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Postdoctoral fellowship that includes coordinating Albuquerque VA data collection site of National Institute of Health Grant, “The Genetics of Negative Conflict Behavior”. Conduct SCID and CAPS assessments on couples and facilitate conflict discussions between each couple. Participate in quality assurance with Boston data collection site by coding their videotaped psychological assessments via secured internet connection and participating in weekly phone conferences to discuss coding discrepancies. Responsible for training and supervising volunteer, recruitment, submitting quarterly NIMH reports, submitting amendments to IRB, and maintaining database.

Supervisors: Castillo, Diane Ph.D. & Miller, Mark, Ph.D.

08/2008 – 08/2009 Southern Louisiana Internship Consortium, Clinical Psychology Internship Program

One year clinical psychology internship at a college counseling center that includes external rotations at forensic and civil units of a state hospital as well as a partial hospitalization program for adolescents.

Student Health Center:

· Provide individual, group & couples psychotherapy to patients presenting with a wide range of psychopathology including Anxiety, Mood, Psychotic, and Personality and Substance use disorders. Supervisors; Chris Garner, Psy.D., Rachel Stokes, Psy.D., Melinda Le, Ph.D., David Hayes, Ph.D.

· Complete psychological assessments and integrative reports using objective and projective measures (e.g. Rorschach). Supervisors; John Pickering, Ph.D; Chris Garner Psy.D.; Roy Allen Ph.D.; Darla Burnett Ph.D.

· Deliver presentations on specialty topics.

· Participate in crisis intervention and triage, interdisciplinary consultation, case presentations and multidisciplinary case staffing.

· Attend weekly didactic seminars on assessment and psychotherapy.

Oakcrest (Feliciana State Hospital Forensic Unit):

· Conduct diagnostic interviews and risk assessments on male in-patients; observe and assist with competency and malingering assessments. Supervisor; John Pickering Ph.D.

Cedarview (Feliciana State Hospital Civil Unit):

· Diagnostic interviews, adaptive functioning, and IQ assessments with civilly committed patients. Assist with developing behavior plans. Participate in multidisciplinary staffing. Supervisor; John Welton, Ph.D.

Greenwell Springs (Partial Hospitalization Program for Children and Adolescents):

· Observation of intake interviews and social group dynamics in a multidisciplinary setting. Complete one psychological assessment and integrated report on a child. Assist with behavior plans. Co-lead psychotherapy group with adolescent females. Supervisor; Roy Allen, Ph.D.

Treatment Mall (Feliciana State Hospital Forensic Unit):

· Conduct diagnostic interviews, co-lead psychotherapy and legal rights groups; assist with behavior plans. Supervisors; Darla Burnett Ph.D.; Erin Anderson-Fortier Ph.D.; Peggy Smith Ph.D.

08/2006 – 05/2007 Graduate assistant, Center for Individual Couples, and Family Counseling, UNLV

· Responsible for administrative duties including conducting intakes, screening clients (in person and on the phone), client check in, fee collection and deposits, maintaining confidential client records, assist the facility manager in assigning clients to clinical staff, assist various supervisors and new therapists adjust to the facility by answering questions about service provisions. Supervisors; Michelle Carro, Ph.D and Colleen Peterson, Ph.D.

07/2006 – 06/2007 Behavior Health Specialist, Caregivers Support Program Las Vegas, Nevada

· Facilitated group therapy for high functioning patients with dementia, primarily Alzheimer’s disease, focusing upon memory strategies and coping skills. Conduct process groups for the caregivers.

· Provided psycho-educational workshops to patients with dementia and their caregivers. Conducted process groups for the caregivers.

· Administered and score of the Mini Mental Status Exam to screen potential group members. Supervisor; Donna Munic, Ph.D.

05/2005 – 05/2006 UNLV Student Wellness/Center for Counseling and

Psychological Services

· Provided brief psychotherapy to patients from a diverse college student population. Responsible for case conceptualization, treatment and termination planning, crisis intervention, outreach, and intakes. Treatment modalities included IPT, CBT, client centered and Time limited psychodynamic psychotherapy. Supervisors; by Lynn Ansher, Ph.D. and Vicky Genia, Psy.D.

08/2005 – 05/2006 Therapist, Child School Refusal and Anxiety Disorder Clinic, UNLV

· Co-facilitated individual psychotherapy with children diagnosed with selective mutism using manualized treatment and in vivo exposures.

· Assisted in conducting and scoring a diagnostic structured interview with parents to screen for client eligibility.

· Provided psycho-education and process oriented sessions to the parents of children with selective mutism. Supervisor; Christopher Kearney

08/2004 – 05/2005 Summit View Youth Correctional Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada

· Provided individual and group therapy, and crisis intervention to male, juvenile offenders (ages 12-18) at a maximum security residential facility. Treatment modalities included a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and cognitive restructuring approach.

· Completed psychological assessments and integrated reports.

· Participated in multidisciplinary treatment teams for treatment planning, weekly and monthly progress evaluation. Supervisor; Nadia Parson, Ph.D.

08/2005 – 05/2006 Therapist, Center for Individual, Couples, and Family Counseling, UNLV

· Provided short and long-term psychotherapy to patients in a campus community mental health clinic. Responsible for all aspects of treatment planning and delivery. Treatment modalities included CBT, IPT, and Psychodynamic theoretical perspectives. Supervisor; Christopher Kearney Ph.D.

05/2006 – 08/2006 Practicum Student Supervisor, Center for Individual, Couples, and Family Counseling, UNLV

· Provided weekly individual clinical supervision to a second year practicum doctoral student. Used an integrative interpersonal and developmental model approach to supervision. Supervisor; Michelle Carro, Ph.D.

08/2000 – 06/2001 Counselor, Linden Oaks Hospital, Naperville, Illinois

· Provided care, supervision, and counseling of seriously emotionally disturbed, abused and neglected adolescents (ages 12 -18) in acute and residential treatment settings. Supervisor; Pat Keller, Ph.D

08/1996 – 08/1197 In Home Therapist, College of Dupage, Wheaten, Illinois

· Provided individual therapy to autistic children (ages 2-6) using Lovas Behavior Modification therapy. Participated in weekly treatment team meetings to discuss client progress and treatment modifications. Supervisor; Richard Voss, Ph.D.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

08/2006 – 06/2009 Doctoral Dissertation, UNLV

Title: Descriptive Experience Sampling Interactive Multimedia Training Tool.

Develop an effective, portable training tool to impart knowledge on concepts and skills central to the descriptive experience sampling method (in progress). Chair; Russ Hurlburt, Ph.D.

08/2003 – 05/2006 Master’s Thesis, UNLV

Title: Identifying Youth Psychopathy

Developed a prototypical definition for male youth psychopathy based on expert opinions. Chairs; Christopher Kearney, Ph.D. and Jennifer Skeem, Ph.D.

08/2002 – 05/2005 Research Assistant, Personality Features and Social Deviance, UNLV

· Administered standardized personality and behavioral measures and structured and semi structured diagnostic interviews to incarcerated adult male prisoners in a medium security prison; adults in a mandated substance abuse out-patient program; and adults in a residential substance abuse treatment program.

· Supervised undergraduates, record review, data management, tracking records and participants in the community for follow up interviews, consultations with substance abuse counselors, case managers, probation officers, prison warden and prison guards to obtain confidential records and determine safety plans during interviews. Supervisors; Jennifer Skeem Ph.D and Kevin Douglas Ph.D.

06/2000 – 05/2001 Research Assistant, Program Development Project Cook County Detention Center, Chicago IL

· Record review of clinical and forensic reports, data coding and entry, literature review. Supervisor; Joseph Scally, J.D., Ph.D

05/1999 – 05/2000 Research Assistant, Juvenile Delinquency Project, Northwestern University, Chicago IL

· Review of probation records, data coding and entry, track participants in the community, train research assistants. Supervisors Linda Teplin, Ph.D and Karen Abhram, Ph.D.

08/1998 – 05/1999 Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis, UIUC, Champaign IL

Title: Language Rules

Explored rules of language development based on the psycholinguistic theories of optimality and transpositions. Supervisor; Gary Dell, Ph.D.

AWARDS

03/2007 UNLV Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

08/2006 – 08/2007 Graduate Student Member, UNLV Psychology Department Diversity Committee

08/2005 – 08/2006 Graduate Student Member, NSPA

05/1996 – 08/1997 President, Psi-beta (undergraduate psychology honor society)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

08/2007 – 05/2008 Part-Time Instructor, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Responsible for all aspects of teaching 2 Introduction to Psychology courses.

08/2002 – 05/2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant , University of Nevada Las Vegas

Responsible for grading, exam administration, and student technical support, tutoring and delivering guest lectures. Supervised by Wayne Weiten Ph.D., Jennifer L. Skeem, Ph.D., and Robert Dippner, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2002 – Present American Psychological Association

2002 – Present American Psychology and Law Society

Western Psychological Association

Nevada State Psychological Association

2006 – Present Rocky Mountain Student Association

American Counseling Association

2009-Present Louisiana Group Psychological Society

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Hurlbut, R.T., Heavey, C., Bensaheb, A (in press). Sensory awareness. Journal of

Consciousness Studies.

Bensaheb, Arva (2007, May). Sensory awareness as described by descriptive experience

sampling. Paper presented at the 2007 Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Bensaheb, Arva (2007, March). The descriptive experience sampling method. Paper

               presented at the GPSA research forum. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kearney, C.A., & Bensaheb, A. (2006). Assessing anxiety disorders in children and

Adolescents. In Steven R. Smith and Leanord Hander (Eds.), The clinical handbook of children and adolescents: A practitioner’s handbook (p. 469-486). Lawrance Earlbaum

Kearney, C.A., & Bensaheb, A. (2006). School absenteeism and school refusal behavior:

A review and suggestions for school-based health professionals. Journal of School Health, 76(1).

Kearney, C.A., Cook, L.C., Chapman, G., & Bensaheb, A. (2006). Exploratory and

confirmatory factor analyses of the Motivation Assessment Scale and Resident Choice Assessment Scale. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 18(1), 1-11.

Silver, N. C., Ross, S. A., Alvarez, K. M., Bensahab, A., Karwosky, J. E., LaSota, M. T.,

& Silverman, J. R., & Zaikina, H. (2004). Reliability generalization of the Child Behavior Checklist. Manuscript in preparation, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Bensaheb, Arva (2006, March). Defining youth psychopathy. Poster presented at the

               2005 American Psychological Law Society Confernece, St. Petersberg, Florida.

Bensaheb, A & Kearney, C (2006, April). Defining youth psychopathy.

Paper presented at the 2006 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association    Conference, Park City, Utah.

Camp, J., Skeem, J., Bensaheb, A., & Colwell, L. (2004, March). Psychopathy and

ethnicity: A meta analysis. Poster presented at the 2004 American Psychological Law Society Conference, Scotsdale, Arizona.

Silver, N. C., Ross, S. A., Alvarez, K. M., Bensahab, A., Karwosky, J. E., LaSota, M. T.,

         & Silverman, J. R., & Zaikina, H. (2004, March).  Reliability generalization of

the Child Behavior Checklist.  Poster presented at the 2004 Southeastern Psychological Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

Bensaheb, Arva (2009, May). Psychology and Islam in the Western World

Bensaheb, Arva (2009, March). Anxiety Management using Progressive Muscle Relaxation,

       Journaling and Guided Visual Imagery.

Bensaheb, A., Stokes, R., Le, M. (2009, January). Detecting and Treatment Self Harm in

College Populations.

Munic, Donna, & Bensaheb, A. (2007, February). Coping with caregiver stress.

Munic, Donna, & Emke-Fransis, P., Bensaheb, A. (2007, March). Managing daily

grooming in people with Alzhimer’s.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

08/2008 – 08/2009 Psychotherapy and Assessment Didactic Series

Topic areas: Attend weekly didactic series on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the Rorschach and MMPI-II. Also attend weekly seminars on a variety of psychotherapy modalities such as group, existential and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

08/2008 – 08/2009 Forensic Didactic Series

Topic areas: Attend bi-weekly didactic seminars sponsored by Eastern Louisiana Mental Health State Services on a wide range of forensic practice topics including review of land mark cases, malingering and competency assessments.

06/2002 – 06/2002 Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)

Two-day training on interviewing and scoring presented by Stephen Hart, Ph.D.

07/2007 – 07/2007 Diversity Training Seminar, UNLV

Topic areas: interventions for victims of abuse, mandatory reporting, and cultural competence.

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