Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
License # PSY 8161 138 N. Brand
Glendale, CA 91203
(818)243-0839 FAX (323) 665-0759
EMAIL: DRLBROOKS@AOL.COM

EDUCATION:

Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology – October 1981

Masters of Arts, Psychology – July 1979

California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley, California

Bachelor of Arts, May 1975, University of Colorado at Boulder

State University of New York at Binghamton 1969-1971

PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

5/00-present Clinical Supervisor, (part time) Positive Directions, a community counseling center. Provide individual and group supervision to MFT interns.

12/91-present Private Practice, 138 N. Brand #300, Glendale, Ca 91203. Practice consists of working with children, adolescents and adults in individual and family ttherapy, marital therapy and groups for children. Special interests include: divorce, ADHD, couples therapy.

1/97-present Professional Development Programs Founder and ProgramAdministrator of PDP, an organization that develops and presents continuing education programs to mental health professionals.

6/95-4/97 Director Of Training (part time) New Horizons Psychological Center, Glendale, Established training program, supervised MFCC interns, conducted weekly seminars on child development, psychopathology, and psychotherapy.

4/94-6/95 Clinical Supervisor, California School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. Provided onsite individualand group supervision to interns in a school based mental health program. Conducted a weekly seminar and case conference, and functioned as a liaison between the counseling program and the elementary school.

5/94-5/95 School Liaison, Project Rebound. Duties included: Assessment of mental health needs of preschools and elementary schools following the Northridge Earthquake, coordination of counseling services to schools, provision of crisis counseling, and presentations to schools on crisis intervention.

8/88-12/91 Psychologist in association with Descanso Pediatrics. Provided individual, group and family therapy to childrenand adolescents; psychological assessment; consultation and program development within a pediatric practice.

9/87-1/93 Supervising Psychologist Hathaway Children’s Services, Sylmar,California. Duties: chief clinician for children’s sub-acute unit, responsible for treatment planning, program development, intensive psychotherapy; Supervision and teaching psychology interns in APA approved clinical internship; Utilization Review, monitor and evaluate clinician treatment plans.

11/86-1/89 Consultant, Pacific Bell Telephone Company,Pasadena. Consult to company medical department, evaluated problematic cases of psychological disability using interviews and testing to assess legitimacy of disability, adequacy of psychological treatment that employee received while on disability, and their ability to return to work.

11/84-9/87 Staff Psychologist, Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Center Child/Adolescent Services. Los Angeles. Clinic affiliated with Drew Medical School serving a minority, low income community. Duties: Coordinator of psychology intern program; Teaching psychiatric residents; Individual, group and family therapy Psychological Testing; Coordinator of Staff Development.

4/82-8/82 Crisis Specialist, Marin Crisis Unit of Marin General Hospital. California. Therapist on inpatient psychiatric unit. Duties: psychological evaluation to assess need for hospitalization, crisis intervention, and case management.TEACHING

9/85-8/87 Instructor, CSPP Los Angeles, Personality Theory And Psychopathology DSM 3 – Advanced Psychopathology.PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

9/82-8/84 Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow, Reiss-Davis Child Study Center, Los Angeles. Training included: supervision of psychotherapy and psychodiagnostic assessment cases of children and adolescents; Infant Observation; Seminars in child and adolescent development, assessment and psychopathology.

9/80-7/82 Psychology Intern Adolescent Day Treatment Center of Children’s Hospital, San Francisco. Center provided a highly structured, therapeutic treatment program for severely disturbed adolescents, Training included: Supervision of intensive longterm individual and family therapy cases, milieu treatment, psychological testing; Seminars on individual and family therapy, adolescent development.

9/79-7/80 Psychology Intern, Vacaville Medical Correctional Facility, Vacaville, California. State Prison that provides psychiatric services to its inmates. Training included: supervision of individual and group therapy, and psychological testing.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Commissioner for the Board Of Psychology’s Oral Licensing Exam, 1997-present.

Co-founder and First President The Glendale Area Mental Health Professionals Association, (GAMHPA) 1994-95.

Newsletter Editor of The Glendale Area Mental Health Professionals Association, 1994-present.

Program Committee Co-Chair The Glendale Area Mental Health Professionals Association, 1994-present . Coordinate lectures and seminars for mental health professionals.

Lead support group for interns who are working with AIDS patients at Aids Service Center, Pasadena 1993-present.

Clinical Supervisor, Supervise Psychology Interns at the Aids Service Center, Pasadena 1998 – 2000.Clinical Supervisor, Supervise Psychology Interns at Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.

Guest – Century Cable Television⤙s “Local Talk” with Bill Rosendahl, 1/31/99.

Consultant – Corey The Clown, Children’s television program produced by Corlin Productions for Public Television, 1996-1997.

Featured guest – Barbara Whitesides Show, KFI Radio Talk Show, Oct. 19 1991.

Consultant – Here We Go Children’s video 1986 JSK Enterprises.

PUBLICATION:

“The Family Check-up: A Step Toward Wellbeing” Glendale Business, October 1991.

“The Marriage Check-up” LA Parent, June 1992

Contribute a bi-monthly editorial column to GAMHPA Newsletter on mental health topics 1995-present.

Brooks, L.D., (March 2000) “The More We Change, the More We Remain the Same,” GAMHPA Newsletter.

Brooks, L.D., (May 2000) “Thoughts About Mental Health Month” GAMHPA Newsletter.

Brooks, L.D., (July 2000) “What Do Men Want: what do Men Need? Covert Depression in Men.” GAMHPA Newsletter

Brooks, L.D., (September 2000) “Zero Tolerance is a State of Mind.” GAMHPA Newsletter

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Psychological Association

American Orthopsychiatric Association

California Psychological Association

Glendale Area Mental Health Professionals Association

Association For Play Therapy

TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

4/26/00 “Interventions with Children of Divorce” presented to CSPP graduate students.

2/5/00 “Clinical Supervision” 6 hour CE course sponsored by Professional Development Programs, presented to clinical supervisors at Sanctuary Psychiatric Ccnters in Santa Barbara.

1/15/00 “Clinical Supervision” 6 hour CE course sponsored by Professional Development Programs, presented to clinical supervisors at the Gay and Lesbian Center of LA.

1/10/00 “Clinical Supervision” 6 hour CE course sponsored by Professional Development Programs, presented to clinical supervisors at Verdugo Mental Healath Center in Glendale.

1/3 /99 “Impact of Divorce on Children” presented to support group for parents going through divorce at La Crescenta Presbyterian Church.

11/7/98 “Treating Behavioral Problems in Elementary School Age Children,” 6 hour MCEP course sponsored by Professional Development Programs and Glendale Memorial Hospital.

10/16/98 “Controlling Depression Before It Controls You” presented to the public sponsored by Glendale Memorial Hospital Prevention Program.

6/2/98 “Psychotherapy With Children” presented to graduate level interns and staff of AIDS Service Center, Pasadena

4/27/98 “Impact of Divorce on Children” presented to the public Borders Bookstore, Glendale.