Education
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
B.A., 1969; M.A., 1972
Major: Psychology
Minor: Mathematics, Business Administration
Illinois Institute of Technology
Ph.D., 1980 APA Approved
Real Estate Appraisal
1993-1994
Oakton Community College
Financial Services and Market Analysis Courses
1999-2000
Chicago Board of Options Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade
Basic through advanced courses and seminars
1999
Professional Employment and Experience
September 2003 – Present
Chicago Public Schools – Office of Academic Enhancement – Gifted, Enriched and Talented Programs.
Chicago, Illinois
School Psychologist: The primary duties included but were not limited to evaluation, determination, and admission responsibilities to Regional and Comprehensive Gifted Programs. Secondarily, duties included student and parental counseling, and consultation to a variety of school and program staff. Administrative duties included consultation, budget and funding involvement, etc.
September 1992 – September 2003
Chicago Public Schools – Specialized Services
Chicago, Illinois
School Psychologist: The primary duties included but were not limited to Special Education
evaluation, consultation, intervention, counseling, program development, crisis intervention, etc.
October 1985 – May 2000
The Milton H. Erickson Institute of Northern Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Founder, Director, and Primary Trainer: Provide continuing education and
advanced training in hypnosis, hypnotherapy, family therapy, and brief therapy to mental health and health professionals. Developed programs, coordinated clerical and training staff, and initiated public relations, promotional, and advertising activities. Sought and obtained continuing education credit approval from several organizations and agencies.
November 1980 – March 1996
Chicago, Illinois
Private Practice and Consultation
May 1988 - August 1991
Roosevelt University
External Studies Program
Chicago, Illinois
Instructor in Psychology : Taught General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Childhood and Adolescence, and the Seminar and Advanced Seminar in the Social Sciences.
August 1989 - August 1990
Roosevelt University
Department of Psychology
Chicago, Illinois
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology: Taught General Psychology, Motivation, Advanced Clinical Psychology, Objective Testing, and Projective Testing. The latter three are graduate level courses. Other duties have included M.A. thesis and internship supervision, student advising, faculty phon-a-thon, and co-advisor to Psi Chi.
September 1988 - August 1989
Calumet College
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Whiting, Indiana
Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator Psychology Section: Taught Introductory Psychology, Biological and Psychological Theories of Personality, Community Psychology, Interviewing Techniques, and the Psychology of Adjustment. Committee work, student advisement, and program development were included. Research included data collection completed for an eight year longitudinal follow-up on attitude development. Data collection completed on an assessment procedure to determine kindergarten readiness in pre-school children.
January 1988 - August 1989; January 1991 - May 1991
Roosevelt University
Department of Psychology
Chicago, Illinois
Adjunct Instructor: Taught the following courses: General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Motivation, and Personality.
September l983 - May 1987
Northeastern Illinois University
Department of Psychology
Chicago, Illinois
Instructor: Taught the following courses: Theory and Techniques of Interviewing, Psychology of Mental Health, Introductory/General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Tests and Measurements. Taught one summer term.
Henry Horner Children's Center
Chicago-Read Mental Health Center
Institute for Juvenile Research
Chicago, Illinois
Psychologist III: Clinical Duties - Duties included mental status evaluations, hospital admission responsibilities/privileges and individual, group and family psychotherapy and counseling. Performed neuropsychological consultation and testing as well as traditional psychological testing. Clinical duties were primarily with male and female adolescent populations (ages 12-18) but had involvement with younger children (ages 5-11). Training Duties - Provided supervision to intern (APA approved internship) and junior level psychologists and inservice presentations on clinical hypnosis and neuropsychological assessment to Psychology Service Staff. Administrative Duties - Acted as unit chief in his/her absence. Duties included staffing, payroll and general administrative and clinical responsibility and supervision of the unit. Hospital Affairs - Elected member - Psychology Service Executive Committee: 1982, Children and Adolescent Program Liaison; 1983, Secretary/Treasurer.
October 1978- September 1979
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Psychology Service APA Approved
North Chicago, Illinois 60064
Psychology Intern: Acute Treatment Service/Triage duties included initial evaluations, assessments, short-term counseling - psychotherapy, crisis intervention, treatment - discharge planning and case management. Counseling Psychology duties included career-occupational-vocational, educational and personal-adjustment counseling as well as vocational rehabilitation, evaluation and assessment. Consultation and direct service rendered to psychiatric. substance abuse and medical-surgical, and outpatient units. Mental Health Clinic duties included long term psychotherapy (individual, group, family) case management, program development and administration. Lake County Mental Health Clinic placement included training in child, adolescent, marital, and family therapy. Performed diagnostic assessments.
June 1978 - September 1978
Northtown-Rogers Park Mental Health Center
Department of Mental Health - Chicago Board of Health
Chicago, Illinois
Clinical Therapist: Individual, marital, and family psychotherapy, intake assessments, coordinator of Day Treatment Program activities, and liaison to Chicago-Read Mental Health Center.
February 1977 - February 1978
Community Consolidated School District 62 in conjunction with
Maine Township High School District 207
Des Plaines, Illinois
School Psychology Intern: Duties included individual and group psychological assessment (i.e., personality, intellectual, academic, learning disability), consultation to teachers, social workers. parents, etc., and individual guidance counseling. Conducted and coordinated case presentations and staffings in order to formulate and implement educational and social interventions. Consulted to ongoing research program and involvement with attitude scale development.
December 1975 - February l977
Chateau Waukegan, Inc.
Waukegan, Illinois
Clinical And Social Service Director: Clinical duties included individual and group psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations, crisis intervention, treatment planning and supervision. Implemented and directed residential screening committee and intake - orientation policies and procedures. Clinical supervision of nine staff members: three social rehabilitation workers, three activities workers, two counselors and one psychiatric nurse. Administrative duties included participation in budgeting, staffing and physical plant operation. Coordinated and supervised rehabilitation programs which became state approved/accredited during my tenure. Reviewed and evaluated work of subordinates. Evaluated all patient services and programs. Participated in inservice training with presentations and case management discussions. Liaison with community resources and various county, state, and federal agencies. Acted as administrator in his absence. Administrative supervision of 86 employees.
September 1974 - December 1975
Chicago Board of Education
Coles Elementary School
Chicago, Illinois
Elementary School Teacher
January 1974 - June 1974
Psychological Assessment and Treatment Clinic
Chicago, Illinois
Psychometrician: Special "contract" project in the Chicago Public Schools for the Head Start Program. Duties included administering the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, Stanford-Binet, etc. to both control and former Head Start Pupils, grades K - 3. This was followed with test scoring, interpretation, interviewing and data compilation and summarization to ascertain the academic and social effects of the Head Start Program.
September 1972 - September 1973
Michael Reese Hospital
Psychosomatic and Psychiatric Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Research Associate: Performed many of the traditional duties of a research assistant: data collection and analysis, subject interviewing, screening and testing. Participated as a co-investigator in research investigating stimulus encoding and selective scanning processes in adult schizophrenics.
Miscellaneous Employment
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, Illinois
Consultant/Contractual Psychological Services
Early Childhood Education Program - Project PREDICT
Maine Township Special Education Programs
Niles, Illinois
Consultant
Community Consolidated School District 62
Des Plaines, Illinois
Consultant
East Maine Public Schools - District 63
Des Plaines, Illinois
Consultant
Community Consolidated School District 64
Park Ridge, Illinois
Consultant
Special Education District of Lake County
Gurnee, Illinois
Contractual Psychological Testing
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability Determination Services
Midwest Region Offices
Chicago, Illinois
Clinical Psychologist - Quality assurance and second level claims reviewer for psychiatric impairment and developmental disabilities cases.
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
Adjunct Instructor
Consultative Examinations
Chicago, Illinois
Clinical Psychologist - Disability assessment
August 1977 - May 1978
Illinois Institute of Technology
Department of Psychology
Teaching Assistant - Child Psychology, Abnormal Psychology
September 1970 - June 1971
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
Department of Psychology
Teaching Assistant - Introductory Psychology
January 1969 - September 1969
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
Department of Psychology
Research Assistant
Worthington, Hurst and Associates
Chicago, Illinois
Mental Health Consultant - Head Start Programs
Chicago Board of Education
Chicago, Illinois
Substitute Teacher
Certification/Registration
State of Illinois - Clinical Psychologist #71-2738
State of Indiana - Psychologist #20040340
State of Illinois - School Psychologist #73-1096567
State of Illinois - Social Worker #150-3282
State of Illinois - Guidance Counselor #73-1082146
State of Illinois - Standard Elementary School (K-9) #03-1042803
Listed
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology #30357
Offices Held
Elected member - Psychology Service Executive Committee -
Children and Adolescent Program Liaison, Chicago-Read Mental Health Center
Elected Member - Psychology Service Executive Committee - Secretary/Treasurer, Chicago-Read Mental Health Center
Elected Member - Advisory Board - Northtown Rogers Park Mental Health Center, Chicago, Illinois
Appointed Member - Public Relations and Marketing Committee, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Appointed Member - Speakers Bureau, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Editorial Responsibilities
Appointed to the editorial staff for the published proceedings of The Third International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, December, 1986.
Appointed to the editorial staff for Ericksonian Monographs Number 3, 5, and 6.
Appointed to the editorial staff for "Developing Ericksonian Therapy," Brunner/ Mazel, New York, 1988.
Continuing Education
Mental Health Professional Seminar
Psychotropic Medication - Mileu Therapy - Behavior Therapy
Illinois Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
April 14, 28, May 12, 1976
Clinical Practice of Behavior Therapy
AABT Annual Convention
November, 1978
Behavioral Treatment from Institution to Office to Community
Conducted by Nathan Azrin, Ph.D.
May, 1979
Hypnosis and Behavior Modification: Imagery Conditionin
Conducted by W. S. Kroeger, M. D. and W. D. Fezler, Ph.D.
September, 1979
The Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: Clinical Applications
Conducted by C. S. Golden, Ph.D.
September, 1979
Strategic Therapy Workshop
Conducted by Jay Haley
April 19-20, l980
Behavioral Medicine and the Psychological Aspects of Health Care
Conducted by the VA Medical Center
North Chicago, Illinois
May 31 - June 1, 1980
Basic Workshops in Clinical Hypnosis
Conducted by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, October, l980
Introduction to Neuropsychology
Conducted by Thomas Boll, Ph.D.
May, 1981
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Conducted by Stanley Woollams, M. D.
June 20-21, 1981
Workshop in Human Clinical Neuropsychology:
Basic Training
Conducted by Ralph Reitan, Ph.D.
June 22-26, 1981
Workshop in Human Clinical Neuropsychology:
Advanced Course in Child Neuropsychology and Learning Disabilities
Conducted by Ralph Reitan, Ph.D.
June 29 - July 3, 1981
Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy
Conducted by the Illinois Psychological Association
November 8, 1981
25 Day Training Program in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Conducted by John Grinder, et. al.
December 1981 - June 1982
Pediatric Neuropsychology
Conducted by the Illinois Psychological Association
March 12, 1982
The Neuropsychological Assessment of School Aged Children
Conducted by Lawrence Hartladge, Ph.D.
May 7, 1982
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Conducted by the VA Medical Center
North Chicago, Illinois
July 16, 1982
Advanced NLP Training
Meta Programs and Belief Systems
Conducted by Leslie Cameron-Bandler
September 24-26, 1982
The Hypnotic Patterns of Milton H. Erickson, M. D.
Conducted by Stephen Gilligan and Paul Carter
October 6-11, 1982
Divorce Mediation Workshop
Conducted by the Family Therapy Institute of Northwestern University
October 16, 1982
NLP and Business
Conducted by David Gastor
February 25-27, 1983
Ericksonian Psychotherapy
Conducted by Jeffrey Zeig, Ph.D.
March 16, 1983
Metaphors
Conducted by David Gordon
March 18-20, 1983
Summer Intensive Training Program
Family Therapy Institute of Washington D. C.
Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes
May 28 - June 5, 1983
Ericksonian Hypnosis
Associate Trainers in Clinical Hypnosis
November 11-15, 1983
Second International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
November 25 - December 4, 1983
Helping Couples Change
Conducted by Richard Stuart
July 20-22, 1983
24 Day Masters/Meta Programmer Training in NLP
Conducted by Leslie Cameron-Bandler, David Gordon, et. al.
March - November 1984
12 Day Training Program in Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Conducted by Stephen and Carol Lankton
May - November 1984
NLP Update: Submodalities
Conducted by Richard Bandler
June 8-10, 1984
Modern Hypnosis for Habit Disorders
Education Center at Sheppard Pratt
December 7-8, 1984
Advanced Training and Supervision in Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Conducted by Stephen and Carol Lankton
January 10-13, 1985
Ericksonian Strategic Therapy
Bill O'Hanlon
March 9-10, 1985
Live Supervision Training Program
Conducted by Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes
September 20-24, 1985
Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Conducted by Jeffrey Zeig, Ph.D.
October 11-13, 1985
Advanced Live Supervision Training Program
Family Therapy Institute of Washington D.C.
Conducted by Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes
October 1985 - May 1986
Developments in Ericksonian Psychotherapy
American Orthopsychiatric Association Annual Meeting
Jeffrey Zeig, Bill O'Hanlon, et. al.
April 7-8, 1986
Live Supervision Training Program
Conducted by Salvador Minuchin
April 12 - 15, 1986
Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Conducted by Bill O'Hanlon
May 16-17, 1986
Third International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
December 3 - 7, 1986
Enchantment and Intervention in Family Therapy
Conducted by Stephen and Carol Lankton,
February 20-21, 1987
Advanced Training in Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Conducted by Stephen and Carol Lankton
April 23-26, 1987
Brief Family Therapy: Focusing on Solutions
Conducted by Steve de Shazer
September 28, 1987
Enchantment and Intervention in the Family: Ericksonian Approaches to Family Therapy
Conducted by Stephen Lankton
AAMFT Conference - October 29, 1987
Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Family Therapy
Conducted by Stephen Lankton
November 7-9, 1987
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis - Annual Meetings
March 1988
Essential Tactics in Psychotherapy
Health and Education Council of Baltimore, MD
Conducted by Harold Mosak
April 21, 1988
Rorschach Tutorial - Rorschach Workshops
John Exner
November 1-5, 1989
Brief Therapy with Individuals and Couples
American Health Institute
March 2, 1990
The Evolution of Family and the Therapeutic Process
Carl Whitaker, M. D.
April 6-7, 1990
There have been many other formal and self directed training and education events and experiences since April 1990; however, unlike the above which were in all cases voluntary and considered important for professional development, the unlisted events were either mandated by employers and/or for continuing education purposes solely for licensure and certificate renewal.