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P3 Professional Speaker Series
The P3 Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Social Action program has organized a professional speaker series for its students and guests. The professional speaker series is designed to bring to campus psychologists and other professionals working in areas of social action to speak about their careers and professional activities.
Students often have difficulty meeting with professionals who are actually working in the fields in which they are thinking about eventually working. The professional speaker series is designed to put a face on these careers and to provide students with an inside glimpse at these professional areas. The speaker series is also designed to allow our guests to speak about their own educational and professional development, to speak about their studies, how they chose psychology as a profession, how they developed their particular interests and specialties, etc. Students are free to ask questions and develop insight into how professional careers evolve.
The speaker series is open to P3 students, the De Anza College Community and to students thinking about entering the program. Please find the schedule of talks for Fall 2008.
November 2008
Jorge Wong, Ph.D.
Director
of Mental Health Services, Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Dr. Wong is a graduate of the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. He completed his clinical internship at Cermak Health Services of Cook County Department of Correction. Currently he is the Director of Mental Health Services, Quality Improvement and Compliance at Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI), the largest health and human services providers for Asian Americans in Santa Clara County. In his multicultural and multilingual capacity he serves monolingual Asian and Latino clients.
Dr. Wong also directs the clinical training for interns, provides psychological assessments to the Center for Survivors of Torture, and serves as a consultant to the Domestic Violence program. For his work as an educator and liaison to the Asian American community on mental health matters he recently received a Congressional commendation from U.S. Rep. Mike Honda during May '07 Asian American Heritage Month.
Wednesday, November 5th, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the TBD Room, De Anza College Campus Center
Robert Russell, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Clinical Training
Robert L. Russell, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the APA approved Ph.D. program at PGSP received his M.A. degrees in psychology at Duquesne University and linguistics at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill before earning hi doctorate in clinical psychology at Clark University. He completed his internship at Judge Baker Guidance Center with an appointment at Harvard University. Prior to assuming the DCT at PGSP, Dr. Russell held appointment as Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he was also the Director of Research within the Child Development Center. He has also held appointments at the University of Kentucky, New School for Social Research, and Loyola University Chicago. His main emphases in research include developmental psychopathology, child and adolescent communication disorders, processes of change in psychosocial treatments, and narrative psychology. He is particularly interested in how social communication competence affects adjustment across childhood/adolescence and how language processes in psychotherapy can lead to positive clinical outcomes.
In terms of clinical practice, Dr. Russell has held a small private practice for over 20 years focusing on children/adolescents with learning and psychiatric disorders. He has also focused on children/adolescents in the arts (theater, film, plastic arts) with adjustment difficulties.
Wednesday, November 12th, 12:30 – 1:30 pm, Don Bautista Room, Campus Center at De Anza
Ruth Clifford, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Ruth Clifford is a psychologist who has been in private practice in the mid-peninsula for twenty-five years. Previously in Mountain View and Sunnyvale, her current office is in Los Altos. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, obtained her B.A. from the University of Oregon in 1969 and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1975. She spent four years on the faculty of Temple University in Philadelphia and five years as a clinical and research associate at the Masters and Johnson Institute in St. Louis before returning to California in 1982. In addition to her private practice, she was on the staff of the Laboratory for Behavioral Medicine at the Stanford Psychiatry Department for seven years as a specialist in sex therapy.
Dr. Clifford uses an eclectic approach based on active collaboration with the client or client couple, tailored to their specific complaints. She has an extensive background in cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation methods, gestalt and expressive techniques. She often recommends “homework” activities to identify problem areas and practice new ways of thinking and behaving.
Dr. Clifford has been certified as a Sex Therapist by the national organization, AASECT, since 1980 and is a Diplomat with the American Board of Sexology. She treats sexual dysfunctions, desire disorders, addiction, and the effects of sexual trauma such as rape and childhood sex abuse. She also works with issues of commitment and infidelity and couples communication and intimacy problems.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Clifford has done extensive political advocacy regarding the effects of managed care on access to quality mental health care. In January 1993, she helped found the interdisciplinary California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health. She has been President of the California Coalition from 1994 to the present.
Monday, November 17th, 12:30 – 1:30 pm in El Clemente, Campus Center at De Anza
Bonnie Payne Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Socail Worker and Jungian Analyst
Dr. Bonnie Payne is a licensed clinical psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker and a Jungian analyst. Dr. Payne received her BA and MSW degrees from UC Berkley, and her Ph.D. from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She has over 25 years of clinical experience working with a variety of psychological disorders, including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, job stress, chronic pain and chronic and terminal illness. She also works with individuals addressing issues around art and creativity and spirituality or spiritual experiences.
Jungian analysis is based on the thoughts of C.G. Jung, who was an early observer of the nature of the mind. He recognized that unconscious dynamics affect our lives in powerful ways, and also that the unconscious can be a source of wisdom, direction and meaning. Analysis goes beyond problem solving; it is aimed at resolving deep core issues. It does so by promoting a living dialogue between the conscious and the unconscious, so that you have access to your own individual source of knowledge about yourself. The goal of Jungian analysis is to enable you to live a life that most fully expresses your own nature.
Wednesday, November 26th, 12:30–1:30pm in classroom E24, at De Anza College
October 2008
Amie Haas, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist & Associate Director of Clinical Training, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Program
Dr. Haas received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida, with graduate minors in behavioral pharmacology and quantitative methods. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System and a post-doctoral fellowship at University of California San Francisco in substance abuse treatment and health services. Currently, she is a Co-Associate Director of Clinical Training for the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. Dr. Haas has published articles and made presentations related to substance abuse treatment, smoking cessation, drug court program evaluations, and cognitive functioning in older adults.
Currently she has two main areas of research: the identification and treatment of college students who abuse substances and neuropsychological correlates of healthy aging. She has been collaborating with a local, private university to develop prevention and early interventions for college students at risk for problematic drinking. Clinical interests include assessment and neuropsychology.
Monday, October 13th, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the Don Bautista Room, De Anza College Campus Center
Sue Sullivan
Program Support Specialist, EMQ Children and Family Services
Linked tightly with EMQ's highly acclaimed Wraparound philosophy, the Mentor Program matches children under the age of 18 with adults 21 and over in the community. Mentor-youth pairs spend time together regularly. Sometimes they choose to share interesting, fun activities. At other times, they simply relax and become better acquainted. Meanwhile, the child's family gets a respite from what is often a difficult relationship. Today, there are more than 100 mentor/youth matches in the Mentor Program. Despite this, many kids wait because there are not enough caring adult mentors to meet the demand.
EMQ offers thorough training for mentors and a monthly support group with opportunities for education, and time for mentors to share, encourage and help one another. Mentors are also kept closely connected with EMQ Wraparound and Mentor Program staff.
Wednesday, October 15th, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the El Clemente Room, De Anza College Campus Center
Brendan Pratt, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist & Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Dr. Pratt obtained his Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology. He continued his training in a post-doctoral fellowship at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Pratt founded and manages The Pratt Center, a private clinic specializing in psychotherapy and psychological evaluations and provide training and supervision for three graduate student testing technicians. The Pratt Center evaluates children and adolescents to clarify their psychological and educational needs, specializing in the evaluation of children with inattention, anxiety, depression and learning disabilities.
The Pratt Center also trains parents and teachers to better understand children's needs and resolve educational disputes in a cooperative manner, provides free workshops to volunteers at Child Advocates in Milpitas and consult with school psychologists, psychiatrists, educational therapists and pediatricians who serve children locally. Dr. Pratt is the former president of the Santa Clara County Psychological Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of the California Psychological Association. He is the c o-author of the book, Parents' Guide to School Selection in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the Don Bautista Room, De Anza College Campus Center
Katherine Ziegler, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist and Executive Coach
While working as an educator and translator after college, Katherine entered analysis at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. So began her ongoing involvement with the tremendously rewarding lifelong process of maturation--developing all facets of oneself in response to life events--which Jung called individuation and Abraham Maslow termed self-actualization.
Back in the U.S., Katherine earned a PhD in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On the job as a psychologist, Katherine learned family systems, assessment of psychological strengths, career development, thriving in organizations, how to equip individuals and couples to change their work and personal lives for the better--and the importance to building good working relationships of being able to put oneself in the other persons shoes. In 1988 she opened a private practice in the San Francisco, CA Bay Area.By the early 1990s, Katherine was helping Silicon Valley CEOs, company owners, and professionals successfully meet challenges in their corporate leadership, careers, and personal lives. For five years, she also continued her couples work as an associate at The Couples Institute in Menlo Park.
Monday, October 27th, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the Don Bautista Room, De Anza College Campus Center