Post-Doctoral Mental Health Clinician

Jeffery C. Hicks
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EDUCATION

Ryokan College, Los Angeles, California
Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology

Milligan College, Milligan College, Tennessee
Master of Education

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Master of Divinity

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee
Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Hiwassee College, Madisonville, Tennessee
Associate of Arts, Psychology

CREDENTIALS

California Registered Psychological Assistant (PSB 94022390)
California Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential # 140081756

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LaVerne University, LaVerne, California (October, 2018 - Present)
Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer, Physician Assistant Program

Westside Treatment Center, Los Angeles, California (June, 2017 � August, 2019)
Intake Coordinator, Family Coordinator, and Primary Therapist
Supervised hours completed March, 2019
Supervised by Dr. Adam Silberstein (17040)

Private Practice Psychological Assistant, Los Angeles, California (2016 � 2017)
Saw clients for psychotherapy on the weekend and weekday evenings.
Supervised by Dr. Vanessa Spooner (PSY 24942)

South Pasadena Unified School District, South Pasadena, California (2014 -
2017)
Daily substitute teacher at the middle and high school levels (grades 6 - 12)

Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, California (2013-2014)
Daily substitute teacher (grades K - 12)


Tustin Unified School District, Tustin, California (2010 - 2013)
C.C. Lambert Elementary School, Tustin, California (2011 � 2012, temporary
contract)
Fifth Grade Classroom Teacher
Substitute Teacher (2010; 2012 � 2013)

Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls Church, Virginia (2010 - 2011)
Freedom Hill Elementary, Vienna, Virginia (2010 � 2011, temporary contract)
Sixth Grade Classroom Teacher

Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California (2007 - 2009)
Seventy-Fourth Street Gifted Magnet, Los Angeles, California (2007 - 2009)
Fourth Grade Gifted Education Teacher

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, North Carolina (1998 - 2007)
Berryhill Elementary, Charlotte, North Carolina (1998 � 2000)
Third Grade Teacher
Barringer Academic Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (2000 � 2007)
Third and Fourth Grade G.A.T.E Teacher, Gifted Education Coordinator

PRESENTATIONS

�Mental Health and Treating LGBTQIA Patients in the Medical Setting,� LaVerne
University Physician Assistant Program, LaVerne, California (November 20,
2018)

�Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Comorbidity of Mental Disorders,�
LaVerne University
Physician Assistant Program, LaVerne, California (January 16, 2019)

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

�Seven Keys to Purposeful Recovery: The Intersection Between Positive
Psychology and Second-Stage Recovery,� Group Psychotherapy Association of
Los Angeles (March 13, 2016)

�The Power of Shame in Group Psychotherapy,� Group Psychotherapy Association
of Los Angeles Annual Conference (May 20 � 21, 2016)

�Nutrition in Today�s World: Healthy Trends that Aren�t so Healthy,� Reasons
Eating Disorder Center (June 23, 2016)

�Preparing and Screening Prospective Group Members,� Group Psychotherapy
Association of Los Angeles (September 18, 2016)

�Group at the Crossroads: Using Action Methods to Work with Conflict,
Transference, and Countertranference,� Group Psychotherapy Association of Los
Angeles (March 26, 2017)

�Integrating Sexuality in Eating Disorder Treatment,� Reasons Eating Disorder
Center (May 18, 2017)

�Kipu Electronic Medical Records Training,� Kipu Health, (February 12, 2018)

�Utilization Review and Clinical Documentation,� Hansei Solutions, (February 26,
2018)

�Psychotherapeutic Techniques for Client Resistance,� Westside Treatment
Center, (July 25, 2018)

�Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Clinical Treatment in the Outpatient
Setting,� Westside Treatment Center (October 17, 2018)

�Documentation, Insurance Protocols, and the Peer Review Process,� Hansei
Solutions, (March 27, 2019)

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles (GPALA)
Group Psychotherapy Foundation Decoding the Tablecloth Organizational
Committee
The Episcopal Church of the Angels, Pasadena, California
Church of the Angels Choir, Pasadena, California