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CURRICULUM VITAE (short version)

Ricky Greenwald, Psy.D.


Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute, Inc., P.O. Box 544, Greenfield, MA, 01302, USA
rg@childtrauma.com

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 

NAME: Ricky Greenwald, Psy.D.

POSITION TITLE: Executive Director, Faculty Chair

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

(If applicable)

YEAR(s)

FIELD OF STUDY

Lesley College, Cambridge, MA

Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Honolulu, HI

Kantor Family Institute, Somerville, MA

Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Honolulu, HI

Community Services Institute, Springfield, MA

B.S.

M.A.

Certificate (2-yr.)

Psy.D.

Post-doc

1988

1989

1991

1994

1996

Psychology

Psychology

Family Therapy

Clinical Psychology

Child and Adolescent Trauma

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Concluding with present position, list, in chronological order, previous employment, experience, and honors. Include present membership on any Federal Government public advisory committee. List, in chronological order, the titles, all authors, and complete references to all publications during the past three years and to representative earlier publications pertinent to this application. If the list of publications in the last three years exceeds two pages, select the most pertinent publications. DO NOT EXCEED THREE PAGES.


Experience 

1985 - 1986     Therapeutic Aide, Wildwood School, Amherst, MA.

1987 - 1988     Outreach Youth Caseworker, Franklin County DIAL/Self, Greenfield, MA.

1989                 Cabin Staff Team Member, Wediko Children’s Services, Hillsboro, NH.

1989                 Therapist, Children’s Day Treatment Center, Honolulu, HI.

1990                 Neuropsychological Examiner, Neuro-Psychology Associates, Springfield, MA.

1990 - 1991     Outreach Child/Family Therapist, Institute at Newton, W. Springfield, MA.

1991                 Consultant/Therapist, Forest Family Clinic, Springfield, MO.

1991 - 1992     Consultant/Therapist, Forest Family Clinic, Honolulu, HI.

1992                 Consultant/Therapist, Queen’s Mental Health Clinic, Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, HI.

1993                 Adjunct Faculty, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI.

1993                 Clinician, Wellington Hall, Lancaster, MA.

1993 - 1994     Psychology Intern, Worcester Youth Guidance Center, Worcester, MA.

1995                 Employee Assistance Program Therapist, Affiliated Psychological Consultants, Elmira, NY.

1995 - 1996     Post-doctoral Fellow in Child and Adolescent Trauma, Community Services Institute, Springfield, MA.

1996 - 1997     Private Practice, Ithaca, NY.

1997                 Adjunct Faculty, Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY.

1997                 Adjunct Faculty, American School of Professional Psychology, Honolulu, HI.

1997 - 1999     Senior Psychologist, Mokihana Project, Kauai Department of Education, Lihue, HI.

1996 - 2004     Crisis Management Associate, Crisis Management International.

2000 - 2002     Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

2000 - 2002     Training Director, Children After Trauma Care and Health (CATCH) Program, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.

2001 - 2003     Consultant, Child & Adolescent Trauma Programs, Sidran Institute, Baltimore, MD.

2002 - 2004     Consultant/Therapist, Office of Children and Family Services, Intensive Aftercare Program, New York, NY.

2003 - 2004     Faculty, ACT Institute for Post-Graduate Training, Mexico City, Mexico.

1993 - present  EMDR Consultant and (1996 - present) Instructor (accredited by EMDR International Association).

2002 - present  Founder, Executive Director, & Faculty Chair, Child Trauma Institute, Greenfield, MA

 

Selected Professional Activities

1992 - 1993     Member, Adoption Round Table, Advisory Committee to the Hawaii State Legislature.

1996 - 1999     Consultant, Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service, Ithaca, NY.

1998 - 2000     Associate Editor, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Newsletter; Guest Editor: EMDRIA Newsletter special peer-reviewed issue on children and adolescents.

1998 - present  Member, Board of Directors (1998-2001, 2003); Research Committee (1998-present), Founding Member, Child/Adolescent Special Interest Group, EMDRIA.

1999 - present  Founding Member, Criminal Justice Special Interest Group, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

2000                 Guest Editor, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma special issue on trauma and juvenile delinquency.

2001 - present  Editorial Board, Traumatology.

2004 - present  Editorial Board, EMDR Practice and Research.

 

Selected Honors

1994                 Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Forest Institute of Prof Psychology, Honolulu.

1999                 Outstanding Contribution and Service Award, EMDRIA.

2001                 Fellowship: National Institute of Health Summer Training Institute on the Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions.

2004                 Outstanding Research Award, EMDRIA.

 

Selected Publications

    de Roos, C., Greenwald, R., de Jongh, A., & Noorthoorn, E. (2006). A controlled comparison of CBT and EMDR for disaster-exposed children. Manuscript submitted for publication.

    Greenwald, R. (1994). Applying eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to the treatment of traumatized children: Five case studies. Anxiety Disorders Practice Journal, 1, 83-97.

    Greenwald, R. (1994). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): An overview. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 24, 15-34.

    Greenwald, R. (1995). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A new kind of dreamwork? Dreaming, 5, 51-55.

    Greenwald, R. (1996). The information gap in the EMDR controversy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 27, 67-72.

    Greenwald, R. (1998). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): New hope for children suffering from trauma and loss. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 3, 279-287.

    Greenwald, R., & Rubin, A. (1999). Brief assessment of children’s post-traumatic symptoms: Development and preliminary validation of parent and child scales. Research on Social Work Practice, 9, 61-75.

    Greenwald, R. (2000). Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (CROPS) and Parent Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (PROPS): Manual and measures. Lutherville, MD: Sidran. [Translated into German, Spanish, Bosnian, Persian, Tamil.]

    Greenwald, R. (2000). Lifetime Incidence of Traumatic Events - Student and Parent forms (LITE-S and LITE-P): Manual and measures. Lutherville, MD: Sidran.

    Greenwald, R. (2000). A trauma-focused individual therapy approach for adolescents with conduct disorder. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 44, 146-163.

    Greenwald, R. (2002). Motivation - Adaptive Skills -Trauma Resolution (MASTR) therapy for adolescents with conduct problems: An open trial. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 6, 237-261.

    Greenwald, R. (2002). The role of trauma in conduct disorder. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 6, 5-23.

    Greenwald, R., Greenwald, H., Johnston, K. G., & Smyth, N. J. (2006). Trauma-related insight improves attitudes toward acting-out clients. Manuscript submitted for publication.

    Jaberghaderi, N., Greenwald, R., Rubin, A., Zand, S. O., & Dolatabadi S. (2004). A comparison of CBT and EMDR for sexually abused Iranian girls. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 11, 358-368.

    Lee, C., Gavriel, H., Drummond, P., Richards, J., & Greenwald, R. (2002). Treatment of PTSD: Stress Inoculation Training with Prolonged Exposure compared to EMDR. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 1071-1089.

    Puffer, M. K., Greenwald, R., & Elrod, D. E. (1998). A single session EMDR study with twenty traumatized children and adolescents. Traumatology, 3(2). Available Internet: http://www.fsu.edu/~trauma/v3i2art6.html.

    Soberman, G. S., Greenwald, R., & Rule, D. L. (2002). A controlled study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for boys with conduct problems. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 6, 217-236.

 

    Books: 1) Greenwald, R. (1993). Using EMDR with children. Pacific Grove, CA: EMDR Institute. [Spanish translation,1999]; 2) Greenwald, R. (1999). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in child and adolescent psychotherapy. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. [Italian translation, 2000; German translation, 2001.]; 3) Greenwald, R. (Ed.). (2002). Trauma and juvenile delinquency: Theory, research and interventions. New York: Haworth. 4) Greenwald, R. (2005). Child trauma handbook: A guide for helping trauma-exposed children and adolescents. New York: Haworth. 5) Greenwald, R. (in press). EMDR within a phase model of trauma-informed treatment. New York :Haworth.

 

    Manuals: 1) Greenwald, R. (1999). Therapeutic classrooms: Policies and procedures. Manual written for the Kauai (HI) Department of Education, Lihue, HI. 2) Greenwald, R. (2000). EMDR for children exposed to the Enschede fireworks disaster. Treatment manual for the Enschede, Netherlands study. 3) Greenwald, R. (2000). MASTR treatment protocol for incarcerated teens. Treatment manual for the NY State OCFS study (now translated into Dutch and French). 4) Greenwald, R. (2001). Single-session motivational interviewing for teens suspended from school. Treatment manual for the University at Buffalo study. 5) Greenwald, R. (2002). Psychotherapy for traumatized children, adolescents, and their families. Treatment manual for the Children After Trauma Care & Health (CATCH) program, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.

 

    Instruments: 1) Greenwald, R. (2000). Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (CROPS) and Parent Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (PROPS): Manual and measures. Baltimore, MD: Sidran. Translated into: German, Spanish, Bosnian, Persian, Dutch, Italian, Finnish, Canadian French. 2) Greenwald, R. (2000). Lifetime Incidence of Traumatic Events - Student and Parent forms (LITE-S and LITE-P): Manual and measures. Baltimore, MD: Sidran. Translated into: German, Spanish, Persian, Swedish, Canadian French.

 

Selected Grants:

2000          A controlled test of the Motivation - Adaptive Skills - Trauma Resolution (MASTR) treatment protocol with incarcerated juvenile delinquents. Principal Investigator. Supported by the NY State Office of Children and Family Services, Albany, NY. Funded: $96,000 plus in-kind support.

2000-04     Controlled comparison of EMDR and Exposure for children exposed to the Enschede (Holland) fireworks disaster. Co-investigator; PI Dr. Carlijn de Roos. Funded (full amount still to be determined).

2002          Child Trauma Institute: Child trauma training for school-based mental health professionals. Principal Investigator on this Sidran Institute program evaluation project in the NYC public school system. Supported by the New York City Board of Education. Funded: $46,000 plus in-kind support. Replication supported by Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Funded: $50,000.

2004          Family Healing Project. Co-investigator; PI Julie Becker. Two-year pilot project with Harmonium, Inc., to provide community-based trauma-informed mental health services to under-served minority youth in San Diego, CA. Supported by the California Endowment. Funded: $308,000.

 

Selected Presentations:

    Greenwald, R. (2001, September). Treating trauma to improve behavior: Individual and family interventions for children and adolescents with behavior problems. Invited full-day workshop for the annual conference of the Massachusetts Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Worcester, MA.

    Greenwald, R. (2001, November). Identifying and helping traumatized students. Full-day training for 600+ school-based mental health professionals, co-sponsored by the NYC Board of Education and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Also developed the post-9/11 curriculum provided city-wide to school-based mental health professionals on election day.

    Greenwald, R. (2002-2004). Child trauma institute. Series of 5-day workshops for 200+ NYC school-based mental health professionals (in groups of about 25) variously co-sponsored by Child Trauma Institute, Philip Morris Companies, Inc., the Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute, Baltimore, MD, and the NYC Board of Education, New York, NY.

    Greenwald, R. (2002, February). Helping parents to do their job: Enlisting parents as active participants in child trauma treatment. Keynote at the Child Trauma Conference, sponsored by the Trauma Center, Newton, MA.

    Greenwald, R. (2003, June). Retreat for EMDR/Child Trainers. Week-long retreat for senior EMDR/child clinicians who wish to offer specialized training and consultation on this topic. Sponsored by Child Trauma Institute, Greenfield, MA.

    Greenwald, R. (2003, October). Child Trauma Institute. Five-day workshop for Latin American mental health professionals. ACT Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.

    Greenwald, R. & Johnston, K. G. (2004, March). The trauma elephant in the room: Working with parents with trauma histories from a family support perspective. Invited 2-day workshop for the annual Family Support Institute, sponsored by the Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund. Marlborough, MA.

    Greenwald, R. (2004, May). Problem behaviors: The inside story. Keynote for the annual meeting of the National Adolescent Perpetrator Network (NAPN), co-sponsored by the Oregon Adolescent Sex Offender Treatment Network (OASOTN), Portland, OR.

    Greenwald, R. (2004, July). The Motivation - Adaptive Skills - Trauma Resolution (MASTR) protocol for acting-out adolescents and adults. Two-day workshop co-sponsored by CTI and EMDR Israel, Tel Ha Shomer, Israel.

    Greenwald, R. (2004, July). EMDR techniques for troubled adolescents. Two-day workshop co-sponsored by CTI and the EMDR Advanced Skills and Child Training Partnership, London, England.

    Greenwald, R. (2004, July). The fairy tale model of child & adolescent trauma treatment. Two-day workshop co-sponsored by CTI and the EMDR Interest Group. Belfast, Northern Ireland.

    Greenwald, R. (2004, November). The Motivation - Adaptive Skills - Trauma Resolution (MASTR) protocol for acting-out adolescents and adults. Two-day workshop co-sponsored by CTI and the Institut fuer Traumatherapie, Berlin, Germany.

    Greenwald, R. (2005, June). Trauma Trainers Retreat. Week-long retreat for senior trauma clinicians who wish to offer specialized training and consultation on this topic. Sponsored by Child Trauma Institute, Greenfield, MA.

    Greenwald, R. (2005, September). Self Control/Anger Management (MASTR) protocol for acting-out adolescents and adults. Two-day workshop co-sponsored by CTI and the Dutch EMDR Association, Amersfoort, Netherlands.

    Greenwald, R. (2005, October). Child/Adolescent Trauma Treatment Intensive. Five-day workshop for Carribean mental health professionals. Co-sponsored by the CTI and the Franciscan Institute for Personal and Family Development, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.


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