CREDENTIALS 

                             Joyce K. Slater, Ph.D.

                       Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

                                              Medical College of Virginia, VCU

                                               Licensed Clinical Psychologist   

                                                 3500 Grove Avenue, Ste. 102

                                                    Richmond, Virginia 23221

                                                      Phone: (804) 353-2266

 

EDUCATION

              B. S.                   Fine Arts                                            University of Wisconsin

                                                                                                   Madison, Wisconsin

             M.Ed.                  Psychological Examining                   University of Hartford

                                                                                                   Hartford, Connecticut

             Ph.D.                   Educational Psychology                    University of Connecticut

                                                                                                   Storrs, Connecticut

CLINICAL INTERNSHIP:

              Northwest Mental Health Center, Lima Ohio, Supervised Clinical Internship

LICENSURE:

               State of Virginia                      

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

                American Psychological Association

                Virginia Psychological Association

                Virginia Association of Clinical Psychologists

                Richmond Association of Clinical Psychologists

MEDICAL SCHOOL PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENT:

Appointed in 2004-present :Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

                School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia

                Virginia Commonwealth University

                Richmond, Virginia

SUPERVISOR FOR MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA PSYCHIATRY RESIDENTS:

2004-PRESENT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

9/94-PRESENT           

Private Practice: specializing in parental capacity evaluations, custody evaluations, educational evaluations, parenting skills training of oppositional defiant children, and diagnosing and treating individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

9/00-PRESENT

Clinical Psychological Evaluations & Custody Evaluations

             Children’s Home Society of Richmond (parenting & adoptability)     

             Chesterfield DSS, Richmond DSS, Alexandria DSS, Middlesex DSS, Petersburg DSS,

             Fredericksburg DSS, King & Queen County DSS, Hanover DSS, Henrico DSS, 

             Essex DSS, Family First Children’s Services LLC. Little Kids In Focus, Rescare Inc.   

             Unival Corporation (Fitness for Duty Assessment), Hilliard House,

             MES Disability Evaluations,

 

 

10/00-PRESENT      Licensed School Psychologist

                                 Richmond Public Schools

                                 Richmond, Virginia

 

Responsibilities include full diagnostic psychological evaluations, consultation with teachers and parents, and presenter for staff development workshops.

 

2/01- 1/05                 Staff Clinical Psychologist (part time)

                                  Jewish Family Services

                                  Richmond, Virginia

Responsibilities included psychological testing, individual psychotherapy with an emphasis on treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, and treatment of anxiety disorders.

 

4/02-04                     Contract Clinical Psychologist

                                  Memorial Child Guidance Clinic

                                  Richmond, Virginia

 Specifically engaged for the purposes of personality testing of children and   adolescent clients.

                                                                                

9/91-9/92                  Supervision by OCD Specialist

 Supervised by Dr. Fred Penzel, author of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well, Oxford University Press, 2000. Dr. Penzel is a member of the Science Advisory Boards of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation and the Trichotillomania Learning Center. He is the Executive Director of Western Suffolk Psychological Services in Huntington, New   York.

4/91                          Yale University School of Medicine

                                 Workshop: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in

                                 Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Treatment.

                                                     

1/89-6/94                 Milford School System

                                Milford, Connecticut    

                                School Psychologist

Responsibilities included full diagnostic evaluations, member child study team, consultation with parents and teachers, crisis intervention, inclusion implementation, and staff development workshops.

 

ASSISTANT EDITOR:

Richmond Academy of Clinical Psychologists’ Newsletter. January 2005-2006.

 

FORENSIC EDUCATION:

 

Training in Ethical Standards and Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluations: Virginia Psychological Association, Speaker: Arnold Stolberg, Ph.D. Dept. of Psychology, VCU & Katherine Macie, Ph.D., Virginia Treatment Center for Children, VCU, October 2003.

 

Introduction to Child Custody & Parenting Evaluations: American Academy of Forensic Psychology Workshop Series, Speaker: Jonathon Gould, Ph.D., Chicago, Illinois April 28, 2011.

 

Advanced Issues in Child Custody Evaluations: American Academy of Forensic Psychology Workshop Series, Speaker: Jonathon Gould, Ph.D., Chicago, Illinois April 28, 2011.

 

Parenting Coordination: Working with High Conflict Families: American Academy of Forensic Psychology Workshop Series: Speaker: Robin Deutsch, Ph.D., Chicago, Illinois April 29, 2011.

 

The MMPI-2-RF(Restructured Form): An Introduction for Foresnic Psychologists: American Academy of Forensic Psychology Workshop Series, Speaker: Yossef S. Ben-Porath, Ph.D., Kent State University, April 30, 2011.

 

The MMPI-2-RF(Restructured Form): An Advanced Workshop for Forensic Psychologists: American Academy of Forensic Psychology Workshop Series, Speaker: Yossef S. Ben-Porath, Ph.D., Kent State University, May 1, 2011.

 

Juvenile Justice: Evaluations of Competence and Transfer/Reverse Transfer:

Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications, Speaker: Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D. Drexel University, March 2011, NM.

 

Psychological Test Use in Forensic Applications: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Terese Hall, Ph.D., ABPP, Esq., March 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Developments in Violence Risk Assessment: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., Drexel University, April 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Developments in Sexual Violence Risk Assessment: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., Drexel University, April 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Parenting Plans: Child Custody and Access Evalutions: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Marsha Hedrick, Ph.D., ABPP, April 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Parenting Evaluations in Child Protective Matters: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Marsha Hedrick, Ph.D., ABPP, April 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Case Law Update, American Academy of Forensic Psychology Intensive Workshop: Speaker: Terese Hall, Ph.D., ABPP, Esq., March 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Miranda Waivers Evaluations: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Alan Goldstein, Ph.D., ABPP, April 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Evaluations in Strict Mens Rea Cases: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Alan Goldstein, Ph.D., ABPP, April 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Death Penalty Assessments: Ethics and Practice: Advanced Forensic Psychological Practice: Issues & Applications: Speaker: Alan Goldstein, Ph.D., ABPP, April 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

5-Day Professional Biofeedback Certificate Program (Introduction to Biofeedback): Philip Hughes, Ph.D., M.F.T., Stens Corporation, approved by APA for CE programs for psychologists, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November, 2007.

 

4-Day Professional EEG/Neurofeedback Certificate Program: John Anderson, M.A., Stens Corporation, approved by APA for CE programs for psychologists, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November, 2007.

 

Psychology and Medicine: When Boundaries Blur and Ethical Issues Arise: Ann V. Denton, Ph.D., Richmond Academy of Clinical Psychologists, March 21, 2005, Richmond, Virginia.

 

Neuropsychology of Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents: Peter Patrick, Ph.D., Virginia Psychological Association 2004 Fall Convention, October 21, 2004, Richmond, Virginia.

 

Use of Cinematherapy with Adolescents: Donald Kearly, B.A., & Patricia J. Brice, Ph.D., Virginia Psychological Association 2004 Fall Convention, Richmond, Virginia,  October 21, 2004.

 

Bipolar Disorder in Children: Predictable Problems and Promising Possibilities: Mary Fristad, Ph.D. ABPP, Aradhana Sood, M.D., FAACAP, 2 nd Annual Child Psychiatry Fall Mini Conference, Richmond, Virginia, September 24, 2004.

 

Identifying Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Students: John Gruszkos, Ph.D., Virginia Academy of School Psychologists, Richmond, Virginia, March 26, 2004.

 

BASC: An Overview and More (Linking it to Interventions): Larry Hanken, Ph.D. Virginia Academy of School Psychologists, Richmond, Virginia, October 17, 2002.

 

WISC-IV and WISC-IV Integrated: A process Approach: George McCloskey, Ph.D., Virginian Psychological Association and the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists, Charlottesville, Virginia, October 23, 2003.

 

The First Session with African Americans: Issues for both Majority and Minority: Janis Sanchez, Ph.D. Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Psychological Association, December, 2003.

 

Doing the Cognitive Behavior Analysis System of Psychotherapy: James McCullough, Ph.D. and Marilyn Spiro, Ph.D., Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Psychological Association, December 2002.

 

Ethical Problem Solving: Edward Tiller, Ph.D., Virginia Psychological Association, Richmond, Virginia, March 8, 2004.

 

Psychopharm Update—Where Are We Going: Sally Singer Horwatt, Ph.D. , Richmond Academy of Clinical Psychologists, Richmond, Virginia, December 7, 2004.

 

 

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS BY DR. SLATER:

 

04/27/12             Evaluating Forensic Psychological Assessments: Richmond

                           School Psychologists

 

11/15/11             Evaluating Forensic Psychological Assessments: Hanover DSS

 

11/18/10             Medical College of Virginia Discussant: 4 th yr residents, Hoarding Case

 

4/03/08               Evidenced Based Psychotherapy as Applied to Anxiety Disorders.

                           Invited address Richmond Psychiatric Society.

 

02/08                  Evidenced Based Psychotherapy as Applied to Anxiety Disorders. One

                           class session for 3 rd and 4 th year psychiatric residents MCV, VCU.

 

05/07                  Workshop on Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory for Richmond School

                            Psychologists.

 

09/06                   Taming the Worry Monster, OCD. Invited guest lecturer for MCV

                             Psychiatry Grand Rounds. MCV, Richmond, Virginia

                            

05/05                   Psycho-pharmacological Treatment and Diagnosis of Childhood

                            Psychiatric Disorders. Virginia Academy of School Psychologists

                            Regional Workshop. Richmond, Virginia.

 

10/02                   Three Hour Invited Workshop Entitled:                                                     

                            Understanding OCD: Etiology, Diagnosis & Treatment. Virginia   

                            Psychological Association, Richmond, Virginia

 

10/01                   How to Teach Reading Phonically. Overby-Sheppard Elementary

                            School, Elizabeth Redd Elementay School, Richmond , Virginia

 

2/01                    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Childhood. Workshop for Richmond

                           School Psychologists

 

5/01                     Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment: Workshop for                                 

                            staff and clients, Jewish Family Services, Richmond, Virginia

                                                                                 

2/95                      Behavior Management for Teachers. Special Education Resource

                             Center. Middletown, Connecticut

                                  

3/94                      Behavior Management for Child Study Teams: Special Education                                   

                             Resource Center. Middletown, Connecticut

 

9/93                      Lee Cantor’s Assertive Discipline for Parents & Teachers . Milford

                             School System, Milford, Ct.

 

3/92                      What is Metacognition? New Strategy for Learning: Milford School   

                             System, Milford, Connecticut.

 

PUBLICATIONS:  

Slater, J. K. (1991). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Childhood, Communique, National Association of School Psychologists, 20,( 2).

 

Slater, J. K. (1991).Parent Hand-out: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Childhood,Communique, National Association of School Psychologists, Vol. 20 ( 2).,

 

Slater, J. K. (1992).Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Childhood, Helping Children Grow in the ‘90’s National Association of School Psychologists.

 

PAPER PRESENTATION:

Slater, J. K. (1992). Diagnosis & Treatment of Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  National Association of School Psychologists. Washington, D.C., April 1993.

 

BOARD MEMBER:

10/01-05       Virginia Academy of School Psychologists

 

10/04-06       Richmond Academy of Clinical Psychologists