Psychological Assistant

Posted on: 2008-02-01

Kathleen F. Mawson, M.A. 3009 Quebrada Circle Carlsbad, CA 92009-8338 (805) 403-9308 [email protected] EDUCATION 2007 ABD DISSERTATION: THE RELATIONSHIP OF ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE, FAMILY ENVIRONMENTAL AND ISOLATION TO LEARNED HELPLESSNESS IN ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS. 1985 MASTER OF ARTS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY California School of Professional Psychology San Diego, California 1979 MASTER OF ARTS Marriage, Family and Child Counseling University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California 1975 Conservatorio Romano, Bel Canto, Maestri Eduardo de Falco, Alberto di Rocco 1974 BACHELOR’S DEGREE English Literature College of Notre Dame, Belmont, California EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2005 Dissertation extension student, California School of Psychology at Alliant University, San Diego, California Spiritual Ministry of Older Adults: Retreats focusing on developmental and spiritual issues of aging. 2004 Sabbatical 1990 Psychological Assistant: San Diego Center for Psychotherapy, Supervisor, Victor B. Kops, PhD. (deceased, 6/2007). Individual and Group Therapy, Victim of Crimes Program: treatment of trauma and PTSD. 1988 Learning and Behavioral Specialist, City Tree School, San Diego, California. Testing for Kindergarten readiness (Miller Kindergarten Readiness), referrals for learning disabilities testing, working with children, parents, classroom teachers and school administrators to implement Individual Educations Plans (IEP), refer children for Psychotherapy, Faculty In-service “Communication Skills”, “Dealing with Difficult People”, “Burnout”, Faculty Retreats. 1987 Teaching Assistant Experiential Class “Land of Time and Space Enough” Donald Eulert, PhD. Dr. Eulert and I developed a program to take interested students to the reservations in the Four Corners area, exposing them to the first Nations People through lectures, art, and landscape exposure. The focus of the class was to interest students in working on the reservations in keeping with the school motto “To Serve the Underserved”. 1987 Psychological Assistant in Private Practice, Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Testing. 1986 Door of Hope, Women’s Program, House Supervisor, Salvation Army, San Diego California 1985 California School of Professional Psychology, Training Clinic. Each student was responsible for Intake Procedures, Individual and Group Therapy, some testing. Supervisors, 1985 Administrative Assistant: Donald Eulert, PhD., Humanities. 1984 Teaching Assistant: Stephanie Covington, PhD., Alcoholism. 1983 Aseltine School, San Diego California. Practicum : Working with severely emotionally disturbed children in a classroom setting. I was responsible for daily group and individual counseling for 14 adolescent boys working in tandem with the Special Education Teacher and Classroom Aid, as well as other staff and faculty providing input toward Individual Education Plans and other Progress Reports. 1982 Full-time Student California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego, California 1978 Children’s Counseling Center, Catholic Charities, Santa Clara, California Day Treatment program for severely emotionally disturbed children 5-13 years of age. Group and Individual Therapy, Family Therapy. School In-service for Catholic Schools, “Emotional Health and Learning”, Parent Teacher Organizations, Presentations as requested. 1977 Annunciation School, Monrovia, California Substitute Teacher, Part-Time Student, Pasadena City College, S.E.T.I. Program, Pacific Oaks, Pasadena, California, “Glasser in the Classroom; The Magic Circle”. 1976 Saint Turibias, Los Angeles, California, Sixth Grade Teacher 1975 Saint Rita School, Sierra Madre, California, Seventh Grade Teacher, Music Coordinator 1974 Saint Mary’s School, Santa Maria, California, Seventh Grade Teacher 1969 Saint Francis International School, Rome, Italy, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Grade Teacher 1966 Sacred Heart School, Altadena, California, Fourth Grade Teacher, Music Program Coordinator 1964 Saint Francis School, Sacramento, California, Sixth Grade Teacher TESTING EXPERIENCE Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) Wechsler Intelligence Scale, Children (WISC) Kaufman ABC (KABC) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-I) California Personality Inventory (CPI) Rorshach Roberts Children’s Apperception Test (RCAT) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised (PIAT-R) Beery Visual Motor Inventory (BVMI) Miller Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Franciscan Summer Experience: A summer program for inner-city children. Originally only a program for boys, I developed a program for 10-12 year old girls to spend two weeks in the Sierras. This period of time included outdoor skills, environmental education and other outdoor adventures. Parents United, Polinsky Center, San Diego, California. I was a volunteer therapist for court referred families and individuals dealing with incest and sexual molestation. Health Day, San Diego Diocese: Workshop on the “Components of a Healthy Psychological Life”. Presented to Women Religious. Parent Teacher Organizations: “Children and Divorce”, “The Language of Adolescence” Various in-service presentations for Parochial School Faculties about signs of psychological distress, learning disabilities, dealing with violence. REFERENCES UPON REQUEST