 April
Leaveck, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Curriculum Vitae
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Dr. Leaveck
Dr. Leaveck earned her doctorate
from Central Michigan University in 1994, after completing an
internship at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia.
Her experience includes a 10-year stint as a staff psychologist
and supervisor at Scott County Mental Health Center. Her current
interests include pre-employment and fitness-for-duty evaluations
for safety-sensitive positions, and disability and rehabilitation
examinations.
Curriculum
Vitae
EDUCATION :
Doctorate of Clinical Psychology
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant,
Michigan 48859
APA Approved Psy.D. Program
Dissertation Title: “Perceived parental
reactions to same sex sexual orientation disclosure: A search
for predictors.”
Date Awarded: May 7, 1994
Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant,
Michigan 48859
Date Awarded: May, 1991
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology
University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
55812
Date Awarded: May, 1985
Minnesota LP 3880, December 31, 2001
PROFESSIONAL WORK
EXPERIENCE :
October, 2003 to Present
Clinical Psychologist
Gary L. Fischler and Associates, P.A., The
Institute for Forensic Psychology,
604 Parkside Professional Center, 825 South
8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Responsibilities: Intelligence and personality
psychological evaluations and consultation. Pre-employment,
fitness-for-duty, and forensic examinations.
August, 2002 to October, 2003
Supervisor
Scott County Mental Health Center, Government
Center 300
200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota
55379
Responsibilities: Clinical supervision
and consultation; Clinic management; Contract development
and management; Consultation for a variety of agencies including
children and adult mental health, child protection, employment
and training, schools, court services, a child abuse team.
January, 1995 to August, 2002
Psychologist
Scott County Mental Health Center, Government
Center 300
200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota
55379
Responsibilities: Intelligence and personality
evaluations including objective and projective assessments
with children, adolescents, and adults; Neuropsychological
screenings; Diagnostic assessments; Behavioral analysis; Cognitive-behavioral
assessments and treatment; Individual, couples, family, and
group psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults;
Day treatment; Crisis intervention; Consultation, intervention,
and training with schools, Employment and Training, Crisis
Nursery, Foster Care.
· Intelligence
and personality assessment with children, adolescents, and
adults including assessments for courts, child protection,
schools, and therapists
· Cognitive-behavioral
assessments and treatment
· Diagnostic
assessments with children, adolescents, and adults
· Anger
assessments and treatment
· Therapy
and assessment with individuals who have experienced severe
trauma
· Anxiety
Disorders including PTSD, OCD, Panic Disorders
· Major
Mental Illness and Depressive Disorders
· Alternative
lifestyle and cultural diversity
INTERNSHIP :
July, 1993 to July, 1994
Clinical Psychology Intern:
Hahnemann University Hospital
Broad and Vine, Mail Stop 626, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19102-1192
APA Approved Predoctorial Internship.
Hahnemann University Hospital is a health
and science teaching hospital which provides services to an
ethnically and socio-economically diverse population.
ROTATIONS :
Student Mental Health Services: Provides psychological
assessment and treatment for undergraduate, graduate, and medical
school students.
Inpatient Adult Psychiatry: Provides psychological
evaluations and treatment for patients with psychiatric and
somatic diagnosis in an inpatient setting.
Heart Failure/Transplant Center: Provides
psychological evaluations and support for patients with terminal
illness and their families.
Consultation/Liaison Services: Provides psychiatric
consultation to hospital medical units.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS :
American Psychological Association: Divisions
12 & 44
Association for the Advancement of Behavior
Therapy
RESEARCH :
Leaveck, A.S., Ronan, G.F., and Hammontree,
S.(1992, August). Sexual
Orientation Disclosure to Parents: The role
of Problem-solving and Social
Support. Paper presentation at the 100th
annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
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