1 Suzanne T. Witterholt, M.D. Licensure and Certification Licensed by examination in North Carolina, July 1990, #09088(Inactive status) Minnesota Medical License: July, 1992 #35882 American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, June 1993 #37908 Professional Organization American Psychiatric Association: Member since 1986 Distinguished Fellow 2004 Education July 1991 June 1992 University of North Carolina Fellowship-Inpatient & Administrative Psychiatry Chairperson: Inpatient Services Task Force. Program Development: The Hospital Treatment of Borderline and Dissociative Patients. Post-Traumatic Stress/Dissociative Disorders Consultation Team with Ronald Batson, M.D. July 1, 1987 June 30, 1991 University of North Carolina Residency April 1989 April 1991 Member In Training Representative: Executive Council, North Carolina Psychiatric Association August 1983 June 1987 University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine M.D. Awards: Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation from American Medical Women s Association for Scholastic Achievement Awards: Lange Medical Publication Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Medical Student Graduated with Special Distinction Honorary Societies: Alpha Omega Alpha
2 1982 University Oklahoma B.S., Microbiology Undergraduate: Graduated with Highest Honors /Summa Cum Laude Awards: Top 10 Resident Advisors (1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1981-1982) Outstanding Junior in the College of Arts and Sciences (1981) Honorary Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Professional Experience and Employment 1994 Present: Minnesota Department of Human Services, Division of Direct Care and Treatment, formerly State Operated Services, at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center Medical Specialist 3 (Sr. Staff Psychiatrist) June 1994-June, 2000: Unit Chief, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Unit Chairperson Ethics Committee 1996 2000 Chairperson- Health Information Management 1999-2001 Secretary, Medical Staff 1995-1997 Vice-President, Medical Staff 1997-1998 Lead for Dialectical Behavior Therapy 1996/1997 (Training from Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. and her team at University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Seattle, WA) September 1996-May 1997) July 2000 March 2008 Director of Ananda Services at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center. Mission: to build community capacity for the treatment of individuals with Borderline personality Disorder and related conditions. March 2008- March 2011 Clinical Lead for Co-morbid, Medical Psychiatric Units at AMRTC and Clinical Lead for Behavioral Psychiatric Units at AMRTC. March 2011-Present: Job function is as a Community Liaison Psychiatrist for Direct Care and Treatment. Mission: The Community Liaison Psychiatrist advances DCT s mission by increasing the community s capacity to effectively treat individuals served by DCT. This is accomplished by: Promoting the use of outcome driven, evidenced based mental health treatments by service providers both within DCT and in the community Helping DCT design innovative service delivery modalities based on the same Providing direct care to designated individuals who are at risk for requiring a more restrictive level of care due to lack of community resources Promote policy development within DHS to better align the service delivery system to support providers for evidenced based care and outcome driven interventions
3 1998-Present: Therapy Behavioral Tech, LLC. Consultant and Trainer in Dialectical Behavior August 1, 1992 April 30, 1994 St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center Comprehensive Psychiatry Clinic Director: Psychiatric Trauma Team St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center International Clinic Center for Victims of Torture August 1, 1992 1996: Center for victims of Torture, Minneapolis, MN 1983: El Reno Mental Health Center, Oklahoma Case Management Committees and Boards Clergy Review Board, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis: 1995-2007 Minnesota Psychiatric Society: Disaster Planning committee; 1999-2002 Blue Cross Blue shield of Minnesota: Behavioral Health Policy Committee: 2002-2008 Blue Cross Blue shield of Minnesota: Medical Policy Committee: 2008-2011 University of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry; Clinical Faculty Committee; 2001-present Greater Twin Cities United Way: Health and Independence Committee: 2008-present DBT Linehan Board of Certification: Board of Directors; founding board member, Vice-President of board, January, 2013-present (see Certification, below) Special Projects Development of Minnesota s DBT Intensive Outpatient Services: August, 2008-May, 2013: domain expert consultant for legislative rule writing and ongoing technical assistance for implementation of DBT programs in the state of Minnesota. This model incentivizes fidelity by reimbursing clinicians at a higher rate for adherent practice. (http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?idcservice=get_dynamic_conversion&revisionsel ectionmethod=latestreleased&ddocname=dhs16_149977) Development of Certification of DBT Clinicians and Programs With Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.2006-present Sabbatical sponsored by Minnesota Department of Human Services and Behavioral Research and Treatment Center of the University of Washington under the direction of Marsha Linehan, PhD. 2006-2008.
4 See Board of Directors for DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Reconnect Mental Health Services of Toronto: March 2014 ongoing: implementation of DBt within the structure of the agency http://www.reconnect.on.ca Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry: 2010-2013 Consultant for the development of the DBT program starting with training and implementation and continuing with quality improvement and application of DBT principles and strategies for centralized programing in the hospital in general as well as to an inpatient milieu. Outcomes include: decreased incidents of seclusion and restraint, decreased use of prn medications, decreased incidents of self-injury, and decreased incidents of assaults on staff as well as towards peers. Michigan Department of Community Mental Health: Implementation of DBT: 2008-2011 (statewide evidenced based practices initiative). California Department of Mental Health: Implementation of DBT at Metro State Hospital 2007-2008, Implementation of DBT at Patton State Hospital, 2005-2006. Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health: Implementation of DBT in Pennsylvania State Hospitals 2005-2006, 2012. Consultant for U.S. Agency for International Development: Treatment of Bosnian Refugees: 1993/1994 1993 site visit to Croatia and Bosnia and program development for Training Health Care Workers from Bosnia and Croatia Writings, Talks and Publications Treating Torture Victims on Site: Bosnian Refugees in Croatia: Jaranson and Witterholt. Caring for Victims of Torture: The Physician s Perspective Edited by Michael K. Popkin, M.D. and James Jaranson, M.D., American Psychiatric Press, 1998. Psychiatric Services Annual Institute: Poster Presentation; Boston, Massachusetts. October 29- November 1, 2003 In Patient Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Inpatient Units: Swenson, Bohus & Witterholt; Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice: Applications across Clinical Settings: Edited by Koerner and Dimeff; Forward by Marsha M. Linehan; Guilford Press; 2007 An Overveiw of Dialectical Behavior therapy: Long, B. and Witterholt, S. Psychiatric Annals, April 2013, Vol.43: Pgs. 152-157. Dialectical Behavior Therapy applications for Psychiatrists: Witterholt, S. and Nelson, K. Psychiatric Annals, April 2013, Vol.43; pgs. 158-161 DBT Advanced Intensive Training with Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. and Tony DuBose, Psy.D. September 9-13, 2013, St. Paul, MN
5 Advanced Case Consultation with Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.: April 22-23, 2014; co-sponsored by New York Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains, NY. 10th Annual Yale NEA-BPD Conference: "Advances in Treatment and Support for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Decade of Developments" Applying Principles of DBT in the Practice of Pharmacotherapy. 05.09.14 Awards and Honors Achievement Awards from State of Minnesota, Department of Human Services: for over and above normal duty and contribution to overall direction and mission 07.31.1995, 08.01.1997 Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association: 12.01.2004. Minnesota Psychiatric Society: 2011-2012 Psychiatrist of the Year