Core Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute
Santa Barbara, California Area
- Current
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- Co-Associate Chair - Counseling Psychology Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Director of Research at Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Board Member at Community Counseling and Education Center
- Research Coordinator at Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Core Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute
- MFT and LPC at Independent Mental Health Care Provider
- Past
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- Clinical Coordinator at Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Adjunct Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Adjunct Faculty at Antioch University Santa Barbara
- Adjunct Faculty at Santa Barbara City College
- Co-Facilitator and Teacher of Dance at Present Moment Seminars, Living Enneagram Seminars, Movements Intensives, Movements Retreats
- Associate at Gladstone Counseling Center
- President at Claymont Society for Continuous Education
- Program Director - Residential Training Program at Claymont Society for Continuous Education
- Instructor-Morning and Inner Exercises, Gurdjieff Movements, Psychology, Themes, and Head Gardener at Claymont Society for Continuous Education
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- International Academy for Continuous Education-Sherborne
- Washington University in St. Louis
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Avrom Altman’s Summary
Innovative educator, administrator, and psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience including 17 years as a faculty member of Clinical and Counseling Psychology Graduate Programs.
Avrom Altman’s Specialties:
Administration in Higher Education, Design and Implementation of Curriculum Development, WASC Assessment and Review, Qualitative Research Methodologies, Training and Supervision of Psychotherapists, Somatic Psychotherapy, Non-profit Organizations.
Avrom Altman’s Experience
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Co-Associate Chair - Counseling Psychology Program
Pacifica Graduate Institute
(Education Management industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Comprehensive review of reliability and validity of product and performance assessment measures. WASC planning and assessment. Ensure compliance of syllabi with program standards. Review faculty applicants and oversee HR End of Month Report. Direct, supervise, and oversee the delivery of instruction and student relations. Design and implementation of curriculum development and changes to program structure
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Director of Research
Pacifica Graduate Institute
(Education Management industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Direct Research Program and thesis process. Supervise Research Coordinators. Prepare annual budget for Research Program. Engage in review and analysis of the research courses and thesis process. Produce the Research Program’s component of the Counseling Psychology Program’s response to WASC review. Administer current and past records of advisor/advisee contracts. Administer publication of theses on Proquest. Administer distribution of theses, archive of theses, and interdepartmental relations with Library. Edit the thesis website, thesis folder, and Student Papers and Thesis Handbook.
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Board Member
Community Counseling and Education Center
(Education Management industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Community Counseling and Education Center (CCEC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 that provides affordable, bi-lingual counseling services, groups, and educational programs.
Mission Statement: Our work centers around our desire to create peaceful communication and understanding among people in all life situations so that they can heal the wounding they have experienced or have inflicted on others. -
Research Coordinator
Pacifica Graduate Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Research Coordinator - Counseling Psychology
Assign and supervise thesis advisors. Process Ethics Applications for students and meet with Ethics Committee. Organize information for thesis advisor contracts and coordinate completion of contracts with M.A. Program Assistant. Read and review Master’s theses. Notify Registrar’s office of student thesis completion. Coordinate and host thesis presentations. -
Core Faculty
Pacifica Graduate Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Counseling Psychology courses:
Process of Psychotherapy I, II, & III; Clinical Practice I, II, & III; Research in Psychology; Directed Research; Clinical Applications of Group Process; and Human Sexuality in the Therapeutic Context.
Committees:
Faculty Council
Faculty Senate
Senate Subcommittee on Faculty Governance and Well-Being
WASC Task Group on Faculty Governance
Strategic Planning Committee-Counseling Psychology
Interdepartmental Council of Research Coordinators -
MFT and LPC
Independent Mental Health Care Provider
(Mental Health Care industry)
August 1980 — Present (29 years 4 months)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Hakomi Body-Centered Psychotherapist -
Clinical Coordinator
Pacifica Graduate Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
October 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Oversee clinical requirements for students in Counseling Psychology Program. Organize and coordinate practicum requirements for first, second, and third year students. Oversee the personal psychotherapy requirement for students. Oversee and coordinate the logistics of the comprehensive oral examination process. Coordinate with Director of Clinical Training, Registrar and Student Affairs Coordinator regarding programmatic and student issues. Participate in the admissions process through file reviews, admissions interviews, and information meetings.
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Adjunct Faculty
Pacifica Graduate Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 1999 — September 2006 (7 years 1 month)
Counseling Psychology courses: Process of Psychotherapy I, II, & III; Clinical Practice I, II, & III; Research in Psychology; Directed Research; Clinical Applications of Group Process; and Human Sexuality in the Therapeutic Context.
Thesis advisor and Orals Examiner. -
Adjunct Faculty
Antioch University Santa Barbara
(Education Management industry)
April 1993 — September 2006 (13 years 6 months)
Clinical Psychology courses: Clinical Skills I, II, III, & IV; Group Process; Group Dynamics; Human Sexuality; and Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction.
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Adjunct Faculty
Santa Barbara City College
(Education Management industry)
September 2002 — September 2005 (3 years 1 month)
Psychology Department courses: Human Sexuality
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Co-Facilitator and Teacher of Dance
Present Moment Seminars, Living Enneagram Seminars, Movements Intensives, Movements Retreats
(Education Management industry)
October 1973 — April 2005 (31 years 7 months)
Designed, developed, and taught over 100 seminars focusing on a dance form known as the Gurdjieff Movements in various contexts supportive of the study of interpersonal, intrapersonal, and transpersonal processes and dynamics.
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Associate
Gladstone Counseling Center
(Mental Health Care industry)
September 1989 — June 1997 (7 years 10 months)
Psychotherapy, Marriage and Family Therapy
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President
Claymont Society for Continuous Education
(Education Management industry)
September 1986 — February 1989 (2 years 6 months)
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Program Director - Residential Training Program
Claymont Society for Continuous Education
(Education Management industry)
September 1982 — August 1986 (4 years )
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Instructor-Morning and Inner Exercises, Gurdjieff Movements, Psychology, Themes, and Head Gardener
Claymont Society for Continuous Education
(Education Management industry)
August 1979 — August 1986 (7 years 1 month)
Avrom Altman’s Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Counseling 1977 — 1979
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University of Missouri-Kansas City
M.A. , Counseling , 1975 — 1976
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
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International Academy for Continuous Education-Sherborne
John G. Bennett and G. I. Gurdjieff 1972 — 1973
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Washington University in St. Louis
B.S. , English Literature , 1968 — 1972
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Additional Information
Avrom Altman’s Websites:
Avrom Altman’s Interests:
Hiking above Tree Line Ocean Kayaking Zazen Yoga Independent Film
Avrom Altman’s Groups:
American Association of University Professors
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Hakomi Institute
Mensa
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California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) -
Pacifica Graduate Institute -
Santa Barbara County Connections
Avrom Altman’s Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
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