Instituto Dr. Pacheco de Psicologia (IDPP)

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My "earthly" interests include fishing, dogs, photography, good wines, and interesting conversations. I am also very proud of my classic British Seagull outboard motor. I cordially invite you to visit the page with information and photos about my British Seagull.

General Data: Date of birth December 23, 1947, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; citizen and resident of the Dominican Republic; male; married; four children; no other citizenships.

Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, with Specialty Training in the Clinical Practice of Psychotherapy and Assessment. September 1974-30 July 1976. California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) (now Alliant International University), San Francisco Campus, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Studies conducted with the support of a fellowship from the Organization of American States (OAS).

Doctoral Studies: Total of 61-quarter credit units towards the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Psychology. September 1972-August 1974. Kent State University (KSU), Kent, Ohio, U.S.A. Studies conducted under the auspices of a Benito Juárez/Fulbright-Hays fellowship.

M.A. and B.A.: (a) Licenciado en Psicología Magna Cum Laude [Licentiate in Psychology Magna Cum Laude], and (b) Técnico Orientador [Technician in Guidance]. September 1967-September 1972. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Certificate Earned: Proficiency in the English Language. September 1964-April 1965. Saint Michael's College (SMC), Winooski Park, Vermont, U.S.A.

Other Language: English (fluent/full working knowledge; at the level of a highly educated native speaker).

Field of Expertise: Behavioral Humanistic Clinical Psychology, with specialization in human behavior and interaction, and institutional consultation.

Life and Professional Interests: I am interested in working towards the creation of a better world through learning, effectiveness, and efficiency by means of the application of the principles and techniques of learning theory in the administration, planning, and development of programs, supervision, direct clinical services, research, teaching, and mental health consultation. In other words, I am interested in helping people learn to live better ®.

Credentials or Professional Training Relevant to Expertise: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco Campus, San Francisco, California, USA, 30 July 1976.

Y Licensed Psychologist, License Active, License Number PSY 5395, Board of Psychology, State of California, Sacramento, California, U.S.A. (8 March 1978-Present).

Y Health Service Provider, Registrant Number 51645, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. (21 December 2006-Present).

Y Registered Clinical Psychologist, Registration Number 90-03347, New Zealand Psychologists Board, Wellington, New Zealand (11 December 2006-Present).

Y Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Presidential Decree number 4468, dated 2 April 1974, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2 April 1974-Present).

Y Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, License Inactive, license number MFC 12323, Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, State of California, Sacramento, California, USA (9 January 1978-Present).

Computer Skills—Hardware: PC platform, including modems (digital and analog), scanners, printers (laser and inkjet), CD-ROM, tape back-up, sound system, etc.

Computer Skills—Software: MS Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office Professional 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Access), Visio Professional v. 5.0, Norton Commander, etc.

1 Feb 2002-Present: AYUDATEL, s.a., President, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

I have been the producer and co-host of a local, one-hour, weekly TV program, Aprender a Vivir Mejor ® [Learn to Live Better ®], dedicated to psychology, mental health, and human behavior. You may view a video clip of this weekly TV program at http://www.idpp.org/idpp_eng/publications/pub_eng02.htm#ltlb.

26 October 1978-Present: Independent professional private practice in Clinical Psychology, Instituto Dr. Pacheco de Psicología, Edificio Profesional Clínica Dr. Abel González, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

I am a senior, doctoral-level, fully bilingual/bicultural (Spanish and English) Behavioral Humanistic Clinical Psychologist trained in the Dominican Republic and in the U.S.A., specialized in human behavior and change, with over three decades of professional clinical and administrative experience, and with licenses as Psychologist and MFT in the State of California, since 1978, and as Psychologist in the Dominican Republic since 1974. I am a Member in good standing of the Colegio Dominicano de Psicólogos (CODOPSI). I have been a Member, among others, of APA, APS, ABFE, AABT, ABA, ISP, and ICP.

My early clinical training included internships at several U.S.A. community mental health centers, and at a behavior modification unit in a Veterans Administration Neuropsychiatric Hospital, under the supervision of Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.

Since 1978, I have been working professionally in my independent private practice, having specialized myself as a humanistic behavior therapist in an out-client private clinic serving the general population, including children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, of all ages and groups of reference. I am well experienced in all aspects—routine and crisis intervention—of the administrative and service delivery processes in hospitals and CMHC’s.

I also trained in and have experience as a consultant to institutions. Part of my organizational experience includes having founded and assumed leadership roles in the organization of the Dominican Fulbright Scholars Association, the Asociación Dominicana de Especialistas de la Clínica Dr. Abel González, the Asociación Conductista Dominicana, the Bicultural Association of Spanish Speaking Therapists and Advocates (San Francisco, California), and the Dominican Association of Teachers of English.

I would like to invite you to visit the website I have created and maintained, at http://www.idpp.org/, as there you can see samples of my work. Most of the website is presented both in Spanish as well as in English, although the majority of the publications are only in Spanish.

I have included in this website my vision as to why I want to teach others to Learn to Live Better ®, a part of my publications, as well as all the clinical and administrative forms, three-panel psycho-educational brochures, and slide presentations I have designed and use in my clinical practice or for educational purposes.

16 May 1980-Present: PSILAB, s.a., President, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Since 1980, I have also been the CEO of a small local company, PSILAB, s.a., dedicated to electromechanical and civil engineering projects, with a specialty in sound attenuation of emergency electricity generators. I am responsible for all administrative aspects, collaborate in marketing and sales, and participate extensively in the technical implementation of the projects undertaken.

23 August 1978-10 March 1982: Professor by opposition of Clinical Psychology I & II, and of Abnormal Psychology I & II to undergraduate students of Psychology, Departamento de Psicología, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

My academic credentials include several scientific publications, the invited publication of a chapter in a book on international psychology, the publication in the USA of an audiotape on relaxation in Spanish, the delivery of numerous papers and invited addresses, many years of university teaching, and the engagement in program development and consultation. In addition, the honor of being both a Fulbright Scholar, and an Organization of American States Scholar, and of having been designated Distinguished Alumnus of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña.

30 January 1978-6 September 1978: Director, Sección Retardo Mental, Centro de Rehabilitación, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

I was the Director of Mental Retardation at the Centro de Rehabilitación, a special school for developmentally retarded children, the largest in the Dominican Republic, with a staff of some 70 people, offering specialized clinical services and educational programs for over 400 children with special needs.

As director of Mental Retardation I was also in charge of program and technical planning, and wrote the proposal for a grant project crating a center for research, training and direct services in mental retardation that yielded the largest sum ever obtained from an international institution, as a donation, up to that moment, by the Centro de Rehabilitación—the responsible, non-profit organization.

29 September 1976-25 January 1978: Child Clinical Psychologist, Spanish Speaking, Civil Service Class 2574, Child Service Unit, Mission Mental Health Center, City and County of San Francisco Community Mental Health Services, San Francisco, California, USA.

Soon after completing my doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology, I worked as Child Clinical Psychologist for the community mental health services of City and County of San Francisco, California, U.S.A., having founded and being elected as the first Spokesperson of the Latino Mental Health Task Force of the City and County of San Francisco, a committee in charge of planning and supervising all community mental health services for the Latino population of City and County of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

I was responsible for the development of methods for the assessment of staff productivity for the Child Service Unit; I participated in the training of the staff of the Adolescent Day Care Program, and was co-responsible for the development of the psychometric screening instruments required for this program, both at Mission Community Mental Health Center, in San Francisco, California, where I also participated as member of the Center’s agency-wide Records Committee and Quality Assurance Committee.

I also collaborated organizing and developing the Latino Unit at the Child Service Unit of Mission Mental Health Center, San Francisco City and County Community Mental Health Services, made possible by my prior experience, as a psychology student, developing the Latino Unit at Stambaugh Counseling Center, part of San Mateo County Community Mental Health Services, also in California, U.S.A.

September 1976-December 1976: Professor of Implications of the Sociocultural Context: Psychological Aspects of Latin American Culture to graduate students, California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), San Francisco Campus, San Francisco, California, USA.

September 1975-December 1975: Professor of Spanish to graduate students, California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), San Francisco Campus, San Francisco, California, USA.

October 1967- August 1972: Professor of English as a Foreign Language to undergraduate students, Departamento de Idiomas, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1966- 1971: Teacher of English and Spanish as Foreign Languages, Instituto Cultural Domínico-Americano (ICDA), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1 video tape recording in Spanish on progressive muscular relaxation as author and relator

1 audio cassette recording in Spanish on progressive muscular relaxation as author and speaker

Awarded status of Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialities, Forensic Specialty in Forensic Clinical Psychology, number 5143, The American College of Forensic Examiners, Springfield, Missouri, USA (23 April 1998).

Awarded status of Diplomate, and of Board Certified Forensic Examiner, number 3267, of The American Board of Forensic Examiners, The American College of Forensic Examiners, Springfield, Missouri, USA (1 May 1996).

Elected member of the Board of Directors, serving as Vice-President, Instituto APEC de Educación Sexual (INSAPEC), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1991-1993).

Diploma for increasing mutual understanding between the people of the Dominican Republic and the people of the United States of America through academic achievement as a Fulbright Scholar, Board of Foreign Scholarships, USA Department of State, Washington, DC, USA (1 June 1989).

Egresado Distinguido [Distinguished Alumnus], Facultad de Educación y Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (14 December 1988).

Plaque as Certificado de reconocimiento por su labor y dedicación [Certificate of recognition for his work and dedication], Bicultural Association of Spanish Speaking Therapists and Advocates (BASSTA), San Francisco, California, USA (October 1982).

Member of the International Advisory Committee, World Congress on Behaviour Therapy, Jerusalem, Israel, 13-17 July 1980 (September 1979-July 1980).

Recipient of a one-year fellowship to conduct doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology, granted and renewed by the Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, DC, USA (September 1974-August 1975; September 1975-August 1976).

Recipient of a one-year Benito Juárez/Fulbright-Hays fellowship to conduct doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology, granted and twice renewed by the Board of Foreign Scholarships, USA Department of State, Washington, DC, USA (August 1972-June 1973; June 1973-September 1973; September 1973-June 1974).

Licenciado en Psicología Magna Cum Laude [Licentiate in Psychology Magna Cum Laude], Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (15 September 1972).