosisErnest Rossi, Ph.D.; Baltimore, MD

4/95 (2 days)

• 3rd World Congress on Stress, Trauma and CopingPsychotraumatology; Dr. George Everly, 6.5 hrs

  General Workshop; 7 hrs; Baltimore, MD

1/95 (4 days)

• Organization Issues in Law EnforcementFBI Academy; Quantico, VA

9/94 (3 hours)

• Research on Distressed vs. Non-Distressed Couples: Implications for Couple’s TherapyDr. Robert Brown; Columbia, MD

9/94 (2 days: 14 hours)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Level 1 TrainingWashington, D.C.

6/94 (3 hours)

• Eye movement desensitization and ReprocessingDr. Shapiro, Abuse & Multiple Personality Conference; Alexandria, VA

12/93 (20 hours)

• Mastering Hypnotic Skills for Trauma Resolution; intermediate/Advanced LevelCorydon Hammond, Ph.D.; Alexandria, VA

6/92 (18.5 hours)

• Abuse & Multiple Personality Conference-Training & TreatmentAlexandria, VA

10/92 (3 hours)

• The Compliant VictimRoy Hazelwood; FBI Academy

12/91 (2 days/14 hours)

• Assessment of Violence Potential/The Psychopathic PersonalityReid Meloy, Ph.D.; Bethesda, MD

11/91 (4 hours)

• Topics in ViolenceWalter Reed Medical Center

11/91 (6.5 hours)

• Child and Adolescent Rorschach Interpretation Workshop Exner SystemColumbia, MD

11/91 (5 hours)

• Healing the Wounds of Violence/Understanding Post Traumatic Stress DisorderArthur Blank, M.D./Christine Courtois, Ph.D.

10/91 (3 hours)

• Using WISC IIIAnnapolis, MD

8/91 (1 day)

• Domestic Violence as Torts: The Legal and Therapeutic DimensionsVirginia Women Attorneys Association

6/91 (7 hours)

• Eastern Regional conference on Abuse and Multiple PersonalityAlexandria, VA

3/91 (23 hours)

• The Seventh National Symposium on Child Sexual AbuseNational Children’s Advocacy Center, Huntsville, AL

9/90 (1 day)

• Identifying Child Abuse by Burning
• National Burn Victim Foundation; Baltimore, MD

8/90 (3 hours)

• Messages through Art: Art Therapy with Children & AdolescentsAlexandria, VA

11/89 (2 days)

• Advanced Training in Critical Incident Stress and Post Trauma SyndromesMD Institute for Emergency Medical Service Systems; Baltimore, MD

6/89 (13 hours)

• Conference: Multiple Personality DisordersMount Vernon Hospital; Alexandria, VA

5/89 (22 hours)

• Conference – Surviving Emergency StressMD Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems; Baltimore, MD

4/89 (12 hours)

• Conference – Treating Victims of Violent Crime
• Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center; Medical University of South Carolina

9/87 (12 hours)

• Training – Resolving Traumatic MemoriesAlexandria, VA

10/86 (54 hours)

• Ericksonian Hypnosis (Practitioner Level 2)American Hypnosis Training Academy; Silver Spring, MD

4/86 (60 hours)

• Ericksonian Hypnosis (Practitioner Level 1)American Hypnosis Training Academy; Silver Spring, MD

10/86 (2 days)

• Psychology of the Sex Offender: Assessment and TreatmentNick Groth, Ph.D.

5/86 (5 days)

• Conference – Sexual Victimization of ChildrenChildren’s Hospital Washington, D.C.

11/85 (6 hours)

• Conference – Incest: Dealing with the Aftermath

9/85 (6 hours)

• Conference – Treatment of Adult Women with a History of Childhood Sexual MolestationChristine Courtois, Ph.D.

5/85 (6 hours)

• Conference – Treatment of Sexual Assault Survivors: Clinical InterventionsDr. Ann Burgess

4/85 (15 hours)

• Introduction to Exner’s Comprehensive System of Rorschach InterpretationDr. Robert Dies

1983, 1984 (15 hours)

• Training – Recognizing Signs of Physical and Sexual AbuseDr. Ronald Reeves, Pediatric Forensic Pathologist

1984 (3 days)

• Conference – Sexual Victimization of ChildrenChildren’s Hospital; Washington D.C.

1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 (27 hours)

• Training – Characteristics of Pedophiles and Sex RingsBehavioral Science Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation

  Washington, D.C.

1982 (5 days)

• Training – Diagnosing and Dealing with Sexual AbuseVirginia Department of Social Services

1981 (3 hours)

• Anorexia NervosaSpringwood Hospital

3/80 (12 hours)

• BiofeedbackSoutheastern Psychological Association

PRESENTATIONS:

“Healing the Traumatized Child” (3 hours)

Child Study Center

Rockville, MD; 5/19/06

“The Use of Therapeutic Stories in Play Therapy to Treat Traumatized Children” (6 hours)

Tennessee Association for Play Therapy

Nashville, TN; 6/17/05

“Facilitating Adults & Children to Overcome Trauma” (42 hours)

Advanced Training in Using Multi-Sensory Trauma Processing (MTP)

Ireland; 5/23-27, 2005

“Understanding the Impact of Trauma and Grief on Children” (6 hours)

The Use of Therapeutic Storytelling in Play Therapy to Treat Traumatized Children

Birmingham, Alabama; Alabama Association for Play Therapy

Friday May 6, 2005

”Understanding and Treating the Trauma of Sexual Abuse” (12 hours)

Vermont Center for Prevention & Treatment of Sexual Abuse;

March 22 and 23, 2005

“Multi-Sensory Trauma Processing” (2 hours)

COPPS Conference-

Gainesville, FL; 5/13/04

“Identifying and Treating the Student with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” (4 hours)

MSPA Summer Institute 2004;

Rehoboth beach; 6/22/04

“The Return Journey- Facilitating Adults & Children to Overcome Trauma” (42 hours)

August 16-21, 2004

Ireland

“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” (4 hours)

Maryland School Psychologist’s Summer Institute

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware; June 23, 2004

“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” (4 hours)

Maryland School Psychologist’s Summer Institute

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware; June 23, 2004

“The Return Journey; Facilitating Adults and Children to Overcome Trauma” (5 days; 31 hours)

Dublin, Ireland; May 17 – 21, 2004; August 16-20, 2004

“Why Don’t They Just Leave?  Understanding Victims of Domestic Violence” (1.5 hrs)

8th International Conference on Family Violence; Working Together to End Abuse

September 18, 2003; San Diego, CA

“Moving Past Trauma; a Frontline Professional Education Event for Crisis”

& Emergency Workers” (5 hrs)

September 17, 2003; Lynchburg, VA

“Understanding the Impact of Trauma & Grief on Children”

“The Use of Therapeutic Storytelling in Play Therapy with Traumatized Children”

SCAPT Fall Conference (6 hours)

September 12, 2003, Columbia, South Carolina

“Trauma Recovery for Adults & Children” (6 hours)

Regent’s College

September 11, 2002; London, England

“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Therapeutic Stories”

August 29 & 30, 2002; Oslo, Norway (12 hours)

September 2 & 3, 2002; Haugesund, Norway (12 hours)

September 5 & 6, 2002; Trondheim, Norway   (12 hours)

Funded through grant focused on teaching professionals to assess & treat sexually abused children

“Therapeutic Stories that Teach & Heal” (1.5 hours)

Oneida Indian Nation; May 21, 2002; Oneida, NY

“Job-Related Trauma” (1 hour)

U.S. Institute for Peace

August, 7, 2001; Arlie, VA

“Domestic Violence” (2 hours)

National Academy; FBI Academy; May 24, 2001

“Grief in Children & Adolescents” (2 hours)

Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) Annual Meeting

May 16, 2001

“Compliant Victims of Sexual Sadists” (2 hours)

“Domestic Violence”

FBI National Academy; May – August, 2001

“The Stories that Heal and Empower” (6 hours)

“Testifying for Professionals”

“Healing the Healer”

The Victim Center Annual Conference

April 26-27, 2001; Springfield, MO

“Techniques for Treating Trauma in Children & Adolescents” (3.5 hours)

Maryland School Counselors Annual Conference

October 28, 2000; Frederick, MD

“Recognizing & Treating Post Traumatic Stress in Law Enforcement Officers” (3.5 hours)

Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigators Annual Conference

October 12, 2000; San Diego, CA

“Understanding and treating PTSD” (6 hours)

Inova Employee Assistance; September 25, 2000

“Recognizing & Treating Post Traumatic Stress in Abused Children” (4 hours)

“Tips for Professionals Testifying in Child Abuse Cases”

Stop the Hurt Conference; Tupelo, MS; January 27-28, 2000

“Therapeutic Stories That Heal: Working with Abused Children & Their Families” (6 hours)

The Family Therapy Institute Midwest

Lawrence, Kansas; October 4, 1999

“Interviewing Students with a Potential for Violence” (2 hours)

FBI Symposium on School Violence

“Using Therapeutic Stories in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children” (6.5 hrs)

2nd Annual Systematic Response to Sexual Abuse Symposium

University of St. Louis; September 23, 1998

“Child Abuse” (2 hours)

Federal Victim Witness Conference; Houston, Texas; July 30, 1998

“How Post Traumatic Stress Affects Victims” (3 hours)

National Organization of Victims Conference; Orlando, Florida; August 26, 1998

“Combining Visual Imagery and EMDR to Treat Traumatic Symptoms of Rape, Child

Abuse and Sudden Loss of a Loved One” (3 hours)

1998 EMDR International Association Conference; Baltimore, MD; July 12, 1998

“Using Therapeutic Stories in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children” (3 hours)

Fourteen National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse; Huntsville, AL; March 18, 1998

“Identifying the Traumatized Child” (5 hours)

Southern Maryland School District; Leonardtown, MD; September 18, 1997

“Violence in the Schools” (1 hour)

Capital Area Crisis Response Team; Washington, DC; June 7, 1997

“Understanding & Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”

EAP Organization (2 hours); Arlington, VA; April 16, 1997

“Identifying and Treating Traumatized Children” (1 hour)

4th World Congress on Stress, Trauma and Coping in the Emergency Services

Professions: Research and Practice; Baltimore, Maryland: April 5, 1997

“Police Suicide: An Unnecessary Means to an End” (1 hour)

Center for Criminal Justice Studies: Prince George’s Community College: February 28, 1997

“Effects of Trauma & Sudden Loss on Children”; “Developmental Grief” (6 hours)

Prince George’s County School Crisis Team In-service; February 2, 7 and 27, 1997

“Sexual Sadism: the Ultimate in Domestic Violence” (1 hour)

Domestic Violence: Breaking the Cycle

Prince George’s Department of Social Service: February 5, 1997

Prince George’s Community College: October 10, 1996

“Understanding & Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” (3 hours)

Southern Maryland Pupil Services Conference; Children at Risk

Southern Maryland; August 2, 1996

“Grief in Children & Adolescents” (1.25 hours)

“Understanding How Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Interferes with the Grief Process When

Loss is Sudden or Unexpected” (2.5 hours)

The National Police Survivors Seminar

Alexandria, VA; May 17, 1996; May 15, 1997

“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Grief in Children & Families:

The Signs & Sounds” (1.5 hours)

Black Mental Health Alliance for Education & Consultation

Baltimore, MD; May 16, 1996

“Understanding & Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” (6.5 hours)

Atlanta, GA; April 26 1996

Springfield, MO; May 3, 1996

Kansas City, MO; May 17, 1996

“Understanding & Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Grief” (3 hours)

Stephanie Roper Society; Upper Marlboro, MD; January 23, 1996

“Trauma in Emergency Workers and the Fast Cure” (2 hours)

Maryland Chief Officers Seminar; Columbia, MD; January 21, 1996

“Understanding & Treating PTSD in Victims of Rape & Child Abuse” (3 hours)

Arlington Social Service; Arlington, VA; November 8, 1995

“The Influence of Post Traumatic Stress and Grief on the Emotional, Social and Academic Functioning of Children” (2 hours)

The Family Connection; Landover, Maryland; November 11, 1995

Fairfax County Schools

Fairfax, Virginia; October 26, 1995
Guest Lecturer: Abnormal Psychology Class (3 hours)

George Mason University; Fairfax, Virginia October 13, 20, 23, 1995

“The Role of Post Traumatic Stress in Youth Suicide” (2 hours)

The Seventh Annual Conference on Youth Suicide Prevention

Baltimore, MD October 12, 1995

“Effective Forensic Interviewing of Child Witnesses” (2 hours)

Governor’s Third Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Baltimore, MD May 28, 1995

“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Symptoms and Treatment”

Critical Incident Seminar; FBI Academy

9/96-4 hours; 3/96-4 hours; 9/94-3 hours; 2/95-4 hours; 6/95-4 hours

8/95-4 hours; 3/96-4 hours; 1/97-4hours

“The Treatment of Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Law Enforcement Officers with Brief, Intense, Image-Based Techniques” (3 hours)

Organizational Issues in Law Enforcement, FBI Academy, January 26, 1995

“Using Therapeutic Stories in the Assessment and Treatment of Children” (7 hours)

1994 National Children’s Mental Health Conference; Jacksonville, FL; May 12, 1994

“Psychological Testing” (2 hours)

“Sexual Abuse/Court Testimony”

Prince George’s Department of Social Service

February 2 and 9, 1994

“Using Stories, Role Plays and Other Activities to Work with Abused Children” (2 hours)

Lycoming – Clinton Head Start; Williamsport, PA; February 7, 1994

“Sexual Abuse:  Identification, Treatment and Court Involvement” (12 hours)

Multidisciplinary Teams Investigating Child Abuse:  Oneonta, N.Y.  May 6 & 7, 1993

“Expert Testimony: Professional Preparation in Child Abuse Cases” (3 hours)

“Using Therapeutic Stories in the Assessment and Treatment of Children” (6 hours)

The Georgia Council on Child Abuse, Inc. Special Institute

Ninth Annual Training Symposium; Atlanta, GA; March 28 – 30, 1993

“Therapeutic Stories in the Assessment and Treatment of Children” (6 hours)

Pre-Conference Training for Oklahoma State Department of Health Child Guidance Service

Oklahoma City, OK; March 24, 1993

“Use and Interpretation of Mental Health Reports”

1993 Neglect and Delinquency Practice Institute, D.C. Bar Association

“Using Therapeutic Stories with Abused Children” (6 hours)

Charlotte, NC; September 11, 1992

Kansas City: The Children’s Place; October 5, 1992

“The Clinical Use of Therapeutic Stories to Heal Abused Children” (1.5 hours)

Mt. Vernon Center for Community Mental Health; June 4, 1992

“Therapeutic Stories: Creatively Reworking the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse” (3.5 hours)

The Eighth Biennial National Symposium on Child Victimization, Wash., D.C; May 19, 1992

“Therapeutic Stories, Visual Imagery and Other Hypnotic Treatments for Survivors of Childhood Abuse” (12 hours)

Maryland Psychological Association Pre-Convention Institute: Ocean City, MD; May 1-3, 1992

“Therapeutic Storytelling” (2 hours)

Tri-County Youth Services Bureau: Waldorf, MD; April 22, 1992

“The Use of Therapeutic Stories with Abused Children: Post/Traumatic Stress in Abused Children”

Arlington County (Virginia) Social Service; October 13, 1991

Victim’s Assistance/U.S. Attorneys, District of Columbia; October 18, 1991

Fairfax County (Virginia) Social Service; October 11, 1991

Charles County (Maryland) Social Service; November 23, 1991

“A Perspective on Justice” with State’s Attorney Alexander Williams, Jr. (focus on child abuse)

Prince George’s (Maryland) Community Television; August 1, 1991

“Child Development Issues and Special Problems with Various Age Groups”

Office for the State’s Attorney for Carroll County: Westminster, MD; March 27, 1991

“The Use of Therapeutic Stories for Sexually Abused Children”: (3 hours)

The Seventh National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse: Huntsville, AL; March 22, 1991

“Creating and Using Therapeutic Stories with Abused Children”: (2 hours)

The Seventh National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse: Huntsville, AL; March 21, 1991

“How Children Remember and How to Talk to Them”

Office for the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County: Landover, MD

“Using Therapeutic Stories in the Treatment and Assessment of Abused Children” (6.5 hours)

Indianapolis, IN; September 21, 1990

Springfield, VA;   October 26, 1990

Kansas City, MO; November 2, 1990

Springfield, MO;    November 5, 1990

“Creating and Using Therapeutic Stories with Children” (2 days)

Georgia Council on Child Abuse

Smyrna and Savannah, GA: December, 1989

“Testifying in Court in Child Abuse Cases” Statewide (Maryland) Conference on Child Abuse

Children’s Rights; November, 1989

“How to Create and Use Therapeutic Stories”: Georgia Council on Child Abuse

Fifth National Conference: Atlanta, GA; April, 1989

“Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Abused Children with Therapeutic Stories” (2 days)

Children’s Services Division, Salem, Oregon; October, 1988

“Therapeutic Stories to Heal Sexually Abused Children”:

National Symposium on Child Victimization; Anaheim, CA; April, 1988

“The Use of Therapeutic Stories in Treating Abused Children”: Prince George’s County (Maryland)

Department of Social Services; May, 1987

“Identifying Sexual Abuse Victims in the Public School”

Children’s Hospital’s 4th National Conference on Sexual Victimization of Children

Washington, D.C; May, 1986

“Identifying the Sexually Abused Preschool Child”:

Children’s World; 1984

“Identifying the Sexually Abused Child”:

Fairfax County Public Health Nurses; 1984

“Recognizing and Preventing Sexual Abuse in Children”:

Numerous presentations to public school staff, faculty, and PTA groups, Fairfax County, Virginia; 1984, 1985

PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS PERFORMED:

• Adults: more than 1500
• Children and teenagers under age 18: more than 3900
• Assessment of sexual abuse and/or child maltreatment in children age five and under: more than 475
• Assessment of sexual abuse and/or child maltreatment in children & teenagers under age 18; more than 2,000

EDITORIAL CONSULTANT:

• Board of Supervisors’ Task Force on Preventing Child Abuse, Fairfax County VA (1985-89)
• Fairfax County Public Schools Sexual Abuse Prevention Committee(To design and implement sexual abuse program for the school system)

  Fairfax County, Virginia (1984-85)

TESTIMONY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS:

• U.S. Federal District Courts; District of Columbia Superior Court; State Courts of Maryland, Virginia and     New York State Courts; U.S. Military Court-Martial proceedings
• In civil or administrative proceeding, other than criminal trials, more than 100 times since 1975
• In criminal trials; more than 34 times since 1975
• Qualified as an expert witness in: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (resulting from rape, domestic violence, child abuse and/or incidents involving homicide); child abuse, child sexual abuse and child development.

HONORS:

Included in: Who’s Who of American Women; Who’s Who in the East; Who’s Who in the World Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare

PUBLICATIONS:

“Multi-Sensory Trauma Processing”;

Brief Treatments for the Traumatized; a Project of the Green Cross Foundation; 2002.  Charles Figley, Editor. The Green Cross Foundation Press, Tallahassee.

“Suicide Survey”;

Suicide and Law Enforcement; Sheehan, Don & Warren, Janet, editors; Behavioral Science Unit; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Quantico, VA, 2002.

“What Developmental Factors Should be Considered in Interpreting a Child’s Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse?”

Handbook for Child Protection; 1999; Howard Dubowitz, MD & Diane DePanfilis, Ph.D., MSW.

“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”.

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