RANDY KOLIN, Psy.D

47 Quail Court, Ste. 100

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Ph. 925-287-9656 / Fax 925-871-3571

CA psychologist Lic. No. PSY18310

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Private Practice

·         Child Custody Evaluations / Mediations

·         Psychological Testing /Forensic Evaluations

·         Substance Abuse Assessments

·         Co-parenting counseling

 

Contra Costa County Family Court Services                                                 Nov. 2002 - April 2004

Child Custody Evaluator        

·         Provide Pro Bono, child custody evaluations for the Superior Court of California

 

California State Prison at San Quentin                                                           July 2002 – Sept. 2004

Clinical Psychologist

·         Conduct diagnostic assessments, Board of Prison Terms, and Mentally Disordered Offender

reports.

·         Assess for developmental disabilities, mental illness, and psychopathology of inmates.

·         Provide written evaluations for classification and assignment of inmates

·         Case management of Administrative Segregation inmates

 

New College of California. San Francisco. CA                                               Sept. 2002 – March 2005

Adjunct Faculty

·         Teach masters level therapists (MFT)

·         Psychology of  addiction, Tests and measurements, Laws and ethics of Psychotherapy

 

Kaiser Permanente. Hayward. CA                                                                 January 2001-July 2002

Department of Psychiatry Chemical Dependency Services – Psychologist

·         Provide outpatient therapeutic services for chemically dependent adolescents and adults

·         Family therapy     

·         Anger Management Group

·         Develop and present educational lectures

·         Conduct individual, group, and family therapy sessions

 

 

The Center For Drug Free Living. Inc. Orlando. FL                                        Jul. 1999-Dec. 2000

Clinical Manager-Outpatient Methadone Clinic

·         Developed and implemented a federally funded grant program for heroin dependent, intravenous drug users

·         Created treatment and clinical programming

·         Designed and presented aggressive educational and outreach services to the community

·         Identified and evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of clinical programming

 

 

 

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Columbia/Chicago lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, Chicago, Illinois               June 1996  - Aug. 1998

Mental Health Counselor

·         Worked with adolescent and adult populations, and their families. co-occurring disorders, mental

      illness, chemical dependence. HIV-AIDS. and de-toxificatlon patients.

·         Facilitate psychotherapy groups with in-patients suffering from a variety of mental illnesses.

·         Conducted brief individual therapy sessions

 

 

Counseling Center of Lakeview - Older Adults Program, Chicago, Illinois        Feb. 1993 - Jun. 1994

Masters level Therapist:

·         Responsibilities included individual and group therapy for outpatient adults over the age of 55 with psychological and or emotional issues dealing with aging

·         Issues such as difficulty adjusting to problems of normal aging, loss, impaired memory, physical

      deterioration and isolation

·         Provided clients with linkage and access to appropriate community services.

 

 

Albany House, Evanston, Illinois                                                                          Aug. 1992 - Jan. 1993

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Counselor:

·         An Intermediate Care facility for chronic mentally ill adults

·         Responsible for coordinating clinical services, program development and implementation, aftercare, follow up planning, individual and group therapy for residents

·         Supervised a staff of seven clinical aides.

 

Northeast Community Mental Health Center, Cleveland, Ohio                      Oct. 1989 - Dec. 1990

Case Manager:

·         Responsibilities included intake/admission evaluations, development of long term treatment plans, coordinating of community outreach services for clients.

·         Co-facilitator of day-treatment group. Caseload consisted of chronic mentally ill and dually-diagnosed patients

 

INTERNSHIP / PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

 

PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP

 

Osceola Mental Health INC.                                                                            Aug. 1998 - Aug.1999

Kissimmee, Florida

·         A 2.000 hour internship program of supervised training and experience in a multidisciplinary organization. which provided training and experience in the five following rotations: Child and Family therapy. Adult Outpatient Services, Community Support Services/Day Treatment inpatient Crisis Stabilization Unit. and Access Center.

 

Cook County Jail / Cermak Health Services                                                  Sept. 1997 - Jun. 1998

Chicago, Illinois

·         Conduct diagnostic assessments of inmate population

·         Conduct group and individual psychotherapy with inmates of Cook County Department of

Corrections, male and female adults

 

 

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Child and Family Counseling Centers of Chicago                                         Sept. 1995 - Jun. 1996

Chicago, Illinois

·         Conduct psychological testing of a diverse population. clients ranging in age from ages 3 to 80

·         Individual Child and Family Therapy

·         Administered a variety of intellectual. personality, and neuropsychological tests to outpatient clients

 

DePaul University Department of Student Life Office of Special Services   Jan. 1991 - Jun. 1992

Chicago, Illinois

·         Provided individual and group counseling to learning disabled and physically challenged college students

·         Worked in conjunction with clinicians to provide and promote a positive learning environment for learning disabled students

·         Advocate for students between faculty and staff

 

 

EDUCATION

 

1994 to 1999               Illinois School of Professional Psychology-Meadows Campus

Chicago, Illinois

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)

Accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA)

 

1994 to 1997               Illinois School of Professional Psychology-Meadows Campus

Chicago, Illinois

Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology

 

1991 to 1992               DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

Masters of Education in School Psychology

 

1985 to 1989               The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

American psychological Association (APA)

California Psychological Association (CPA)

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)

 

 

Courts Qualified For Testimony

 

Alameda County                        Marin County                             San Francisco County

Contra Costa County                  Lake County                              Santa Rosa County       

 

 

 

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TRAINING CONFERENCES

 

11/21/06 – Spousal and Partner Abuse: Ethical and legal Aspects

10/20/06 – Center for Families Children and the Courts – Mental health issues and character traits in parents

     and children in family law cases

09/28-30/06 - The National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center 13th International Conference - Child   

                    Abuse Allegations: Science vs. Junk Science in the Courtroom, Las Vegas, Nevada.

08/25/06 – Risk Management and Ethical Issues in Family Law for Evaluators and Therapists

02/11-13/05 – Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) – California Chapter annual convention

                      Sexual abuse in child custody evaluations and how we think about cases, research findings on

                      alienation cases, domestic violence update

11/16/04 – POST Certified Training presentation by Harvey C. Shapiro, P.I. for CA state wide veteran law

                  enforcement on Child Abuse: Investigative Interviewing of Children, Preventing Children

                  From Having To Testify.   Guest participant observer to evaluate the performance of Harvey C.

                   Shapiro for quality as requested by presenter.  Sacramento, CA.

10/14/04 - 10/16/04 – 3 days - National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center: Child Abuse Allegations:

                   Separating Fact from Fiction.  Las Vegas, NV

1/15/04 – Understanding and Treating Domestic Violence, Barrie Levy, LCSW, presenter

11/19/03 – Teenagers: What to do when they Won’t Go

11/15/03 – Psychological Testing & Expert Testimony, Ira Gorman, Ph.D., ABPP, presenter

11/14/03 – Family Law from A-Z & parental Alienation, Gerald Klein, JD, Presenter

9/17/03 – Developmental Issues for Children of Divorce, Philip Stahl, Ph.D. presenter

6/18/03 -  Custody Decisions in Same Sex /Domestic Partner Relationships, Philip Stahl, Ph.D. presenter

6/29/03 – Best practices in Family Court for Evaluators and Attorneys, Philip Stahl Ph.D. presenter

6/28/03 – Ethics and Critiquing Child Custody Evaluations, Philip Stahl, Ph.D., presenter

6/27/03 – Relevant Research for Custody Evaluators and Attorneys, Philip Stahl Ph.D., presenter

6/27/03 – Psychological and Legal Issues in Relocation Cases, Philip Stahl, Ph.D., presenter

 

6/01/03 – The MMPI-2 in Clinical and Forensic Practice, Alex B. Caldwell presenter

5/21/03 – Reconnecting Children with Absent Parents

4/16/03 – Domestic Violence Presumption and Custody

4/11/03 – Understanding, Assessing and Treating Sexual Offenders

3/21/03 – Family Dispute Resolution Statewide Educational Institute, Child Interviewing tools and Techniques

3/20/03 – Family Dispute Resolution Statewide Educational Institute, Parenting Plans from a Developmental

   Perspective

1/12/03 – Child Sexual Abuse, Allegations and Practice Concerns, Daniel Rybicki, Psy.D., presenter

1/11/03 – Special Topics in Child Custody: Alienation, Relocation, Alcohol Abuse, Daniel Rybicki, Psy.D.,

                Presenter

 

9/12/02 - Testing and Evaluating California Department of corrections inmates for developmental disabilities

4/27/02 – Assessment and Treatment of Family Violence – Domestic Violence Update

12/14/02 – California Laws and Ethics Update, Assoc For Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences

9/10/02 thru 9/11/02 - 3-day/20 hour Child Custody and Forensic Evaluations: Legal and Ethical Issues, in compliance of California Court RULE 1257.4