Mental Health Ph D
Resume:
Rebecca J. Watson-Miller, Ph.D.
Brandon, SD 57005
Phone: 605-***-****
E-mail: ad5ona@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Ph.D. Degree -University of South Dakota (USD), Vermillion, SD
(December, 2002) Major: Clinical Psychology
M.A. Degree -University of South Dakota (USD), Vermillion, SD
(December, 1997) Major: Clinical Psychology
B.S. Degree -University of South Dakota (USD), Vermillion, SD
(December, 1995) Summa Cum Laude, University Scholar
Majors: Criminal Justice and Psychology
Experience
Psychotherapy and Assessment
8/15-8/17 -Lifescape
Rehabilitation Psychologist
08/2012-09/2022 -Private Practice
Clinical Psychologist
11/2012-1/2017 -Deer Oaks Mental Health
Geriatric Psychologist
9/2012-09/2022 -SSDI Evaluator
Disability Evaluation Psychologist
8/10-4/13 -VISN 23 – Veteran’s Health Care Administration
Master Trainer – Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia
9/09 – 9/2018 -Sanford School of Medicine – Department of Psychiatry Clinical Faculty Instructor
6/07 – 4/13 -Sioux Falls Veteran’s Administration (Licensed Psychologist)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Program Development and Administration – Serious Mental Illness
Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator
Compensation and Pension Evaluator
12/06 – 5/07 -St. Luke’s Family Counseling Center (Licensed Psychologist)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Clinical Psychologist - Generalist
9/04- 12/06 -St. Croix Regional Medical Center (Licensed Psychologist)
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
Clinical Psychologist - Generalist
9/02 – 8/03 -Shasta County Mental Health (Post-doctoral Resident)
Redding, California
-Admission intakes, individual and group therapy, neuropsychological assessment, psychodiagnostic evaluations, LPS conservatorship evaluations and court testimony.
-Population: Adults with serious and persistent mental illness
9/01 – 8/02 -Shasta County Mental Health (Pre-doctoral Internship)
Redding, California
-Admission intakes, individual and group therapy,
neuropsychological assessment, psychodiagnostic evaluations.
-Population: Adults, adolescents, and children
4/00 - 6/01 -Dakota Mental Health, Springfield Academy (Residential
Home)
Springfield, South Dakota
-Individual, group, and family therapy, psychological evaluations.
-Population: Adjudicated delinquent adolescent males
7/00 – 7/01 -Human Services Center (State Hospital)
Yankton, South Dakota
-Intake interviews, individual, group, and family therapy.
-Population: Inpatient adolescents
6/99 – 6/00 -Mercy Rehabilitation (Neuropsychology Extern)
Sioux City, Iowa
-Interview and neuropsychological assessment and interpretation.
-Population: Elderly and younger adults with traumatic brain
Injuries
1/96 – 12/00 -Psychological Services Center (Training Clinic)
Vermillion, South Dakota
-Outpatient assessment, psychological evaluations,
individual therapy.
-Population: Adults, older adults, adolescents
2/98 – 8/99 -Community Counseling Services (Community Mental Health)
Madison, South Dakota
-Outpatient assessment, individual, family, and group therapy,
psychological evaluations.
-Population: Adults, adolescents, children with serious mental
illness
8/97 – 2/98 -Disaster Mental Health Institute
Vermillion, South Dakota
-Created a compilation of readings and videos for research and
education in the field of disaster mental health.
5/97 – 8/97 -Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (Veteran’s Administration)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
-Inpatient and outpatient assessment, neuropsychological assessment, individual and group therapy
with adults.
-Population: Veterans of foreign wars
3/95 – 3/97 -Lutheran Social Services (Group Home)
Hawarden, Iowa
-Inpatient individual and group therapy.
-Population: Adolescent males and females
6/94 – 8/94 -Women Aware (Women’s Center)
Sioux City, Iowa
-Court advocate, individual therapy
-Population: Female victims of domestic violence
5/92 – 5/93 -Student Support Services
Vermillion, SD
-Tutor – Algebra, General Psychology
-Populations: Native American, Caucasian
Research
8/2002 -Dissertation Title: Resilience in Rural Elders:
A Phenomenological Study
12/97 -Master’s Thesis: Verbal, Physical, and Sexual Abuse in
Adolescent Dating Relationships
5/95 -Undergraduate Thesis: Verbal and Physical Abuse in
Adolescent Dating Relationships
Teaching
5/2011-6/2011 -Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Clinical
Instructor) Sanford School of Medicine
10/2010-5/2011 -Social Skills Training (Master Trainer)
VISN 23, Veteran’s Health Care Administration
8/2009-Present -Clinical Supervision (Sanford School of Medicine)
1/97 – 5/97 -Assessment of Personality (Teaching Assistant)
9/96-12/96 -Assessment of Abilities (Teaching Assistant)
9/95 – 5/96 -Social Psychology (Teaching Assistant)
9/95 – 5/96 -General Psychology (Teaching Assistant)
5/92 – 5/93 -Algebra, General Psychology (Student Support Tutor)
Professional Memberships
2008 National Association of Professional Women
2006 - Present American Psychology-Law Society
APA Division 41
Affiliate
2006 - 2008 Adult Development and Aging
APA Division 20
2006-2008 Psychologists in Independent Practice
APA Division 42
2006 - 2008 Society for the Psychology of Women
APA Division 35
2006 - Present Psychology of Religion
APA Division 36
2006-2008 Wisconsin Psychological Association
2005-Present National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Registrant #51143
2004-2008 WI State Medical Society
2004-2008 Polk County Medical Society
2000, 2006 Midwest Psychological Association, Student Affiliate
1996 – 2001 South Dakota Psychological Association, Student Affiliate
Ethics Committee Member
1995 – Present American Psychological Association, Member
Professional Presentations
10/10 Watson, R.J. Understanding Schizophrenia
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Sioux Falls, SD
02/10 Watson, R.J. Psychologically Healthy Heart
Employee Health
Sioux Falls, SD
10/09 Watson, R.J. Bipolar Disorder
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Sioux Falls, SD
10/08 Watson, R.J. Bipolar Disorder
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Sioux Falls, SD
06/08 Watson, R.J. Military Sexual Trauma
Salute to the Troops
Sioux Falls, SD
05/08 Watson, R.J. Innovations in Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training
VISN 23 Mental Health Conference
Minneapolis, MN
04/08 Watson, R.J. Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training Challenge
Mental Health Conference
Minneapolis, MN
04/08 Watson, R.J. Life is Like a Waterslide
University of South Dakota – TRIO
Vermillion, SD
10/06 Watson, R.J. Crisis Intervention: Assessment of Suicidal Ideation
Comforts of Home
Fredrick, WI
07/06 Watson, R.J. Crisis Intervention: Assessment of Suicidal Ideation
St. Croix Falls High School
St. Croix Falls, WI
11/05 Watson, R.J. Depression
WPCA Health Digest: Radio Broadcast
Amery, WI
10/05 Watson, R.J. Resilience and Renewal for TRIO Staff
ASPIRE Conference
Salt Lake City, UT
1/05 Watson, R.J. End of Life Issues – Part III: Professional Management of Patients and Survivors
End of Life Issues: Part IV: Grief Work with Survivors
End of Life Issues: Part V: Debriefing Professionals
St. Croix Regional Medical Center
St. Croix Falls, WI
12/04 Watson, R.J. End of Life Issues – Part II: Interaction of Manner
of Death and the Grief Process
St. Croix Regional Medical Center
St. Croix Falls, WI
11/04 Watson, R.J. End of Life Issues – Part I: Manner of Death
St. Croix Regional Medical Center
St. Croix Falls, WI
5/03 Harders, R.J. Identity and Serious Mental Illness from
Developmental and Socially Reinforcing Perspectives.
Shasta County Mental Health
Redding, California
6/02 Harders, R.J. Identity and Mental Illness: Discrimination Issues
Shasta County Mental Health
Redding, California
8/98 Harders, R.J.; Struckman-Johnson, C.; Struckman-Johnson, D.; &
Caraway, S.J. Verbal and Physical Abuse in Dating Relationships.
American Psychological Association Annual Convention
San Francisco, California
5/99 Harders, R.J.; Struckman-Johnson, C.; Struckman-Johnson, D.; &
Caraway, S.J. Verbal and Physical Abuse in Dating Relationships.
South Dakota Psychological Association Annual Convention
Oacoma, South Dakota
Awards
2020 Three Best Rated Psychologists in Sioux Falls
2017 Three Best Rated Psychologists in Sioux Falls
2005 TRIO Achiever Award: Region 8
1999 South Dakota Psychological Association Research Award
1995 Alpha Lambda Delta Book Award
1995 Farber Fund Writing Award
1995 Political Science/Criminal Justice Book Award
1994, 1995 Who’s Who in America’s Universities and Colleges
1994 Nelson Shield Award
1994 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award
1994 University of South Dakota Book Store Scholarship
1994 Thomas Taylor Memorial Scholarship
1994 South Dakota Department of Corrections Association Scholarship
Volunteer Positions
2006 Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County
Board Member, Volunteer
Professional References
Anne Dilenschneider, Ph.D.
2500 W. 49th Street, Suite 209
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Richard Seaman, LPC, LMFT
3900 S. Southeastern Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 5701-7193
605-***-**** (Cell phone)
605-***-**** (Landline)
Dan Digatano, Ph.D. Rajesh Singh, MD
4410 S. Tennis Lane 2400 W. 49th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Sioux Falls, SD 57105
605-***-**** 605-***-**** (Phone)
605-***-**** (Fax)
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