Psychological / Neuropsychological / Psychoeducational Assessment:
Over 15 years experience interpreting and administering a personal clinical
library of over 50 assessment instruments. Full psychological, psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments in the areas of:
cognition,
anxiety, intelligence, educational achievement, neurocognitive,
neuropsychological, language / speech, learning disorders, memory,
psychopathology,
personality, treatment plans, temperament, attention, behavior
problems, depression, mood states and self-esteem / self-concept.
Applied Behavior Analysis: Over 15 years experience providing behavioral assessments and writing behavioral interventions based on the single case experimental design approach to analysis and behavior change using the model of "Clinical Behaviorism."
Behavior / Cognitive Therapy: Behaviorism is strongly influential on the cognitive-behavior style of therapy practiced. Process notes maintained
at higher than typical documentation levels using the "professional
progress notes-revised" templates. Over 100 types of observations and
types of care for on-going and "special concerns" are considered in
each therapy session. Highly structured and thoroughly documented adult
and children initial interviews using ChIPS, Children's Interview for
Psychiatric Syndromes or the PDI-R, Psychiatric Diagnostic Interview for Adults.
Rational Hypnotherapy : A logical and rational use of hypnotherapeutic technique to provide relief from anxiety, fear, anger and stress in order that patients can be relaxed and calm and benefit from conventional cognitive-behavior therapy sessions
Office Management: Office uses Shrinkrapt software for electronic billing, patient information tracking, treatment note summaries and
patient scheduling. All forms, practices and procedures HIPAA compliant
using Federico C. Grosso, DDS, PhD, MFT, BCFE, Board Certified
Forensic Expert in Malpractice workshop/ workbook and electronic
updates regarding changing legislation that may affect practice procedures / protocols.