Quality Assurance Services

Christopher Gipe

Psychologist - Private Practice, Guidance Associates of PA

Harrisburg, PA

*********@*****.*** - 717-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Psychologist

Private Practice, Guidance Associates of PA - 1981 to Present

As a licensed psychologist, I provide a variety of services including individual, marital, and family therapy,

educational and vocational counseling, and EAP and Managed Care services. I also provide referral services

to assure clients receive the most appropriate treatment.

Psychologist

PA Dept of Public Welfare, Community Resource Team - Harrisbutg, PA - 2005 to January 2009

closed, the CRT was established to provide supportive services to community providers who took over

responsibility for caring for the patients who were placed in the community. My responsibilities included

assuring that

consumers received necessary services to promote successful

integration into the community. This included site visits, providing

medication, transportation to appointments, consulting on challenging cases, and having regular contact with

community

providers to assist in making the system work. My duties also

included membership in the Forensic Work Group to establish a plan to assure mental health services to

individuals who come in contact with law enforcement. I was also a member of the Brain Injury Panel, to provide

services to individuals diagnosed with Traumatic Brain

Injury. I retired from Civil Service 1/23/09.

Volunteer/Consultant

Private Practice, Guidance Associates of PA - 1985 to 2009

I provided volunteer services through the Speaker's Bureau, co-facilitating an Alzheimer's support group,

and assisting with fundraising efforts. I consulted with staff on issues related to psychological problems of

caregivers, as well as helped plan services for caregivers.

Psychologist

Private Practice, Guidance Associates of PA - 1981 to 2005

As a psychologist on a 30 bed psychiatric unit, I provided individual and group therapy, educational services,

and psychological assessments. I also participated as the psychology representative to the hospital wide

Health Information Services Committee, which was part of the quality assurance program at the hospital. I was

part of a multidisciplinary team approach to treating psychiatric patients, and

I consulted with treatment staff about challenging patient behavior. Job ended when the hospital closed.

Psychologist

Torrance State Hospital - 1978 to 1981

I provided psychological services to both acute and chronic

Psychiatric patients including individual and group therapy,

assessments, and multidisciplinary treatment planning,

Psychologist

Selinsgrove Center - 1976 to 1978

I provided psychological services to severely and profoundly

retarded, multi-handicapped residents, including individual

therapy, assessments, and especially behavior programming.

Clinical Psychologist- License

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE - 1977 to December 1977

December, 1977.

Psychologist

Hollidaysburg State Hospital - 1973 to 1976

I provided psychological services to acute and chronic psychiatric

patients- adolescent, adult, and mentally retarded, including individual and group therapy, assessments, and

behavioral programming.

Corrections Counselor

SCI - Dallas, TX - 1970 to 1973

Dallas

I provided clinical services to the inmate population including

psychological assessments, individual and group counseling

(Drug and Alcohol, "lifers", and the emotionally disturbed), and processed commutation materials.

EDUCATION

MS in Counselor Education

Scranton University

1971 to 1972

BA in Psychology

Susquehanna University

1966

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