POSITION:
CEO: Inpatient /residential adolescent treatment : Director of Behavioral.
Education-Training-Consultation. Family Therapy Training/Consultation for
student-staff development
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Addictions, adolescent mental health and family therapy training,
technique and program design at graduate school level.. Quality outcome in
patient care, fiscal stability and creative service delivery.
AREAS OF
EXPERTISE
Adolescent disorders, sociology of family systems, family therapy training,
residential milieu development, program-fiscal management, staff
development, Joint Commission standards and quality assurance.
EMPLOYMENT
1982-6/2013 President: Founder/CEO: Director of Behavioral Education/
Training/Consultation
Adolescent and Family Institute of Colorado, Inc. Wheat Ridge,
CO 80033
SALARY: 80K, benefits
Founded and designed unique family systems oriented 24 hr
treatment program for high risk adolescents mandating parental
participation. Provide leadership, staff/ student
training/development/ consultation for multidisciplinary team.
JCAHO accredited, pioneer in adolescent mental health-addiction
treatment and family system approach> 2600 families.
FACULTY - MEDICAL SCHOOL
1972-79 Northwestern University Medical School - Faculty,
Chicago, Illinois
Department of Psychiatry and Division of Clinical Psychology
Program Director - Drug Dependence Program- Institute of
Psychiatry
President Carter's Mental Health Advisory
Board.
Teaching Faculty: incorporated multi-level
system of care for medical,
nursing, clinical psychology students and psychiatric
residents.
Gerty Award: Perinatal Addiction Program.
(State of Illinois)
NIMH designated Co-Career Teacher in Substance
Abuse: Curriculum Development.
Admissions, Dissertation, Accreditation
Committee assignments.
FOUNDER-Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry
(designated honor)
University of Havana Medical School-Psychiatric Hospital-
Havana, Cuba
U.S. Treasury Dept. Permit. (Humanitarian
invitation)
Makerere University Medical School- Kampala,
Uganda-Africa
Health Volunteers Overseas-Washington, D.C.
(Humanitarian invitation)
EDUCATION
Tulane University - New Orleans, LA / B.A. - Sociology-Psychology
Roosevelt University - Graduate Division of Psychology - Chicago, IL
Clinical Research Internship-VA
Westside Hospital
Northwestern University Medical School - Graduate Division of Clinical
Psychology - Chicago, IL
California Coast University - Ph.D. Graduate Division - Psychology -Santa
Ana, CA
POST GRADUATE TRAINING: FAMILY
THERAPY
Family Institute of Chicago: DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD, 2004- AAMFT
Accredited
LICENSURE - CERTIFICATION- MEMBER AFFILIATION
Illinois #68-6324 (Licensed Certified Social Worker)
Colorado #1286 (ADAD-CAC III)
National Certified Addiction Counselor II #7999
National Association for Forensic Counselors:
. Certified Clinical Psychopathologist
. Doctoral Addictions Counselor
American Association for Social Psychiatry - Fellow
World Association for Social Psychiatry - Member
American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators
American College of Professional Mental Health Practitioners - Diplomate
Psychology/ Adolescent/Family Systems Specialist
TEACHING INSTITUTIONS: GUEST LECTURER: ( AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
MAJOR
MEDIA:
"T'S AND BLUES" - United Press International Best Documentary Award,
Chicago, IL
Documentary WLS-TV (ABC Network) with Northwestern Drug Dependence
Program.
American Bar Association Gavel
Award
Certificate of Golden Key for
Public Services, State of Illinois
o Associated Press Award for Best Enterprise Reporting
o United Press International Award for Best Documentary
o Presented at national drug abuse conferences
"COPING" -WNES-TV, Chicago Medical School, television series, with Dr.
Harold Visotsky
( TV/ PBS): FamilyTherapy, Addictive Disorders, Cults, Family Violence.
PEER REVIEW PUBLICATIONS:
* SOCIO-CULTURAL-CLINICAL CONSULTATION: UGANDA and CUBA: Teaching/training
of family systems applications. (AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS; (AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST)
SPECIALIZED TRAINING: SUBSTANCE ABUSE/PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
(AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES: (AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
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