Experience

• May 91-Present Private group practice - clinical psychology.

• Mentor Professional Corporation, Incorporated 5/92, founder and President. Individual, couple, family and group; assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy; consulting to organizations, small businesses. Practice administration.

• Sept 89-Apr 91 Private group practice: Clinical Associates Northwest. Resident Psychologist with supervision by a licensed clinical psychologist. Individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy; psychological assessment with adults. Practice and contract management.

• Jan 88-Sept 89 Pacific Gateway Hospital. Intern Psychologist. In-patient group psychotherapy with adults and adolescents; psychological assessment of dual diagnosis patients.

• Sept 87-Dec 88 Psychological Services Center, Hillsboro. Intern Psychologist. Psychotherapy with individuals, couples, families. Psychological assessments.

• Jan 86-July 87 Psychological Services Center, Portland. Psychologist trainee. Psychotherapy with individuals, couples, families. Psychological assessments.

• Jul 85-Aug 89 Private group practice: Clinical Associates Northwest. Master's level clinician with supervision by licensed clinical psychologist. Individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy; alcohol assessment, group alcohol education and recovery counseling; practice manager.

• Aug 84-Jul 85 Tualatin Valley Mental Health Center. Adult and Alcohol Treatment Services. Therapy with individuals, couples, families; individual alcohol assessment, group alcohol education and recovery.

• Nov 83-Jun 84 Counseling Intervention Project. Individual and couple alcohol intake assessments, group therapy with recovering alcoholics.

• Sept 82-Jun 83 Morrison Center. Volunteer case manager and facilitator of socialization groups with severely emotionally disturbed adolescents.

• 1972-1982 Volunteer board member, President, fundraiser, production manager, grant writer, volunteer coordinator, scene designer, construction manager, projects administrator. Lake Oswego Community Theatre, Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego, OR. Managed and coordinated efforts which moved this community arts entity from annual budgets less than 10K as a small community playhouse to annual budgets exceeding 200K as a community multi-arts facility.

• 1972-1973 East Multnomah County Hotline. Volunteer crisis counselor. Training at Mt. Hood Community College.

PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATIONS

• Oregon License #947

• CERTIFICATE #44748: National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

• American Psychological Association College of Professional Psychology

• Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders #AD002449

• (8/1/96-8/1/2004) National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists

• Certified Group Psychotherapist #18055 (2/28/96-12/31/2005)

AFFILIATIONS

• American Psychological Association

• Oregon Psychological Association

• American Mental Health Alliance-Oregon

• Women’s Therapy Project Northwest

• Oregon Friends of Jung

• International Society for the Study of Dissociation

• Portland Psychological Association

• Oregon Group Psychotherapy Society

• National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Continuing Education Presentations

• February 2003 Pragmatics of HIPAA: Pragmatics of HIPAA Compliance with HIPAA for the Ethical Independent Practitioner. AMHA-OR CE event. One of two presenters for this expanded version of the Nov. 02 training.

• November 2002 Pragmatics of HIPAA: Pragmatics of HIPAA Compliance with HIPAA for the Ethical Independent Practitioner. AMHA-OR CE event. Was organizer, and one of two presenters.

• September 2002 Ethical Dilemmas and Threats to Clinical Practice

• Creating core values for a new health care system; Karen Shore Ph.D. presenter. AMHA-OR Annual meeting CE event. Was organizer and administrator.

• May 2002 Pragmatics of HIPAA Compliance with HIPAA for the

• Ethical Independent Practitioner. AMHA-OR Spring Meeting and CE Event. Was organizer, and one of three presenters.

• September 2001 Patient Confidentiality and Documentation, Clinical and Legal Issues for Ethical Psychotherapy. AMHA-OR Annual Meeting CE presentation by Michael Conner, Psy. D. Was organizer and administrator.

• March 2001 Risks of Disclosure In Mental Health: Maintaining Privacy When Your Life Is On Record. Portland OR Rescue Health Care Day presentation a public and professional CE event. Sponsored by AMHA-Oregon. Was organizer, administrator and presenter for this HIPAA focused event.

• April 2000 Rescue Health Care Day Presentation and Panel, Portland, OR. Ralph Crawshaw, MD, principle speaker: Virtual Citizenship and Entitled Health Care Leadership. Was organizer, administrator and panelist for this AMHA-Oregon and National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers event.

• March 2000 Back to the Future: Regain Control of Your Private Practice

• A One Day Workshop with Dr. Dana Ackley American Mental Health Alliance-Oregon, Tualatin,OR. Was administrator for this training.

• May 1999 Clarifying the Objectives: Ethical Practice in Mental Health. American Mental Health Alliance-Oregon, Milwaukie, OR. Was organizer, panel presenter for this continuing education event.

• February 1997, Signs Along the Way: Identifying and Dealing with Nightmare Clinical Situations. Oregon Psychological Association, Portland, OR. Was organizer, panel presenter for this training event.

• February 1996, When the Good Guys Go Wrong: Identifying, Preventing, & Confronting the Risks of Professional Burnout. Oregon Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon. Was organizer, panel chair for this training event.

• February 1995, Ethics of Practice for Mental Health Professionals Oregon Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon., Was organizer for this training event, Robert Woody, Ph.D. presenter.

• February 1994, Managed Self-Care: Coping with Ethical and Clinical Issues in the Changing Health Care System. Oregon Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon. Was moderator and organizer for this training event which featured Ralph Crawshaw, M.D. as the Keynote Speaker and Cynthia Sturm, Ph.D., Les Goldmann, Ph.D., Gary Sacks, Ph.D., and Joan Dayger Behn, Ph.D., Panelists.

• May 1993, May, At the End of a Clinical Day. Organizer, presenter.

• Psychologist-to-Psychologist Committee Workshop conducted at the Meeting of the Oregon Psychological Assn., Gleneden Beach, OR.

• April 1992, April, Loss & the Psychotherapist. Organizer, presenter. Psychologist-to-Psychologist Committee Workshop at annual meeting of the Oregon Psychological Assn., Gleneden Beach, OR.

• April 1991, Support groups for psychologists. Organizer, presenter Psychologist-to-Psychologist Committee Workshop, annual meeting, Oregon Psychological Assn., Gleneden Beach, OR.

• December 1991, Treating Substance Abusing Women. Presentation to graduate Substance Abuse Disorders nursing class at University of Oregon Health Sciences University.

Professional Organization Committee and Board Service

• American Mental Health Alliance-Oregon

• www.AmericanMentalHealth.com/OR

• Currently Membership Chair, News Roomletter Editor,

• Chair Professional Web Training Committee

• Served on organizing committee Sept.- Dec. 1995, chaired founding board Dec. 1996 to election as Board President Sept.1997- Served as President to Sept. 2002.

• American Mental Health Alliance-USA

• www.AmericanMentalHealth.com

• National Membership Development Chair.

• National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers

• www.TheNationalCoalition.org

• Board Member. October 1999 - Present.

• Oregon Psychological Association

• October 1991-1995, Continuing Education Committee.

• July1993 - June 1996, Board Member

• January, 1991-Present. Psychologist Support Committee.

• (Chair 1993 - 1996)

• September 1998- Present. Public Education Committee