Education
Licenses and Certifications
Professional Experience
Teaching
Post Graduate Training
Skills and Professional Associations
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Education:
1985-1990 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Educational Psychology, School Psychology Program (APA approved).
Dissertation: The Close Friendships of Depressed Children: A Measure of Social Competence.
Chair: Dr. K. Stark.
1983-1985 Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
Master of Arts Degree in School Psychology.
Master’s Report: Self-Concepts and Classroom Behaviors of Underachieving Gifted Elementary School Children.
Advisors: Dr. K. Waldron and Dr. J. Moore.
1978-1980 Universidad de las Americas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Bachelor of Arts in Inter-cultural Education.
Licenses and Certifications:
Licensed Psychologist: Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners
Licensed Psychologist: Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Registrant: National Register of Health Service Providers of Psychology
Certified School Psychologist: Arizona Department of Education
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology:
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Professional Associate School Psychologist: Texas Education Agency
Professional Experience:
Licensed Psychologist. Independent Practice, Scottsdale, AZ.
Specialized practice in autism spectrum diagnosis, social cognitive behavioral therapy and consultation for individuals with social cognitive deficits.
(Fall, 2009-Present).
Licensed Psychologist. Independent Practice. Austin, Texas.
Services included psychological evaluations/reports, psychotherapy, family therapy, couples therapy, consultation, parent-training.
(1994-2000).
Certified Psychologist. Day Glo Family Treatment Program, Austin, Texas.
Part of Austin-Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, Austin, Texas. Tasks included psychological evaluations/reports, treatment planning, intake interviews, psychotherapy, court testimony. Some assessments were conducted in Spanish.
(1990-1993)
Psychological Intern. Office of Student Support Services, Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas.
Tasks included crisis and suicide intervention, individual and group counseling, psychological assessments, and program evaluation.
(1989-1990).
Psychometrist. Austin Neurological Clinic, Austin, Texas.
Tasks included administering and scoring of neuropsychological and
psychological tests.
(Part-time position, 1987-1988)
Educational Diagnostician. Balcones Special Services Cooperative, Eanes ISD, Austin, Texas.
Tasks included psychological assessments and reports, case management, consultation and Admission, Review, Dismissal (IEP) meetings.
(Half time position,1985-1986).
Teaching:
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Fully responsible for planning, instruction and student evaluation for three upper-division, undergraduate courses. Part-time position.
(Spring, 1998-Fall, 2002).
Lecturer. Department of Human Ecology. University of Texas at
Austin, Texas.
Fully responsible for planning, instruction and student evaluation for undergraduate course in child development through adolescence.
(Part-time position, Spring, 1997).
Middle School Teacher. Saint Mary’s Hall, San Antonio, Texas.
Fully responsible for planning, instruction and student evaluation for middle school courses in Spanish, Social Studies and Civics.
(1980-1983)
Post Graduate Training:
Arizona State University Dept. of Speech and Hearing Science Bilingual Language and Literacy Laboratory: Dr. L. Restrepo, Supervisor (Spring, 2009).
Michelle G. Winner, MA, CCC, SLP. Social Thinking Practitioners Conference: Two-Day Workshop. Santa Clara, CA (June, 2009).
Michelle G. Winner, MA, CCC, SLP. Teaching Beyond the Think Social! Curriculum: Two-Day Workshop. Alamo, CA (Dec. 2008).
Michelle G. Winner Social Thinking Mentor Program 2008. Assessment and Intervention of Social-cognitive Deficits. (Sept. 2008).
Scott Bellini, PhD. Autism Spectrum Disorder Training Series: Social and Communication Module. Day Workshop. Phoenix, AZ. (Nov. 2008)
University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center Clinical and Research Trainings for Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). (October, 2008).
Middleberg Systemic Family Training Program. Completed one-year training program in psycho-dramatic therapeutic techniques. (1997-1998).
Middleburg Systemic Family Training Program. Completed two-year post-doctoral program in systemic family and couples psychotherapy. (1995-1997).
Continuing Education Courses in clinical and school psychology (1992- Present). Focus 2007-2009 in Autism Spectrum Disorders. List available on request.
Skills and Professional Associations:
Bi-lingual in Spanish and English.
Member, Arizona Association of School Psychologists
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, AZ Psychological Association
Member, Scottsdale Psychologists Society
Member, Children Services Network
Registrant, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
AZ Science Ambassador for Autism Speaks
