I am a Registered Psychologist (CA and AZ) and Certified School Psychologist in CA and AZ. Most of my time is spent working with children with various learning abilities and from various cultural backgrounds (students with/without learning disabilities, at risk children, adolescents) and their families. My responsibilities entailed but are not limited to: Providing services for special education students, the services include: testing, screening, parent contact and counseling, coordination of program, placement, follow-up, review, staff development and training, consultant for staff and maintenance of records. For regular students I serve as a referral for those students needing special help involving testing, psychologist counseling not available as part of the school’s regular program. In addition, I provide the following if time is available: program development, emphasis on special education programs and guidance services, research, reports, parenting classes, and consulting services in the areas assigned to the Special Services Department; in service to general staff (the interpretation regarding learning needs of regular students); long-range planning, attend meetings, conferences, committees, assist in budget preparation for special programs, liaison to feeder schools, liaison to community agencies and state reports.
My research experience is in the areas of: positive interventions for at-risk traumatized youth, health psychology, projective assessments (TAT), and academic assessment with children and adolescents. I also have extensive experience in training school teachers and administration from Long Beach Unified School District, Oak Groove School District, Santa Clara Unified School District, Avondale Elementary School District (AZ), Dysart Elementary School District, and Cartwright Elementary School District (AZ) on various academic, cognitive and behavioral strategies when working with students with or without learning disabilities.
Specialties: My specialities is providing therapy to families, public speaking, program development, teaching classes at the elementary, high school, and college level, coaching basketball at the elementary, high school, college, and pro level, and teaching parenting classes.
