Daniel A. Tomczyk, Ph.D.
Bothell, WA 98012
acuze6@r.postjobfree.com 940-***-****
EDUCATION: UNDERGRADUATE
**/**/** – 12/09/92 Major; Psychology
University of Colorado at Boulder
2055 Regent Drive
Boulder, CO 80309 (303) 492- 7401
01/06/97 – 05/11/98 Bachelor of Arts; Major; Psychology, Minor; English.
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N St Louis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625 773-***-****
Graduated with honors (Summa Cum Laude)
GRADUATE
09/01/98 – 05/15/99 Master of Science program in Rehabilitation
Counseling
Illinois Institute of Technology
3300 S Federal Street
Chicago, IL 60616 312-***-****
08/30/99 – 12/17/04 Master of Science; Psychology
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle
Denton, TX 76203 940-***-****
08/30/99 – 05/09/08 Doctor of Philosophy. Major; Clinical Psychology
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle
Denton, TX 76203 940-***-****
Doctoral training program in Clinical Psychology (APA accreditation: full).
PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP TRAINING
07/2006 – 07/2007 Veterans Affairs Eastern Kansas Health Care System
(Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center)
4101 4th Street Trafficway
Leavenworth, KS 66048 913-***-****
Supervisor: Paula Timmons, Ph.D. 913-***-**** ext. 3036
APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship training program in a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. Major training rotations included treatment of traumatic stress (PTSD), inpatient comorbid substance abuse/psychiatric disorder treatment, and treatment of serious/severe mental illness in a VA domiciliary. Specialty training rotations included long-term and group treatment of PTSD, neuropsychological assessment, and treatment of male survivors of sexual abuse and/or assault.
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
05/27/08 – 08/25/09 Spiris Group
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd
Dallas, TX 75219 214-***-****
Supervisor: William D. Shepard, Ph.D. 214-***-****
Fellowship in geriatrics psychology in an extended-care residential nursing facility. Responsible for providing all aspects of psychological treatment to residents, including provision of brief, intermediate, or comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and the presentation of results to patients and families; provision of individual psychotherapy to patients with a wide variety of presenting problems, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, traumatic stress, mild cognitive impairment, grief/bereavement, and behavior disorders; serve as facilitator of a psychotherapy group consisting of geriatric patients with mood disorders; serve as consultant to primary care physicians and residential care facility staff for treatment of geriatric patients.
09/03/08 – 08/15/09 Neuropsychology Consultants
6717 Eldorado Pkwy
McKinney, TX 75070 214-***-****
Supervisor: Karen M. Falla, Ph.D. 214-***-****
Fellowship in neuropsychological testing and psychotherapy. Responsible for comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations, including clinical interview, administration, scoring, interpretation, and report writing. Patient population includes individuals with traumatic brain injury, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, dementia, cognitive disorders, and other psychiatric conditions. Also provide individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults with a variety of clinical conditions including posttraumatic stress, depression, anxiety, grief/bereavement, life transitions, and personality disorders.
PRACTICUM TRAINING
Counseling Center of Denton 11/2005 – 06/2006
Denton, TX
Clinical Practicum in Psychodiagnostic Assessment
Spiris Group 10/2005 – 06/2006
Dallas, TX
Clinical Practicum in Geriatric Psychology
Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center 05/2005 – 08/2005
Veterans Affairs Hospital Mental Health Clinic
Bonham, TX
Clinical Practicum in Group and Individual Psychotherapy
University of North Texas Psychology Clinic 06/2001 – 05/2004
Denton, TX
Clinical Practicum in Psychotherapy
University of North Texas Psychology Clinic 06/2000 – 05/2001
Denton, TX
Clinical Practicum in Psychodiagnostic Assessment
University of North Texas Psychology Clinic 08/1999 – 05/2000
Denton, TX
Clinical Pre-Practicum
WORK EXPERIENCE
01/13/16 – present Clinical Psychologist/Director of Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency services
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
PO Box 969
Snoqualmie, WA 98065 425-***-****
Supervisor: Rebecca Crocker, Health and Wellness Officer 541-***-****
Serve as the Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency services for the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, overseeing all aspects of service delivery and facilities operations, including administrative duties. Implement and monitor the Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency program policies, procedures, and methods used in the provision of integrated care services for effectiveness and consistency with service goals and standards. Initiate, implement, and direct strategic planning activities to assure support, development, and coordination of a continuum of comprehensive services responsive to the needs of individuals with mental health difficulties and/or substance abuse issues and compliance with regulatory requirements (State/Federal/Tribal). Ensure that culturally competent, gender-responsive, evidence-based, and trauma-informed approaches are integrated into Behavioral Health/Chemical Dependency clinical interventions and supervision. Oversee and provide consultation to clinical staff (Licensed Mental Health Counselors and Chemical Dependency Professionals), as well as provide and document formal clinical supervision with Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associates. Oversee service performance and reporting of medical billing of services, and perform regular chart reviews assuring compliance, accountability, and fidelity as required by State/Federal/third-party billing guidelines. Ensure HIPAA compliance in all aspects of service delivery. Prepare all elements of grant proposals for county/state/federal grant opportunities and oversee implementation, evaluation, and presentation of results of grant-sponsored programs. Prepare Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency service plans, budgets, and progress reports. Design, coordinate, oversee, and implement outreach efforts/activities to vulnerable/at-risk members of the Tribe and community, including media design, public relations, and psychoeducational materials. Provide psychotherapy services to a small caseload of clients with more complex difficulties/diagnoses, including clients with complex PTSD and personality disorders. Implement team-building activities for staff members to develop an atmosphere of cohesion and unity.
08/01/11 – 12/23/15 Clinical Psychologist/Geriatric Team Leader
Deer Oaks; a Behavioral Health Organization (Corporate Office)
126 E Main Plaza # 8
San Antonio, TX 78205 210-***-****
Supervisor: Lisa Lind, Ph.D. 214-***-****
Served as the primary Psychologist for 4 Extended Care/Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities, carrying a caseload of approximately 20 – 30 patients with a wide variety of mental health disorders/diagnoses and problems, including depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, grief/bereavement, behavioral problems, non-compliance with medical treatment, terminal illness, trauma/PTSD, cognitive decline/dementia, Bipolar Disorder, and substance abuse/dependence issues. Provided individual and family psychotherapy services, as well as consultation to nursing/facility staff, physicians, and social workers. Frequently administered, interpreted, and completed reports on cognitive/neuropsychological testing ordered by primary care physicians and supplied feedback, recommendations, and treatment plans to a multidisciplinary treatment team consisting of physicians, social workers, and nursing staff, as well as to patients and families. Served as Geriatric Team Leader to Master’s level counselors and Postdoctoral Fellows, supervising their provision of services and providing weekly supervision.
03/01/10 – 04/15/11 Staff Psychologist/Case Manager
Santé Center for Healing
914 Country Club Road
Argyle, TX 76226 940-***-****
Supervisor: Ron Arrington 940-***-****
Served as Case Manager for the residential addictions treatment program, which is based on the 12 Step model of addiction recovery. Carried a caseload of 3 – 6 residential patients with a variety of addictions, including drug, alcohol, and process addictions (e.g., sexual compulsivity, gambling), and provided individual psychotherapy and small process group therapy to these patients. Also facilitated or co-facilitated large process groups and psychoeducational groups on addiction or related behaviors for the residential community. Worked within an interdisciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, nursing staff, mental health technicians, psychologists, aftercare coordinators, family therapists, and Master’s level therapists, in which effective communication between the disciplines was essential. Also communicated regularly with patients’ families and referral sources. Developed a psychological/neuropsychological assessment program and conducted psychological assessments with patients from the residential community and with professionals referred by their licensing boards for 96 Hour Assessments. Conducted cognitive testing, objective and projective personality assessment, and neuropsychological testing, and presented results to patients, their families, and other professionals on the treatment team. Supervised Master’s level and doctoral level practicum students, as well as pre-doctoral psychology interns.
08/26/09 – 03/30/10 Licensed Psychologist
Spiris Group
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd
Dallas, TX 75219 214-***-****
Supervisor: William D. Shepard, Ph.D. 214-***-****
I provide comprehensive psychological services for an extended care/rehabilitation facility. Responsible for providing all aspects of psychological treatment to residents, including provision of brief, intermediate, or comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and the presentation of results to patients and families; provision of individual psychotherapy to patients with a wide variety of presenting problems, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, traumatic stress, mild cognitive impairment, grief/bereavement, and behavior disorders; served as facilitator of a psychotherapy group consisting of geriatric patients with mood disorders; served as consultant to primary care physicians and residential care facility staff for treatment of geriatric patients.
08/16/09 – 03/30/10 Licensed Psychologist
Neuropsychology Consultants
6717 Eldorado Pkwy
McKinney, TX 75070 214-***-****
Supervisor: Karen M. Falla, Ph.D. 214-***-****
Provided comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations, including clinical interview, administration, scoring, interpretation, and report writing. Patient population included individuals with traumatic brain injury, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, dementia, cognitive disorders, and other psychiatric conditions. Also provided individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults with a variety of clinical conditions including posttraumatic stress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, grief/bereavement, life transitions, and personality disorders.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
01/16/04 – 01/15/08 University of North Texas
1155 Union Cir
Denton, TX 76203 940-***-****
Teaching Fellow: Psychological Assessment I (PSYC 5420)
Teaching Assistant: Psychological Dynamics of Women (PSYC 3490)
Teaching Assistant: Abnormal Child Psychology (PSYC 4620)
Teaching Assistant: Developmental Psychology (PSYC 3620)
Teaching Assistant: Health Psychology (PSYC 2580)
Instructor: Special Problems: The Psychology of Writing about Stressful Experiences (PSYC 4900)
VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE
Psychology Technician in a Geriatrics Extended Care Facility 08/2007 – 04/2008
Spiris Group
Dallas, TX
Supervisor of Court-Ordered Supervised Parent-Child Visitations 01/2006 – 06/2006
Counseling Center of Denton
Denton, TX
Assistant in Psychology Practice Management 10/2005 – 06/2006
Spiris Group
Dallas, TX
Cognitive Rehabilitation/Sensory Reintegration Specialist 09/2004 – 10-2005
Magnolia Work Skills
Fort Worth, TX
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL 01/1998 – 05/1998
Teaching Assistant: Statistics in Psychology (PSYC 420)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Treatment efficacy of interventions designed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); writing interventions for PTSD; PTSD and memory; written disclosure of traumatic/stressful memories; assessment/diagnosis of memory disorders.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Original research project developed for completion of doctoral dissertation, entitled An exercise in story repair: A guided written disclosure protocol for fostering narrative completeness of traumatic memories. University of North Texas, February 2005 - February 2007
Original research project developed for completion of master’s thesis, entitled The perceptions of psychotherapists- in-training regarding people who stutter versus normally-fluent speakers. University of North Texas, May 2002 – December 2004.
Co-designed an outcome study evaluating a treatment program for anger management. Sam Rayburn Memorial
Veterans Center, June 2005.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Sewell, K. W. & Tomczyk, D. (2008) Guided Written Narration of Stressful Experiences: Effects on PTSD Symptoms and Emotional Integration. Presented to the Thirteenth Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 2008
Tomczyk, D. A. & Sewell, K. (2006, July). An exercise in story repair: Testing a guided written disclosure protocol for stressful events. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, San Diego, CA, and July 2006.
Co-coordinated the 2nd Annual Conference on Multicultural Pediatric Behavioral Health, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, and February, 2000
ACADEMIC AND MERIT-BASED AWARDS
Recognized by the Director of the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System for Outstanding Clinical Work during clinical practicum at Sam Rayburn Memorial Veteran’s Center, Bonham, TX.
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
Texas Psychologist License # 34307 expires 11/30/2016
Washington Psychologist License #PY 60620631 expires 11/06/2016
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association, 1998 – present
GRADUATE COURSEWORK COMPLETED
General Psychology
Psychopathology
Advanced History and Systems of Psychology
Advanced Physiological Psychology
Human Development
Learning Theories
Foundations of Social Psychology and Personality
Legal and Ethical Issues in Professional Practice
Statistics and Research Design Psychotherapy/Counseling
Advanced Quantitative Methods for Psychology Psychotherapy
Advanced Research Design Advanced Psychotherapeutic Techniques Research Methodology Applications Constructivist Psychotherapy Psychological Assessment I – Intellectual Assessment Counseling the Culturally Different Psychological Assessment II – Personality Assessment Multicultural Counseling
Child Assessment Group Counseling