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Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology

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  • In 2008, Joe Evans (MMI) was awarded the American Psychological Foundation Cummings PsycheAward at the Annual meeting American Psychological Association, in recognition of an outstanding career that has expanded the role of the psychologist as a primary care provider working side-by-side with primary care physicians in the setting of organized systems of healthcare delivery.
  • In 2008, Mark Shriver and Keith Allen (MMI) published an APA book on parent training. Shriver, M.D. & Allen, K.D. (2008). Working with parents of noncompliant children: A Guide to evidence-based parent training for practitioners and students. Washington: APA Books.
  • In 2002 the American Psychological Association (APA) awarded the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology a seven-year accreditation. The next accreditation site visit will be held in 2009. Susan Zlotlow, Ph.D., director of APA's Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation writes, "Staff and intern relationships appear to be outstanding. Interns are provided ongoing feedback throughout the year and formal feedback on a semi-annual basis." The report also states that "Supervisors devote a significant amount of time to the internship with official release time granted to do so. Many hold prominent national positions and are recognized nationally and internationally for research or clinical skills." We are very pleased to receive this level of accreditation and we're proud of our commitment to excellence in scientist-practitioner training.

    • Faculty Accomplishments
  • Dr. Robert Portnoy (Director, Counseling and Psychology Services, University of Nebraska - Lincoln) was elected a Fellow of the American College Health Association (ACHA) in 2006. Congratulations, Dr. Portnoy!
  • Drs. Keith Allen, Judy Mathews, and Bill Warzak have all become Board Certified in Behavior Analysis (faculty, Munroe-Meyer Institute). Congratulations!
  • Dr. Susan Swearer, Co-Director of NICPP, is on part-time sabbatical from UNL during 2005-2006 and will be dividing her time between Lincoln, NE and Cambridge, MA. In addition to her responsibilities with NICPP, she has appointments as Visiting Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Visiting Psychologist, McLean Hospital.
  • Dr. Jodi Polaha and Dr. Joe Evans (faculty, Munroe-Meyer Institute) were awarded the Rural Integrated Healthcare Award from the Nebraska Rural Health Association in September, 2004. The award is for a Nebraska-based program showing outstanding interdisciplinary work across primary care, mental health and/or substance abuse.
  • Dr. Brett Kuhn (faculty, Munroe-Meyer Institute) published a book (with Borgenicht, J., 2005) called  The Toddler Owner's Manual. Philadelphia: Quirk Books.
  • Dr. Mike Handwerk (training director at Boys Town) has received an $80,000 grant from Columbia University College of Physicians/Ruane Foundation to study the Quick DISC and a $25,000 grant from Douglas County/State of Nebraska Office of Juvenile Services to utilize Diagnostic Predictive Scales (DPS), a mental health screener, in delinquent juvenile populations.
Current publications (partial list) by interns and faculty (interns/former interns names are in bold):

Allen, K.D. & Cowan R.J. (2005). Reinforced practice. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Vol II (pgs 980-981). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Allen, K.D. & Cowan R.J. (2005). Regulated breathing. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Vol II (pgs 979-980). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Allen, K.D. & Cowan R.J. (2005). Point systems. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Vol II (pgs. 959-960). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Allen, K.D. (2006). Managing childrens disruptive behavior during dental treatment. In D.I. Mostofsky, A. Forgione, & D.B. Giddon (Eds.) Behavioral Dentistry, (pgs 175-187). Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing.

Allen, K. D. (2006). Recurrent headaches. In G. G. Bear & K. M. Minke (Eds). Children's Needs III: Development, Prevention, and Intervention (pp. 1001-1010). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Begeny, J. C., Daly, E. J., & Valleley, R. J. (in press). Improving Oral Reading Fluency through Response Opportunities: A Comparison of Phrase Drill Error Correction with Repeated Readings Journal of Behavioral Education.

Bowers, F.E., McGinnis, J.C., Ervin, R.A., & Friman, P.C. (1999). Merging research and practice: The example of positive peer reporting applied to rejection. Education and Treatment of Children, 22(2), 218-226.

Cooper, Valleley, Polaha, Begeny, & Evans. (in press). Running Out of Time: Physician Management of Behavioral Health Concerns In Rural Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatrics.

Ellis, C., Roberts, H., & Schnoes, C.J. (2009). Childhood habit behaviors and stereotypic movement disorder. eMedicine.com, Inc.

Ellis, C., & Schnoes, C.J. (2009). Pica. eMedicine.com, Inc.

Ellis, C., & Schnoes, C.J. (2009). Rumination. eMedicine.com, Inc.

Ellis, C., & Schnoes, C.J. (2009). Trichotillomania. eMedicine.com, Inc.

Field, C.E., Nash, H.M., Handwerk, M.L., & Friman, P.C. (In Press). Functional assessment and experimental functional analysis as a guide for individualizing treatment within a residential care setting. Clincial Case Studies.

Friman, P.C., Hoff, K.E., Schnoes, C., Freeman, K.A., Woods, D.W. and Blum,  N. (1999). The bedtime pass. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine,153, 1027-1029.

Handwerk, M.L., Larzelere, R.E., Friman, P.C., & Mitchell, A.M. (1998). The relationship between lethality of attempted suicide and prior suicidal communications in a sample of residential youth. Journal of Adolescence, 21, 407-414.

Handwerk, M.L., Friman, P.C., Mott, M.A. & Stairs, J.M. (1998). The relationship between program restrictiveness and youth behavior problems. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 6(3), 170-179.

Hupp, S.A. & Allen, K.D. (2005).  Use of an audio cuing procedure to increase the rate of parental attention during parent training. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 27(2), 43-49.

Jones, K.M., Swearer, S.M. & Friman, P.C. (1997). Relax and try this instead: Abbreviated habit reversal for maladaptive self-biting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30 (4), 697-699.

McGinnis, J.C., Friman, P.C., & Carlyon, W.D. (1999). The effect of token rewards on "intrinsic" motivation for doing math. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 375-379.

Schnoes, C.J., Kuhn, B.R., Workman, E., & Ellis, C. (in press)  Pediatric Prescribing Practices of  Clonidine and Other Psychopharmacological Agents for Pediatric Sleep Disturbances. Clinical Pediatrics.

Schnoes, C. J., Kuhn, B. R., Workman, E., & Ellis, C. (2006). Pediatric Prescribing Practices of Clonidine and Other Psychopharmacological Agents for Pediatric Sleep Disturbances. Clinical Pediatrics, 45(3), 229-238.

Schnoes, C.J., & Reimers, T.M. (2009). Assessment and treatment of child and adolescent sleep disorders. In D. McKay & E. A. Sorch (Eds.), Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Children: Treating Complex and Refractory Cases (pp.293-324). New York Springer.

Swearer, S. M., Buhs, E., Siebecker, A., Love, K., Miller, C., & Stratman, A. (in press). Bullying and peer victimization: Theory, research, and practice. Chapter to appear in H. L. K. Coleman & C. Yeh (Eds.).  Handbook of School Counseling. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Valleley, R., Begeny J., & Shriver. (2005). Collaborating with parents to improve children’s reading. Journal of Evidence Based Practices for Schools, 6,19-41.

Warnes, E.D., & Allen, K.D. (2005) Biofeedback treatment of paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction and respiratory distress in an adolescent female. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38(4)

Warzak, W. J. did an invited presentation entitled, "The Role of Behavior Therapy in the Management of Pediatric Incontinence" for the University of South Florida College of Medicine and the International Childrens Continence Society.

Warzak, W. J. & Floress, M.T. (2009). Time-Out training without put-backs, spanks, or restraint: A brief report of defered time-out. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 31, 134-143.

Woods, D.W., Hook, S.S., Spellman, D.F., & Friman P.C. (2000). Case study: Exposure and response prevention for an adolescent with tourette's syndrome and OCD. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, (7).