Psychological Associates

Risa Broudy CV

Licensure

District of Columbia Psychologist License #PSY1000254
Commonwealth of Virginia Psychologist License #0810003440

Clinical Experience

Private Practitioner (September 2008-Present)

• Conduct psychological evaluations for clients of all ages
• Conduct private school admissions testing
• Conduct psychotherapy to older children, adolescents and adults
• Serve as consultant to area schools

Psychology Associate (May 2005 - September 2008)

The Wake Kendall Group PLLC, Washington, D.C.

• Completed full neuropsychological, psychoeducational and psychological batteries for children, adolescents, and young adults
• Completed admissions testing for Washington Independent Schools
• Conducted individual and family therapy
• Participated in full Dialectical Behavioral Treatment (DBT) protocol running groups and treating individual clients

Licensed Psychologist (September 2004-August 2005)

Educational Assessment Associates, Washington, DC

• Administer intelligence tests to pre-school and elementary age children for admission to private schools using the Wechsler intelligence scales
• Assess for learning disabilities and consult with educational specialists

Post Doctoral Psychology Fellow (July 2003-August 2004)

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Roslyn Heights, NY

• Administered comprehensive neuropsychological assessments to children, adolescents, and adults
• Carried full caseload conducting ongoing individual and family therapy with children and adolescents and case management
• Ran social skills group for children ages 8-10 with developmental disorders
• Consulted with families, schools, and other mental health professionals, regarding the nature of learning disabilities and behavioral and learning problems
• Participated in program development

Interviewer (February 2001-May 2002, October 2003-April 2004)

New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY

• Administered in-home semi-structured interviews to both children and their parents for an ongoing research study
• Wrote narratives making lifetime diagnoses; emphasis on differential diagnosis of anxiety disorders in children

Intern in Clinical Psychology, APA Approved (July 2002-June 2003)

St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

• Carried outpatient caseload of 12-15 cases including patients ages 5-35 conducting individual and family therapy
• Carried two cases in day treatment program for adolescents conducting individual and family therapy
• Conducted group therapy
  • Dina Dinosaur social skills group for boys ages 5-8 using Carolyn Webster Stratton’s manualized treatment program
  • Social skills group for 13-year-old boys with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  • Expressive writing group for adolescents
  • Recovery group and Relationship skills group for adolescents
• Worked in two day-treatment milieu settings one for adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders and one for adolescents with substance abuse problems
• Administered comprehensive neuropsychological assessments to children and adolescents
• Completed weekly psychiatric evaluations in outpatient intake department
• Provided Consultation and Liaison Services to HIV Clinic

Group Co-Therapist (May 1999-December 1999, June 2001-May 2002)

SMART/EST Women’s Project, Clinical Directors Network, New York, NY and St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY

• Co-led groups of women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS using a manualized treatment plan combining cognitive-behavioral, stress management, and expressive supportive therapy

Psychological Tester (March 2001-May 2002)

Prep for Prep, New York, NY

• Administered intelligence tests to gifted minority children for entrance into accelerated programs and write assessments

Psychology Extern (September 2000-June 2001)

St. Mary’s Children and Family Services, Syosset, NY

• Clinician for independent living unit in a residential treatment setting with adolescent boys ages 12-18 often placed by the court on Juvenile Delinquent, PINS, or Neglect petitions
• Conducted individual therapy, co-led weekly process group, performed mental status examinations and completed psychological assessments

Psychology Extern (September 1999-May 2000)

Long Island Jewish Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY

• Conducted intensive short-term individual and family therapy in an inpatient facility for children with severe mental illness on a latency-age unit
• Performed extensive case management including discharge planning
• Led a weekly inpatient child therapy group addressing social skills
• Administered, interpreted, and wrote psychological test batteries of children and adolescents

Group Co-Therapist (February 1999-July 1999)

St. John’s University/NYC Police Department Collaborative Project, New York, NY

• Conducted group therapy using a manualized treatment program with NYC traffic agents focusing on cognitive-behavioral methods for anger reduction and stress management

Family Therapist (May 1999-May 2001)

Individual Therapist (September 1997-May 2001)

Psychological Tester (September 1998-May 2001)

St. John’s University Psychological Services Center, Jamaica, NY

Marital and Family Therapy Specialization

• Conducted weekly therapy with couples and families

Clinical Practicum – Level I-IV

• Conducted intake interviews and provided psychotherapy to individual child, adolescent, and adult clients

Intern (September 1996-May 1997)

Youth Emergency Service, St. Louis, MO

• Worked on crisis intervention hotline and provided peer and family counseling

Summer Intern (May 1996-August 1996)

Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Philadelphia, PA

• Worked with children ages 5-14 diagnosed with conduct and behavioral disorders in a token economy established to manage children’s behaviors
• Administered brief intelligence tests and emotional assessments

Administrative and Teaching Experience

Director, Meltzer Psychological Services Center/Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology (January 2006-Present)

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

• Direct community-based training clinic for graduate students in the doctoral program in clinical psychology
• Carry out administrative duties
• Coordinate externship program for graduate students
• Supervise students on therapy and testing cases
• Courses taught:
  • Psychological Assessment: Cognitive and Personality
• Seminars led:
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Assistant Director of Training/Assistant Faculty (October 2004-December 2005)

American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Washington, DC

• Assisted director in coordinating training program for masters and doctoral level students in the clinical psychology program
• Engaged in site development and oversaw training experiences at over 100 sites
• Served on the Admissions Committee and Training Committee
• Attended annual conferences of the National Council of School and Programs in Professional Psychology
• Served as primary chair or member on students’ clinical research projects
• Courses taught:
  • Professionalization Group—This course focuses on the professional development of students and covers topics ranging from ethics and diversity to an introduction to therapeutic technique.
  • Practicum Seminar—The purpose of this course is to help students refine their diagnostic interviewing skills, manage their first time practicum experiences, and develop strong case conceptualization skills for the clients with whom they work.
  • Individual Assessment—This course presents an overview of assessment theories and techniques that can be applied in the counseling setting.  It includes psychometric theory and consideration of assessment and evaluation with ethnically diverse populations.
  • Integrated Paper—This course helps students develop well-conceptualized and well-structured literature reviews in order to complete their Master’s degrees.  Emphasis is on critical thinking, review of psychological studies and on following APA-writing format.

Assistant Treatment Coordinator (June 2001-May 2002)

SMART/EST Women’s Project, Clinical Directors Network, New York, NY and St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY

• Assisted in treatment implementation conducting cognitive-behavioral stress management therapy groups for a research study
• Developed research treatment protocol
• Assisted in organizing training seminars for group therapists and in creating and compiling training materials
• Consulted with lawyers, doctors, and other professionals on legal and ethical issues in conducting research with HIV/AIDS population

Research Experience

Research Fellow (September 1997-May 2002, July 2003-August 2004)

St. John’s University, Health and Behavior Laboratory, Jamaica, NY

• Prepared manuscripts for publication
• Assisted in ongoing research projects collecting data in the laboratory and the field
  • Studied the relationship between blood pressure, work stress, psychosocial and personality variables in New York City Department of Transportation Traffic Agents and in teachers.
  • Studied the effects of exercise on ambulatory blood pressure and cardiac autonomic control in the general population
  • Studied the effects of perceived ethnic discrimination on hypertension
• Performed data input and analysis using SAS
• Involved in writing grants to get funding for various research projects
• Collaborated with Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center: Behavioral Science Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Integrative & Behavioral Cardiology Program, and Clinical Director’s Network

Graduate Research Assistant (September 2000-May 2001)

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Integrative and Behavioral Cardiology Program, New York, NY

• Performed bed-side motivational interviews assessing behavioral risk factors for patients on the cardiology floor and provided necessary referrals
• Researched co-morbidity of anxiety and mood disorders with hypertension and heart disease
• Conducted data management and data entry using SPSS for on-going research projects

Research Assistant (Summer 1996 & Summer 1997)

Center for Outcome Analysis, Ardmore, PA

• Researched the comparison of kinship foster care to non-relative foster care
• Performed data input and analysis using SPSS

Education

St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program-Child Track (APA approved)

• Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, May 2003
• Master of Arts in Psychology, September 2001

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 1997

Organizations
American Psychological Association (APA)
Virginia Psychological Association (VPA)
Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists (VACP)
Northern Virginia Society of Clinical Psychologists (NVSCP)