Robert Diehl CV 1 Robert A. Diehl, M.A. Pronouns: he/him/his Email: [email protected] EDUCATION Boston University, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston, MA Expected May 2020 Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology, concentration in Sport & Performance Psychology (APA Accredited) • Dissertation Proposal Approved, May 2018 o Dissertation Title: Cultivating Resilience in the Face of ‘Not Enough’: Exploring Shame and Shame-Coping in US College Sport University of Denver, Denver, CO June 2011 Master of Arts in Sport & Performance Psychology • Master’s Project Title: Striving to Thriving: An Examination of the Factors Contributing to a Successful Transition to an Olympic Training Center Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT May 2006 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology ACADEMIC AWARDS Glenn Fellowship September 2015—May 2018 Boston University, Boston, MA • Awarded competitive, merit-based scholarship by Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development that provides full funding for three years of doctoral training. Graduate Scholarship Recipient September 2010—June 2011 University of Denver, Denver, CO • Awarded competitive, merit-based scholarship by University of Denver’s Professional School of Graduate Psychology that provided a stipend for the second year of graduate training. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Bridgewater State University Counseling Center, Bridgewater, MA September 2018—Present Clinical Practicum Intern (Supervisor: Chris Frazer, Psy.D.) Supervised hours: 20 per week • Provide brief and long-term individual psychotherapy to 5-7 college students per week. • Provide walk-in, crisis management to 5-7 college students per week. • Complete 1-2 new client intakes per week. • Engage in outreach to the greater university community through wellness programming once per month, including workshops with coaches and student-athletes in the athletics department. • Engage in leadership activities (e.g., Crisis-Assessment-Referral-Evaluation team) through Student Affairs meetings once per month. SPARK Therapeutic Day Care Center, Boston Medical Center, Mattapan, MA June 2018—Present Clinical Practicum Intern (Supervisor: Alyssa Orinstein, Ph.D.) Supervised hours: 8 per week • Provide child-directed, trauma-informed, narrative play therapy to 1 client (4yo) per week. • Provide classroom support to implement trauma-informed, individualized educational programming. • Observe and support trauma-informed Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT) with caregiver-child dyads. Robert Diehl CV 2 University of Massachusetts at Lowell Counseling Center, Lowell, MA September 2017—May 2018 Clinical Practicum Intern (Supervisor: Elyse Lemaire, Ph.D.) Supervised hours: 20 per week • Provided brief and long-term individual psychotherapy to 12-14 college students per week. • Provided walk-in, crisis management to 2-4 college students per week. • Completed 2-3 new client intakes per week. • Engaged in outreach including co-leading a support group for first-year students diagnosed on the autism spectrum, and consulting with mental health support for the athletic teams on campus. Boston Behavioral Medicine, Group Private Practice, Brookline, MA September 2016—August 2017 Clinical Practicum Intern (Supervisors: Alex Haney-Dupuy, Psy.D.; Amaro Laria, Ph.D.; Kim Larsson, Ph.D.) Supervised hours: 24 per week • Provided short-term and long-term individual psychotherapy to 15-18 clients (ages 23-65) with integration of behavioral medicine techniques (e.g., biofeedback, mindfulness). Mental Health Partners, Boulder, CO November 2011—February 2013 Residential Case Manager (Supervisors: Marcie Beasley, LMFT; Matthew Jaeckel, LSCW; K. Cebuhar, LPC) Supervised hours: 754 • Assisted in managing an 8-unit residential mental health program focused on the recovery of clients diagnosed with severe mental illness as they transitioned from assisted to independent living. • Provided crisis interventions to initially stabilize clients, and supportive counseling including daily living skills to further facilitate client recovery. • Offered a variety of case management services, including assisting clients to apply for various types of public assistance, facilitating referrals to other organizations, and managing payeeships. ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE Collaborative Psychology, PLLC, Newton, MA June 2018—Present Clinical Practicum Intern (Supervisor: Shari Noe, Psy.D.) Supervised hours: 4-8 per week • Conduct and observe strategic, comprehensive evaluations including intelligence (e.g., WISC-V, WAIS-IV), academic (e.g., WIAT-III), cognitive, and psychological measures (e.g., TOVA) with children, adolescents, and emerging adults (e.g., WISC-V, WAIS-IV, WIAT-III, TOVA, Rey, Conners CBRS). • Contribute to and write reports that articulate nuances of clients’ learning styles and offer appropriate recommendations and supports to assist in optimizing clients’ potentials. • Educate clients (including children), families, school-personnel, and other adjunct supports about the individuals’ learning styles from a strengths-based perspective. SPARK Center, Mattapan, MA June 2018—Present Clinical Practicum Intern (Supervisor: Alyssa Orinstein, Ph.D.) Supervised hours: 8 per week • Conduct and observe strategic, comprehensive, trauma-informed evaluations including intelligence (e.g., WISC-V, NEPSY), academic, cognitive, and psychological measures with children (e.g., WISC- V, NEPSY-II). • Educate clients (including children), families, and school-personnel about the child’s learning style with recommendations to help best access their education from a trauma-informed lens. Robert Diehl CV 3 SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE Boston University, Boston, MA Spring 2018 Skills Lab Facilitator Course: Counseling Skills & Techniques (Supervisor: Devin Atallah, Ph.D.) • Facilitated a weekly counseling skills and techniques lab for Master of Education (EdM) in Counseling students through experiential (e.g., supervised role plays) and informal reflection activities, as well as through formal clinically relevant assignments (e.g., intake summary, treatment plan, mock session reflection). University of Denver, Boston, MA Spring 2017—present Performance Enhancement Supervisor Course: Practicum in Sport and Performance Psychology (Supervisor: Mark Aoyagi, Ph.D.) • Supervise Master of Arts (M.A.)-level students in the application of performance enhancement services through reflection and review of case notes and ongoing conceptualization. CLINICAL TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Consultation Group Fall 2018—present McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA Facilitated by Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, New England Chapter Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition (ADOS-2) Introductory Training Summer 2018 William James College, Newton, MA Facilitated by Rhiannon Luyster, Ph.D. Mindful Self-Compassion Core Skills Men’s Workshop Spring & Fall 2018 Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, Boston, MA Facilitated by Daniel Ellenberg, Ph.D, Christopher Germer, Ph.D., and David Spound, M.Ed. Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Training Spring 2017 Medical University of South Carolina CLINICALLY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Teens Engaged as Mentors (TEAM), Autism Program September 2017—present Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA Volunteer Facilitator (Supervisor: Simone Dufresne, M.A.) • Facilitate teen mentoring program for adolescents diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Get Ready Positive Youth Development Program September 2015—August 2016 English High School, Boston, MA Volunteer Coach (Supervisor: John McCarthy, Ed.D.) • Provided positive youth development programming through Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) curriculum in a physical education class setting. The Joshua School, Denver, CO February 2013—July 2015 Lead Special Education Teacher (Supervisors: K. Buchanan, MSEd, BCBA; Michael Insalata, MS, BCBA) • Wrote and implemented Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for 4 students diagnosed on the autism spectrum with severe challenging behaviors. • Supervised 4 instructional assistants and a graduate social work intern with behavioral interventions, social skills training, and delivery of special education services. Robert Diehl CV 4 • Developed assessment-informed curriculum aligned with Common Core standards. • Maintained progress monitoring of behavioral and academic goals as defined in each student’s IEP. • Presented IEP progress on a quarterly basis and coordinated special education services on a weekly basis with families of students. • Developed behavioral supports in each student’s home environment. PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT EXPERIENCE Boston University (BU) Division I Individual Student-Athletes September 2015—present Boston, MA Mental Performance Consultant (Supervisor: Amy Baltzell, Ed.D.) Supervised hours: 100+ (current) • Provide mental skills training and supportive counseling to individual Division I college student- athletes from various sports teams on campus. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Women’s Soccer Team September 2015—May 2018 Cambridge, MA Mental Performance Consultant (Supervisor: Amy Baltzell, Ed.D.) Supervised hours: 160+ • Provided mental skills training, supportive counseling, and team facilitation workshops to Division III collegiate women’s soccer team. BU Division I Women’s Basketball Team December 2016—May 2018 Boston, MA Mental Performance Consultant (Supervisor: Amy Baltzell, Ed.D.) Supervised hours: 40+ • Provided mental skills training, supportive counseling, and team facilitation