Professional Education

 

Education and Licensure

   
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)
   
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
 

·        Fostering and Utilizing the Parent-Child Bond (attachment)

·        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
 

Seminar Topic

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