PhD student in Clincal Psychology and Licensed Psychotherapist
Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida Area
- Current
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- Contract Child Therapist at Shelter House, Inc.
- Licensed Psychotherapist at CPPS, Inc.
- TransParenting Instructor at Northwest Florida State College (Formerly Okaloosa-Walton College)
- Past
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- Licensed Therapist/ Emergency Service Crisis Intervention Counselor at C.O.P.E., Inc.
- Licensed Therapist at Beachside Counseling (A subsidiary of C.O.P.E., Inc.)
- Director of Outpatient Services at C.O.P.E., Inc.
- Intern at Bridgeway Center
- Education
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- Fielding Graduate University
- University of West Florida
- University of West Florida
- University of West Florida
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Thomas DuVall’s Summary
My educational and experiential opportunities have prepared me for furthering my work in the fields of physical and sexual violence. I began working in the field of intimate partner violence in February of 2003 to present with certifications in the assessment and facilitation of the Duluth Model of Power & Control adopted by the State of Florida. In June of 2004 I entered into the field of sexual offender counseling, gaining certification through Ohio University’s Sexual Offender Treatment Certification. I continue this work now affiliated with the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (May 2005). In addition, I have provided psychoeducation and adaptive coping skills development with both men and women in addressing personal acts of anger and substance abuse, while working with socially maladaptive adolescences for numerous reasons. I an currently affiliated with the Okaloosa-Walton Domestic Violence Coordinating Counsel and the Sexual Assault Interagency Counsel. Further experience involves public speaking engagements with the University of West Florida as a presenter at the first annual Parent University Conference (Feb. 10, 2007) and as a guest lecturer for Forensic Psychology undergraduates on sexual offenders in April of 2004. In 2006, I served as the keynote speaker for Sexual Assault Awareness Day, previously educated area students, faculty, and parents on the dangers of on-line predators. I participated as a Batterer’s Intervention panel member (October 27, 2006) for the Okaloosa-Walton Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Domestic Violence Awareness Month Conference as well as educating victims of domestic violence on the pattern of intimate partner violence at a locale women’s shelter (March 2006). I also presented on the fundamental differences between intimate partner violence and anger management at the Walton County Collaborative Interagency Meeting.
Thomas DuVall’s Specialties:
National Certified Counselor, NCC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor – State of Florida
Licensed Professional Counselor – State of Georiga
Sexual Offender Treatment Specialist – Ohio University
Batterer’s Intervention Program Assessor/Facilitator – State of Florida
Supervisor LMHC – State of Florida
Thomas DuVall’s Experience
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Contract Child Therapist
Shelter House, Inc.
(Mental Health Care industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Provide therapeutic services to children exposed to domestic violence.
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Licensed Psychotherapist
CPPS, Inc.
(Mental Health Care industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
* Facilitate mental health needs for adults and children; providing individual, marital/couples, family, and group counseling
* Develop and facilitate pain management group therapy
* Facilitate adaptive coping for clinical depression, grief/loss
* Facilitate age-adjusted therapeutic services for children and parents
* Facilitate Cognitive-Behavioral skill development for anger management
* Forensic services: sexual & intimate partner violence
* Conduct psychosocial, psychosexual, and substance abuse evaluations
- Providing an integrative Existential/Humanistic approach to psychotherapy, with a focus on personal empowerment -
TransParenting Instructor
Northwest Florida State College (Formerly Okaloosa-Walton College)
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
May 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
• Facilitate parent education via Families First, Inc. TransParenting seminar
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Licensed Therapist/ Emergency Service Crisis Intervention Counselor
C.O.P.E., Inc.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)
January 2003 — March 2008 (5 years 3 months)
• Restructured and implemented agency outpatient forensic treatment program
• Coordinator of agency sexual offender treatment
• Facilitate mental health/substance abuse needs for both adults & children
• Co-facilitate domestic violence group treatment, Batterers’ Intervention (BIP)
• Develop and facilitate adult depression: grief/loss group
• Conduct emergency assessments for involuntary inpatient psychiatric &
substance abuse treatment
• Provide pre & post-test HIV/AIDS counseling -
Licensed Therapist
Beachside Counseling (A subsidiary of C.O.P.E., Inc.)
(Mental Health Care industry)
2003 — 2008 (5 years )
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Director of Outpatient Services
C.O.P.E., Inc.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)
May 2006 — March 2007 (11 months)
•Program development/management, and clinical supervision of
outpatient services to include mental health, substance abuse, and emergency
services
•Lead clinical preparation and representation for accreditation and monitoring,
site-reviews, and audits
•Develop/implement outpatient policies and procedures
•Monitor clinical ‘best-practice’ through professional collaboration and training
to include acquisition of empirical support for service delivery
•Represent organizational interests in relationships with local, state
and national organizations and government agencies
•Identify clinical service needs and perform prospective employment
interviews/assessments
•Coordinator of agency sexual offender treatment
•Facilitate domestic violence group treatment, Batterers’ Intervention (BIP)
•Conduct emergency assessments for involuntary inpatient psychiatric and
substance abuse treatment -
Intern
Bridgeway Center
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
January 2002 — December 2002 (1 year )
-Provided outpatient psychotherapy
-Administered and scored psychological testing material – 143 hours
-Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third revision (WAIS-III)
-Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)
-Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, third revision (WISC-III)
-Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT)
-Wechsler Individualized Achievement Test (WIAT)
-Wechsler Individualized Achievement Test, second revision (WIAT-II)
-Wechsler Individualized Achievement Test Screener (WIAT Screener)
-Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS)
-Children’s Memory Scale (CMS)
-The Dyslexia Screener
-The Dyslexia Early Screener for younger children
-Scoring the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, second revision
(MMPI-2) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents
(MMPI-A)
Thomas DuVall’s Education
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Fielding Graduate University
2006 — 2012 (expected)
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University of West Florida
MA , Counseling Psychology , 2000 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Psi Chi - National Honor Society in Psychology
Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society
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University of West Florida
BA , Psychology , 1996 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Psi Chi - National Honor Society in Psychology
Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society
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University of West Florida
Minor , Child Welare , 1996 — 2000
Additional Information
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Thomas DuVall’s Interests:
CLINICAL INTERESTS - Infidelity within romantic relationships - Cognitive dissonance & thinking errors among adult offenders - Social desensitization of domestic violence & the family system - Characterological classifications of violent offenders - Cultural impact of hypersexualization on gender equality - PTSD - Death anxiety - Healthy coping of grief/loss issues - Chronic pain and psychological functioning - Altered sleep-cycles within clinical populations - HIV/AIDS
Thomas DuVall’s Groups:
National Certified Counselor, NCC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor – State of Florida
Sexual Offender Treatment Specialist – Ohio University
Batterer’s Intervention Program Assessor – State of Florida
Batterer’s Intervention Program Facilitator – State of Florida
- American Pain Society
- American Psychological Association – Student Affiliate
- Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers – Affiliate Member
- Fielding Graduate University – Student Government, Education Technology
- Florida Psychological Association – Student Affiliate
- Okaloosa-Walton Mental Health Association
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University of West Florida Alumni -
Fielding Graduate University Community
Thomas DuVall’s Honors:
Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society [Inducted 1999]
Psi Chi - National Honor Society in Psychology [Inducted 1998]
C.O.P.E. Center Inc., Member of the 2004 Department of the Year – Outpatient Services
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