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ALBERT J. WONG, PH.D. 1 H STREET, SUITE 203, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 100 ELLINWOOD WAY, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523 PHONE: 415.545.8899 [email protected] CURRICULUM VITAE Lic PSY#27690 EDUCATION 8/1989 - 6/1991 A.B., Physics (with high honors) Princeton, NJ Princeton University 8/1991 - 6/1993 B.A., Philosophy and Politics (with 1st class honors) Oxford, England Oxford University 8/1993 - 6/1995 M.A., Philosophy Ann Arbor, MI University of Michigan 8/2009 - 12/2014 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee APA-Accredited Clinical Psychology Program 9/2013 - 9/2014 Richmond Area Multi-Services San Francisco, CA APA-Accredited Predoctoral Internship 9/2014 - 9/2015 Kaiser Permanente San Rafael, CA APA-Accredited Postdoctoral Residency CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS Somatic psychotherapy, trauma, mind-body connection, emotion-focused therapy, schema therapy, gestalt therapy, internal family systems, focusing, group therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, scalable educational and psychotherapeutic treatment models CLINICAL EXPERIENCE & TRAINING 11/2015 – present Director, Somatic Psychology Associate Professor, Core Faculty Department of Counseling Psychology John F. Kennedy University Office Location: 100 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 • Provision of instruction in psychological assessment and therapeutic techniques to students in counseling psychology program 11/2015 – present Private Practice, Albert J. Wong, Ph.D. (Lic. # PSY27690) Office Location: 1 H Street, Suite 203, San Rafael, CA 94901 • Provision of weekly child, adolescent, adult, couples, family, and group psychotherapy, counseling, coaching, consulting, and psychological assessment in general private practice setting 9/2015 - 3/2016 Clinical Psychology Staff Psychologist Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael • Conducting psychological assessment and risk assessments for Adult Outpatient Group Program • Provision of individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological assessment in an adult outpatient clinic center • Communicating and working with a multidisciplinary, ethnically diverse treatment team regarding patient conceptualization, presentation and treatment intervention • Administration of On-Call Services and 5150 risk assessments as needed • Weekly individual therapy in CBT, psychodynamic and systems- based approaches Supervisor: Mark Goldstein, Ph.D. 9/2014 - 9/2015 Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow APA-Accredited Postdoctoral Residency, Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael • Communicating and working with a multidisciplinary, ethnically diverse treatment team regarding patient conceptualization, presentation and treatment intervention • Administration, scoring, and interpretation of projective, self- report, and 5150 risk assessments as needed • Weekly individual and group supervision in psychodynamic and systems-based approaches Supervisors: Mark Goldstein, Ph.D., Leslie Meier, Ph.D., Lindsay Kittredge, Ph.D., AnnaLeah Logan, Psy.D., John Maas, Ph.D., Susan Dyer, Psy.D., Haleh Kashani, Ph.D., Eric Nadler, Ph.D. 9/2013 – 9/2014 Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Intern APA-Accredited Internship Program at Richmond Area Multi-Services • Provision of individual therapy, family therapy, and couples therapy in an ethnically diverse adult outpatient clinic center • Treating a culturally diverse range of individuals with an emphasis on administering culturally competent care with specialized training from the National Asian American Psychology Training Center • Communicating and working with a multidisciplinary, ethnically diverse treatment team regarding patient conceptualization, presentation and treatment intervention • Administration, scoring, and interpretation of projective, self- report, and 5150 risk assessments as needed • Weekly individual and group supervision in psychodynamic and systems-based approaches Supervisors: Alla Volovich, Ph.D., Sachi Inoue, Ph.D., Michael Litter, Ph.D., Loong Kwok, Psy.D., Victor Cattolico, Psy.D., Mai Ngyuen, Psy.D., Clara Kwun, LCSW 9/2012 – 9/2013 Clinical Psychology Associate Cornerstone of Recovery Substance Abuse Treatment, Inpatient Facility Louisville, Tennessee • Provision of family therapy, group therapy, and Schema Therapy in an adult residential substance abuse treatment milieu • Treated a culturally diverse range of individuals including African- American, Hispanic-American, and Caucasian individuals • Communicating and working with a multidisciplinary treatment team regarding patient conceptualization, presentation and treatment intervention • Administration, scoring, and interpretation of projective, self- report, and suicide risk assessments as needed • Weekly individual and group supervision in CBT and systems- based approaches Supervisors: Tom Humberd, LCSW & Greg Stuart, Ph.D. 9/2012 – 9/2013 Clinical Psychology Peer Supervisor University of Tennessee Psychology Clinic, Community Outpatient Clinic Knoxville, Tennessee • Provision of weekly, individual supervision to a junior graduate student on assessment and psychotherapy cases • Provided peer supervision for culturally diverse range of individuals including African-American, Hispanic-American, and Caucasian individuals • Supervision of Parenting Fitness, Drug & Alcohol, Psycho- educational, and Full Psychological Evaluations including assessment scoring, interpretation, and integrated report writing • Monthly group didactic supervisory training in psychodynamic supervision Supervisor: Lance Laurence, Ph.D. 9/2011 – 9/2012 Clinical Psychology Associate Cherokee Health Systems, Integrated Community Mental Health Center Knoxville, Tennessee • Treated a culturally diverse range of individuals including African- American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Caucasian individuals • Provision of intake interviews, individual, couple, and family psychotherapy, and behavioral health consultation for disadvantaged children, adolescents, and adults in a diverse, urban setting with a high incidence of severe and acute mental illness • Communicating and working with an interdisciplinary treatment team regarding patient conceptualization, presentation and treatment intervention under an integrated health care model • Weekly individual and group supervision using eclectic techniques Supervisor: Fran Palin, Ph.D. 9/2010 – 9/2013 Graduate Student Therapist and Trainee University of Tennessee Psychology Clinic, Community Outpatient Clinic Knoxville, Tennessee • Provision of intake interviews, individual therapy, couple therapy, and psychological testing for children, adolescents, and adults in an urban community outpatient clinic setting • Treated a culturally diverse range of individuals including African- American, Hispanic-American, and Caucasian individuals • Administration, scoring, and interpretation of projective and self- report measures • Completion of integrated reports for Parenting Fitness, Drug & Alcohol, Psycho-educational, and Full Psychological Evaluations • Specialized supervision and training in Emotion Focused Couple Therapy, hypnosis, and psychodynamic theory • Weekly individual and group supervision Supervisors Assessment: Larry Brown, Ph.D., Catherine Grello, Ph.D. Couple Therapy: Kristi Gordon, Ph.D. Hypnosis: Michael Nash, Ph.D. CBT-Integrative: Laurie Williams, Ph.D. Psychodynamic: Guy Edlis, Ph.D., Scott Glass, Ph.D., Lance Laurence, Ph.D., Bill MacGillivray, Ph.D. 5/2009 – 8/2009 Group Co-Leader Master Class Workshop Series in Gestalt Practice Los Angeles, California • Provision of didactic and practicum education to clinical professionals and clinicians-in-training on gestalt methodology • Facilitation of individual process work in a group setting Co-leader: Seymour Carter (gestalt) 5/2000 – 9/2009 Process Co-Facilitator, Gestalt Study Group Ongoing Training Group for Gestalt Awareness Practice Los Angeles, California • Collaborative co-facilitation of quarterly group meetings for ongoing Gestalt Study Group • Ongoing practicum training in Gestalt Awareness Practice methodology Co-Facilitators: Steven Glass, Psy.D., Julie Branca, Psy.D., Abigail Glass, M.F.T., Monte Morton, L.C.S.W. Specialized Clinical Training 1/2009 – 9/2015 Psychological Assessment Training Trained to administer following tests (partial list): BASC, MMPI-2, MCMI , MACI, WAIS, WASI, WISC, Rorschach (both R-PAS and Exner), TAT, SASSI, CPT, Brown ADD Scales, TOVA, CBCL, SCL, PAI, Vineland, Woodcock-Johnson, Parenting Awareness Skills Survey, and others. Instructors: Derek Hopko, Ph.D., Lance Laurence, Ph.D., Mai Nguyen, Psy.D., JD Smith, Ph.D., Michael Nash, Ph.D., Lindsay Kittredge, Ph.D., AnnaLeah Logan, Psy.D. 9/1995 - present Group Therapy Training Interpersonal Group Process Training, Gestalt Process-Experiential Training Group, Systemic Family Constellation Work Instructors: John Heider, Ph.D., Will Schutz, Ph.D., Gordon Wheeler, Ph.D., John Soper, Ansel Woldt, Ed.D., Heinz Stark, Dipl.-Päd., Michael Meade, D.H.L., Walter Stone, MD, and Andrew Pojman, EdD 1/2010 – 12/2013 Couple Therapy Training Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy, and the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program Instructors: Kristi Gordon, Ph.D., Lief Noll, Ph.D. 1/2009 – 12/2013 Hypnosis Training Clinical Hypnosis, Advanced Hypnotherapy, and Hypnodynamic Techniques Instructors: Michael Nash, Ph.D., Arreed Barabasz, Ph.D., Marianne Barabasz, Ed.D. Claire Frederick, M.D. 1/2009 - preent Psychodynamic Didactic Training Psychodynamic processes for specialized populations including the homeless, LGBT, and children/adolescents, Attachment