Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist

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Dr. Young earned his doctorate from Azusa Pacific University in 2007. He completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Cincinnati Veterans Medical Center with a focus on Neuropsychology. He worked for State Operated Forensic Services in various capacities, including Treatment Director for the ASPD/Psychopathy unit, where he also supervised practicum students and predoctoral interns completing assessment rotations and coordinated the Assessment Didactic program. He has taught a classes at Argosy University in the Clinical Psychology and Forensic Psychology programs. He has experience in psychological evaluations in a variety of areas including personality, and neuropsychological assessment. His current interests include  posttraumatic stress disorder, disability examinations, and neuropsychological assessments.

 

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CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE :

2010-present     Gary L. Fischler, & Associates, PA: Consulting and Forensic Psychologists

                           Assessment Psychologist - Provide disability psychological assessments for the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

2009-10              State Operated Forensic Services

                                 Treatment Director – Antisocial and Psychopathy Unit

Setting:

·         A maximum-security forensic hospital as part of the Minnesota Department of Human Services for the care and treatment of forensic and civilly committed patients. Commitment types included: mentally ill and dangerous, and mentally ill

Duties:

·         Treatment Director on a multidisciplinary team providing treatment for 24 male patients with prominent Antisocial behavioral problems and/or identified as having high psychopathy scores on the PCL-R

·         Research evidence based practices and develop a therapeutic milieu for the treatment of this population. Provide training/mentoring to staff, develop curriculum, and ensure implementation of the treatment model

·         Assessment of dynamic risk factors for reoffense

·         Assist with treatment planning, curriculum development, relapse prevention planning, initial psychological assessments, treatment reports to court, and reports for special review board hearings

·         Co-facilitator of Intern Assessment Seminar teaching assessment of memory, executive functioning, language, attention, and cognitive screening instruments

·         Supervision of intern and practicum student assessment rotation

 

2007-9              Unit Psychologist

·         Unit Psychologist on a multidisciplinary team providing treatment for 28 male patients with various serious and persistent mental illness. Individual and group therapy focusing on identifying risk factors for relapse/reoffense, dual diagnosis, relapse prevention planning, and symptom education.

·         Psychology consultant for Med-Psych unit of 20 patients

·         Assist with treatment planning, curriculum development, relapse prevention planning, neuropsychological and initial psychological assessments

 

2006-7              Cincinnati VA Medical Center (APA and Div 40 Accredited Internship)   

·         Medical Center providing a wide variety of medical and psychological services for veterans in the Cincinnati area, including Northern Kentucky and Eastern Indiana

Duties:

·         Conducted 3-4 neuropsychology evaluations per week, scored, interpreted, and wrote integrated reports; presented results and consulted with interdisciplinary staff for treatment recommendations

·         Performed individual therapy with 6-10 patients per week

·         Co-facilitated 3 process groups, 1 psychodrama group, and 1 psycho-educational group per week in residential inpatient substance abuse program

·         Attended neurology grand rounds, observed assessments in Parkinson’s Disorder clinic, and observed DBS surgery

 

2005-6              Patton State Hospital (Psychology Practicum)

                                    Setting:

·         A 1,400 bed maximum-security forensic hospital as part of the California Department of Mental Health for the care and treatment of forensic and civilly committed patients. Commitment types included: not guilty by reason of insanity, not competent to stand trial, mentally disordered offender, mentally disordered sex offender, and various civil commitments (i.e. LPS and Murphy conservatorship)

Duties:

·         Conducted neuropsychological screening assessments, forensic psychodiagnostic assessments, and clinical intakes; wrote integrated treatment reports, consulted with multidisciplinary treatment team, made treatment recommendations on hearing impaired unit and admissions unit for female mentally ill prisoners

·         Attended seminars on issues in forensic psychology, conducting clinical interviews with chronically mentally ill patients, and forensic assessment/interpretation

 

2004-6                    Aurora Charter Oak Behavioral Health Center, Covina, CA 91724

                                    Setting:

·         A free-standing, private psychiatric hospital

Duties:

·         Needs Assessment Referral Counselor in the psychiatric emergency room

·         Performed intake assessments for inpatient/outpatient programs, determined appropriate referrals to community resources, reviewed clinical information and preliminary diagnosis with psychiatrists, obtained authorization of with patient’s insurance company, and provided crisis intervention over the phone

·         Arranged patient transfers from area hospitals and emergency teams

 

2004-5                     Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center (Psychology Practicum)
                                Los Angeles, CA

                                     Setting:

·         A major teaching hospital servicing nearly 3 million members in the greater Los Angeles area. Patients were referred to assess cognitive functioning, clarify diagnosis, and rule out dementia

Duties:

·         Administered, scored, and interpreted neuropsychological test batteries; presented findings, wrote integrated reports, and provided feedback to clients

·         Attended seminars on neuroanatomy, variants of dementia, traumatic brain injury, malingering, assessment of disability, HIV/AIDS related dementia, diversity issues related to assessment, and cognitive assessment of children

 

2003-4                        Verdugo Mental Health Center (Psychology Practicum), Glendale, CA

Setting:

·         A community mental health center funded by Los Angeles County with over 1000 individuals in an ethnically diverse community. Clients had severe, chronic mental illness and were indigent in order to qualify for services. Clients were frequently homeless, unemployed, or on disability

Duties:

·         Provided short-term individual therapy, long-tem psychotherapy, case management family consultation, and group therapy

·         Performed intake evaluations, developed treatment plans, crisis intervention, case management, and coordinated services with multidisciplinary team

·         Co-facilitated a weekly psycho-social skills building group

·         Attended seminars on issues in community mental health, psychotic disorders, psychosocial treatment model, psychotropic medication, diversity issues, and the role of psychology in the formation of public policy

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 Fall 2009 to Present     Adjunct Faculty Member – Argosy University, Twin Cities Campus

                                                Courses Taught:

·         Individual Assessment

·         Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment

·         Professional and Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology

 Fall 2005                     Coordinating Teaching Assistant – Rorschach

                                                Professor: Robert Welsh, Ph.D.

Duties:

·         Served as primary TA for the course assigning students to lab groups

·         Coordinated all questions concerning scoring and interpretation for all TA's

·         Assisted in determining learning objectives with professor

Spring 2005                 Teaching Assistant – Psychobiology

Professor: Annette Ermshar, Ph.D.                 

                Duties:

·         Organized and assisted lab assignments relating to sheep brain dissection

·         Facilitated class discussion, proctored exams and graded assignments

 

Fall 2004                     Teaching Assistant – Rorschach

Professor: Robert Welsh, Ph.D.

                                                Duties:

·         Provided weekly lab for students

·         Assisted with scoring and interpreting test results

·         Graded class assignments

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 

Dissertation                           Prefrontal Behavioral Data on Insanity Acquittees with Psychotic Spectrum Disorders

 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

2002 - present                      American Psychological Association (APA)

 PRESENTATIONS 

April, 2008                            Brain-Behavior Relationships

                                                Staff Development, State Operated Forensic Services

                                                Guest Lecture at Argosy University 

July, 2008                             The MOCA: An Alternative to the MMSE

                                                Psychology Department, State Operated Forensic Services 

October, 2008                      Diagnoses and Symptoms: Knowing the Difference

                                                Family Education Day, State Operated Forensic Services 

March, 2009                         Identified Learning Issues

                                                Psychology Department Training, State Operated Forensic Services

2009                                       Antisocial Personality Disorder

Multiple Presentations for Staff Development, State Operated Forensic Services