Therapy

Clinic Director
Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI
July 2009-present

As part of a service contract with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, train and supervise graduate students for providing intensive evidence-based treatments to children across broad diagnostic categories associated with mood, behavioral, anxiety, and disorders.

Consulting Clinical Psychologist
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division
Hawai‘i Department of Health, Honolulu, HI
July 2010-June 2013

Serve as consulting Clinical Psychologist for the Honolulu Family Guidance Center, the public regional family services coordination branch for the greater Honolulu area. Duties included assisting in youth clinical formulation, service coordination and planning, and database reorganization concerning utilization management procedures.

Clinical Trial Supervisor and Project Co-Director
Child STEPs Clinic Treatment Project
MacArthur Network on Youth Mental Health
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI
July 2007-June 2008
Supervisor: Bruce F. Chorpita, Ph.D.

Manage the Honolulu site of a randomized clinical effectiveness trial, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, examining evidence-based treatments for children with conduct, depression, and/or anxiety problems. Train and supervise community and school-based mental health clinicians in evidence-based treatment for youth. Identify and troubleshoot problems as well as create and maintain quality assurance reports related to the operation of an online multi-city clinical information system. Supervise clinical psychology graduate students in research and clinical activities.

Behavior Management Training Therapist
Behavior Management Clinic
The Kennedy Krieger Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
July 2006-June 2007
Supervisors: Susan Perkins-Parks, Ph.D., and Amy Palmer, Ph.D.

Provided functional behavioral assessment and treatment services to families and community care providers with youth with behavioral problems, such as noncompliance, physical aggression, temper tantrums, poor impulse control, self-injury (mild), disruptive behaviors, bedtime/sleep problems, toileting difficulties, fears/phobias and social skills deficits. Children served had varying levels of functioning, and included those with typical development as well as those with mild cognitive and/or speech impairments. Services were provided across clinic, home, school and other community settings as needed, and involved frequent collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Child & Family Therapist
Child & Family Behavior Therapy Clinic
The Kennedy Krieger Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
July 2006-June 2007
Supervisors: Gina Richman, Ph.D., Tana Hope, Ph.D., and Carol Tankard, Ph.D.

Provided clinical services to families of children exhibiting emotional and behavioral difficulties, including parent-child conflicts, attention deficits, school disruption/truancy, aggression, verbal abuse, tantrums, inappropriate sexual behavior, mood disturbances, phobias and social skills deficits. Service approach entailed working with family and other external systems with which the child and family are involved, including school, social services, pediatrics and psychiatry. Patients served consisted of many family constellations and frequently presented with multiple stressors. Services were provided across clinic, home, school and other community settings as needed, and involved frequent collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Assistant Supervisor & Clinical Coordinator
Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Child and Adolescent Stress and Anxiety Program
Child and Adolescent Thought Disorders Program
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI
August 2003-September 2005
Supervisors: Bruce F. Chorpita, Ph.D., Charles Mueller, Ph.D., and Jason Schiffman, Ph.D.

Provide initial training and supervision to junior practicum students on treatment cases. Training involved demonstrating assessment protocols, including the use of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires, and instructing students about interview techniques, clinical formulation, and differential diagnosis. Training also entailed instructing students on specific cognitive-behavioral techniques used in treatment, the use of modular treatment manuals, repeated measurement of levels of functioning, and crisis management. Supervision included assisting with clinical formulations and treatment recommendations as part of the assessment process, treatment session planning, problem-solving issues in assessment and treatment, and assisting in the understanding of systemic barriers.

Intensive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist
Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Child and Adolescent Stress and Anxiety Program
Child and Adolescent Thought Disorders Program
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI
January 2004-October 2005
Supervisors: Bruce F. Chorpita, Ph.D., Charles Mueller, Ph.D., and Jason Schiffman, Ph.D.

As part of a service contract with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, provided intensive evidence-based treatments to children across broad diagnostic categories associated with mood, behavioral, anxiety, and thought disorders. Children and adolescents receiving these services were placed into acute treatment (i.e., residential, hospital, etc.) settings or were in jeopardy of out of home placement due to the nature and severity of their mental health concerns. Services were delivered according to the needs of the child and family being served and included intensive home-based services. Duties also included collaboration with and supervision of school- and community-based paraprofessionals and organizations.

Clinical Staff Member
Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Child and Adolescent Stress and Anxiety Program
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI
July 2001-October 2005
Supervisors: Bruce F. Chorpita, Ph.D., Charles Mueller, Ph.D., and Jason Schiffman, Ph.D.

Outpatient assessment and therapy with children and adolescents referred to the program through the State of Hawai‘i Departments of Education and Health or through private channels. Conducted assessments with youth exhibiting difficulties across broad diagnostic categories using semi-structured interviews, collateral interviews, and parent, teacher, and self-report questionnaires, to inform case formulations and treatment recommendations. In collaboration with their guardians and schools, provided evidence-based treatments to children and adolescents, with primary diagnoses of anxiety, depressive, or oppositional disorders. Populations seen at the clinic for assessment and treatment spanned a variety of ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and reflected a variety of living situations. Collaborated with school and community treatment providers to develop appropriate and individualized services as part of a youth’s Individualized Education Plan.

Therapeutic Behavioral Aide
Hawai‘i Behavioral Health Services Inc.
February 2001-July 2001

Supervised, transported, and planned and provided community-based interventions and lessons across academic and social domains for a youth with pervasive developmental concerns.