Jill M. Donelan, Psy.D. Professional Licensure Connecticut Licensed Psychologist # 002898 November 2008 - current Education Psy.D. Aug. 2007 M.S. Aug. 2005 B.A. May 2003 Baylor University Waco, TX Clinical Psychology Baylor University Waco, TX Clinical Psychology University Of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Majors: Psychology, Spanish, and Social Welfare Employment The Village for Families and Children Hartford, CT Sept. 2013 - current July 2010 August 2013 March 2010 July 2010 Sept. 2008 March 2010 Director of Psychology & Internship Training Director of Psychology Clinical Manager: Psychological Evaluation Center & Enhanced Care Clinic Psychologist Psychotherapy & Psychological Testing Supervision & Management Consultation & Program Development Training, Teaching & Internship Oversight APA-Accredited Internship/Residency Sep. 2007 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2006 Aug. 2007 The Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT Postdoctoral Psychology Resident Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit The Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT Predoctoral Psychology Intern Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Psychodiagnostic Evaluation Service & Connecticut Children s Medical Center
Jill M. Donelan, Psy.D. Summary of Clinical Experience Psychotherapy Assessment Consultation Teaching/Supervision Program development. Management Individual, group, and family therapy, including short- and long-term therapy and crisis intervention, for patients ranging in age from 3 to over 65 (emphasis on child and adolescent age groups) including rapid diagnostic assessment, risk assessment, treatment planning and discharge coordination. Integrative style incorporating cognitivebehavioral, developmental, interpersonal, systemic, and psychodynamic theories and interventions to meet client needs and goals. Approach to treatment emphasizes a strengths-based, wraparound model especially suited for community mental health settings. Specialized training in play therapy techniques and interventions, Trauma- Focused CBT (TF-CBT), and Trauma-Informed Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Integrated psychological evaluations including intellectual, personality, developmental, neuropsychological, and educational testing for clients age 3 years through over 65. Proficient in wide range of instruments including Wechsler tests, Woodcock-Johnson tests, Millon tests, MMPI and MMPI-A, PAI, Rorschach (Exner method), TAT, Stanford- Binet IV, Leiter-II, Bayley-II, NEPSY, and others. Specialty focus on culturally-sensitive testing methods and instruments. Consultation with psychiatrists, educators, social workers, physicians, nurses, and speech and language pathologists in inpatient, outpatient, residential, and medical settings. Client-centered and consultee-centered case consultation, and organization consultation. Development and instruction of course material and special topic presentations within educational and clinical settings. Subjects ranging from multicultural issues within psychology, to professional development, and psychological assessment and interventions. Provided individual and group supervision to predoctoral psychology and social work interns. Internship training; post-doctoral training; training and supervision of staff; Participation on various levels of program development including grant proposals negotiation and implementation, evidence-based treatment model selection, and program outcomes evaluation. Management of outpatient clinic and outpatient testing service. Staff hiring, training, oversight, and evaluation. Program development, documentation, and outcomes assessment. Budget planning and monitoring. Research Cultural Competence Facilitated research collaborations between community agency and local universities. Advised agency management on development of internal research initiatives. Served on institutional IRB committee. Advised agency and internship program on implementation of cultural competence training; developed and implemented cultural competence trainings for professionals of diverse backgrounds; organized & facilitated multicultural training for graduate and undergraduate students Page 2 of 2
Polyxeni Kyriakopoulos, Psy.D. Dr. Kyriakopoulos holds her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hartford. She is the Director of Maternal and Child Health at the Village for Families and Children, Inc., in Hartford, CT. In her role at the Village, Dr. Kyriakopoulos oversees the Child FIRST program, the Nurturing Families Network, Friends of the Family, and the Mid Level Developmental Assessment program. Additionally, she participates in consultation to the Travelers Early Learning Center, she participates in training Predoctoral Psychology Interns and Psychiatry Fellows, engages in quality assurance activities, has extensive supervisory experience, has expertise in Trauma-Focused CBT, and acts as a liaison in the community. Prior to this, Dr. Kyriakopoulos has served as the Clinical Manager of Early Childhood Clinical Services and the Clinical Manager of Enhanced Care Services at the Village. She has over eight years of experience in the management of outpatient mental health care settings, she has worked in congregate care settings, has experience in a clinical day school setting, and at an inpatient level of care. She continues to see clients in individual, family, and group therapy on a very limited basis; and has experience working with all age groups in both rural and urban settings. Her specialty areas include: early childhood interventions, trauma, and mood disorders. Her recent professional presentations have included: Children of Incarcerated Parents: Issues, Needs and Responses Panel Presentation, Treatment Planning for Our Youngest Clients: Application of Goals, Objectives, and Interventions from Child FIRST Hartford, Psychology and the Law Series: Police Psychology, Court Testimony, and Battered Woman Syndrome, Evidence-Based Treatment Models for Use with Traumatized Children and Adolescents, and Child Sexual Behaviors: A Developmental Review. Dr. Kyriakopoulos is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Hartford. Dr. Kyriakopoulos had served as the Coordinator of the Central Connecticut Multidisciplinary Intervention Team for almost eight years, where she helped integrate the efforts and activities of agencies involved in the investigation of cases of criminal level child abuse. As part of that role, Dr. Kyriakopoulos organized statewide training opportunities on topics ranging from compassion fatigue, forensic evidence in physical and sexual abuse cases, and sexual victimization and sexual offending behaviors in youth. Dr. Kyriakopoulos also participated in the Connecticut Children s Alliance and served as their Vice Chair for a period of two years, as well as been on the Advisory Board for the Aetna Foundation Children s Center at Saint Francis Hospital. She has represented mental health on the CAIT team in the Northwest corner of the state, and is currently representing mental health on the Hartford MDT. Dr. Kyriakopoulos is currently on the MDT evaluation subcommittee of the Governor s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children.
Education 2004 Psy.D. Clinical Psychology University of Hartford Hartford, CT Professional Affiliations & Honors APA, Member CPA, Member 2009 Board of Directors, Connecticut Children s Alliance, Inc. 2008-2009 Advisory Board Member, Saint Francis Hospital Children s Center 2007-2009 Adjunct Clinical Faculty Member, University of Hartford Selected Presentations & Publications 2010, January The Central Connecticut MIT: Overview of Model. New Britain DCF Investigations Unit. New Britain, CT. 2009, June Evidence-Based Treatment Models for Use with Traumatized Children and Adolescents. Hartford MDT. Harford, Connecticut. 2009, May Child Sexual Behaviors: A Developmental Review. The Village for Families and Children. Hartford, Connecticut. 2009, April HEART (Helping with Emotional Adaptation and Recovery from Trauma): A Group Protocol for Young Children. Trauma- Focused CBT Statewide Conference. New Britain, Connecticut. 2006, November Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting. Legal Ethics Class, Northwestern Connecticut Community College. Winsted, Connecticut. 2006, February Behavior Management/Verbal De-Escalation Training. Northwest Center for Family Service and Mental Health. Torrington, Connecticut. 2005, June Mental Health Issues in Preschoolers. Head Start/HRA. New Britain, Connecticut. 2005, February Mental Health Issues in Adolescence. Upbeat. Berlin, Connecticut. Kyriakopoulos, P. (2004). Examining Ethnic Minority Stereotypes and/or Prejudices and their Influence on Perceptions of Grandparent Caregiver Families.
Maynes 1 Kelly A. Maynes, Psy.D. EDUCATION Pacific University School of Professional Psychology, Hillsboro, OR Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (APA-Accredited Program) completed: August 2012 Dissertation: The Sooner, the Better? A Review of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Preschool Children University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY Bachelor of Arts, Psychology: December 2006 Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Dean s List Fall 2003-Fall 2006 EMPLOYMENT The Village for Families and Children Staff Psychologist September 2013-present o Provide outpatient psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and families of ethnically and socio-economically diverse backgrounds o Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations and provide feedback to families, schools, and other referral sources o Coordinate services with families, primary care providers, psychiatry staff, school personnel, and Department of Children and Families (DCF) o Participate on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Child- Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) treatment teams o Lead psychology consultation aimed at providing support and feedback to clinicians regarding diagnostic clarification, testing reports, and treatment recommendations o Oversee Foster Care Clinic including supervision of multidisciplinary evaluations completed by master-level clinician and direction of administrative duties o Develop and provide trainings to predoctoral psychology interns and agency staff POSTDOCTORAL PSYCHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital (APA-Accredited Program) August 2012-August 2013 Supervisor: Barbara Rzepski, Ph.D. o Provided consultation/liaison services at acute-care children s hospital o Triaged requests for psychiatric consultations made by variety of inpatient subspecialty services (e.g., Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurology) o Completed rapid psychological assessments and provided timely treatment recommendations for a variety of hospitalized children o Coordinated disposition plans and case management services for psychiatrically impaired children after they have been medically stabilized o Provided brief, problem-focused outpatient psychotherapy to pediatric patients referred through multi-specialty medical clinics o Assisted in supervision of psychology interns and psychiatry/medical residents o Completed postdoctoral research project to investigate needs of parents following admission of a child to medical floor due to attempted suicide
Maynes 2 PREDOCTORAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP Ethan Allen/Lincoln Hills School (APA-Accredited Program) September 2011-August 2012 Training Director: Rick Miller, Ph.D. o Conducted individual, group, and family therapy with adolescent males and females within a youth correctional facility o Administered cognitive and neuropsychological tests to adolescents and presented results in the form of comprehensive psychological evaluations o Participated in feedback sessions involving parents, teachers, and social workers o Participated in program development meetings to coordinate care across disciplines (e.g., Juvenile Offender Review, Health Services, Community Transition, etc) o Assisted in implementation of treatment group to address adjustment concerns among newly admitted youth o Participated in regular medication reviews and coordinated care with psychiatrists and medical staff PRESENTATIONS Maynes, K. (2013, July). Assessment of Parent Needs at Time of Acute Medical Admission of Child due to Suicide Attempt. Oral presentation given at Psychology Day, Institute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut. Maynes, K., Miller, C.A., & Williams, A. (2012, April). Posttraumatic stress disorder in preschool-aged children: A critical review of the assessment measures. Poster presentation given at 2012 Regional Conference in Pediatric Psychology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Maynes, K., & Michael, P. (2012, April). Prevalence of abuse histories among juvenile offenders. Poster presentation given at Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, California. Maynes, K., & Munoz, D. (2010, June). Childhood sexual abuse and eating disorder symptomatology. Poster presentation given at International Conference on Eating Disorders, Salzburg, Austria. Maynes, K. (2010, June). Risk assessment and child abuse recovery of an adolescent male with borderline intellectual functioning in residential treatment. Case presentation given at Diversity Day, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. Maynes, K., Binkley, J., Kirschner, B., Wixson, C. (2009, February). Assessment and treatment of an adolescent female with depression. Grand Rounds presentation, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, Portland, Oregon. Miller, C., Anderson, C., Binkley, J., Kirschner, B., Maynes, K., Wixson, C. (2008, November). Childhood disorders. Oral presentation given at Critical Incident Training, Washington County Sheriff s Office, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Marissa Owsianik, Ph.D. PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Connecticut Licensed Psychologist (#3316) September 2013 Present New York Licensed Psychologist (#020066) May 2013 - Present EDUCATION January 2012 May 2006 May 2001 Ph.D. in School Psychology New York University, The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NY, NY (APA Accredited) Steinhardt Dissertation Award Nominee M.A. in School Psychological Services New York University, NY, NY B.A. in Psychology Phi Beta Kappa Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY EMPLOYMENT September 2013 Present The Village for Families and Children, Hartford, CT Clinical Supervisor: Family-Based Recovery (FBR) and Mid Level Developmental Assessment (MLDA) Programs RECENT CLINICAL TRAINING July 2010 June 2012 St. Luke s-roosevelt Hospital s Child and Family Institute (CFI), NY, NY Psychology Fellow (Parent-Infant Center/Community Track) At the Parent-Infant Center (PIC), provided dyadic therapy to caregivers and their infants/young children, as well as individual therapy to parents and pregnant women; conducted developmental screenings and coordinated appropriate referrals to Early Intervention/CPSE; received training in and employed Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP); administered comprehensive intake evaluations; and co-lead a research project focused on identifying factors related to dyadic treatment compliance in a 0-3 clinical population. In the Outpatient clinic, provided therapy to children and adolescents across individual and family modalities; provided weekly individual therapy to elementary school-aged children, engaged in collateral sessions, and consulted with school staff at a school-based mental health clinic; and coordinated multisystemic services for children and families involved in the child welfare system. Supervised psychology graduate students weekly during their externship and co-lead weekly PIC and Family Therapy supervision groups for psychology interns. July 2009 June 2010 St. Luke s-roosevelt Hospital s Child and Family Institute, NY, NY Psychology Intern (APA Accredited Internship) In the Outpatient clinic, provided outpatient therapy to children and adolescents across a range of modalities, including individual, family, and group treatments; administered neuropsychological assessments to children and adolescents;
M. Owsianik Page 2 of 2 engaged in dyadic therapy with caregivers and their young children; and participated in weekly didactics, case conferences, and clinical team meetings. In an intensive outpatient high school setting, provided group and individual therapy to adolescents with dual diagnoses, with a focus on DBT skill-building. GRANTS AWARDED June 2013 June 2013 September 2007 September 2010 September 2005 September 2006 Child Welfare Fund Grantee Title: Home/Community-Based PIC Project: A Focus on Infant Mental Health. Co-written by writer and awarded to St. Luke s Parent-Infant Center (PIC) to provide home- and community-based mental health services to expectant/new mothers and their infants ($99,800). St. Luke s-roosevelt Small Grants Program Grantee Title: Infant Assessment Unit. Funding received by PIC to purchase materials/ evaluation tools to enhance assessment of infants and young children ($7,500). Head Start Graduate Student Research Grantee Title: Using Mixed Methods to Explore the Development of Underactive Head Start Preschoolers. Dissertation research funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. ($50,000). Head Start Graduate Student Research Partnership Development Grantee Title: Building Capacity Within Head Start for Quality Whole-Child Assessment. Research funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. ($10,000). PUBLICATIONS McWayne, C.M., Owsianik, M., Green, L.E., & Fantuzzo, J.W. (2008). Parenting behaviors and preschool children s social and emotional skills: A question of the consequential validity of traditional parenting constructs for low-income African Americans. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(2), 173-192. McWayne, C.M., Campos, R., & Owsianik, M. (2008). A multidimensional, multilevel examination of mother and father involvement among culturally diverse Head Start families. Journal of School Psychology, 46(5), 551-573. McWayne, C.M., & Owsianik, M. (2004). Parent involvement and the social and academic competencies of urban kindergarten children. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project. [Available at www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/digest/parent_involvement.html]. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Owsianik, M. & Sienkiewicz, A. (June 2010). A qualitative investigation of head start parents beliefs about preschoolers shy and withdrawn behaviors. Poster presentation at Head Start s 10 th National Research Conference. Washington, DC. Owsianik, M. (June 2008). Using mixed methods to explore the development of head start preschoolers exhibiting underactive behaviors. Poster presentation at Head Start s Ninth National Research Conference. Washington, DC. Owsianik, M. & McWayne, C. (March 2007). Enhancing whole-child assessment to support whole-child development. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists 2007 Annual Convention. NY, NY.