DONALD A. McMURRAY, Ph.D. LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST PY 4631 1250 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 201 34236 941.363.0878 Phone 941.363.0527 Fax mental-edge@comcast.net e-mail PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2008 to Program Director Present Comprehensive MedPsych Systems 1975 to Psychologist, Private Practice 2008 Keene, NH; Columbia, MD; Cumberland, MD; New Castle, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Services include: - Psychological evaluations for the judicial system, community mental health system, school system, bureau of disability determination, Worker s Compensation, drug & alcohol system, vocational rehabilitation, and private patients. Prepared clinical evaluations, custody evaluations, educational evaluations, and forensic evaluations for children, adolescents and adults. - Expert witness for the judicial system in a variety of forensic cases. - Individual, couple, family, group psychotherapy and hypnotherapy with mental health and chemical dependency clients. Serving children, adolescents, and adults. - Associate Professor, Adjunct at Frostburg State University, Westminster College, and the University of South Florida. Taught courses in: Introduction to Psychology, Personality Theory, Group Therapy, Family and Marital Therapy, Systems Theory, Group Leadership Skills, Developmental Psychology, and Adolescent Psychology & Psychotherapy. - Supervised bachelor and master level students and clinicians in assessment, psychological evaluation and clinical work. - Independent practitioner privileges at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. - Psychoanalytically trained, augmented with systems, family, and cognitive approaches.
Page 2 1973 to Management Consultant; Behavioral Health Care 1997 Pittsburgh, PA; Keene, NH; Cumberland, MD; New Castle, PA; Washington, DC; Services included: - Systems design and program implementation, strategic planning, managed care, utilization management, management/board training, and outcome measures. - Local, regional, state and national seminars on: managed care, cost finding and rate setting, outcome measures, solution-oriented therapy, clinical productivity, board leadership training, service excellence, performance standards, utilization management, solution oriented therapy, group psychotherapy, and single point of entry systems, clinical systems design in a managed care environment. 1999 to Chief Executive Officer 2008 Suncoast Psychometrics, Inc. Service included: - Psychological evaluations and assessments, clinical consultation, in-service training, and expert witness services with children, adolescents, and adults. - Responsible for operations, fiscal and clinical services. - Clinical assessments and psychological evaluations for the Judicial System, Department of Children and Family Services, Developmental Services, the Department of Corrections in Southwest Florida, Lutheran Services, and Family Preservation Services. - Supervision of doctoral and master level clinical staff in their psychological evaluation functions. - Expert witness assessments (competency and sanity), written reports, and court testimony for the Judicial System. - In-service training for the Department of Children and Families. - Clinical consultation with the Department of Children & Families. 1997 to Clinical Psychologist 1999 Comprehensive MedPsych Systems Responsibilities included: - Provided psychological behavioral medicine services to medical inpatients in the hospital, including o Cardiac/open heart surgery patients o Med-surgical patients o Critical Care patients
Page 3 1995 to Vice President Clinical Resources and Psychologist 1997 Coastal Recovery Centers, Inc. Responsibilities included: - Psychological evaluations for judicial system, HRS/DCF, Department of Corrections, and clinical programs for children, adolescents, and adults. - In-service training. - Assessed and redesigned clinical programs, patient pathways, management information system, and coordinated fiscal resources with clinical services delivery. - Developed a manage-care behavioral health access system. 1983 to Chief Executive Officer 1992 Human Service Center, Inc. New Castle, PA - Responsible for operations, fiscal, clinical systems, reporting to a Board of Directors. - Planned and implemented the reorganization of the center to function in a managed care environment, creating a single point of entry, utilization management, outcome management, and utilization review systems. - Restructured the corporation, creating a parent corporation and a private practice corporation, with corresponding boards. - Chair of clinical assessment and evaluation team. - Instruction and supervision of group psychotherapy services. 1978 to Chief Executive Officer 1983 Community Counseling Center, Inc. Cumberland, MD - Responsible for operations, fiscal and clinical systems, reporting to a Board of Directors. - Individual, couple, family, group psychotherapy and hypnotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults with mental health and chemical dependency problems.
Page 4 - Clinical assessments and psychological evaluations for judicial systems, school system, chemical dependency program, and consumers. - Supervising master level psychology interns in clinical and psychological evaluation functions. - Supervising clinical staff in individual, couple, family, group therapy, as well as clinical assessments and psychological evaluations. - Providing continuous case conferences for the regional state mental hospital. 1977 to Associate Dean of Administration and Finance, Associate Professor 1978 Antioch University Columbia, MD - Business office and operations staff. Monitored systems design, budget preparation, purchases, personnel and operations policies development, as well as negotiation and maintenance of contracts and leases. Faculty responsibilities included: - Teaching courses in psychology, management, and systems theory. 1976 to Chair: Professional Psychology Department, Associate Professor 1977 Antioch University, New England Graduate School Keene, NH - Administration of three master level psychology programs, development of curriculum, hiring/supervision of faculty, preparation of budgets, began work on development of doctoral program. Clinical/faculty responsibilities included: - Supervising supervisors of clinical practice of interns, students clinical work including individual, couple, family, group, and psychological evaluations. - Teaching courses in psychoanalytic theory and therapy, systems theory, decision making theory, program development, consultation skills, group psychotherapy, clinical assessment and evaluation, personality theory, abnormal psychology, adolescent development and therapy, counseling theory and practice, family therapy.
Page 5 1975 to Coordinator Counseling Psychology Program, 1976 Assistant Professor Antioch University, New England Graduate School Keene, NH - Administration of the counseling psychology program. Assisted in the development of curriculum, internship sites, recruiting and orienting faculty, selection of students, participating on various committees, and making budget recommendations. Clinical/faculty responsibilities included: - Supervising student internship activities; individual, couple, family, and group assessments. - Teaching courses in psychoanalytic theory and therapy, systems theory, decision making theory, program development, consultation skills, group psychotherapy, clinical assessment and evaluation, personality theory, abnormal psychology, adolescent development and therapy, counseling theory and practice, family therapy. 1973 to Psychologist 1975 Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA - Providing supervised psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, groups, and families working primarily with adolescents and adults with mental disorders or chemical dependency. - Clinical assessments/intakes. EDUCATION: 1975 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology Emphasis: Counseling Psychology/Management Systems &Clinical Consultation University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 1972 MA Counseling Emphasis: Counseling Psychology University of South Florida Tampa, FL 1968 BS Political Science Rollins College Winter Park, FL Page 6
LICENSED: 1991 Licensed Psychologist - Florida #PY 4631 (active) 1983 Licensed Psychologist - Pennsylvania #PS 004223 L (inactive) 1979 Licensed Psychologist - Maryland #315 (inactive) POST DOCTORAL TRAINING/INTERNSHIPS: 1979 to Family Therapy Institute of Washington, D.C. 1981 (Jay Haley Institute: 2 year program) Rockville, MD 1979, 1981, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis 1985, 1987, Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Training. and 1990 10/03 Florida Forensic Examiner Training Randy Otto, Ph.D, Tampa, FL Page 7 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Psychological Association PRIOR MEMBERSHIPS: Mental Health Association of MD Mental Health Association of Allegheny County State Mental Health Advisory Council, MD Allegheny Psychological Association New Hampshire Psychological Association Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute Family Therapy Institute of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Association of MH/MR Providers American Group Psychotherapy Association Tri-State Group Psychotherapy Society American Society of Clinical Hypnosis BOARD POSITIONS: National Council of Community Mental Health Centers Mental Health Corporation of America (Enterprise)
Pennsylvania Association of MH/MR Providers Tri-State Group Psychotherapy State Mental Health Advisory Council Mental Health Association of Maryland American Heart Association Rotary Club of Gulf Gate Sleep Disorders Center: Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Advisory Board