Rachel M. Team, Ph.D.

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1 Rachel M. Team, Ph.D Juniper Lane Lewisville, TX EDUCATION Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Ph.D., School Psychology American Psychological Association Approved Program June 1, 2006 (dissertation defense) Area of Emphasis: Child and Family Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas Bachelor of Science in Psychology Magna Cum Laude Minor: Sociology Research & Clinical Interests: Social-emotional development in young children, behavioral and clinical difficulties in children, autism spectrum disorders, and working with families. EXPERIENCE 8/06 - Psychology Resident, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology 6/09 Lewisville Independent School District, Special Education Department Lewisville, TX Duties: Provided School Psychological Services to children ranging from ages three through 22, including observations, assessment, and consultation. Responsible for two middle schools, an elementary school, and the school district s alternative school. Provided assistance to campus for pre-referral interventions, classroom interventions, and teacher training. Conducted trainings across the district on the Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) model of intervention and physical restraint. District trainer of the positive behavior support initiative for all of the early childhood teachers. Supervised by Gwen Carter, Ph.D. and Cristin Dooley, Ph.D. 8/05 7/06 Doctoral Psychology Intern (APA Approved Internship Site) Lewisville Independent School District, Special Education Department Lewisville, TX Duties: Conducted Full Psychological Evaluations for ISD, including: administering psychological and academic instruments, observation, interpretation of assessment results, diagnosis, writing psychological reports, providing feedback to parents and teachers, and presenting results to ARD committee. Participated as a member of a multidisciplinary assessment team to evaluate for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Provided individual and family therapy at the Lewisville Family Center. Consulted with teachers and parents. Planned and implemented monthly group sessions for students with Autism and their families; rotated groups between high-functioning, low-functioning, and siblings. Participated in a research team with LISD staff. Attended

2 Team 2 weekly training and group supervision. Two hours of weekly supervision provided by primary supervisor, Vicki S. Hainlen, Ph.D. Thirty minutes of weekly supervision provided by secondary supervisor, Debra Gomez, Ph.D. and Charles S. Fruge, Ph.D. 8/01-7/05 Mental Health Specialist Brazos Valley Community Action Agency (BVCAA) Head Start Program, Bryan, Texas Duties: Organized and conducted developmental screenings for children enrolled in the BVCAA Head Start with the Developmental Indicator for the Assessment of Learning, abbreviated version (Speed DIAL). Consulted with classroom teachers, staff, and parents to develop and implement various behavioral and educational interventions. Conducted behavioral observations, provided recommendations, and assisted teachers and parents in the development of interventions. Participated as part of the Child Review Committee meetings with parents, teachers, and staff to make multidiscipline decisions about the students. Systems level consultation was provided through the presentation of several workshops and trainings for parents and staff on various behavioral and developmental issues. Provided play therapy services for several of the Head Start children who were dealing with traumatic experiences. Weekly supervision was provided by Michael Ash, Ph.D. 8/04-5/05 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD School Practicum, Watkins Middle School and Walker Elementary School, Houston, TX. Duties: Providing individual and group counseling to students at both schools, conducting behavior evaluations, observing students in the classroom, and consulting with parents and teachers. One day a week is spent in Cy-Fair; one half day on the middle school campus and one half day at the elementary school campus. Weekly supervision is provided by Jeremy Sullivan, Ph.D. and group supervision is provided by William A. Rae, Ph.D. 6/04-7/04 Extended School Year Program (ESY) Practicum, College Station Independent School District, College Station, TX. Duties: Worked as the behavior consultant for the ESY teachers and staff. Observed children with moderate to severe learning problems ranging in age from three to eighteen and ran a social skills group for children with Autism. Worked with children with diagnoses including Autism, Mental Retardation, and physical disabilities. The children participated in a half-day summer school program four days a week for a total of five weeks. They rotated through activities promoting large and fine motor control, math, reading, and social skills. I alternated days between the elementary school children and the middle and high school children. Supervision was provided by Anne Wehrly, Ph.D. and Cynthia Riccio, Ph.D. 9/03-5/04 School Practicum, Pebble Creek Elementary School, College Station, TX Duties: Conducted individual and group therapy with students on the campus. Conducted Full Psychological Evaluations for school district, prepared the reports, gave parents and teachers feedback, and presented testing at ARD meeting. Conducted consultation with teachers and parents concerning their student. Participated in the school s prereferral team (SAILS Team) and worked with teachers, counselor, and

3 Team 3 administrator to devise recommendations for working with students. Weekly supervision was provided by Michael Ash, Ph.D. and Becky Hall, Ph.D. 1/03-8/03 Child Therapy Practicum, Counseling and Assessment Clinic, Texas A&M University Duties: Individual and family therapy with children and adolescents. Used various cognitive-behavioral and play therapy approaches. Interventions were primarily focused on decreasing behavior problems the youth were experiencing and increasing their social-emotional skill level. Weekly supervision was provided by William A. Rae, Ph.D. 1/03-5/03 Integrated Practicum in Assessment and Diagnosis Counseling and Assessment Clinic, Texas A&M University Bryan Independent School District Duties: Created an assessment battery based on the person s individual needs, presenting problem, and hypothesized issues. Conducted assessment, interpreted, and prepared psycho-educational reports. Prepared three reports, one for a child, one for an adolescent, and one for an adult under the weekly supervision of Cynthia A. Riccio, Ph.D. PRESENTATIONS Team, R. M., Novales, B., Alexander, A., & Pedersen, L. (2006, October). Executive Functioning and Adaptive Behavior: The Relationship Between the BASC and the BRIEF. Poster presented at the Texas Association of School Psychologists, Las Colinas, TX. Team, R. M. & Ash, M.J. (2006, March). Performance differences on the Speed DIAL. Poster presentation accepted to the National Association of School Psychologists Convention for March Childes, K., Kennedy, C., Fournier, C., Newton, K., Team, R., & Curran, E... (2004, April). Early Literacy: What are the skills of very young children? Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Dallas, TX. Gonzales, M. P., Pizzitola, K. M., Team, R. M., & Ash, M. A. (2002, August). Using the Speed DIAL to Screen Head Start Children. Poster Presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Team, R. M. (2002, February). There is More Than One Normal Distribution: What is the Normal Distribution, Really? Paper presented at the meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association in Austin, TX and the Educational Research Exchange at Texas A&M University. WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS Team, R. M.. ( & School Years) Crisis Prevention Institute s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Program. Conducted a minimum of 18 hours a year of training to Lewisville Independent School District staff. Team, R. M. & Key, J. M. (August 2008). TACCARA s Positive Beginnings Training. Eight-hour training for the early childhood teachers and paraprofessionals in Lewisville ISD.

4 Team, R. M. (August 2008). CHAMPS: Classroom Management Techniques. Training for Middle School general education teachers at McKamy Middle School, Flower Mound, TX. Team, R. M. (March 2008) Who Me?: Working with Difficult Students. Training for Middle School general education teachers at McKamy Middle School, Flower Mound, TX. Team, R. M. & Key, J. M. (August 2007). Promoting Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood. Presentation given at Special Education Inservice Training in Lewisville Independent School District. Lewisville, TX. Team, R. M. (August 2004). Red flags: When to Refer. Training presented at the Head Start Pre-Service Training Workshop, Bryan, TX. Team, R. M. & Kennedy, C. A. (May 2004). Aggression and Biting. Training presented at the BVCAA Head Start Training Retreat, Conroe. TX. Team 4 Team, R. M. (December, 2003). Stress and the Holidays. Training presented to Head Start parents at the parent meeting at Madisonville Child Development Center, Madisonville, TX. Team, R. M. & Kennedy, C. A. (July 21 & 23, 2003). Promoting Social and Emotional Well-being in the Preschool Classroom. Workshop presented for the Head Start Mentor Teacher Training at the Parent-Child Lab, Bryan, TX. Team, R. M. (May 22, 2003). Transitioning to Kindergarten. Workshop presented for Head Start Parent Meeting at Neal Child Development Center, Bryan, TX. Team, R. M. (March 24, 2003). Growth and Development of Preschool Children. Workshop presented for Head Start Parent Meeting, Bryan Child Development Center, Bryan, TX. Team, R. M. (March, 2003). What do I need to know about Autism? Training presented to Head Start teachers with a child diagnosed as PDD in their classroom at Hearne Child Development Center, Hearne, TX. Team, R. M. (April 10, 2003). Classroom Management Strategies. Workshop presented for Head Start staff development training at Madisonville Child Development Center, Madisonville, TX. Team, R. M. (July 18, 2002) Screening and Assessment for Excessive Behaviors. Workshop presented at the Disabilities Conference held at Blinn College, Bryan, TX. CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS: American Psychological Association National Association of School Psychologists Texas Association of School Psychologists Regional Association of School Psychologists International Association of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructors RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

5 Team 5 Dissertation: Is Social-Emotional Development a Fundamental Aspect of School Readiness for Head Start Children?: A Field Study Chair: Cynthia A. Riccio, Ph.D. Committee: Michael Ash, Ph.D., Connie Fournier, Ph.D., William Rupley, Ph.D. Bipolar Research Team Michael J. Ash, Ph.D. and Cynthia A. Riccio, Ph.D., Principal Investigators Participated in collecting and analyzing data and submitting presentations to conferences. Early Literacy Team Constance Fournier, Ph.D. and Bill Rupley, Ph.D., Principal Investigators Participated in administering a standard battery to evaluate the pre-reading skills on children enrolled in local preschool programs, excluding Head Start. Memory, Attention, and Planning Study Cynthia A. Riccio, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Administered a standard battery created to assess for ADHD. Including neuropsychological assessment instruments, such as card-sorting tasks, the Gordon, and the Conners Continuous Performance Test are included in the assessment battery. PALS Preparation for Adult Living Skills: Served as co-group leader. Helped teach basic adult living skills to adolescents living as wardens of the state during a systematic training program over 24 lessons. Organized and set up activities to teach important aspects of how to live as a responsible and informed adult. Gwen Carter, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist, LSSP (Previous Supervisor) (214) gwencarter@tx.rr.com REFERENCES Cristin Dooley, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist, LSSP (Current Supervisor) Lewisville Independent School District 701 S. Charles St. Lewisville, TX (469) dooleyc@lisd.net Cynthia A. Riccio, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist, LSSP (Professor) Texas A&M University TAMU Stop 4225 College Station, TX ) criccio@tamu.edu

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