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PSYCHOLOGY
TRAINING PROGRAM
Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care
System
Danville,
IL
I. THE PSYCHOLOGY
TRAINING PROGRAM/ VAIHCS, DANVILLE, IL
A.
Rationale: The Psychology Training Program, which
is fully approved by the American Psychological Association for internship
training, has the goal of assisting interns in the development of the
knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to function as professional
psychologists. Ours is a practitioner / scientist program in that the
emphasis is placed upon the various supervised activities an intern might
perform. That is, patient care activities, such as assessment and intervention,
are typically given a higher priority than more academic pursuits, such as
research and teaching. This is not because we devalue the latter; rather, it is
because we perceive our site better suited to providing training in patient
care functions than university training programs, which seem better suited to
providing training in research and teaching. With that bias, we look forward to
helping our interns integrate these areas of their training so that each can
inform and reinforce the other. The primary method used to achieve this goal is
based on the tutorial-apprenticeship model. Interns are assigned primary
supervisors from members of the Psychology Training Staff and participate
directly in the work of their primary supervisor. While it is possible to
sketch the general character of the intern's involvement, the exact nature of
the experience depends upon the intern-supervisor mix, for we try to
individualize training as much as possible and use our resources to meet unique
needs. Our tutorial-apprenticeship model is supplemented by a series of
seminars, teleconferences, and consultant contacts. In achieving individualized
training objectives, our program requires that each intern demonstrate
an intermediate to advanced level of professional psychological skills,
abilities, proficiencies, competencies and knowledge in the areas of: a)
theories/methods of assessment/ diagnosis and effective
treatments/interventions; b) theories/ methods of consultation, evaluation, and
supervision; c) strategies of scholarly inquiry; and d) issues of
cultural/individual diversity relevant to the above.
B. The Psychology Staff enthusiastically supports The
VAIHCS mission to provide the highest quality integrated, holistic patient
care with compassion and empathy, addressing the continually changing health
care needs of veterans. The Psychology Staff is composed of 14 doctoral-level
psychologists, as well as a number of psychology technicians, interns, and
practicum students. The services of several consultants from the private sector
and faculties of universities in the area augment the regular staff of 26.
Occasionally the services of volunteers are utilized for specific purposes.
The
Supervisory Psychologist is responsible to the
C.
Patient Care Functions: Most
staff members are assigned primarily to specific units of the medical center
where they provide a full range of psychological services to patients.
Consultative service is provided to units that do not have a regularly assigned
psychologist. Patient care functions encompass all the empirically accepted
psychological diagnostic and treatment procedures. Diagnostic activities
include the operations of information gathering that lead to a better
understanding of the patient. Reviews of records, interviews of patients and
significant others, psychological testing, observational data, and reports of
personnel are typical sources of such information. Treatment activities promote
independent functioning and include individual psychotherapy and group
psychotherapy as well as such special modes as the following:
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Assertion Training |
Marital Therapy |
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Biofeedback |
Medical
Psychology |
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Brief Psychotherapy |
Neuropsychology |
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Contingency Management |
Pain Management |
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Crisis Management |
Patient Education |
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Depression Management |
Problem Solving Skills Training |
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Desensitization |
Rational Emotive Therapy |
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Detraumatization Techniques |
Relapse Prevention |
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Diabetic Group Counseling |
Relaxation Training |
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Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing |
Smoking Cessation |
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Social
Skills Training |
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Family Therapy |
Stress Management |
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Hypnosis |
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation |
Psychological
services are provided directly to eligible inpatients and outpatients,
including families and other collaterals when appropriate.
D.
Training: Training functions are directed toward
the education and training of graduate students who are candidates for
doctorates in clinical or counseling psychology. The training orientation is
student-centered rather than technique-centered, with focus on work experience
which parallels that of staff psychologists and is supplemented by directed
readings, lectures and seminars, as well as individual and group supervisory
sessions. This component is more completely described in section II.
Staff
members are also actively improving their skills and keep abreast of new
developments in psychology by reading; attending lectures and seminars,
teleconferences, educational details, university colloquia and workshops; and
conferring with consultants. Staff members are also active in the training of
members of other disciplines, both informally through consultation and formally
through seminars, classes and workshops. Several staff members have faculty
appointments with area universities:
E.
Research: Research activities are both basic and
applied. Specific topics vary but, in general, relate to the major applied
subject areas of psychology. Usually the research studies relate in some way to
the assessment, treatment, and/or fundamental comprehension of psychological or
psychosomatic disturbances. Studies may be independent or collaborative and
research activities may include training and advisory duties.
F.
Current Status: Timely details on our
training staff members such as qualifications, interests, responsibilities and
the type of patient most typically served by different staff members are
provided in Appendix A. A list of current consultants appears in Appendix B.
G.
Supervisory Assignments: As part of
the orientation process, new interns spend time with individual members of the
Psychology Training Staff during their first to second week of duty. The intent
is to provide supervisors and interns with the opportunity to become directly
acquainted with each other's background, skills, interests, resources and
goals, as well as providing new interns with an overview of the range of psychological
activities at the medical center. At the end of the orientation period, the
Training Coordinator, in consultation with the training staff, finalizes
initial intern assignments, taking into account staff resources along with
intern needs and interests. The Training Committee reviews these assignments,
so they may be changed; however, supervisory assignments are usually decided
during the second week of the new interns' tours of duty.
Whatever
the assignment, supervisors are charged with developing an awareness of the
special abilities and interests of the individual intern and to provide the
support and time for the development of those interests and skills.
Interns will be supervised by more than one member of the training staff. The number and character of the supervisory rotations depends upon the background, needs, skills and goals of the individual intern. Therefore, the exact nature of these arrangements cannot be specified beforehand. A general guideline followed in making such arrangements is to provide the individual intern with the training and experience necessary to round out or complete the skills necessary for professional level functioning. This is generally accomplished through three, four-month sequential placements in the specialized intramural training programs described in the next section. One secondary placement of up to one day a week that runs concurrently with the primary placements can also be arranged. It may be important to note that this program long ago adopted a “gaps before goals” model of training, and in-depth exposure to psychopathology is considered a prerequisite to more specialized training. Our philosophy is that without exposure to the many manifestations of psychopathology, a psychologist is woefully unprepared to function in any clinical setting. Consequently, assignment to Primary Care Psychiatry as a rotation is almost routine to ensure that comprehensive generalist training is achieved unless an intern has had prior inpatient supervised experience that is equivalent.
II.
DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING EXPERIENCES
A. Psychological Services: An intern
has the opportunity to gain valuable experience and training through the
supervised rendering of psychological services to a wide variety of patients,
including psychiatric, medical, surgical, geriatric and neurological on both an
inpatient and outpatient basis. These activities are performed under the direct
supervision of the doctoral-level psychologists to whom the intern is assigned.
In addition, consultants from affiliated universities may assist in
supervision. While it is possible to present a broad outline of available
experiences, the exact details depend upon intern needs and available
resources. The training experiences may include (but are not limited to): psychological
evaluations, report writing, individual psychotherapy, treatment planning,
group psychotherapy, educational and vocational counseling, case presentations,
participation in staff meetings, supervision of lower-level trainees, use of
audio and videotaping as an adjunct to psychotherapy, automated test
administration, assertion training, social skills training, relaxation
training, biofeedback, stress management, family therapy, contingency
management, neuropsychological assessment, program development, hypnotherapy,
program administration and staff consultation (the latter two experiences are
confined to the consultative and administrative skills expected of a staff
psychologist).
B.
Specialized Intramural Training Options: Usually an
intern has three primary placements within the facility that last for four
months and run sequentially. These primary placements involve a number of
training options. These options typically involve, but are not limited to those
that are listed below. In reviewing them, it should be kept in mind that these
experiences have been constructed out of active patient care programs.
1) Primary Care Psychiatry:
Psychologists in primary care psychiatry function as independent members of
interdisciplinary treatment teams which include psychologists, psychiatrists,
social workers, nurses and auxiliary therapists from specialized services.
Interns, as interdisciplinary team members, develop the skills to make
contributions to their patients' individualized treatment plans, as well as
take responsibility for providing the psychodiagnostic, psychotherapeutic and
case management services necessary for their discharge and maintenance in the
community.
2) Outpatient Mental Health: In this
placement, an intern becomes a full-time member of the Mental Health Clinic
which, as part of an extensive program of outpatient services, provides a full
range of services for veterans who can be treated on an outpatient basis.
Psychological services include individual, group, marital and family psychotherapy.
A key part of the program involves coordination with appropriate community/VA
services. (This option may not be available due to the organizational shift to
a primary care model.)
3) Neuropsychology: Using a
flexible battery approach, individual evaluations of psychological functions
affected by brain damage are provided with remediation planning and follow-up
services to veterans and their families. Interns learn to administer and score
many standard neuropsychological tests, to design individual test batteries,
and to write interpretive reports. Resources in the area are extensive enough
to support two training options: an introductory experience emphasizing
assessment issues to help interns develop the skills necessary to recognize
brain syndromes as well as make intelligent use of neuropsychological
resources, and an advanced experience which combines training in assessment
with training in intervention and case management. Previous coursework and practica
in assessment are needed. The neuropsychology-advanced experience is designed
to provide clinical experiences consistent with INS/Division 40 guidelines for
internship.
4) Medical Psychology: Focusing
primarily on medical or surgical patients, interns in this placement learn to
rapidly assess and develop interventions for the psychological components of
various disorders, using such modalities as individual, group, marital and
family psychotherapy, biofeedback, pain/stress management, hypnosis, and relaxation
training. Developing the skills to coordinate psychological interventions with
medical treatment and family resources is a major focus.
5) Geropsychology: Using
components of medical and neuropsychology, interns learn to design assessment
and intervention programs to maintain and enhance the skills and quality of
life of the aging veteran. In addition, interns develop skills to help patients
and their families confront issues associated with dementing illnesses, loss
and death.
6) Substance Abuse Rehabilitation: Focusing
on alcohol and other drug dependencies, an assessment and referral program has
been linked by the
7) Outpatient PTSD: In the
Outpatient PTSD Clinic, interns will learn to evaluate referrals to the clinic
using interviewing and psychodiagnostic skills. Interns become full-time
members of the PTSD Clinical Team (PCT) accruing a caseload and providing a
full range of services to veterans and their families on an outpatient basis.
Treatment modalities in the PTSD Clinic include individual, group, marital, and
family therapy. Providing PTSD education to veterans and their families is also
an important component of treatment. In addition, interns have the opportunity
to strengthen skills with particular techniques for relaxation, stress
management, etc., by developing and facilitating special focus groups. Special
emphasis is given to exposure therapy techniques.
C.
Specialized Extramural Training Options: Arrangements
can be made for secondary placements which run concurrently with an intern's
primary placements. Often these options are outside the facility and can be
anywhere the interns' interests take them. The only requirements are:
l) The outside placement provides training experiences
substantially different from those that can be provided within the facility.
2) Licensed doctoral-level psychologists who have been
trained at APA-accredited institutions and who will provide the facility with
an evaluation of intern activities will supervise interns.
3) These placements are coordinated through the intern's
university Training Coordinator and the Psychology Training Program's Training
Coordinator.
Examples
of past extramural placements include:
Applied
Psychological Services of Lima, OH; The Arnett Clinic in Lafayette, IN; The
Center for Adolescent Development/USMC in Danville, IL; The Center for
Children's Services in Danville, IL; The Center for Outpatient Psychotherapy of
the United Samaritan's Med. Center in Danville, IL; Coles County Mental Health
Center; The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center in Vincennes, IN;
Covenant Medical Center in Champaign, IL; Crosspoint Human Services Center in
Danville, IL; Danville Correctional Center; The Danville Crisis-Outreach
Program; The Gordon Community Mental Health Center in DeKalb, IL; Hamilton
Center in Terre Haute, IN; The Indianapolis Heart Institute The Pain Center at
Community Hospital in Indianapolis, IN; Psychological Services Center in
Champaign, IL; The Psychology Clinic at the University of Illinois in Urbana,
IL; The Vermilion Mental Health & Developmental Center in Danville, IL; The
Vermilion County Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped in Danville, IL; The
Wabash Valley Hospital/Mental Health Clinic for the Mentally Retarded and
Developmentally Disabled
It
should be noted that an intern may elect an intramural option or an extramural
placement for their secondary experience. The consequent mix of training
opportunities is rich and permits much individual tailoring of training
programs.
Each
year, several interns successfully complete their dissertation within their
internship. Interns may be allowed 250 hours for their own dissertation research.
The same allowances are available to interns who are candidates for the Doctor
of Psychology degree and need time to spend on their research paper. Interns
must be on the grounds of the facility while doing research.
The
Interns
who perform research studies using VAIHCS patients, staff, or records must
first have their project approved by the
Psychology
Training Staff and interns may be actively involved in research projects. The
studies range in size, scope, and topic areas. Examples of psychology research
projects are provided in Appendix A. lnterns may become involved in some way in
their primary supervisor's research. The extent of that involvement depends
upon the interns' interests, skills, backgrounds, and motivations.
IV. ADDITIONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCES
The
training experience obtained through the supervised provision of psychological
services and participation in research activities is augmented by regularly
scheduled seminars. Topics are selected on the basis of the needs of interns,
staff and trainees. Every effort is made to focus on areas of special interest.
Members of the psychology staff, consultants, and other hospital personnel
conduct the seminars. They cover a number of areas, such as use and
interpretation of major psychodiagnostic techniques, innovative
psychotherapeutic approaches, psychoactive agents, psychopathology, ethical and
professional issues, issues of individual/cultural diversity, and reports on
active research studies. The specific areas vary from year to year as the needs
and interests of the interns/trainees and staff change. Occasionally outside
experts make special presentations on topics of particular interest.
In
addition to regularly scheduled seminars, study groups may be organized on a
periodic or annual basis. The study group format allows deeper penetration into
areas of particular interest so study group participants, as a rule, are
expected to be more actively involved than seminar participants. The
participation can be experiential as well as didactic. Study groups in the Rorschach,
Hypnosis, and Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing were active in previous
years. Again, topics for study groups vary from year to year as interests and
needs shift.
While
the seminars and study groups sometimes involve the use of case material,
formal case presentations are scheduled periodically. Illustrative of
particular problems/techniques or arranged for consultation on difficult
problems, the case presentations involve thorough preparations of background
information, assessment data and therapy response. The presentations may
involve members of other disciplines depending upon the nature of the case and
the presentation's purpose. Psychology consultants and consultants to other
disciplines may also be involved.
Psychology
staff and interns are periodically invited to the training experiences
organized by other disciplines, the entire facility, or outside agencies. The
experience could be a lecture, workshop or visit to another agency. Sometimes
they involve presenters with nationwide reputations. Presentations worthy of
note to psychologists have included Albert Ellis on Rational-Emotive Therapy,
Edwin S. Schneidman on Suicide, Carl Whittaker on Family Therapy, Gordon Paul
on Treatment Approaches for Chronic Patients, Madeline Kuhn on Aging, Domeena
Renshaw on Sexuality, Francine Shapiro on Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing, Yossef Ben-Porath on MMPI-2, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross on Death and
Dying, and Nadya Fouad on Multicultural Competency Guidelines. Interns may
receive leave to attend special training opportunities at other sites.
Psychology maintains a selected file of educational tapes (audio and video),
important reprints and useful books for staff members and interns. Psychology
staff and interns also have access to the facility's professional library whose
collection of tapes, journals, and books is extensive. During the
1999/2000-intern year, our library purchased the Psychology Licensing Exam
Review Program to assist interns' preparation for licensure. The association of
our library with the libraries of universities and other Medical Centers
permits the acquisition of materials on any topics that are not included in the
facility's collection. Computerized bibliographic searches are also available
through our Medical Center Library.
A. Eligibility for Acceptance: Any
graduate student who (1) is an American citizen, (2) is a candidate in good
standing for a doctorate in a clinical or counseling psychology program
approved by the American Psychological Association, and (3) will fulfill
educational requirements or expectations through participation in a VA Training
Program is eligible for acceptance. Prior practicum experience is also required
(minimum of 250 Intervention and Assessment Hours and 1000 Grand Total
Practicum Hours).
B. Application Procedures: Intern
applicants must provide:
1.
Vita
2.
Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)
3.
APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI) 2007-2008
4.
Department of Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System/
5.
Official transcript(s) of graduate courses
6.
Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which are from
clinical/counseling supervisors.
Copies
of the forms to be completed (Declaration for Federal Employment and Department
of Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System Psychology Training
Background/Goals Statement) will be furnished upon request. All application
materials for this program should be sent to the following address by November
15.
DR. TRESSA CROOK
VA ILLIANA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
1900 E. MAIN STREET (116)
DANVILLE, IL 61832
Phone: 217 554-5193 / Fax: 217 554-4815
E-mail: tressa.crook@va.gov
We may
invite applicants to appear for a half-day on-site interview. If an on-site
interview is not possible, arrangements may be made for a telephone interview.
Selections are made on the basis of a match between our resources and the
applicant's qualifications and training needs. The Association of Psychology
Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Match Policies are followed in
intern recruitment. We offer all of our internship positions through the APPIC
Match program and adhere to the APPIC Match Policies. All applicants must be registered with
National Matching Services, Inc. NMS
Applicant Agreement packages can be obtained at www.natmatch.com/psychint. Our
Program Code with NMS is 126911. A review
of these guidelines may be found on the APPIC website http://www.appic.org
This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this
training facility will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information
from any intern applicant.
C. Effective Date of Appointment:
Internships at the Danville VA Medical Center begin on the first Monday in
August. The effective date of appointment is the date the intern's pay begins. Appointments of paid interns are made on a temporary,
full-time basis, not to exceed three years.
VI. PROGRAM FEATURES/VA
ILLIANA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM,
A. The Internship: The VA
Illiana Health Care System training program is fully approved by the American
Psychological Association (
B. Appointment Guidelines: Students
considering an internship at VAIHCS must meet the criteria previously described
(see paragraph V. A). In addition, consideration is given to the quality and
quantity of past academic and clinical experience. Internship candidates should
have acquired supervised experience in assessment and therapy through practicum
placement. Their graduate course work should also be of sufficient breadth and
depth in clinical and counseling activities to provide reasonable preparation
for their work within this facility. All appointments are for a continuous
period of 365 days. Interns may expect to be on duty during the regular workweek
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After training has started, it cannot be
interrupted for more than two consecutive weeks during the internship year
except in cases of emergency.
C. Per Annum Method of Payment: All
employees, including Interns are required to participate in the DD/EFT (Direct
Deposit of Net Salary Check to a Financial Institution) program. The rate of
basic pay is $11.01 per hour based on a per annum rate of $22,898. Interns are
not entitled to overtime pay or compensatory time for hours worked in excess of
8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. The maximum number of training hours
allocated is 2080, including annual leave and excused holidays. Interns are
encouraged to utilize their annual leave as it accrues, so that lump-sum annual
leave payments are not required. No funds are provided by the Office of
Academic Affairs to cover lump-sum annual leave payments; therefore, it is
important to schedule as much annual leave as practical prior to termination.
D. Benefit Entitlement: Paid
interns are entitled to the annual and sick leave benefits provided under 5
U.S.C., Chapter 63 (Absence and Leave). Leave arrangements must be approved for
Interns by the responsible Supervisor in consideration of their schedule at the
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. All interns are covered by the
injury compensation provisions of 5 U.S.C., Chapter 81 (Injury Compensation)
which covers compensation and other rights and benefits for injury or
work-related illness incurred in the performance of their duties. Outpatient
emergency medical and dental care may be furnished to students without charge
during a scheduled training assignment.
Interns are also eligible to participate in the Federal group life and
health insurance programs.
E. Intern Responsibility: Interns have the primary
responsibility for seeing that they fulfill training requirements. In the
exceptional and rare instances in which an intern does not secure the required
number of supervised training hours of experience during a given pay period,
he/she is required to make up these hours without receiving compensation (WOC).
F. Early Termination: If a
participating school officially notifies the training facility that an intern
is no longer a candidate for a doctorate in the area of his/her specialty, the
intern may be terminated from the VA Psychology Training Program two weeks
after notice is received. Also, the intern may be terminated or placed on
probation if this Program determines that the intern is not progressing
satisfactorily in his/her VA training assignment. Termination should occur no
earlier than two weeks following the decision to terminate. The intern will
receive no further compensation beyond the hours worked prior to his/her
termination from the Program. Interns may elect to terminate prior to the end
of the internship for personal reasons. Elective termination is effected by
appropriate notice to the Training Coordinator and approval of the Supervisory
Psychologist.
A. The City of
Families
in
The
city of
As
there is an ample supply of rental units, including 5,046 apartment units in
3,545 structures, interns and trainees from distant points have had little
difficulty finding housing. Rents vary a great deal but the last available
typical rental rates were $400-430 for studio units, $460-545 for one-bedroom
units and $570-760 for two bedroom units. Rates are usually cheaper for
comparable units in surrounding areas. Students from the
B. Background of the
The
word "home" featured significantly in the early history of the
Although
the resident population of the facility has decreased appreciably since its
"home" days, its services and physical plant have expanded and
improved remarkably. During 1933 and 1934, steps were taken to convert the
"home" into a neuropsychiatric hospital and on March 1, 1935, the
facility was opened as a
The
215-acre
C. Activities & Resources: With
facilities for practically all approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures,
the regular staff of 1214 employees in
In
addition to direct services to veterans, the VA Illiana Health Care System has
an active research program maintaining facilities for human and animal research
in basic and applied aspects of disease processes and health care. The
VAIHCS also places considerable emphasis on the education and training of its
employees, both professional and administrative, through workshops and seminars
here and at other sites. Professional training is not only provided to
psychology students but also to students of the following specialty areas:
audiology and speech pathology, kinesiotherapy, dentistry, dietetics, manual
arts therapy, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy,
recreation/music therapy and social work.
Medical
Media provides a rich resource of training aids. Photography, Illustration,
Computer Imaging, Audiovisual and the Closed Circuit TV/Satellite Programs are
the major components of Medical Media. Equipment available are VCR's, slide
projectors, overhead projectors and computer projection systems (e.g.,
PowerPoint presentations).
A Psychology Training Staff
B Psychology Consultants
C Psychology Training Schedule 2006/2007
D Programs of Interns 1980-Present
Primary
Setting of Former Interns' First Jobs 1989-Present
PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING STAFF
MARK L. BLODGETT, Psy.D.
Florida
Institute of Technology, Clinical, l986
Clinical
Interests: Inpatient Group Psychotherapy, Cognitive and Behavioral
Interventions, Stress Management, Biofeedback, Detraumatization Techniques,
Crisis Intervention, EMDR, PTSD, Substance Abuse
Research
Interests: Negative Effects of Positive Reinforcement, Learned
Helplessness, MMPI-2, Psychopharmacology
Current
Population: Primary Care Psychiatry
License/Certification:
Academic
Affiliation:
APA Membership: No
AMBER
CADICK, Ph.D.
Clinical
interests: OIF/OEF Veterans, treating trauma survivors, health
psychology, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, death and dying
Research
Interests: The impact of chronic illness/injury on family functioning
Current
Population: Outpatient PTSD, with emphasis on combat-exposed veterans
and survivors of sexual trauma. Population includes WWII, Korean,
APA Membership: No
MICHAEL
CLAYTON, Ph.D.
Clinical
Interests: Psychodiagnostics, Brief Psychotherapeutic Interventions,
EMDR
Research
Interests: Theory and Application of Objective Personality
Assessment, Psychotherapy Outcome
Current
Population: Primary Care Psychiatry
License/Certification:
APA Membership: No
MICHAEL COURTER, Ph.D.
Veteran,
United States Air Force, 75th Medical Group,
Clinical Interests: Treating childhood
abuse, combat, sexual assault survivors , assessment of trauma and
treatment planning, military psychology, cognitive psychology
Research Interests: The integration of religious faith
and psychotherapy, the role of spirituality in recovery from trauma,
psychodiagnostics related to PTSD
Current Population: Outpatient PTSD, with emphasis on
combat-exposed veterans and survivors of childhood abuse and
adult sexual trauma. Population includes WWII, Korean,
License/Certification:
APA
Membership: No
TRESSA H.
CROOK, Psy.D.
Florida
Institute of Technology, Clinical, 1985
Clinical
Interests: Supervision and Training; Sexual Abuse and Combat-related
PTSD; Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy; Couples Therapy; Social
Reinforcement of Unconscious Processes; Substance Abuse Treatment; Guided
Imagery
Research
Interests: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing, and Negative Effects of Positive Reinforcement
Current
Population: Outpatient Adults with Acute and Chronic Psychiatric
Problems and Training Coordinator for Psychology Training Program
License/Certification:
Academic
Affiliation: University of Illinois, Department of Educational
Psychology, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor; Purdue University, Adjunct
Professor of Psychological Sciences
APA Membership: Yes
JEFFREY B.
DEBORD, Ph. D.
Clinical
Interests: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Brief Therapy
Research
Interests: Efficacy of Substance Abuse Treatment
Current Population: Substance Abuse
License/Certification: Illinois
APA Membership: No
JAMES H.
FALK, Ph.D.
Clinical
Interests: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Paradoxical Techniques in
Psychotherapy, PTSD
Research
Interests: Personality Disorders, Forensics
Current
Population: Psychiatric Patients with a
License/Certification:
APA Membership: No
JULIE FITZGERALD SMITH, Ph.D.
Clinical Interests: Neuropsychological Assessment,
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Geriatrics, Dementia, Movement Disorders,
Epilepsy, TBI, Sports Concussions.
Research Interests: Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis,
Movement Disorders (particularly Parkinson’s Disease), and Factors affecting
Neuropsychological performance.
Current Population: Ambulatory Care and Hospitalized
Veterans whose Adjustment is Compromised by Neurological Disorders, Brain
Trauma, Aging, Chronic Medical Problems and Chronic Psychiatric Difficulties
License/Certification:
APA
Membership: Yes
University
of Northern
Clinical
Interests: Hypnosis, Relaxation Therapy, Stress Management, Couples
Counseling, PTSD, Biofeedback, Sexual Counseling
Research
Interests: Locus of Control
Current
Population: Outpatients
License/Certification:
Academic
Affiliation:
APA Membership: Yes
STEPHANIE L. HOLT-DEHNER, Ph.D. (
Clinical
Interests: Rehabilitation Psychology, Health Psychology,
Solution-Focused Therapy, Assessment
Research
Interests: Coping with illness, Promoting advocacy within individuals
with disabilities, Effects of disability on family members, Outcome measures of
psychotherapy
Current Population: Outpatient Veterans
License/Certification: n/a
APA Membership: Yes
STEVEN J.
O'CONNELL, Ph.D.
University
of Southern
Clinical
Interests: Health Psychology, Gerontology, Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapy, Biofeedback
Research
Interests: Health and Social Supports, Pain Management
Current
Population: Acute/Chronic Medical Inpatients; Outpatient Veterans
License/Certification:
Academic
Affiliations:
APA Membership: Yes
FRANCES D.
SCHOON, Ph.D.
Clinical
Interests: Neuropsychological Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment
Planning, Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, Dementia, and Grief Counseling
Research
Interests: Adjustment to Loss, Dementia, Depression, Diabetic
Neuropathy, and Quality of Life Issues
Current
Population: Ambulatory Care and Hospitalized Veterans whose Adjustment
is Compromised by Neurological Disorders, Brain Trauma, Aging, Chronic Medical
Problems and Chronic Psychiatric Difficulties
License/Certification:
APA Membership: Yes
THERESA A.
VEACH, Ph.D., HSPP (
Clinical
Interests: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, OIF/OEF Readjustment,
Cognitive Screening, Biofeedback, Grief and Loss, Marriage/Couples/Families
Research
Interests: Veterans and Posttraumatic Stress, Chronic Pain/ Terminal
Illness and the Family
Current
Population: Outpatient Veterans
License/Certification:
Additional:
Author
of “Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: A Practitioner’s Guide;” Radio/television
Interviews, Guest Speaking & Community Education, Mentoring
APA Membership: No
DAVID P. WILLIAMS, Ph.D., MSW
Clinical
Interests: Geropsychology, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementing
Disorders, Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Psychology and Information
Science and Legal Competence. While he identifies himself as a geropsychologist
who in this setting follows a Psychologists In Long Term Care model, some
students have used Dr. Williams’ rotation to meet Division 40 Neuropsychology
requirements.
Research
Interests: Relocation Effects in Dementia, Behavioral Management in
Dementia
Current
Population: Nursing Home Care
Unit, Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Specialty Unit
Non-Clinical
Assignment: Clinical Coordinator of Decision Support Services
-Management Information System
License/Certification:
Academic
Affiliation:
APA Membership: Yes
PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANTS
DR. MICHELE
BOYER
Interests & Expertise: Multi-Cultural Issues in Counseling, Counseling
Training & Supervision, Ethics and Regulation in Psychology Practice, Religion and Spirituality
in Psychology.
DR. JAMES L. CAMPBELL
Interests & Expertise: Men's Issues, Marital