Childrens Resource Group

CHILDREN'S RESOURCE GROUP
9106 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 100
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46260
PHONE: (317) 575-9111 · FAX: (317) 571-4470

Education

Psy.D. Degree, 2006, from Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Boston, Massachusetts.

B.A. in Psychology, 1998, from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

Licensure

Health Service Provider in Psychology

Professional Experience

January 2009 to Present: Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Children's Resource Group, Indianapolis, Indiana. Conducts comprehensive intakes and prepares comprehensive assessments including cognitive, neuropsychological, educational and projective tests. Also provides therapy for children, adolescents, adults and families.

June 2007 to Dec 2008: Clinical Psychologist, Midwest Psychological Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Provided individual, family and group therapy for clients ranging from 5 to 40 years old. Conducted mental health consultations and psychological testing as needed.

Post-Doctoral/Internship/Practica Experience

Sept 2006 to Dec 2006: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Children's Hospital-Neurodevelopmental Center & Outpatient Psychiatry Department, North Shore Medical Center/Massachusetts General Hospital, Salem, Massachusetts. Administered assessments including cognitive, neuropsychological, education and projective tests, intakes, collateral collaboration and feedback sessions. Responsible for individual child and family therapy cases, including the completion of clinical assessments and the creation of treatment plans.

Sept 2005 to Aug 2006: American Psychological Association Accredited Internship, Youth and Family Services, Community Healthlink/UMASS Memorial, Worcester, Massachusetts. Responsible for individual child and adult therapy cases, including family therapy cases and individual therapy cases for at-risk boys from 5th-8th grade. Provided therapy, parental guidance, school consultations and collaboration with agencies such as DSS, DMH, DARE and DMR. Involved in the IEP process and crisis intervention. Completed comprehensive clinical assessments and creation of treatment plans. At Burncoat Family Center, acted as a clinician and case manager responsible for seeing clients from intake to discharge and assisting in developing supportive systemic networks for children in order for them to be successful in the community.

Sept 2004 to June 2005: Practicum Experience, Adolescent Assessment Unit, Cambridge Health Alliance/Somerville Hospital, Somerville, Massachusetts. Responsible for comprehensive assessment and treatment planning for adolescents, within the context of an acute, time-limited in-patient treatment setting. Experience in working with adolescents in individual, family and group therapy. Collaborated with collateral service providers to provide comprehensive support services for adolescents and their families in the outside community.

Sept 2003 to June 2004: Practicum Experience, Hathorne Mental Health Unit, Tewksbury State Hospital, Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Responsible for individual therapy cases and co-led an Art Appreciation Group once a week at the Rehabilitation Center. Administered psychological screenings and write-ups for new admissions, which included: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Cognistat: a brief cognitive assessment, Psychosocial history and Substance Abuse screening.

Sept 2001 to June 2003: Practicum Experience, Child and Family Counseling Center, The Home for Little Wanderers, Roslindale, Massachusetts. Weekly individual therapy cases within a Boston Public Middle School. Provided individual therapy, family consultations, parent guidance, consultation with school personnel, involvement in the CORE evaluation process, consulation with other mental health professionals, crisis intervention with students and families and outreach work. Created and implemented a weekly Boys Latency Group Therapy Group. Speaker on a diversity panel as part of diversity awareness training at a Boston Public Middle School.

Employment

July 2005 to Sept 2005: Milieu Counselor, Adolescent Assessment Unit, Somerville Hospital/Cambridge Health Alliance, Somerville, Massachusetts. Assisted fellow milieu staff in coordinating and implementing daily care of the patients. Facilitated and led art therapy group for 10-12 in-patient adolescents. Created and established aerobic activity group for in-patient adolescents.

Oct 2000 to July 2001: Research Coordinator, Psychiatric Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Coordinated and oversaw two eating disorder studies on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. In charge of recruiting, interviewing and screening of all potential participants. Oversaw all contact and follow-up with participants.

Dec 1998 to Oct 2000: Research Assistant, Brigham & Woman's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Determined appropriate follow-up procedures for non-compliant subjects involved in a national prevention trial of cancer and heart disease. Responded to incoming requests and questions regarding study protocol and methodology. Interviewed selected participants on cognitive function testing materials.

Professional Affiliations

American Psychological Association

Indiana Psychological Association

Asian American Psychological Association