RESUME

Private Practice

Clinical Psychologist
Chicago, Illinois
October, 1987 (both full and part time, through the present)

Full time and part time professional activities have included psychotherapy and assessments, consulting, contract services in substance abuse and sex offender treatment, forensic services, and teaching.

General Private Practice professional work has involved:

• Individual, group, and family psychotherapy for adolescents and adults
• Forensic evaluations and expert testimony in various areas, including sentence mitigation for capital offenders, return-to-work assessments for Chicago police officers, DCFS evaluations of child and adolescent sex offenders, and assessments of chemical dependence/alcohol-related offenses
• Workshops for mental health professionals in areas of treatment, assessment, and evaluation of chemical dependence, sexual offenses, and risk for violence
  

World Relief Commission
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
November 1994 to February 1995 (This was a full time but temporary assignment, left to return to private practice in Chicago.)

Provided psychological treatment and evaluations of Cuban refugees detained prior to entry into the United States. Provided consultation and training for military Joint Task Force staff, reports for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and supervised mental health staff.

Primary Therapist
Lifeline Cocaine Treatment Unit, Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
October 1986 to February 1988 (full time, left to develop private practice)

Provided inpatient individual, group, and family psychotherapy for dually diagnosed patients and consulted with medical staff and Employee Assistance Program managers

Clinical Services Director
Family Guidance Center
Chicago, Illinois
September, 1985 to October 1986 (part time, left when dissertation was completed and Psy.D. awarded.)

Supervised clinical staff providing methadone maintenance intervention and coordinated services for parolees from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Consultant
Marjorie Kovler Center
Chicago, Illinois
June 1990 to present (volunteer, part time)

Have provided psychotherapy for political refugees from Central America, Croatia, Africa, and Iraq. All are survivors of torture and other violence. Services include staff consultation, training and supervision of graduate students, and preparations of reports for INS hearings.

Clinical Services Director
Recovery Bridge Chemical Dependence Unit, Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
August 1990 to February 1991 (part time)

Planned, implemented, and supervised clinical services staff and set up computerized psychological testing and database for quality control and research.

Clinical Services Director
MacNeal Hospital Dependency Treatment Unit
Berwyn, Illinois
February 1988 to August 1990 (part time)

Supervised counseling staff, provided consultation for medical and psychiatric staff, and designed and implemented a database for quality control and research