Education:
MA, Psy.D. – The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (1998)
Professional Experience:
Clinical Psychologist, Chief Psychologist, Brave Program Coordinator, Drug Abuse Program Coordinator, Challenge Program Coordinator, Mental Health expert in Crisis Management/Hostage Negotiation Team, Employee Assistance Program Coordinator, Adjunct Professor for 4 universities for past 18 years, Lecturer/Speaker for PESI in conferences/workshops, Author
My Passion:
My teaching style involves learning through interaction, encourages critical thinking and lively discussion which is of key importance in enhancing the student-clinician’s skills in mastering approaches to theoretical orientations and varied techniques as it pertains to promoting therapeutic skills. The class discussion typically consists of asking students to respond to challenging questions but also experience the knowledge and skills via role playing and discussion. I perceive my teaching role as a facilitator guiding the discussion to a logical and learned conclusion, to enhance insight into information about problem-specific issues and expect the student-clinician to have alternatives to problem solving into understanding and processing each individual client’s problems.
Hobbies:
Traveling, biking
Courses Taught:
PSY 345, PSY 455, PSY 460, PSY 295, PSY 430, PSY 400, PSY 370, PSY 335, PSY 350, PSY 360, PSY 415, PSY 440, PSY 315, PSY 540