Aaron M. Farley, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Virginia Beach, VA

e-mail address: cxen1c@r.postjobfree.com

Curriculum Vita

Licensure

Feb. 2012 Licensed Clinical Psychologist Virginia

• Full unrestricted license granted February 23, 2012.

Education

Aug. 06’-Aug. 10’ Regent University Virginia Beach, VA

Doctor of Clinical Psychology

• American Psychological Association (APA) Accredited

• Completed Predoctoral Internship at American Psychological Association

(APA) Program: August, 2010

• Dissertation Defense: March, 2010

• Passed Comprehensive Exams: July, 2008

• GPA: 3.83

Aug. 04-Aug. 06’ Marshall University Huntington, WV

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology

• Passed Comprehensive Exams: July, 2006

• GPA: 3.80

Aug. 00’-May 04’ Appalachian Bible College Bradley, WV

Bachelor of Arts in Theology

• GPA: 3.18

Postdoctoral Residency

Sept. 10’- Present Hampton Roads Neuropsychology Virginia Beach, VA

Postdoctoral Resident

Supervisor: Scott Sautter, Ph.D., ABPN, Licensed Psychologist

• Completing two-year postdoctoral residency in clinical neuropsychology.

• Providing forensic case reviews, psychological/neuropsychological assessments,

and writing comprehensive reports for adolescent, adult, and senior-adult patients.

Predoctoral Internship

Aug. 09’- Aug. 10’ Spring Grove Hospital Center Catonsville, MD

Predoctoral Intern

Supervisor: Robyn Davidson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• APA accredited 2000 hour internship completed at state psychiatric facility

serving severely mentally ill forensic and non-forensic patients of all age

groups.

• Conducted clinical interviews, administered psychological/neuro-

psychological tests, and wrote comprehensive evaluations/treatment

plans in conjunction with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

• Conducted group and individual therapy.

• Supervised/mentored two (2) graduate students in clinical psychology.

Clinical Practicum Experience

2008-2009 Hampton Roads Neuropsychology Virginia Beach, VA

Third Year Clinical Practicum

Supervisor: Scott Sautter, Ph.D., ABPN, Licensed Psychologist

• Administered neuropsychological tests, and wrote neuropsychological

reports for a variety of clients including senior adults, clients referred by

the Department of Rehabilitative Services, and individuals suffering

from traumatic brain-injuries.

• Conducted individual and group therapy with individuals suffering from

traumatic brain-injuries and dementia.

2007-2008 Regent University Psychological Services Center (PSC) Virginia Beach, VA

Second Year Clinical Practica

Supervisor: Glendon Moriarty, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Worked 20-25 hours per week over an 11 month period.

• Facilitated individual, marital, and group psychotherapy with students

and individuals from surrounding community.

• Conducted clinical interviews and utilized empirically supported

treatment protocols.

• Conducted psychological testing, provided testing interpretation, and

wrote psychological reports.

2007-2008 Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Services Unit (CSU) Chesapeake, VA

Adjunct Second Year Clinical Practica

Supervisor: Denise Byron, Psy.D., & Glendon Moriarty, Psy.D., Licensed

Psychologist

• Administered psychological assessments and wrote psychological

evaluation reports of adolescents in the court system.

2007-2008 Career Resource Center (CRC) Virginia Beach, VA

Adjunct Second Year Practica

Supervisors: LaTrelle Jackson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist & Glendon

Moriarty, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Conducted career interviews, administered interest and personality

inventories, and wrote reports to assist individuals in making career

related decisions.

2007-2008 Missionary Outreach Support Services (MOSS)

Adjunct Second Year Practica Virginia Beach, VA

Supervisor: Glendon Moriarty, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Provided consultation for Missionary Outreach Support Services which

included performing web-consultations with missionaries through a

secure web-site on mental health issues.

2005-2006 Community Behavioral Services Dunbar, WV

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Internship

Supervisor: Stephen L. O’Keefe, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Conducted clinical interviews, administered psychological tests, and wrote

psychological reports for a variety of clients including those needing

custody evaluations, educational evaluations, and general psychological

concerns.

• Conducted individual, family, and group therapy.

• Worked 20-30 hours per week for 6 months.

2005-2006 Marshall University Graduate College Community Clinical Dunbar, WV

Services Center (MUGC-CCSC)

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Practica

Supervisor: Stephen L. O’Keefe, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Facilitated individual, marital, and group psychotherapy with students

and individuals from surrounding community.

• Conducted clinical interviews and utilized empirically supported

treatment protocols.

• Conducted psychological testing, provided testing interpretation, and

wrote psychological reports.

• Worked 15-20 hours per week for 6 months.

Relevant Work Experiences

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2012- Present Compass Youth & Family Services Norfolk, VA

Psychologist

Supervisor: Cynthia Leon-Quigley, Psy.D.

• Conducting psychodiagnostic interviews and testing with child, adolescent,

and young adult patients from disadvantaged settings.

2006-2009 Compass Youth Services Norfolk, VA

Clinician/Assessor

Supervisors: Lisa Weaber, M.A., LPC & Carolyn Reulen, M.A., LPC

• Completed psychosocial interviews, mental status examinations, and

treatment planning in an effort to qualify at-risk youth for in-home

therapy.

• Conducted individual and family therapy with adolescents in an in-

home environment.

• Worked in an interdisciplinary team environment with a variety of

mental health professionals including psychiatrists, physicians,

psychologists, school counselors, teachers, social workers, and

probation officers.

Summer, 2008 Hampton Roads Neuropsychology Virginia Beach, VA

Summer Administrative Assistant

Supervisor: Scott Sautter, Ph.D., ABPN, Licensed Psychologist

• Responsibilities included client registration, filing, document preparation,

answering phone calls, and scoring psychological tests.

2005-2006 Marshall University Huntington, WV

Teaching Assistant

Supervisor: Christopher Legrow, Ph.D.

• Primary instructor of two undergraduate psychology courses.

• Designed coursework and tests, prepared and delivered 35 lectures per

section, and graded assignments and tests.

2005-2006 Community Behavioral Services Dunbar, WV

Interim Office Manager

Supervisor: Stephen L. O’Keefe, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Responsibilities included billing, client registration, weekly deposits,

scheduling, filing, document preparation, and answering and returning

phone calls.

Research Experiences

2007-2009 Dissertation Research: “Predicting resiliency after brain injury: The Virginia Beach, VA

relationship of forgiveness and religious coping”

Regent University

Dissertation Chair: Judith Johnson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Dissertation Proposal Defended: Anticipated November, 2008

• Data Collection Completed: Anticipated February, 2008

• Dissertation Defended: Anticipated June 2008.

2006-2009 Marriage and Family Research Team Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

Supervisor: Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Research on topics pertaining to marriage and the family.

• Training in Prepare/Enrich techniques and Hope Focused Marriage

Therapy.

• Counselor for “Hope Focused Marital Counseling”- As part of a

longitudinal study and development of the “Hope Focused Marriage

Manual”, provided marital therapy over 10-12 sessions using the Hope

Focused Marriage Approach (E. V. Worthington, Ph.D.).

2007-2009 Forgiveness Research Team Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

Supervisor: Judith Johnson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Research assistant to Judith Johnson, Ph.D. on topics pertaining to

forgiveness.

• Participated in research design, data collection, and data entry.

2008-2009 ImPACT Research Team (Brain Injury) Virginia Beach, VA

Hampton Roads Neuropsychology

• Research assistant to Scott Sautter, Ph.D. on topics pertaining to brain

injury in sports.

• Performing ImPACT testing on professional and amateur athletes

to measure pre-concussion and post-concussion cognitive functioning.

2007 Dissertation Support: God-Image through the Eyes of Pastoral Norfolk, VA

Counselors

Regent University

Supervisor: Glendon Moriarty, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Supported colleague with research design, participant screening, and data

collection.

2005-2006 Dissertation and Thesis Research Support Team Huntington, WV

Marshall University

Supervisor: Pamela Mulder, Ph.D.

• Supported student-colleagues in data collection, screening, and entry.

Groups Facilitated

2010 Schizophrenia Education Group Catonsville, MD

Spring Grove Hospital Center

Supervisor: Jerome Kowalewski, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist

• Primary facilitator for group of patients with treatment-resistant

schizophrenia.

• Provided psychoeducation regarding the onset, course, and treatment

of schizophrenia and related disorders

2009 Problem Solving Skills Group Catonsville, MD

Spring Grove Hospital Center

Supervisor: Steve Kellogg, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Co-facilitator for group of forensically-involved patients with severe

mental illness.

• Provided education regarding mental illness, coping skills, and the legal

process

2008-2009 Senior Cognitive Skills Group Virginia Beach, VA

Hampton Roads Neuropsychology

Supervisor: Melissa Pence, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Primary facilitator for group of seniors age 67-82 presenting with

dementia, traumatic brain injury, and stroke.

• Provided psychoeducation regarding brain function/injury, aging, and

cognitive decline.

• Provided compensatory skills training to support group members in

daily living skills.

2008-2009 SEEK Caregiver’s Brain Injury Support Group Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Brain Injury Association

Supervisor: Scott Sautter, Ph.D., ABPN, Licensed Psychologist

• Co-facilitated group for caregiver’s of individuals with traumatic

brain injury.

• Provided psychoeducation regarding brain function/injury and associated

deficits, changes, and expectancies.

• Provided compensatory skills training for caregivers to implement with

injured loved ones.

2008 Special Needs Parent Management Training Group (PMT) Virginia Beach, VA

Young Life Capernaum

Supervisor: LaTrelle Jackson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Co-facilitated recruitment, screening, and orientation of parents with

special needs children (Down Syndrome and Mental Retardation) for

a Parent Management Training group.

• Developed curriculum, kept clinical records, and conducted group

sessions on a weekly basis.

• Group activities included psycho-educational activities, behavioral

strategies to shape behavior, and improving parent-child communication

2007 Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group (DBT) Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

Supervisor: Denise Byron, Psy.D.

• Led and co-led a weekly group for individuals with personality disorders.

• Implemented empirically supported treatment protocol, kept clinical

records, and attended weekly treatment teem meetings.

2005-2006 Anger Management Group Charleston, WV

Marshall University Graduate College- Community Clinical Services Center

Supervisor: Paula Bickham, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Led and co-led weekly group for adolescents experiencing anger

management concerns.

• Group activities included drumming therapy, social skills training,

relaxation training, and coping skills development.

Publications

2008 Hudson, A., Dewberry, J., Farley, A., Currey, D., & Ward, T. Strategies for

Addressing Sexual Concerns in the Hope Focused Marriage Approach. In

Ripley, J., Davis, E., Quigley, C., & Worthington, E. The Hope Focused

Couples Approach (p. 119-124).

Conference Presentations

Oct. 2008 Farley, A., & Jones, R. (2008). Cognitive Impairment and Risk of

Suicide. (Poster accepted for presentation at 2nd annual Beacon of Hope

Conference).

Nov. 2007 Anderson, E., Farley, A., McLeland, K., & Reiner, B. (2007). Virginia Beach, VA

Depression and Suicide among Chinese-Americans. (Poster presented

at 1st annual Beacon of Hope Conference).

Invited Addresses, Workshops, Seminars

May 2012 Farley, A (2012, May). Alzheimer’s Disease and the Related Dementias. Newport News, VA

EASE support group of Riverside Regional Hospital, Newport News, VA.

Oct. 2011 Farley, A. (2011, October). EASE Training Seminar for Student Clinicians. Newport News, VA

EASE support group of Riverside Regional Hospital, Newport News, VA.

Nov. 2008 Farley, A., & Jones, R. (2008, November). Personality and Traumatic Virginia Beach, VA

Brain Injury. SEEK support group of the Virginia Brain Injury Association,

Virginia Beach, VA.

Oct. 2007 Farley, A. (2007, October). Mental and Physical Health Correlates of Virginia Beach, VA

Forgiveness. SEEK support group of the Virginia Brain Injury

Association, Virginia Beach, VA.

Clinical Supervisory/Administrative Experiences

2008-2009 Peer Supervisor for Psychological Services Center Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

Supervisor: LaTrelle Jackson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Served as peer supervisor for second year practica students.

Responsibilities included discussing cases, reviewing video-tapes,

and giving feedback on clinical skills development.

2008-2009 Peer Supervisor for Hope Focused Marriage Therapy Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

Supervisor: Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Provided supervision for second and third year therapists and first year

research assistants in the Hope Focused Marriage Therapy project.

• Responsibilities included treatment planning, video-tape review,

and critiquing treatment implementation.

2008-2009 ‘Bridging the Gap’ Mentor Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

Supervisor: Linda Baum, Ph.D.

• Supported an incoming student in Psychological Service Center

procedures and policies as well as facilitating student’s transition to

first clinical experiences.

Program Development, Evaluation, and Consultation Experiences

2008-2009 Co-Chair for Legislative Committee Norfolk, VA

Tidewater Association of Clinical Psychologists

Supervisor: Melissa Pence, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Facilitated communication between state legislators and clinical

psychologists across Virginia.

2008-2009 Co-Consultant for Professional Development Program Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

Supervisor: LaTrelle Jackson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

• Consultee: Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling

• Developed a paper-based needs assessment to determine student, staff,

and faculty views of the need for training in professionalism and ethical

behavior among incoming students.

• Consultation concluded with a comprehensive report documenting

student, staff, and faculty views on the need for training in professionalism,

ethical behavior, and transitioning into the role of student-professional.

Select Specialized Training

July 2007 HIPPA Training Virginia Beach, VA

Psychological Services Center (PSC), Regent University

Completed seminar/passed HIPPA compliance test designed for

Psychological Services Center therapists.

June 2007 Critical Incident Stress Management: Group Crisis Intervention Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

• Completed 14 hour training curriculum that focused on managing

stress at an agency level among emergency responders, debriefing

emergency responders, and recognizing the symptoms of compassion

fatigue and secondary traumatic stress.

June 2007 Critical Incident Stress Management: Individual crisis Intervention Virginia Beach, VA

and Peer Support

Regent University

• Completed 13 hour training curriculum that focused on first-response

intervention to natural and manmade disasters. Treatment focus for

both victims and emergency responders.

Fall 2006 Hope Focused Marriage Therapy Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University

• Training in the Hope Focused approach to marital therapy by its founder

Everett Worthington, Ph.D.

Fall 2005 Teaching Psychology Seminar Huntington, WV

Marshall University

• Attended 15-week specialized training seminar designed to assist graduate

students who are preparing to teach undergraduate level psychology.

Grants and Awards

2007-2010 Cooperate Partner Scholarship, Sentara Healthcare Inc.

2006-2007 Academic Merit Scholarship, Regent University School of Psychology and

Counseling

2006-2007 Dean’s Leadership Award, Regent University School of Psychology and

Counseling

2000-2004 Roy G. Nester Scholarship

Professional Affiliations and Development

2006-present American Psychological Association (APA).

2008-present National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN).

Relevant Volunteer Experiences

2006-2009 Sunday School Ministry, Kempsville Baptist Church Virginia Beach, VA

2004-2006 Youth Leader/Coordinator, First Baptist Church, Racine, WV Charleston, WV

2000-2004 West Virginia Baptist Camp- Director/Counselor Cowen, WV

References

Judith Johnson, Ph.D. 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton, VA 23667. Office: 757-***-****

Bethany Gilstrap, Psy.D. 600 Gresham Drive, Ste. 8630, Norfolk, VA 23507 Office: 757-***-****

Christine Gow, Psy.D. 245 Chesapeake Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607 Office: 757-***-****

Melissa Pence, Psy.D. 780 600 Gresham Drive, Ste. 8630, Norfolk, VA 23507 Office: 757-***-****

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