Sheldon Levinson
Louisville,KY
Work Preference
Summary
Solid background in mental health care and strong commitment to patient well-being. Demonstrates high level of competency in neuropsychological and psychological assessment, and therapeutic interventions. Training in eclectic strategies and evidence based interventions to assist patients achieve highest functioning and well being. History of evaluating and treating a broad range of mental health difficulties. Wide range of experiences in multiple mental health and medical settings.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Psychologist
Edelson and Associates
Louisville, KY
02.2001 - 02.2026
- Performed psychological and neuropsychological assessments, on a full time basis, primarily on an outpatient basis but also in a variety of inpatient settings, including psychiatric hospitals and nursing homes. Evaluations included conducting clinical interviews, test administration, interpretation and written reports of assessment findings, in addition to providing feedback of the results and relevant recommendations. Evaluations were done under the guidance and with active consultation with a board-certified neuropsychologist as needed. Presenting problems included progressive dementias from a variety of etiologies, strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and metabolic disorders. Assessments included addressing a wide range of mood, personality, and other psychological disorders, including attentional problems, Autism spectrum concerns, and academic achievement. Additional duties involved administering neuropsychological screenings and participation in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings on a medical/physical rehabilitation unit. Provided individual psychotherapy on an outpatient and inpatient basis, treating adults with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, and other mental health issues. The primary focus was adult patients, though experience included some work with children. Job responsibilities included active participation in practice staff meetings, assistance in developing and managing policies and procedures, and marketing as needed. Provided and sought consultation with colleagues to promote exceptional service delivery to clients and referral sources.
Communicare Community Mental Health Center
Bardstown, KY
02.1997 - 01.2001
- Functioned primarily as a staff psychologist in the Lebanon and Bardstown, Kentucky, clinics. Responsibilities included providing an extensive range of clinical services, working with diverse populations spanning a wide range of diagnostic categories. Therapy experience included work with adults, adolescents and children. Individual, family and marital therapy was provided, and included responsibilities in coordinating treatment services. Experience included group psychotherapy with adult males in a therapeutic rehabilitation program, with chronically mentally ill clients requiring psychotropic medication, and groups with children in a program who were at risk for removal from the home. Psychological assessments were performed as needed and included court referrals to provide expert testimony for guardianship and conservatorship hearings. Supervision was provided for Master's level staff. Participated in a local interagency council to determine need and provide resources for high-risk children. Responsibilities included consultation and crisis management, including evaluating clients for involuntary hospitalization. Opportunity to closely work with allied professionals included psychiatrists, social workers and case managers, including participation in office staff meetings. Employed as Interim Clinic Manager from January to November 2000, in the Lebanon clinic. Responsibility included administrative supervision of therapists and support staff, conducting staff meetings, coordinating treatment efforts including assigning intakes, and involvement in hiring staff as needed. Duties at that time entailed maintaining a limited caseload, providing individual and group therapy. Responsibilities also involved monitoring productivity, performing utilization review of staff members, and participation in quality improvement committees.
Adjunct Professor
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
08.2000 - 12.2000
- Teaching Counseling (CNS) 580 Family Life Issues
Independent Contractor, Private Practice
08.1994 - 09.1996
- Completed more than 175 psychological assessments in Chicago, Illinois, serving primarily low-income clients referred by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Clients ranged from 5 to 55 years of age, with evaluations including test administration, interpretation and written reports of assessment findings. Evaluations frequently required assessment of severe physical and sexual abuse, parenting skills and substance abuse. Placement and treatment recommendations were made, in addition to assessment of emotional, cognitive and intellectual functioning. Experience additionally included individual psychotherapy with children referred through the DCFS. Work averaged approximately 30 hours per week.
Edelson and Associates
Louisville, KY
07.1991 - 06.1993
- Provided assessments in a variety of inpatient settings, including psychiatric hospitals and medical rehabilitation units. Completed approximately 200 neuropsychological and 100 psychological evaluations on clients ranging from 6 to 85 years of age. Work included administration, interpretation and written reports of assessment measures. Presenting problems included dementias, strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and a wide range of mood, dissociative, personality and other psychological disorders. Additional duties included administering neuropsychological screenings and participating as needed in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings on a medical rehabilitation unit. Work also involved participation in twice-weekly practice staff meetings. Supervision of all work, which averaged 20 hours per week, was provided by a Board-certified clinical neuropsychologist.
Jefferson County Public Schools
Louisville, KY
02.1990 - 06.1991
- Performed 116 evaluations of public school students to assess learning disabilities and need for special education resources. Assessments included the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, a measure of academic achievement, and a screening for level of adaptive behavior. Work averaged 10 hours per week.
Teaching assistant
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
09.1990 - 05.1991
- Teaching assistant for a graduate level Psychological Assessment sequence, a position granted by the University of Louisville Psychology Department. Duties, averaging 10 hours per week, included critiquing psychological reports and observing administration of intellectual, academic and cognitive measures to provide feedback to graduate students. Responsibilities also included lecturing on selected topics, training of clinical policy and procedures, and leading interviewing and empathy exercises.
Central State Hospital
Louisville, KY
02.1989 - 08.1989
- Clinical responsibilities included creating and monitoring behavior modification plans for inpatients with mild to profound intellectual deficits. Eight psychological assessments were also completed with these residents, many involving discrimination of dually-diagnosed psychological disorders. Duties included participation in IDT meetings regarding residential care. Work averaged 20 hours per week.
Psychological Associate
Hazelwood ICF/MR
Louisville, KY
07.1987 - 08.1988
- Clinical duties in this residential facility for adults with severe and profound intellectual deficits, included writing, monitoring and implementing behavior modification programs, as well as participating in human rights committee meetings and IDT meetings regarding residential care. Responsibilities also included performing approximately 30 assessments and written evaluations of test results utilized when preparing behavior modification programs. Work averaged 20 hours per week.
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
09.1986 - 05.1987
- A position granted by the University of Louisville Psychology Department, requiring the administration, grading and recording of undergraduate examinations.
Education
Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY12-1995
Clinical Internship - undefined
Illinois State Psychiatric Institute
Chicago, IL06-1994
M.A. - Clinical Psychology
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY12-1990
B.A. - Psychology Major
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI05-1986
Skills
Attention to Detail
Highly effective communication skills
High commitment to providing the most effective care to patients
Extensive experience diagnosing/treating mental health problems
Ability to collaborate in a group office setting
Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- Kentucky Psychological Association
Academic Experience
- Graduate Coursework September 1986 - August 1991 Courses at the University of Louisville included a sequence of courses in psychological assessment, a sequence in clinical interventions, and a wide span of clinical and research classes. Advanced seminar topics included psychodynamic/interpersonal psychotherapy, anxiety disorders, projective assessment measures, and clinical hypnosis. Two classes in family therapy were taken, as well as courses in physiological psychology and psychopharmacology.
- Clinical Internship July 1993 - June 1994 APA-approved internship completed at the Illinois State Psychiatric Institute. The one-year-long placement involved functioning as primary case coordinator and providing individual psychotherapy for 18 adults on an inpatient research unit, totaling to more than 200 psychotherapy hours. Presenting problems included severe mood, personality, schizophrenic and substance abuse disorders. A second year-long placement involved working with three individual psychotherapy clients on an adolescent unit (totaling approximately 75 therapy hours); work included severe conduct, mood and psychotic disorders. Additional duties on internship included seeing three outpatient clients for approximately 30 psychotherapy hours, performing nine inpatient psychological assessments, leading weekly inpatient community meetings and musical groups with adults and adolescents, and participating in weekly IDT meetings to discuss ongoing cases. Supervision averaged more than three hours per week. Experiences further involved supervising a graduate level extern on individual and group psychotherapy with adolescents, as well as one psychological evaluation. Seminar topics included mental status interviews, individual (adult) psychotherapy, adolescent psychotherapy, self-psychology, psychopharmacology and neuropsychology, as well as regular attendance in a weekly journal club.
Thesis / Dissertation
- Levinson, S.L. (1995). Psychologists’ decision-making using DSM criteria: An analog study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Dissertation chairperson: Stephen Edgell, Ph.D.
- Levinson, S.L. (1990). Clinical psychologists’ diagnostic policies of depression. Unpublished Master’s thesis. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Thesis chairperson: Suzanne Meeks, Ph.D.
Practicum Experience
- University of Louisville Psychology Clinic, Louisville, KY September 1986 - August 1991 Psychotherapy experience included eight individual adult psychotherapy clients (totaling no more than 260 therapy hours), with two clients exceeding 75 sessions, two couples (totaling to 16 sessions), and a time-limited (eight session) group for children of alcoholics, ranging in age from 6 to 12 years. Individual psychotherapy clients presented with a variety of problems, generally involving mood or personality disorders. Completed 13 assessments, primarily on children with learning disabilities, hyperactivity and oppositional disorders. Experience with alternate treatment modalities included biofeedback and clinical hypnosis. Supervision included individual and team (three hours weekly) meetings, with support of audiovisual recording devices. Participated in a team focusing on termination of long-term clients. Peer supervision within teams was encouraged. Orientation of supervisors, who changed yearly, ranged from behavioral to psychodynamic/interpersonal. Work averaged 10 hours per week.
- Seven Counties Southeast Center, Louisville, KY September 1987 - June 1988 Performed eight psychological assessments on adults ranging from 21 to 47 years old through the outpatient community mental health center. Presenting problems included psychosis, mood, and personality disorders. Supervision was behavioral in orientation and averaged one hour per assessment.
- Frazier Rehabilitation Center, Louisville, KY May 1987 - October 1987 Completed four neuropsychological assessments. Patients ranged from 17 to 81 years old and presented with a variety of organic dysfunctions, including dementing processes and closed head injuries. Supervision averaged 1.5 hours per evaluation.
Certification
- Licensed Psychologist (KY #128113)—Doctoral licensure granted July 1997
- NPI #1497748099
Interests
Hiking, nature, and outdoor activities; reading world literature, both fiction and non-fiction; playing acoustic and electric guitars; and collecting US postage stamps
Timeline
Clinical Psychologist
Edelson and Associates
02.2001 - 02.2026
Adjunct Professor
Western Kentucky University
08.2000 - 12.2000
Communicare Community Mental Health Center
02.1997 - 01.2001
Independent Contractor, Private Practice
08.1994 - 09.1996
Edelson and Associates
07.1991 - 06.1993
Teaching assistant
University of Louisville
09.1990 - 05.1991
Jefferson County Public Schools
02.1990 - 06.1991
Central State Hospital
02.1989 - 08.1989
Psychological Associate
Hazelwood ICF/MR
07.1987 - 08.1988
University of Louisville
09.1986 - 05.1987
Clinical Internship - undefined
Illinois State Psychiatric Institute
M.A. - Clinical Psychology
University of Louisville
B.A. - Psychology Major
University of Michigan
Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology
University of Louisville