April Leaveck, Psy.D.

• EDUCATION

Doctorate of Clinical Psychology

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859

APA Approved Psy.D. Program

Dissertation Title: “Perceived parental reactions to same-sex sexual orientation disclosure: A search for predictors.”

Date Awarded: May 7, 1994

Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859

Date Awarded: May 1991

Bachelors of Arts in Psychology

University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812

Date Awarded: May 1985

• LICENSURE

Minnesota LP 3880, December 31, 2001

• PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

October 2003 to Present

Clinical Psychologist

Gary L. Fischler and Associates, P.A. 1735 Medical Arts Building, 825 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Responsibilities: Intelligence and personality psychological evaluations and consultation. Pre-employment, fitness-for-duty, and forensic examinations.

August 2002 to October 2003

Supervisor

Scott County Mental Health Center, Government Center 300

200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379

Responsibilities: Clinical supervision and consultation; Clinic management; Contract development and management; Consultation for a variety of agencies including children and adult mental health, child protection, employment and training, schools, court services, a child abuse team.

January 1995 to August 2002

Psychologist

Scott County Mental Health Center, Government Center 300

200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379

Responsibilities: Intelligence and personality evaluations including objective and projective assessments with children, adolescents, and adults; Neuropsychological screenings; Diagnostic assessments; Behavioral analysis; Cognitive-behavioral assessments and treatment; Individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults; Day treatment; Crisis intervention; Consultation, intervention, and training with schools, Employment and Training, Crisis Nursery, Foster Care.

• CLINICAL EXPERTISE

· Intelligence and personality assessment with children, adolescents, and adults, including assessments for courts, child protection, schools, and therapists

· Cognitive-behavioral assessments and treatment

· Diagnostic assessments with children, adolescents, and adults

· Anger assessments and treatment

· Therapy and assessment with individuals who have experienced severe trauma

· Anxiety Disorders including PTSD, OCD, Panic Disorders

· Major Mental Illness and Depressive Disorders

· Alternative lifestyle and cultural diversity

• INTERNSHIP

July 1993 to July 1994

Clinical Psychology Intern:

Hahnemann University Hospital

Broad and Vine, Mail Stop 626, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-1192

APA Approved Pre-doctorial Internship.

Hahnemann University Hospital is a health and science teaching hospital that provides services to an ethnically and socio-economically diverse population.

• ROTATIONS

Student Mental Health Services: Provides psychological assessment and treatment for undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students.

Inpatient Adult Psychiatry: Provides psychological evaluations and treatment for patients with psychiatric and somatic diagnosis in an inpatient setting.

Heart Failure/Transplant Center: Provides psychological evaluations and support for patients with terminal illness and their families.

Consultation/Liaison Services: Provides psychiatric consultation to hospital medical units.

• PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Psychological Association: Divisions 12 & 44

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

• RESEARCH :

Leaveck, A.S., Ronan, G.F., and Hammontree, S. (1992, August).

Sexual Orientation Disclosure to Parents: The role of Problem-solving and Social Support.

Paper presentation at the 100th annual meeting of the American

Psychological Association, Washington, DC.