KATHERINE J. EMERICK, PH. D.
CLINICAL AND FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
California License 7870
1280 South Victoria Avenue, Suite 230
Ventura, California 93003
Telephone 805.655.5021
Fax 805.650.7485
Email kjemerick@aol.com
EDUCATION
PH.D., Ohio University, 1981 Psychology
M.S., Wright State University, 1976 Counseling
B.A., University of Michigan, 1968 With Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
LICENSURE
California License PSY 7870--1983
National Register Listed--1983
EMPLOYMENTMay 1983 to present: Private practice of clinical and forensic psychology.
Psychotherapy: Treat adults individually, with a specialty in the psychotherapy of personality disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Treatment of depression, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, multiple personality disorder, explosive disorders, sexual abuse victims, sexual harassment victims.
Forensic psychological assessment: Perform psychological evaluations as a panel diagnostician for Superior Court of Ventura County, for Protective Services, for the Public Defender, for the California Appellate Project, and for private attorneys. Expert witness in sanity, competency, juvenile fitness, sex offender, dangerousness, and traumatic stress issues. Expert witness in approximately 20 capital cases. Expert testimony in Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside and Kern Counties. Medico-legal consultation for both plaintiff and defense, disability and personal injury cases. Listed in the Expert Witness Resource Bank, National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women. Sexually violent predator evaluations, California Department of Mental Health, 2002-2005
Teaching : Teaching forensic psychology to probation officers, juvenile court judges (California Center for Judicial Education and Research), California State District Attorneys Association, and California State Public Defenders Association. Topics included "Understanding Psychological Assessment," "Evaluation of Dangerousness," "Sex Offender Dynamics and Treatment," and day-long classes in the theory and practice of psychological testing, including MMPI, Rorschach, and intelligence testing. Certified instructor for State Training Committee (for Probation Officers) 1984-1986. Instructor, California State University Channel Islands "Criminal Behavior." Fall, 2005
May 1981 to November 1985: Senior Staff Psychologist, Corrections Services Agency, Ventura County, California
Performed psychological evaluations as part of pre-sentence investigation of Superior Court cases. Evaluated dangerousness, recommended appropriate placement for adolescent offenders, designed treatment plans for probationers, case conferenced difficult cases with probation officers. Testified as expert witness, consulted with both Public Defender and District Attorney staffs. Provided training to local District Attorney’s office. Managed specialist consultant budget. Consulted on program reorganization of Coiston Youth Center (local long-term residential program for adolescent offenders), especially the psychotherapy component.September 1980 to May 1981: Psychology Intern, Ventura County Mental Health, Ventura, CaliforniaPerformed individual and group psychotherapy for chronically mentally ill patients in a day treatment center. Organized daylong seminar for families and friends of chronically mentally ill persons including information on psychopharmacology, community resources, and family coping skills. Provided group therapy for adolescent female incest survivors for Parents United, an organization designed to facilitate family reunification after incest. Reorganized waiting list procedures for Simi Valley Children’s Mental Health. Performed psychological evaluations of children and adolescents. Worked as triage person at the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, planning treatment for acutely mentally ill.September 1978 to June 1980: Graduate student psychology assistant, Athens State Hospital and Developmental Center, Athens, OhioPerformed group and individual psychotherapy with acutely and chronically mentally ill patients and developmentally disabled patients. Psychological evaluations with the same populations, including geriatric patients. Forensic case evaluations. Weekly assessment conferences. Introduction to working with dissociative disorder patients.PAPER PRESENTATION "Two views, one subject: A comparison of Rorschach and neuropsychological findings." With Ines Monguio, Ph.D.. Paper presented to the American Board of Forensic Psychology, annual meeting, April 20, 1998.PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Psychological Association
Society for Personality Assessment
International Society for the Study of Traumatic Stress
American Psychology-Law SocietyREFERENCES
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