Dr. Shirley N. Gruen's Vita

			Dr. Shirley N. Gruen Vita

Education	Ph.D.	May 1978	Texas A & M University
	Psychology with Specializations in Clinical and Counseling Psychology.
	M.S.	December 2001	California School of Professional Psychology
	Post Doctoral Masters of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology
	M.A.	August 1971	University of Houston
	Applied Psychology
	B.Sc.	August 1965	Southwest Texas State University
	Education with All Level Certification in Speech and Hearing Therapy.

Certification & Licenses	Licensed Psychologist (Texas) #1926 National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology #30054 Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologist #1926 Specialty Certification - Health Service Provider (Texas) Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (Texas) #30635 Certified Chemical Dependency Specialist American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - Clinical Member American Group Psychotherapy Society-Full member National Register of Certified Group Psychotherapist American College of Forensic Examiners American Board of Medical Psychotherapist Academy of Custody Evaluators America Psychologist Association Certificate of Proficiency in Alcohol and other Substance Use Disorders Fellow-Prescribing Psychologists Register Board Certified Fellow-Severe Mental Illness Certified Anger Management Therapist Board Certified Training for Diplomat in Forensic Sciences

Professional Experience	1980 to Present - Shirley N Gruen, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Private Practice. Specializing in treatment of children, and adults through selected techniques including individual and group psychotherapy; family and marital therapy; psychological, diagnostic an vocational evaluations. Therapeutic interventions for pain and habit control and school consultation. Forensic and custody evaluations, consultation and therapy. 1999-2002 Staff Psychologist for Houston Police Department providing a complete range of psychological services – psychological testing, evaluation, individual, family, marital therapy, consultation, and training to all HPD personnel – including both officers and civilian employees and their families. 1993-1994 - Senior Psychology Services Diagnosis and treatment of geriatric patients in nursing homes. 1971 - University of Houston Counseling Center Practicum student with experiences in interviewing and personal, educational and vocational counseling. 1970 - Children's Mental Health Center (Child Guidance Center) Practicum student with experiences in diagnostic interviewing, psychological evaluation, individual play therapy, and group therapy with children. 1970 - Richmond State School Practicum student with experiences in individual and group therapy with retarded adolescents, psychological assessments, development of behavior modification programs with retarded adolescents; adults, and evaluation of infants.

Clinical Professional Activities	Instructor assistant to John Exner, Ph.D. Tutorial Scoring Workshop in the Rorschach Comprehensive System, New York, June, 1983 Videotape Colloquium Presentation, a Multimode Approach to Group Therapy with Children Annual Meeting of American Group Psychotherapy Association, February 26, 1984

Professional Activities	Houston Psychological Association Membership Committee 1980/1981 Ethic Committee 1981/1982 Secretary/Treasurer 1982/1984 President Elect - 1983/1984 President 1984/1985 Past President 1985/1986 Southwest Group Psychotherapy Society Instructor Designate Representative, American Group Psychotherapy Association Annual Meeting, February 1984

Hospital Affiliations	West Oaks Hospital Memorial Southwest Hospital Spring Branch Medical Center

Professional Affiliations	American Psychological Association Texas Psychological Association Houston Psychological Association American Society of Child Hypnosis - Full Member American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - Clinical Member American Group Psychotherapy Society - Full Member Houston Group Psychotherapy Society - Full Member Southwestern Group Psychotherapy Society - Full Member

Community Activities	Ft. Bend Professional Women's Association Mental Health Association of Ft. Bend County President 1988 to 1991 CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) - Board of Directors

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