Tanya Greathouse Harrison, Ph

Tanya Greathouse, Ph.D., LCSW 720-272-4964

EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS

 Doctorate in Clinical Social Work. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1997.  Third Year Certificate. Program of Advanced Studies, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1996.  Post-Graduate Certificate, Individual Psychoanalytic and Developmental Theory. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1992.  Master’s in Social Work, Treatment Concentration. University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1986.  B.A., Sociology. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1978.  Licensed Clinical Social Worker. State of Colorado, 1990. License No. 989671.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Clinical and University Service:

Associate Director of Graduate Field Education, 2013-present Metropolitan State University Denver Denver, CO Department of Social Work, School of Letters, Art and Sciences

 Assist Field Director and Associate Director of Undergraduate Field Education recruit/secure field placements for BSW and MSW students.  Orient and train community Field constituents.  Lead Faculty for Concentration Year Affiliate Faculty.  Update and modify online and on campus course material for Concentration Year Field.  Provide clinical supervision for MSW students.  Advise MSW students.

Committee Membership:  Departmental Institutional Research Board  Students of Color and Allies

Director, University of Colorado at Boulder 2009-2011 Center for Multicultural Affairs Boulder, CO

 Provide supervision to a staff of six (6) program coordinators and student services advisors who provide primary prevention community support and advise underrepresented students, in individual appointments and group settings on issues related to academic success and student development.  Collaborate with departments on best practices for education and training programs on diversity and inclusive community.  Work collaboratively with other divisions and departments on campus to provide comprehensive services to underrepresented students, faculty and staff.  Facilitate retreats and workshops on multicultural leadership development.  Facilitate workshops on diversity and inclusive community. Administering and debriefing educational and organizational Intercultural Developmental Inventory (Measures Multicultural Development) instrument in group and individual sessions.  Provide oversight of a $500,000.00 budget.  Appraise and assure that the Center for Multicultural Affairs meets quality assurance standards by evaluating and reviewing aspects of the services including First Generation Grant Recipient compliance, policies and procedures. Committee Membership:  Critical Incidence and Response Network  Student Code of Conduct Case Review  Dialogues Network  Gender Violence Prevention Advisory Committee  Student Affairs Advocacy Center Directors  Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender Issues (co- chair)  Health and Wellness Steering Committee

Assistant Director/Client Services Coordinator, 2007-2009 University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO Office of Victim Assistance

 Provide therapy, crisis intervention, advocacy, and outreach to students, staff, faculty and their significant others who are impacted by disruptive or disturbing life events.  Supervise victim advocates and student interns.  Work collaboratively with other departments on campus and other service providers off campus to provide comprehensive victim assistance services.  Collaborate and co-develop with the Victim Assistance Director, University, and other community departments and agencies joint projects and educational programs; deliver programs and evaluate effectiveness of the content and method of training programs; organize educational material; and recommend interventions regarding victim-related issues.  Appraise and assure that the Office of Victim Assistance meets quality assurance standards by evaluating and reviewing aspects of the services including client interventions, policies and procedures.

Staff Psychologist, University of Colorado at Boulder 2002-2007 Counseling and Psychological Services: A Multicultural Center Boulder, CO

 Provide individual and couples therapy to university students. Area of Expertise: working with individuals who have been traumatized by acts of discrimination, harassment and/or abuse.  Coordinated the Practicum Training Program.  Supervised students from Naropa University, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and Contemplative Psychology Programs.  Established a training program for Smith College School for Social Work second year interns and provide necessary supervision.  Provide psychotherapy services, staff training, team building and consultation to Hall Directors, Hall Director Assistants and Resident Advisors in Residence Halls on campus.  Provide outreach services to various organizations on campus that support students of color.  Work collaboratively with Victim’s Assistance, Faculty Staff Assistance Program and the Ethnic Living and Learning Center.

Faculty Field Advisor, Smith College 1999-Present School for Social Work Northampton, MA

 Supervise and consult with mental health professionals at University of Colorado Health Sciences Department of Psychiatry, Denver Veteran Administration Hospital, Aurora Mental Health Center and Boulder County Mental Health Center. Teaching:

Faculty/Affiliate Faculty, Metropolitan State College of Denver 2012-Present Graduate Social Work Program Denver, CO

 Course: “Field Experience III” o Content areas covered: Clinical themes that arise in placement settings. Review and consult on case summaries for individual, family and macro systems.  Course: “Field Experience IV”. o Content areas covered: Clinical themes that arise in placement settings. Review and consult on case summaries for individual, family and macro systems.  Course: “Human Behavior and the Social Environment I: Prenatal through Adolescence” o Content areas covered: The reciprocal relationships between individuals and their environments. Knowledge of biopsychosocial, cultural and spiritual development from prenatal through adolescence. Critical analysis of micro, mezzo and macro theories and exploration of theories used to structure professional activities at the micro, mezzo and macro levels.  Course: “Human Behavior and the Social Environment II: Young Adulthood through Old Age ” o Content areas covered: The reciprocal relationships between individuals and their environments. Knowledge of biopsychosocial, cultural and spiritual development from young adulthood through old age. Critical analysis of micro, mezzo and macro theories and the exploration of ways in which theories can be used to structure professional activities at the micro, mezzo and macro levels.  Course: “International Social Work” o Content areas covered: Critically analyzes how Western trained social workers formulate response strategies to the needs and strengths of communities in other countries.

Faculty/Lecturer, University of Colorado at Boulder 2008 Sociology Department Boulder, CO

 Course: “Race, Class, Gender and Criminology” spring semester. o Content areas covered: The intersections of race, class, gender and criminology; Theories of Criminology; The Criminal Legal System; Professions in Law; Police Work; Crime Scene Investigation; Processing Crime; Punishing Persons: Protecting Victims; Flaws in the Current System and the Raced, Sexed, and Classed aspects of these Flaws.  Course: “Perspectives on Violence” spring semester. o Content areas covered: Three Axes of Violence: Self-Inflicted/Self-Directed, Interpersonal and Organized; Victims and Perpetrators of Violence; Causes and Social Effects of Various Forms of Violence; Implications and Consequences of the Individuals Effected; Development of Social Policies; Effective of Social Policies; Who is served by these Policies?

Faculty/Part-Time Lecturer, University of Colorado at Boulder 2003-2008 Chancellor’s Leadership Residential Academic Program Boulder, CO

 Course: “Foundations of Leadership in the 21st Century” fall semester (yearly since 2003). o Content areas covered: Individual Development and Identity Formulation; Theories of Dominance and Subordination; Theories and Models of Leadership; Contemporary Leadership Theories and Models: Cycle of Socialization; Critical Thinking; Verbal and Non-verbal Communication; Active/Empathic Listening; Community and Group Organization; Dialogue, Decision Making and Conflict Resolution; and Understanding Change.

 Course: “Understanding privilege power, oppression and liberation in contemporary society” spring semester (yearly since 2003). o Content areas covered: Strategies of Liberation; Privilege and Oppression in Contemporary US Society; Meanings and Experiences of Historically Oppressed Groups in the US; Meanings and Experiences of Historically Privileged Groups in the US; Racism; Classism; Ableism; Anti-semitism; Sexism; Heterosexism.

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

Research Advisor, Smith College 1999-2002 School for Social Work Northampton, MA  Advised the writing of Masters Theses.

Adjunct Faculty, Smith College 1999-2004 School for Social Work Northampton, MA

 Courses: “Clinical Practice Skills I” and “Clinical Practice Skills II” in the Graduate Social Work Program. o Content areas: Human Development; Clinical Psychotherapy Skills; Diagnosing Mental Disorders using the DSM; Working with Disenfranchised Populations; Trauma and Individual Development; Alcoholism and Addictions and Individual Development; Health Concerns, HIV/AIDS and Individual Development; Intersection of Mental Health Disorders and Race, Class and Gender; Intersection of Treatment Implications and Race, Class and Gender; Ethics.

Clinical Staff, Smith College 1996-Present School for Social Work Northampton, MA

 Supervise Master’s level interns.

Social Worker II, University of Colorado at Boulder 1995-2002 Wardenburg Psychiatric Clinic Boulder, CO

 Provided psychotherapy services to students.  Served as a member of the Multicultural Development Team for the University of Colorado-Boulder.  Assisted in developing a multicultural seminar for the clinic’s training program, co- taught seminar.  Provided outreach and built partnerships with departments on campus who serve students of color.  Supervised and trained mental health interns from various masters and doctoral programs.

CURRENT NON-ACADEMIC WORK

Cross-Cultural Organizational Development Consultant/Trainer Personal Business 2011-Present Denver, CO  Provide organizational cultural competency assessments and develop individualized workshops and trainings to support and enhance culturally diverse work environments. Licensed Psychotherapist, 1989-Present Private Practice Denver/Boulder, CO

 Provide individual, couples and family therapy. Supervise and train clinicians for licensure.

PUBLICATOINS  Bailey, J., Greathouse, T., et al. Trust, Integrity, Respect and Empathy in the Supervisory Relationship: TIRE Supervision. (Forthcoming)  Greathouse, T. and Mendez-Shannon, C. E. (2012) Intervention Strategies and Service Provisions for Adolescents. Training Curriculum for Child Welfare Caseworkers and Casework Supervisors. Colorado Department of Human Services.  Greathouse, T. and Mendez-Shannon, C. E. (2012) Adolescent Substance Abuse and Associated Disorders. Training Curriculum for Child Welfare Caseworkers and Casework Supervisors. Colorado Department of Human Services.  Belknap, J., and Greathouse, T. (2009) School Shootings. In H. Greene, and S. Gabbidon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, (pp. 725-728). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

RESEARCH INTERESTS  Building supervisor self-awareness, building multicultural awareness within the supervisory relationship, multicultural organizational development, and organizational anti-bullying. o Principal Investigator on a collaborative multi-level project in process . Greathouse, T., Bailey, J., et al. Trust, Integrity, Respect, and Empathy within the Supervisory Relationship: TIRE Supervision.  Future projects: o Assess validity of TIRE Supervision Model o Efficacy within Child Welfare Supervisor/Supervisee Relationship o Efficacy within VA Supervisor/Supervisee Relationship o Efficacy within Senior Services Supervisor/Supervisee Relationship o Efficacy within School Based Services Supervisor/Supervisee Relationship

Grants/Funding Proposals  University of Colorado Dialogue’s Proposal. 2011. Successfully secured funding from the CU-Boulder Provost for the Dialogues Project to hire a full-time Project Coordinator and a part-time Graduate Research Assistant for 2011-12. Funding was formalized in 2012 for on-going Dialogues, Project Coordinator and Graduate Research Assistant.

PRESENTATIONS  Confronting Privilege: Constructive Conversations - Think Tank. Forthcoming October 2013. CSWE Annual Program Meeting. Dallas, TX.  Building Multicultural Awareness Within the Supervisory Relationship. Forthcoming September 2013. Metropolitan State University Denver. Denver, CO.  Building Multicultural Awareness within the Supervisory Relationship. July 2013. Smith College School For Social Work. Northampton, MA.  Adolescents With Developmental Disabilities. June 2013. Colorado Department of Human Services. Denver, CO. CERTIFICATIONS  Management Skills Training, 2011.  Intercultural Developmental Inventory (Measures Multicultural Development) Qualifier Training, 2011.  Question, Persuade, Refer (Suicide Prevention Training), 2011.  Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Level I, 1998.  Project Adventure Group Facilitator, 1993.  Individual Psychoanalytic and Developmental Psychotherapist, 1992.

AFFILIATIONS  American Management Association  National Association of Social Workers

COMMUNITY SERVICE  Board Member, HOPE Coalition of Boulder County, 2011-present  Board Member, Working Minds Advisory Board, 2011-present  Board Member, Boulder Valley Safe Schools, 2010-Present.  Advisory Committee Member, Colorado Grievance Board Sanctions Report, Submitted March 14, 1997.  Doctoral Student Representative, Smith College School for Social Work Alumni Committee, 1994.  Board Member, Boulder Valley’s Women Health Center, 1993.  Board Member, March of Dimes, Boulder Chapter, 1991-1993.