Shoshana Taubman
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Oakland, CA,CA
Summary
Bilingual (Spanish-English) Licensed Clinical Psychologist with 15+ years of experience helping children, adolescents, and families of diverse backgrounds strengthen their ability to overcome a wide range of life issues and mental health challenges in order to make meaningful advances toward their personal and collective family goals. Extensive experience providing developmental evaluations, comprehensive psychosocial and diagnostic assessments, crisis and risk management, and individual, family, and group psychotherapy services, on an outpatient basis. Committed to performing all duties in accordance with legal, ethical and professional guidelines.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychologist Evaluator
Child Solutions, Regional Center Of The East Bay
San Leandro, CA
12.2007 - Current
- Perform comprehensive developmental evaluations, virtually and in a clinical setting, to establish eligibility for Regional Center of the East Bay's Early Start Program in collaboration with a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
- Administer standardized developmental screening and assessment instruments including Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC-2), and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised (M-CHAT-R)
- Review and discuss evaluation results, clinical impressions, and recommendations with patient caregivers and other members of patient's treatment team
- Prepare comprehensive and timely evaluation reports, highlighting key findings, impressions, and treatment recommendations
Clinical Psychologist
Kaiser Permanente, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Union City, CA
03.2007 - Current
- Manage large caseload of child and adolescent patients with wide range of mental health and wellness concerns including, but not limited to, AD/HD, depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment disorders, behavior problems, selective mutism, and various other school-related and family-related stressors
- Conduct thorough, strength-based, clinical assessments, by interview, observation, and other methods, to establish medical necessity and formulate diagnostic impressions using DSM-5
- Assess for clinic risk, provide recommendations regarding safety procedures, and report risk and safety concerns to appropriate mandated reporting agency, when appropriate
- Collaborate with patients to identify treatment goals and formulate comprehensive, individual and family-centered treatment plans.
- Provide bilingual (Spanish-English) and culturally-sensitive outpatient individual and family psychotherapy, incorporating cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, and other evidence-based therapy techniques
- Develop curriculum for and facilitate skill-building and process-oriented therapy groups for children, adolescents, and families
- Engage and empower patient collaterals with support, guidance, and psychoeducation, to optimize environment for treatment success
- Link patients to in-house and external support resources to enhance treatment processes
- Collaborate and coordinate with multidisciplinary treatment team, including psychiatrists, pediatricians, and social workers to formulate treatment plan recommendations, evaluate treatment response, and determine discharge decisions
- Maintain timely, thorough, yet concise, confidential patient records in electronic health record system, to enable continuity of care and enhance communication among treatment team members
- Represent local department on regional Quality Assurance Committee for 10+ years and assist local team members with addressing important legal and ethical issues in their documentation.
- Provide peer level technical assistance and develop tools for streamlining provider and department processes to help alleviate stress and reduce potential for provider burnout among local team during COVID-19 Pandemic
Executive Director and Associate
Berkeley Training Associates, Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA
01.2014 - Current
- Manage budget, financing, marketing, and sales of social work and marriage and family therapist license exam preparation products, consultation, training, and other services
- Provide timely and quality customer care by responding to requests for expert consultation and other support and assisting with product selection
- Established new customer service and problem resolution processes to improve customer satisfaction rates
- Create promotional materials and provided insightful information to social media, websites and print media to educate public.
- Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
Office Manager
Berkeley Training Associates
Berkeley, CA
12.1996 - 12.2012
- Process online orders and credit card payments
- Plan and co-facilitate instructional trainings
- Maintain website
Contract Trainer
Bay Area Training Academy
Alameda County, CA
03.2005 - 06.2006
- Developed curricula for, and facilitated, engaging and informative multi-modal in-service training programs on topics such as group therapy and multicultural issues in child abuse assessments and intervention for child and family service workers
Contract Trainer
Seneca Center
San Leandro, CA
09.2002 - 05.2003
- Developed lesson plans and instructional materials for, and facilitated, engaging and informative multi-modal in-service training program on "Fostering Solution-Focused Relationships with Multicultural Families" for clinicians working in foster youth and their families
Education
Post-Doctoral Fellow -
Children's Hospital And Research Center
Oakland, CA09.2006
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) - Clinical Psychology
CSPP At Alliant International University
San Francisco Bay Campus06.2005
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of California
San Diego, CA06.1998
University of California Education Abroad Program - Psychology
Hebrew University
Jerusalem, Israel05.1997
Skills
- Spanish (Advance Professional Proficiency)
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
- Organizational and Time Management Skills
- Self-Motivated
- Dependable and Responsible
- Excellent Interpersonal Communication
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Creative and Innovative Problem-Solver
- Analytical and Critical Thinker
- Attention to Detail
- Strong Report Writing Skills
- Strong Computer Skills
Community Service
President of the Board of Directors (2005-2007)
Northern California Learning Disabilities Association (NCLDA)
Coordinate and organize board activity including leading monthly board meetings; participate in financial planning and budgeting; participate in planning and hosting psychoeducational, informational, and networking events; manage production of, edit, and contribute content to quarterly newsletter.
Volunteer Coordinator (2005), Volunteer (2003-2004)
East Bay Learning Disabilities Association (EBLDA), Berkeley, CA
Attend monthly board meetings; coordinate volunteers; organize and promote LD assessment scholarships; solicit donations for and participate in planning, organizing, and hosting, psychoeducational, informational and networking events; participate in developing professional listing database, perform data entry; contribute to monthly newsletter; assist with production of other promotional mailings; participate in financial planning of organization.
Statistics Course Teaching Assistant (2002-2003)
Alliant International University, San Francisco Bay Campus
Lead weekly lab sessions for graduate level clinical psychology (PsyD) statistics class; offer tutoring support to individual students; grade lab assignments.
Volunteer Contributing Reporter (1996-1998)
San Diego Jewish Press Heritage, San Diego, CA
Author biweekly articles on topics such as junior year Education Abroad Program experience at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, local event reviews, current events, diversity issues, and mood disorders.
Affiliations
Licensed Psychologist (Board of Psychology), PSY21105
American Psychological Association
California Psychological Association
Professional Awards
Learning Disabilities Association of California (LDA) Award of the Year
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Golden Key National Honors Society
Psi Chi National Psychology Honors Society
Psychology Honors Program, UCSD
Professional Interests
Curriculum development and facilitation of skill-building therapy groups and psychoeducational classes for children, teens & families, solution-focused and client-centered individual and family therapy, psychoeducational and developmental assessment, multicultural/diversity issues, AD/HD, LD, ASD, & developmental disorders, parenting, social skills, and behavior.
Professional References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Executive Director and Associate
Berkeley Training Associates, Berkeley, CA
01.2014 - Current
Psychologist Evaluator
Child Solutions, Regional Center Of The East Bay
12.2007 - Current
Clinical Psychologist
Kaiser Permanente, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
03.2007 - Current
Contract Trainer
Bay Area Training Academy
03.2005 - 06.2006
Contract Trainer
Seneca Center
09.2002 - 05.2003
Office Manager
Berkeley Training Associates
12.1996 - 12.2012
Post-Doctoral Fellow -
Children's Hospital And Research Center
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) - Clinical Psychology
CSPP At Alliant International University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of California
University of California Education Abroad Program - Psychology
Hebrew University
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