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About
Dr. Socket
Dr.
Socket's Curriculum Vitae
Bonnie Socket, Ph.D.
104
South Church Street
West Chester, PA 19382
610-696-2009
Licensed Psychologist
Certified School Psychologist
EDUCATION
Ph.D. School
Psychology: Temple University (APA Approved)
M.Ed. Educational
Psychology: Temple University
B.A. Psychology:
Magna Cum Laude -Temple University
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Private Practice.
Provide individual therapy; parent consultation and psychoeducational
evaluations for children, adolescents, and their families. (1989 -
present).
Coordinator of
Clinical Services,Lower Merion School
District, Ardmore, PA. Administrative and
clinical position. Responsible for coordination of the activities and
overall supervision of the clinical staff; including psychologists,
consulting psychiatrists, and social workers. Responsible for staff
development presentations. Also responsible for placement and follow up
of students requiring more intensive out-of-district programs; liaison
with other agencies, as well as direct psychological services with
students and families (1995 - 2005).
School Psychologist, Lower Merion School
District, Ardmore, PA. Responsibilities
included psychoeducational assessment, teacher consultation, developing
behavior modification plans, parent support groups, in-service
presentations. Involved in an early intervention research. study
designed to identify At-Risk students in grades Kindergarten - First
Grade (1992 - 1995).
Adjunct Faculty,
Immaculata College,
Graduate Program in
Psychology.
Courses taught
included Intellectual Assessment; Personality Assessment;
Psychoeducational Assessment; Treatment of Children and Adolescents;
Exceptional Children; Seminar in School Psychology; Seminar in
Psychotherapy. Other activities included individual and group
supervision of practicum students, supervision of student independent
research, and committee member for doctoral dissertations (1992 -
present).
Adjunct Faculty,
Temple University, Psychological
Studies in Education, School Psychology Program Clinic supervisor for Psychoeducational Clinic. Supervisory responsibilities for both Master
and Doctoral level
students for
this university based psychoeducational clinic providing
psychoeducational assessment for children and adolescents in the
community
(1991-92).
Staff
Psychologist, Devereux Foundation,
Devereux Day School, Berwyn, PA. State Approved Private
School for children and adolescents (ages 6 - 21) exhibiting a broad
range of disabilities including emotional disturbance, learning
disabilities, neurological impairments, pervasive developmental
disorders. Responsibilities included clinical team coordination,
individual and group psychotherapy, parent support-group leader,
supervision of pre-doctoral interns and practicum students. A strong
emphasis was placed on collaborative teacher consultation focusing on
developing, implementing, and monitoring behavioral interventions (1987
- 1992).
Pre-Doctoral Internship - APA Approved, Devereux Foundation,
Edward L. French Division, Gateway Campus. A residential
treatment facility for 36 adolescent girls (ages 12- 21) diagnosed with
severe emotional disturbance and neurological impairment.
Responsibilities included individual and group psychotherapy,
psychodiagnostics, consultation, program management. Participated in
year-long advanced training seminars including psychotherapy,
psychodiagnostics, group therapy, and a training module in
neuropsychological assessment (1986 - 1987).
Acting Director
of Pupil Personnel Services Lower Merion School District.
This was an interim
position for the Director of Pupil Personnel Services during a
sabbatical leave. Responsibilities included overall supervision of pupil
services activities for the district including the departments of
special education, school psychological,
guidance, and health services
(August through December, 1996).
Consultant, Achievement House,
Bryn Mawr, PA. Provided psychological
consultation services to this state-licensed, academic tutoring agency.
Services included intellectual and academic assessment and consultation
to the faculty (1995 -1996).
Member, Professional Advisory Board, Achievement House,
Bryn Mawr, PA Private, state-licensed, academic tutoring agency (1996 -
2000).
Member,
Professional Advisory Board,
Children & Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD), Main Line Chapter Provide assistance
and guidance to the officers of this parent advocacy group (1995 -
2001).
Seminar Leader,
Devereux Foundation,
Institute for Clinical Training and Research. Responsible for
teaching a year-long, weekly, didactic advanced psychodiagnostic
training seminar to pre-doctoral interns within the foundation (1994
-1995).
Member, Executive
Committee for the Professional Staff,
Devereux Foundation,
Mapleton Center, Malvern, PA 1991-1992.
Member, Training Advisory Committee.
The 1989 Devereux
Conference for Exceptional Families, Villanova University April 29, 1989
Conference Coordinator, Annual Conference for
the Future of Psychology in the Schools Sponsored by Temple University;
School Psychology Program & School District of Philadelphia 1986 & 1987
RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
Socket, B. (2005). The
Psychoeducational Evaluation: Implications for Intervention. Learning
Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania, Monograph Journal, Vol. 6, No.
1.
Socket, B. C. (2003),
The Rorschach and school psychology evaluations. In Society for
Personality Assessment Exchange, Vol. 15, No 2.
Yalof, J., Abraham,
P., Domingos, B., & Socket, B. (2001), Re-examining the Rorschach test
in school psychology practice. The School Psychologist, Vol. 5, No. 4.
Socket, B. C. (1999).
Clinical and Legal Aspects of Referral for Residential Placement. Panel
Presentation, Annual Law and Education Conference, Lehigh University,
May 14.
Yalof, J. & Socket, B.
(1998) The Use of the Rorschach in School Settings. Paper Presentation,
Society for Personality Assessment Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Socket, B. & Yalof, J.
(1997). Rorschach Review; Enhancing Scoring and Test Interpretation.
Workshop Presentation, Pennsylvania Psychological Association Annual
Convention, Harrisburg, PA.
Socket, B. &,
Yalof, J. (199G). The Use of
the Rorschach in Diverse Settings. Workshop Presentation, Pennsylvania
Psychological Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Facilitator, Committee
for Special Education, Lower Merion School District March, 1996;
November, 1996
Techniques and
Strategies for Students with Learning and Behavioral Problems In-service
for Reading Specialists/Nonpublic Philadelphia Schools Board of Education
Building, Philadelphia, PA February 14, 1996
Parent Support
Group Facilitator,
Monthly meeting of
Main Line CHADD: Parents Supporting Parents Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorders, April, 1994; March, 1995; January, 1997
In-Service
Presentations Lower Merion School District Topics included “Reality
Therapy for the Classroom Teacher”,, “Assessment of Learning
Styles”; “Psychological Test Interpretation”; “Learning Disabilities:
Risk and Resilience” 1993-1995.
Workshop Presentation, Intellectual
Development of Young Children, Coatesville Area School District; Week of
the Young Child Celebration, April 19, 1994,
Audiotape Review, Practical Reviews in
Psychiatry, Comprehensive Mental Health Care, Volume 1, Number 3, 1991.
Panel
Presentation,
Residential Aftercare:
Developing a Network of Opportunities in the Community Pennsylvania
Psychological Association Annual Convention, June 28, 1989.
Discussion Group
Leader Early Childhood Development Malvern-Exton Nursing Mothers, May
16, 1989.
Workshop Presentation, Developing
Parent-Professional Partnerships, The 1988 Devereux Conference for
Exceptional Families, Villanova University, April 23, 1988.
Symposium Presentation. Are the Scientific Psychometrics
Standards the Critical Issue for Dynamic Assessment? American
Psychological Association Annual Convention, New York, August, 1987.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS/LICENSES
Licensed Psychologist
in Pennsylvania [PS005898-L]
Certified School
Psychologist in Pennsylvania
American Psychological
Association - Member
Division 16: School Psychology
Division 42:
Psychologists in Independent Practice
Division 53: Society of
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Pennsylvania Psychological Association - Fellow
Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists -
Member
Specialists of Schools
(SOS)
Member, Board of
Directors, Chester County Family Academy
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