Dr. Jennifer Gans Resumé

Teacher Development Intensive (TDI)

Completed a 92-hour teacher development intensive training taught by Center for Mindfulness senior staff. Admission to the program was limited to those with extensive professional experience, with a solid meditation practice, and with previous teaching in MBSR.

Experience Teaching 8-week MBSR courses

Led 8-week MBSR classes at UCSF in the Department of Otolaryngology for patients with tinnitus. Will lead an MBSR class with the MS Society/UCSF in Summer 2012 for patients with MS.

MBSR Supervision

Received 10-weeks of supervision by Bob Stahl, PhD, a Center for Mindfulness senior staff trainer during the teaching of an MBSR class taught at UCSF.

MBSR in Mind-Body Medicine – 7-Day Residential Training

Participated in a 7-day MBSR professional training program led by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli.

Practicum in MBSR

Completed a 1-week Practicum in MBSR: Living Inside Participant/Practitioner Perspectives training taught by Bob Stahl, PhD, senior staff at the Center for Mindfulness. Admission to the program was limited to those with extensive professional experience, with a solid meditation practice.

Regular participation in 5-10 day silent, teacher-led mindfulness meditation retreats and yoga practice.

Participated in Monthly Seminars given by Dr. Stuart Eisendrath on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) at Langley Porter UCSF.

Speaking Engagements

Bay Area Clinical Research Symposium – Poster Presentation Nov. 2012

20th Annual Conference On Management of the Tinnitus Patient - Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa

Northern California MS Society Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Facilitator

Design and lead MBSR groups for Bay Area MS patients.

Psychologist Research Specialist UCSF Audiology Clinic

Conducting tinnitus research looking at the Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction (MBTSR) as a treatment.

Psychologist at UCSF Cochlear Implant Center

Working as part of an interdisciplinary team to determine patient candidacy for an implant. Responsibilities included psychological testing, short-term therapy, consultation, outreach, and referrals.

Private Practice located in San Francisco, CA Lic#: PSY22222

Providing outpatient mental health services for adults, children, and families with a variety of presenting complaints. Specialties include working through grief and loss, depression, anxiety, and trauma.

Private Practice located in Charleston, SC Lic#: PSY000863

Provided outpatient mental health services for adults, children, and families with a variety of presenting complaints. Specialties include working through grief and loss, depression, anxiety, and trauma.

Clinical Instructor: Department of Pediatrics

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Led an eight-week outpatient group for parents of children with disabilities.

Consultant to the Cochlear Implant Team

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Provided outpatient assessment and therapy services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, adults, and families. Lead and co-lead group therapy sessions and conduct community outreach services.

Supervisor: Susan Williams, Ph.D.

Psychology Intern

Louisiana State University Medical School

Provided outpatient and inpatient assessment and therapy for children, adults, and families. Lead and co-lead group therapy sessions.

Supervisor: Joy Osofsky, Ph.D. & Jill Hayes-Hammer, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator - Efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the Treatment of PTSD in the Deaf Population

Designed and conducted a controlled outcome study on the efficacy of this new technique with a population that has not been previously studied.

Advanced Therapy-Diagnostic Practicum

Shepherd Spinal Center-Multiple Sclerosis Center

Services provided include clinical services, including neuropsychological assessment and treatment, of inpatients and outpatients with MS. Assist patients and their families with adjustment to MS via individual and group psychotherapeutic contact. Member of inpatient and outpatient MS treatment team headed by a neurologist.

Supervisor: G. Dean Ericson, Ph.D.

Advanced Therapy & Diagnostic Practicum

Private Practice

Worked with Deaf and hard of hearing clients, adjusting to traumatic injury, head injury, and chronic illness. Provided services in the following clinical areas: Neuropsychological assessment, pain management, treatment of anxiety, phobias, panic attack, PTSD, and treatment of the psychological components of medical problems.

Supervisor: G. Dean Ericson, Ph.D.

GroupTherapy - "Accomodator"

Worked as an accomodator for a Psychomotor-TA-Gestalt therapy group.

Supervisor: Joel Rachelson, Ph.D.

Research Assistant

Conducted telephone screenings/making initial contact with potential subjects, making appropriate referrals, conducting face to face assessment interviews, administration of PTSD measures (SCID, Clinician Administered PTSD Scale-CAPS, self-report measures), preparation and organization of research materials, and scoring measures.

Supervisor: Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D.

Therapy Practicum

Georgia Institute of Technology

Practicum training providing outpatient services to graduate and undergraduate university students. Services provided include individual and group counseling and psychotherapy, crisis intervention, campus community outreach, vocational testing, and academic and career counseling. Completed 500 hours of training.

Supervisors: A. Jay Beard, Ph.D. & Gayle Roberts, Ed.D.

Therapy/DiagnosticPracticum

University of California, San Francisco

Practicum training providing outpatient services to Deaf adults and children and clients participating in the Deaf AIDS Project (DAP). Services included individual therapy, group therapy, community outreach, psychometric testing including both objective and projective testing, scoring of protocols, the preparation of written reports, and feedback to families, and Cochlear Implant eligibility assessment and education. Completed 120 hours of training including 10 hours of supervision.

Supervisor: Peggy Kelly, Ph.D.

Diagnostic Practicum

The Emory Clinic

Practicum training with children and adolescents suspected of having ADD and/or learning disabilities, and children being treated for various cancers. Conducted psychological assessment which includes semi- and structured interviewing of children, their parents, and their teachers, psychometric testing including both objective and projective testing, scoring of protocols, the preparation of written reports, and feedback to families. Participated in ongoing research with children with cystic fibrosis. Completed 500 hours of training.

Supervisor: Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.

Institute on Mental Health and Rehabilitation

University of California, San Francisco

Participated in a six-week intensive training program related to Mental Health and Deafness. Coursework included Psychological Assessment of Deaf Clients, Psychosocial Aspects of Deafness, and Audiology. Worked as a sign language interpreter for classes and workshops.

Supervisors: Peggy Kelly, Ph.D. & Elizabeth Charleson, Ph.D.

Toolworks

Center for Developmentally Delayed Deaf Adults

Counseled Deaf and hard-of-hearing clients with developmental delays for a 20-week internship. Services included job training/coaching, community outreach, group and individual counseling.

Supervisor: Hilde Schlesinger, M.D.

Parent Advisor, SKI*HI Georgia Pines Parent-Infant Deafness Clinic

Clarkston, Georgia

Counseled parents on issues related to their child's hearing loss. Informed parents about services provided by the state and local government to empower parents to make educated decisions for their child's future. Worked with newly diagnosed Deaf infants and their parents on exercises to facilitate speech development.

Sign Language Interpreter

Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired-Mental Health Services, Inc.

Provided sign language interpreting for Deaf adults in a variety of counseling settings: Group Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling, Crisis Intervention, and Alcohol and Drug Support Services.