CURRICULUM VITA Ethel W. Hetrick, PhD Office Address: 412 Hwy 90, Suite 10, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 54, Waveland, MS 39576 Office Phone: (228) 467-2424 FAX: (228) 467-5757 E-mail: ethelhetrickphd@bellsouth.net EDUCATION Texas Woman s University, Denton, TX: PhD, 1976. Major: Educational Psychology. Minor: Counseling. Dissertation: Teaching Parents of Learning Disabled Children Facilitative Communication Skills. The University of Houston, Houston, TX: 45 semester hours in Counseling Psychology leading to certification by the Texas Education Agency as a school counselor and special education counselor. The University of Texas at Austin: M.A. in Educational Psychology, 1966. Thesis: Phonetic Generalization in Spelling. The University of Texas at Austin: B.S. in Elementary Education, 1965. POST DOCTORATE COURSE WORK/TRAINING Board Certified Diplomate in Psychopharmacology. Prescribing Psychologists Register. 17 workshops for 18 continuing education credits each from 9/26/98 to 12/15/01 to meet APA standards for training in psychopharmacology. Fellow status granted following examination in February of 2002. Board Certification in Forensic Science. Prescribing Psychologists Register. Five 18 hour continuing education credits in Forensic Science. (12/15/03, 2/11/03, 5/15/05, 10/15/05, 1/30/06). Reitan Training Workshops in Neuropsychology. Basic Workshop, July, 1982; Advanced Neuropsychology Workshop on Children with Learning Disabilities, August, 1985; Advanced Workshop in Neurological Inferences, June, 1990; Advanced Workshop in Aphasia, September, 1991; Advanced Workshop in Interpretation, November, 1993; Advanced Issues in the Interpretation of the Halstead Reitan Scales, November, 1994. EMDR (Eye-Movement, Desensitization, and Reprogramming). Level 1 Workshop, October 27-28, 1995 and Level II Workshop, August 3-4, 1996. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 6 semester hours in Children s Language Development, 1981-1982.
University of California Extension: 6 units in System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA), 1978-1979. CERTIFICATIONS Licensed Psychologist, Mississippi Board of Psychology (issued 12/9/05), License # 45-740 (includes Civil Commitment Evaluations endorsement) Licensed Psychologist, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. License # 2-2908 (Initial license granted on 1/28/85) Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP), Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, License # 6157. I was initially licensed in Louisiana in 1978 (License # 281). I was also certified in Arizona in 1981. Both of these licenses are inactive. Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) Texas Education Agency: Elementary teacher, grades 1-8; school counselor; special education counselor; educational diagnostician; school psychologist DIPLOMATES American Board of School-Neuropsychology (member since 8/17/02) Prescribing Psychologists Register, Board Diplomate/Fellow in Psychopharmacology (2002) Prescribing Psychologists Register, Board Diplomate/Fellow in Forensic Science (2006) Kappa Delta Pi Pi Lambda Theta Phi Delta Kappa HONOR SOCIETIES PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Psychological Association (APA): Member since 1974. Division memberships include 16 (School Psychology), 53 (Clinical Child), 55 (Psychopharmacology), 40 (Neuropsychology). Mississippi Psychological Association National Association of School Psychologists
National Academy of Neuropsychology PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP Texas Association of School Psychologists: Charter Member and First State Secretary, 1993-1995. East Texas Psychological Association: President, 1992. Council for Exceptional Children: President of the East Texas Chapter #38, 1996-1997. EXPERIENCE September 1, 2007 to present: Independent practice in Bay St. Louis, MS April 3, 2006 to May 15, 2007: Psychologist for the Bay-Waveland School District, Bay St. Louis, MS. Position funded by a Katrina Kids grant to the school district. I unretired, finding my work counseling students who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina very inspiring. August 10, 2005 to April 3, 2006: Retired to Waveland, MS. (Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005, destroying all my records and equipment, as well as personal property). June 1, 2005 to August 10, 2005: Instructor for Panola College (Carthage, TX). Courses taught-general Psychology and Life-span Development. September 1989 to March 25, 2005. Independent practice in Longview, TX. Specialization in school neuropsychology and general neuropsychological assessment. Consultation with Meadow Pines Psychiatric Hospital in neuropsychological assessment. Neuropsychologist for Rehabcare at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview from 1989 to 1991. Consultation with Longview, Tyler, Upshur County, Rusk County, Harrison County, and Winona for the assessment of autistic students and complex learning and behavioral disabilities. 1998-2005: Oral Examiner for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Fall, 1987 to Spring, 2002: Adjunct Instructor for The University of Texas at Tyler. Courses taught: Mental Measurements, Neuropsychological Assessment, Advanced Psychopathology, Developmental Testing, Adolescents with Special Needs, Life-span Development. 1995-2005: Supervisor for interns in school psychology for the Longview Independent School District. 1984-1989: School Psychologist, Longview Independent School District, Longview, TX. 1981-1984: School Psychologist, Tanque Verde School District, Tucson, AZ. Intern supervisor for University of Arizona specialist in school psychology program students. 1978-1981: Associate Professor, Head, Division of Special Education, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA. Regional Supervisor for Louisiana Department of Education for unlicensed School
Psychologists in a 9 parish (county) region. Courses taught: Principles of Diagnostic and Prescriptive Teaching, Testing Practicum, Learning Disabilities, and Emotional Disturbance. 1976-1978: Psychologist/Instructor: Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, Special Education Center. Consultation with personnel in a three parish area and evaluation of children. Courses taught: Learning Disabilities and Emotionally Disturbed. 1975-1976: Internship at Fairhill School in Dallas, TX. Supervisor: Jerry Hutton, Ph.D. (East Texas State University, now Texas A & M at Commerce). Duties: Individual and group therapy with emotionally disturbed and learning disabled adolescents. 1973-1975: Teaching Assistant, Texas Woman s University, Denton, TX. Courses taught: Introductory Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Statistics, Supervisor of Student Teachers in High School Psychology. 1971-1973: Special Education Counselor, Irving ISD, Irving, TX. Duties: psycho-educational evaluation, writing educational plans, program development, individual and group counseling with special education students. 1967-1971: Teacher, White Elementary, Clear Creek ISD, League City, TX. Duties: Fifth grade science and language arts. 1966-1967: Teacher, Friendswood ISD, Friendswood, TX. Duties: Fifth grade general education class and Title 1 Reading Specialist. PUBLICATIONS Hetrick, E. Training Parents of Learning Disabled Children in Facilitative Communication Skills. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979, 12, 70-72. Hetrick, E. Bender Visual-motor Abilities of Slow Learners, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1979, 49, 31-34. Hetrick, E. Honorable Mention Summer Programs. Exceptional Parent, April, 1979. Hetrick, E. Visual Motor Abilities of Slow Learners. ERIC Reports,, April 1979. Hetrick, E. Early Childhood Evaluation Project. ERIC Reports, April, 1980. Hetrick, E. Print Awareness in High Risk Kindergarten Children. ERIC Reports, April, 1983. RECENT WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS Delta Kappa Gamma, South MS Chapter: Mental Health Concerns for Educators, March 8, 2008. Gregg County Association for Parents of Children with ADHD/ADD (Longview, TX). Three session workshop on executive functions. March-May 2005.
Texas Educational Diagnosticians Association, October of 2001. Using a Cross-Battery Approach for Determining Learning Disabilities. Dallas-Fort Worth Area Educational Diagnosticians, October, 2002. Cross-Battery Workshop. Irving ISD, Irving, TX. August 7, 2003. Cross-Battery Workshop.