Professional Education
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Education and Licensure
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| 2000 |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board of Behavioral Sciences, California. |
| 1997 |
Licensed Associate Clinical Social Worker, Board of Behavioral Sciences, California. |
| 1997 |
M.S.W., Mental Health, San Diego State University (Santa Barbara Foundation Scholarship). |
| 1989 |
M.A., Philosophy – Ethics, University of California, Irvine (Regents’ Fellowship). |
| 1986 |
B.A., Philosophy - Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara (Chancellor’s Scholarship) |
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| Advanced Trainings (post licensure continuing education) |
| Below I have included a list of professional seminars I have completed. These seminars consist of advanced training in therapeutic techniques to address specific client needs and symptoms, in the following areas |
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· Fostering and Utilizing the Parent-Child Bond (attachment)
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| · Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches |
| · Play and Expressive Arts Therapies |
| · Treatment and Etiology of Mood Disorders |
| · Treatment and Etiology of Trauma |
| · Diversity: Issues for the Latino Community; the Lesbian and Gay Community; the Elderly |
| · Recovery from Addictions |
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Seminar Topic
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Institution |
| Addressing the Co-Occurrence of Child Abuse and Substance Abuse |
CATTA, Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Aging and Elder Issues |
CAMFT, San Diego, CA |
| Assessing and Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder: Beyond Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
Cross Country University, San Diego, CA |
| Attachment Therapy with Adult Children – Developing Healthy Emotional Intimacy |
ATTACH, Albuquerque, NM |
| Attachment, Trauma and Grief Therapy Protocol |
ATTACH, St. Louis, MO |
| Attention, Attunement, Attachment: Complimentary Utilization of Theraplay and DDP |
ATTACH, Albuquerque, NM |
| Beyond Holding: Where are Attachment Based Interventions Going? (Robert Marvin) |
ATTACH, Albuquerque, NM |
| Bipolar Disorder and Other Major Mood Disorders in Youth and Adulthood |
Cross Country University, San Diego, CA |
| Brain Trauma, Attachment and Treatment (Bruce Perry) |
Childrens System, San Diego, |
| Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Trauma |
Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Cognitive Behavioral Marital Therapy |
CAMFT, San Diego |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Attachment and Trauma Focused Therapy |
ATTACH, St. Louis, MO |
| Cognitive Behavioral Treatment |
APSAC, Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Developmental Attachment-Based Psychotherapy for Children |
ATTACH, St. Louis, MO |
| Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy I Weeklong seminar – (Daniel Hughes) |
Colby College, Waterford, ME |
| Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy II Weeklong seminar - (Daniel Hughes) |
Colby College, Waterford, ME |
| Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy: An Attachment-Focused Family Therapy (Daniel Hughes) |
ATTACH, Albuquerque, NM |
| Effective Group Psychotherapy with Trauma Victims (Douglas Braun-Harvey) |
Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Effective Treatment Techniques for Trauma Victims with Developmental Disabilities |
Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Field Instructor Training |
San Diego State University |
| Forgiveness: A Necessary Clinical Tool when Counseling Adults and Children |
CMI, San Diego |
| Issues in Schizophrenia |
AKH, Inc., San Diego, CA |
| Law and Ethics in Counseling |
CEU, San Diego |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues & HIV |
San Diego State University |
| Medication Management for Attachment Trauma |
ATTACH, St. Louis, MO |
| Narrative Therapy and EMDR |
ATTACH, St. Louis, MO |
| One Child’s Story (Joanne May) |
ATTACH, Albuquerque, NM |
| Parenting from the Inside Out – (Daniel Siegel) |
ATTACH, St. Louis, MO |
| Play Therapy Techniques applied to Traumatized Children and Families |
Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Practices and Principles of Clinical Supervision |
Alliant University San Diego, CA |
| Preparing Parents for Attachment Therapy |
ATTACH, Albuquerque, NM |
| Spousal or Partner Abuse |
Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Supervision and Instruction of Play Therapy |
UC San Diego |
| Techniques for Use of Clay in Play Therapy |
San Diego Hospice |
| Techniques to Augment Therapy for Parent-Child Bonding (Regina Kupecky) |
ATTACH, Albuquerque, NM |
| The San Diego Conferences on Child and Family Maltreatment, annually 2000-2004 |
Chadwick Center, San Diego, CA |
| Toys and Their Uses |
UC San Diego |
| Treatment of Traumatized Children and Adolescents using Play Therapy and Art Therapy |
UC San Diego |
| Using Play Therapy and the Expresssive Arts to Help Grieving Children and Families |
San Diego Hospice |
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