NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS TBI

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Dr. Michael Elliott, PhD Private Practice- Licensed Psychologist in California, 1993 to present - Nevada, 2020 to present -Arizona, 2021 to present Clinical Psychology-Perform all aspects of clinical psychotherapy including psychological and educational assessment. Conduct assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals, couples, and families. Areas of emphasis: Philosophic Psychology; Humanistic/Existential Psychotherapy; Marriage and Family Therapy; Phenomenology; Learning and behavior problems in children; Practical applications of Systems Theory. Clinical Neuropsychology-Perform neuropsychological assessment and treatment for traumatic brain injury. Provide consultation and expert witness testimony in forensic settings for psychological and neuropsychological analysis. Areas of emphasis: Intellectual Assessment; Cognitive Assessment; Sensory Motor Assessment; Personality Assessment; Psychopathology Assessment; Performance Validity Assessment; Symptom Validity Assessment; Treatment of individuals suffering traumatic injury and post traumatic stress disorder. Michael Elliott And Associates Owner and supervisor of sixteen employees in the business of delivering services in private practice and the medico-legal/personal injury field. We provide services from assessment and treatment to expert analysis and testimony. Professor, Pepperdine University; Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology - 2024 to present Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Assessment Course Program Professor, Core Faculty - Pacifica Graduate Institute 2011 to present President of The Academic Senate. Member of the Senate Leadership Council. Coordinator of Assessment for the Master's of Counseling Psychology in Depth Psychotherapy and Marriage and Family Therapy program. Supervise Master's Thesis in Master's of Counseling Psychology/with emphasis in Depth Psychotherapy and Marriage and Family Therapy program; Chair Doctoral Dissertations in the Clinical Psychology PhD and PsyD Programs. Courses taught: lmaginal and Archetypal Psychology. Marriage. Family and Relationship Therapy. Clinical Practice, Depth Research Methods. Ethics and the Law. Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment. Personality Assessment. Quantitative Research Methods. The Neuroscience of PTSD (evening seminar), Cultural Psychology. Psychopathology. Clinical Interviewing. Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) 2021; Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS); Completed over 500 hours of verifiable direct contact experience with individuals with brain injury. The qualifying experience was under a professional license in good standing. Received certification for a two full day training in addition to all other requirements. Founding Director of Family and Psychological Services, Santa Margarita High School, 1991 to 2000 Supervise and maintain office. Create educational programs and provide various services, i.e., individual and family counseling, comprehensive referral program for psychological and psychiatric needs, instructional assistance for learning disabled students; includes assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Create and organize workshops for psycho-educational assessment and instruction. Supervise and train psychotherapists. PUBLICATIONS The Art and Soul of Couples and Family Therapy in the CAM FT publication. The Therapist, June 2013 The Unmotivated Child: A Crisis in Perception, in The Sky Is The Limit, a bi-monthly journal for Students with Learning Disabilities, January 1998. Dr. Elliott is currently working on two books, Philosophic Psychology: Counseling for the Cultural Crisis; Stuck, The New Existential Narrative Psychotherapy. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Psychological Association (APA) Member Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology Member California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAM FT) American Association of University Professors (AAUP)