Trish Lane, M.A., Ed.S., Psy.D.

SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

EDUCATION

The Georgia School of Professional Psychology, Atlanta, GA 1997
Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) - APA Accredited Program
The State University at West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, 1990
Specialist of Education (Ed.S.)
The State University at West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, 1989
Masters of Arts (M.A.) - Psychology
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL: B.A. - 1987

POST GRADUATE RESEARCH AND HOSPITAL TRAINING

Post Doctoral Residency - Clinical Psychology. Allegheny General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Accredited - American Psychological Association. 1997-1998
Pre Doctoral Internship - Clinical Psychology. Allegheny General Hospital Department of Psychiatry. Accredited - American Psychological Association: Pittsburgh, PA. 1996 - 1997. Training Rotations: Adult Inpatient, Adult Outpatient, Adult Acute Partial Hospitalization Program, Child Outpatient, Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents, and Behavioral Medicine.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

CALIFORNIA ANIMAL REFERRAL & EMERGENCY (C.A.R.E.) HOSPITAL, INC. Santa Barbara, CA, 7/03 - present. Co-founder. Oversee's hospital administration and provides free group counseling to the community for those who are grieving or expect to be grieving the loss of their pet.
COTTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (Regional hospital), Santa Barbara, CA, 7/02 - present.
Psychologist. Provide psychiatric services to adult populations in the Cottage Health System. Also serve as consultant to the Health System for psychiatric consultation and substance abuse evaluation for trauma patients.
PRIVATE PRACTICE, Santa Barbara, CA 9/02 - present
Provide psychiatric evaluation and treatment to individuals, couples and families. Grief counseling for California Animal Referral & Emergency Hospital. Consult to community agencies on pet loss.
MISSION + ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH SYSTEM (800 bed regional
hospital – 57 inpatient psychiatric beds) Asheville, NC, 2000 - 2001
Director – Psychiatric Emergency Services. Supervised a staff of approximately 17 masters and doctoral level clinicians who provided 24 hour coverage in the Emergency Department(s). Provided direct psychiatric services including the assessment and/or referral of individuals ranging from children to geriatrics. Provided consultation and liaison services to general medical floors. Assessed patients in seclusion and/or restraint on inpatient units. Performed involuntary commitments for entire health system. Functioned as one of six department directors among the psychiatric administrative staff.
ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL (777 bed regional teaching hospital) Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA 1996 - 2000. Clinical Coordinator for Center for Traumatic Stress in Children & Adolescents. Project Coordinator for multi site treatment of sexually abused children funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. (Years Inclusive: 1997 – 2002). Insured that all clinicians complied with legal/ethical standards. Supervised psychiatry residents, fellows, psychology interns and social work interns.
INTOWN SOUTH PROFESSIONALS - Private Practice, Carrollton, GA
1988-1992.
Provided child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy to individuals and families. Provided consultation to local high schools and colleges about youth suicide. Contractual agreement with Juvenile Court to treat juvenile offenders. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) consultant (State Farm Insurance Companies).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (ONGOING PILOT STUDY): Children's PTSD Report (CPR). 1997 - present.
Parent and Child PTSD assessment measure for children who have experienced trauma. Appropriate for assessing PTSD in children ages 7 - 17. Trish Lane, Psy.D. and Michael Franzen, Ph.D.
NIMH GRANT – PROJECT COORDINATOR, Coordinated multi-site grant for sexually abused children. Years inclusive 1997 – 2002. Coordinated all aspects of grant design and implementation.
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION - 1997
Self-disclosure and college students’ attitudes about youth suicide.
Research Assistant, State University at West Georgia, Department of Psychology. 1989
Conducted research on suicide -- including design, administration and interpretation of empirical data.

PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

EMORY UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER, Atlanta, GA 1995-1996
Provided individual, couple, group and family therapy to University students and their spouses/partners. Responsibilities included crisis intervention, intake evaluations, psychiatric testing, case management duties and providing campus outreach activities. Participated in weekly staffing/case conferences and attended weekly Clinical Issues seminar. Worked primarily with persons from ethnically diverse groups.
NORTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL STATE HOSPITAL, Rome, GA
1994-1995
Provided psychiatric testing/evaluation on a long-term adolescent specialty treatment unit. Conducted intellectual, personality and neuropsychological assessments. Assessment also included interview-based diagnosis, chart review and consultation. Assessed danger and elopement risk. Participated in treatment team meetings, treatment planning and weekly training meetings with psychology department staff. Co-led bi-weekly group therapy with the director of the adolescent unit. Provided individual behavioral therapy to adult patients with chronic schizophrenia.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA, STUDENT DEVELOPMENT CENTER, Carrollton, GA 1988
Provided individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy to university students and individuals from the community. Co-led an Adult Children of Alcoholics group and led a Suicide Survivors support group.
NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER, Denver, CO,
1987
Assessed adults and adolescents in inpatient and outpatient settings. Interventions designed to address issues of chronic illness (primarily asthma and COPD). Conducted individual and group therapy sessions and participated in treatment team meetings.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA (MCP) ® HAHNEMANN UNIVERISITY 1997-2000
Instructor of Psychiatry - Taught psychiatry courses and supervised social work interns, psychology interns, psychiatric residents, and child & adolescent fellows. Was also responsible for providing continuing medical education through the Department of Psychiatry at Allegheny General Hospital.
STATE UNIVERSITY AT WEST GEORGIA, Carrollton, GA 1989-1992
Adjunct Faculty. Taught undergraduate psychology courses (General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Interpersonal Relations). Developed and implemented course material and evaluated student progress.

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

TRAUMA and GROUND ZERO, Asheville, NC, 4/02
WWNC Radio Talk Show - Community Requested Speaker
REDUCING PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT, Asheville, NC, 3/01
Presented at NASW annual spring conference.
PANEL FOR PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS, Asheville, NC, 2/01
One of 5 participants, including NC State Senator John Edwards regarding Patients Bill of Rights.
SUICIDE: CURRENT STRATEGIES FOR AWARENESS, PREVENTION
AND INTERVENTION, Pittsburgh, PA, 10/98
Psychiatry Lecture Series for continuing medical education.
TREATMENT OUTCOME STUDIES FOR SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN
Pittsburgh, PA, 9/97 – 7/00
NIMH subject recruitment presentations to Pittsburgh mental health agencies.
SELF-DISCLOSURE AND YOUTH SUICIDE, Lectured to approximately fifty audiences around the United States (FL, GA, CA, CO & NY) on self-disclosure and youth suicide. Settings included high schools, colleges, church groups, fraternities, sororities and community meetings. 1988 - 1997
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, St. Louis, MO, 4/90
The effects of self-disclosure on college students’ beliefs about youth suicide.
WORKSHOPS: PARENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN
OF ABUSE, Pittsburgh, PA 9/97 – 6/00
Taught parenting strategies to parent groups and foster parent groups for children who have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, and/or neglect.
UNDERSTANDING YOUTH SUICIDE, 1/88 - 6/96
Facilitated numerous workshops for members of medical and mental health communities.

MEDIA PRESENTATIONS

ABC NEWS ® WLOS Asheville, NC, 5/02
Local Psychologist Provides Treatment for First Responders to Mitchell County Prison Fire resulting in Eight Inmate Deaths
"Asheville Volunteer Feels Heartbreak at Ground Zero", Asheville
Citizen-Times, 3/02 http://cgi.citizen-times.com/cgi-bin/story/9588
"Women’s Mental Health in Primary Care," Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, 7/00
"Dear Kids of Alcoholics," in Celebrations (sponsored by The Association for Humanistic Education). 5/89
"A Shared Journey Towards Wholeness," in Celebrations (sponsored by The Association for Humanistic Education). 11/88

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services
American Psychological Association (APA)
California Psychological Association (CPA)
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
Golden Retriever Rescue Association
Delta Delta Delta Sorority - Alumni

HONORS/AWARDS

AMERICAN RED CROSS ® Asheville Mountain Area Red Cross -
5/02 RECIPIENT of the BETTIE LOU DAVIS ANNUAL AWARD
MEDICAL STAFF, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATE STAFF, Carrollton, GA
Tanner Medical Center
PHI KAPPA PHI, 1988-1989
An honor society for outstanding academic achievement.
NATIONAL DEAN’S LIST, Florida State University. 1984 – 1985.