Resources
Please feel free to review my vitae. It explains where I was trained and educated.
See below the handout material for SOUTHWEST Conference, Tucson, Arizona
Monday August 14 - Client Welfare, Therapist Responsibility
Tuesday August 15 - Self-Disclosure and Diversity
Tuesday August 15 - Technology Sections A,B,C
PLEASE SEE TWO BIBLIOGRAPHIES BELOW
VITAE
PAMELA H. HARMELL, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology (PSY10910)
12011 San Vicente Blvd. Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90049
TEL (310)440-0338; FAX (310)496-2730; Email [email protected]
EDUCATION
June 1987 — Doctorate — California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles
July 1985 — Master of Arts — California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles
June 1983 — Bachelor of Arts — University of California, Los Angeles
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT
Aug 2002 – June 2003 — President, California Board of Psychology
June 2002 – Aug 2002 — Vice President, California Board of Psychology
Jan 1999 – June 2003 — Member, California Board of Psychology
2009 — President, Los Angeles County Psychological Association
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
2006–2008, 2010–2011 — Member, Board of Directors
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Licensed Psychologist (PSY10910), Private Practice; Psychotherapy, individuals, couples. Specialty areas: Clients abused by therapists; Life transitions, separation and loss, interpersonal communication, general ethics consultations.
ETHICS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
2004–2006 — Chair, Ethics Committee, California Psychological Association
2008–Present — Vice Chair, Ethics Committee, California Psychological Association
2006–Present — Member, Ethics Committee, California Psychological Association
2007–Present — Co-Chair, Ethics Committee, Los Angeles County Psychological Association
1990–Present — Co-Chair, Ethics Committee, Los Angeles County Psychological Association (stepped down while on Board of Psychology 1999–2003)
CONTINUING ACADEMIC EDUCATION
1999–2000 — Abraham Lincoln University Law School, first year completed
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1993–2001 — Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education & Psychology: Law & Ethics, Psychopathology, Practicum — Visiting Professor
2001–Present — Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education & Psychology — Permanent Lecturer
2007–Present — Phillips Graduate Institute
1997 — Fuller Theological Seminary: Adjunct Professor, Law and Ethics
1994–1996 — California School of Professional Psychology: Guest Lecturer, Legal, Ethical and Professional Practice
1994 — Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara: Adjunct Professor, Legal, Ethical and Professional Practice
1991 — Antioch University: Psychopathology, Ethics and Law, Psychoanalytic Theories
1991–1992 — Mount Saint Mary's College, Master's Program: Psychoanalytic Theories
1990 — College for Developmental Studies, Master's Program: Psychopathology
1993–1997 — Santa Monica College: Abnormal, General, Developmental, Personality Psychology Courses
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (Selected)
Law & Ethics in Psychotherapy (Board of Psychology required CE course)
Use of the DSM-IV System
Consultation in Psychotherapy
Accredited Child Abuse Workshop
Continuing Education for Psychologists: All Areas
Legal and Ethical Considerations: DSM-IV Coding
National Presentations – Arizona, Nevada, Tennessee, Indiana, California, Texas
California Psychological Association - Annual Conventions
UCLA student counseling services
USC student counseling services
UC Davis
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Association
Veteran's Administration
Santa Monica Hospital
St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica
Children's Hospital, Hollywood
Maple Center Counseling Center, Beverly Hills
LACPA Annual Conventions - Continuing Education Programs
Alliant University - CSPP
LA County Sheriff's Department
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS
1989 — Licensed Psychologist, PSY10910
Jan 1999–2003 — Member, California Board of Psychology
2003 — President, Board of Psychology
Member, LACPA Ethics Committee
Former Secretary, LACPA Board of Directors
Former Co-chair, Ethics Research Subcommittee, LACPA
Former Member, Convention Committee, LACPA
Former Member, Continuing Education Committee, LACPA
Member, National Register of Professional Health Service Providers in Psychology
Member, APA, CPA, LACPA
PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE - POSTDOCTORAL
Sept 1987 – Aug 1988 — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Post doctoral fellowship - Thalians MH
PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE - GRADUATE
Oct 1986 – Sept 1987 — Wright Institute Los Angeles
Sept 1985 – July 1986 — Verdugo Mental Health
Oct 1984 – June 1985 — Chabad Residential Drug Rehab
Sept 1983 – July 1984 — MidValley Community MH
PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Jana Martin, Ph.D. — Past-President, CPA and LAC — (562) 596-7719
Alann Dingle, Ph.D. — Former Chair, LACPA Ethics Committee — (310) 372-4596
PUBLICATIONS (Selected)
Harmell, P. H. (2005) The patriot act. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2002 Jul-Aug) Red in the face and ready to admit it! The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2001 May-Jun) New child abuse laws. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2001 Mar-Apr) Positive psychology. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2001 Jan-Feb) Dealing with suicidal clients. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2000 Nov-Dec) Family treatment and confidentiality. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2000 Sep-Oct) Gay & lesbian clients. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2000 May-Jun). Clarification of record keeping in private practice settings. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (2000 Mar-Apr). Our responsibility for advertising, business cards, & misleading statements related to psychological assistants. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1999 Sep-Oct). The importance of a theoretical orientation. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1999 May-Jun). Informed consent. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1999 Mar-Apr). Counter-transference: The therapist's responsibility. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1999 Jan-Feb). Focus on Axis III: General medical conditions. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1998, Nov-Dec). Treatment of minors without parental consent. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1998, Sep-Oct). Multiple relationships. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1998, May-June). The culture question. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1998, Mar-Apr). Elder and dependent abuse - do you know the laws? The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1998, Jan-Feb). HIV and AIDS: Duty to warn status. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1997, Nov-Dec). Confidentiality: HIV and AIDS information. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1997, Sept-Oct). When is it legal and ethical to breach a patient's confidentiality? The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1997, Jul-Aug). Have you made arrangements for coverage during your vacation? The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1997, Nov.) Misconception: Psychologists are from Venus, The BOP is from Mars. Board of Psychology Update 4.
Harmell, P. H. (1997, March-April). The stab felt round the world: Tarasoff update. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1997, March-April). Board of Psychology Happenings. The Los Angeles Psychologist.
Harmell, P. H. (1987). The effects of self-awareness on therapist counter-transference. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles.