Dr. Dana Anderson
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Credentials
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Advanced Strangulation Prevention Training Certificate
Alliance for HOPE InternationalFeb, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Danger Assessment (DA)
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Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advocate (DV/SA)
Shasta County Women's RefugeJun, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
PC 832 Arrest & Firearms- 64 hours POST certified
Shasta CollegeJan, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
5150 Certification
Shasta County Health and Human Services AgencyOct, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention)
RESTPADD, INCAug, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
CPR & First Aid Certified
American Red CrossJan, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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PSYCHOLOGYDR
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Forensic Psychologist
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Feb 2022 - Present
California Superior Court, Court-Appointed Forensic Psychologist and True Crime Consultant. Forensic psycho-legal services are provided for criminal, civil, CPS, and family law courts. Consultation services are tailored to each law firm. Dr. Anderson provides expert witness testimony for both the plaintiff’s counsel and criminal defense counsel. CRIMINAL COURT: Typical criminal evaluations include Competency to Stand Trial, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, and Mental Health Diversion evaluations. Attorneys and judges request forensic psycholegal evaluations to assist with mitigating or incriminating factors. Risk assessments and sentencing recommendations are provided for parole and probation for high-risk offenders. In matters of deception, legal opinions include assessment of psychopathology, malingering of psychosis, malingering of memory, or feigning a mental illness. Clinical & forensic assessments are used in all legal cases. Most criminal cases involve serious penal code violations, including murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, or great bodily injury. Family law court-ordered evaluations include assessment psychological assessments to assist the judge with 730 child custody evaluations. CIVIL COURT: In civil court, Dr. Anderson is retained to provide clinical psychopathology assessments to plaintiffs to assess for psychological damages. Comprehensive clinical and forenisc psychological assessments are utilized to provide the most precise outcomes for the court. Other assessments include Veteran's evaluations and Fitness For Duty evaluations for Police Officers and licensed mental health professionals. For agencies, Critical Incident Debriefings are provided after traumatic events, such as attempted suicide, completed suicide, or homicide. In homicide investigations, Dr. Anderson provides psychological autopsies after suspicious homicides or suicides to provide insight into an individual's mental health leading up to the time of their death. Show less
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Restpadd Health Corp.
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Contracted Consulting Psychologist
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Aug 2016 - Jan 2022
•Provided inpatient psychiatric evaluations for individuals in a severe mental health crisis, brought in on 5150 holds. •Evaluated individuals who met legal criteria for danger to self (DTS), danger to others (DTO), or gravely disabled (GD) due to a mental disorder. •Administered psychological assessments to assist with differential diagnosis. Provided acute crisis intervention and safety planning for patients. •Hearing representative in 5250/5270 court hearings. Testified each week for individuals who meet legal criteria for psychiatric holds.•Leadership Team Member for the Workplace Violence Prevention Committee and Chair for Out of the Darkness: Suicide Prevention Committee. Licensed Waivered Psychologist under the DHCS. Provided psychopathology testing for both Psychiatric facilities in Redding and Red Bluff. Show less
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California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG)
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Director & Psychologist for the Jail Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) Program
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Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
•Implemented the first satellite Department of State Hospital (DSH) JBCT program inside the Shasta County jail. •Primary designator for communication between JBCT stakeholders (i.e., the Sheriff’s department, DSH, District Attorney, Public Defender’s office, and the criminal court). •Provided direction and supervision for the Jail Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) program and program staff. •Regional coverage for Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, and Plumas County inmates. •Completed Incompetency to Stand Trial (IST) evaluations following the DSH’s Jail Based Competency Treatment protocol and provided forensic competency court reports to the criminal court. •Administered relevant psychological assessments to determine diagnosis, psychopathology, functioning level, intellectual impairment, and/or Malingering. •Provided State Hospital court-ordered treatment to incarcerated individuals who were deemed IST. • Facilitated crisis intervention, psychoeducational classes, competency classes, and mock trials to inmates at the county jail. •Proctored psychiatrist interviews and facilitated weekly treatment team meetings for program staff. Show less
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MHM Services, Inc.
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Forensic Psychology CONREP Predoctoral Intern
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
•CONREP (Forensic Conditional Release Program) is the Department of State Hospital's (DSH) statewide system of community-based mental health treatment services for specified court-ordered forensic individuals. Served individuals at Golden Gate CONREP.•Provided individual and group therapy to individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) who have committed violent felony crimes.•Completed forensic psychological reports to the Superior Courts, for each patient, on a quarterly and annual basis, including risk assessments(for reoffending) using the HCR-20 risk assessment.•Provided court-ordered outpatient treatment and supervision to persons from various counties (Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo), who were adjudicated as Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) (Penal Code 1026) when tried for their crimes, and those who, while in prison for their crimes, were found to be Mentally Disordered Offenders (MDO's) (Penal Code 2926).•Interviewed patients at Napa and Atascadero State Psychiatric Hospitals to evaluate readiness for outpatient treatment and community reentry. Show less
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PSYCHWEST, CLINICAL AND FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
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United States
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Law Enforcement
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1 - 100 Employee
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Forensic Psychology Practicum
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2014 - 2015
•Provided clinical and forensic psychological assessments, including: Disability evaluations, ADHD, and specific learning disabilities. Tests included: WASC-IV, WMS-IV, BSID-III, Vineland-II, Bender Gestalt-II, Trails A & B, TONI-III, WRAT-4 and WISC-IV.•Responsible for interviewing, administering/scoring test protocol, report writing, and DSM diagnostic formulation and recommendations.•Participated in individual and group supervision and staff conferences to evaluate and discuss treatment plans and outcomes. Show less
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Psychological Assessment Resource Center (PARC)
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Rocklin, California
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Forensic Psychology Practicum
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2014 - 2015
•Forensic Mental Health Assessments for courts and attorneys (evaluations completed at the county jail or juvenile detention facility). •Evaluated defendants facing legal charges, due to alleged penal code violations. Assessments consist of psychological evaluations to address: criminal responsibility, dangerousness/risk assessments, malingering and deception, mitigating factors, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI), Guilty But Mentally Ill (GBMI), placement recommendations, Competency to Stand Trial (CST), competency to waive Miranda rights and validity of confessions, immigration, and sex offender evaluations. •Responsible for interviewing, forensic report writing and formulating a DSM 5 diagnosis and treatment plan recommendation. Show less
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Consortium for Community Service (CCS)
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Sacramento, California
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Forensic Psychology Practicum
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2013 - 2014
•CCS is a CDCR program for adult, mentally-ill parolees. Provided mental health assessments, rehabilitation, and therapeutic intervention to individuals in crisis, using CBT and relevant treatment approaches to improve psychological functioning and reduce mental disabilities. •Collaborated with California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and worked in partnership with Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolees (ISMIP) to provide co-located services to help transition parolees back into the community.•Served parolee mental health, crisis, and case management needs including support, monitoring, treatment, service coordination, and mental health professional services including diagnosis/mental status examinations of sexual offenders (PC 290). •Provided general mental health services including utilization of designated clinical assessments, case plans, testing, treatment, crisis intervention, therapy, interview and other indicated mental health services in the best interest of the parolee. Show less
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Yuba City Unified School District
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Psychology Intern
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2013 - 2013
•Conducted interviews, completed assessments, interpreted results and attended Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings •Provided assessments and treatment planning for: emotionally disturbed children, ADHD, specific learning disabilities, and intellectual deficiencies.•Served primarily a Hispanic population of children ages 5-15. •Completed personality, intellectual and psychological assessments including: WISC-IV, CTOPP, BERRY VMI, KABC II, CVALT, BASC, CONNERS, MACI, TAT and RISB. •Conducted interviews, completed assessments, interpreted results and attended Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings •Provided assessments and treatment planning for: emotionally disturbed children, ADHD, specific learning disabilities, and intellectual deficiencies.•Served primarily a Hispanic population of children ages 5-15. •Completed personality, intellectual and psychological assessments including: WISC-IV, CTOPP, BERRY VMI, KABC II, CVALT, BASC, CONNERS, MACI, TAT and RISB.
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County of Shasta
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Redding, California Area
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Social Worker & Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator
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2012 - 2013
•Managed a 30-40 caseload of section 8 HUD families for the housing choice voucher program.•Assisted individuals and families with overcoming poverty and by setting up financial, employment, mental health and educational goals. •Partnered with community resources, coordinated training programs, conducted orientations, evaluations and appraisals of clients and provided resources for GED and educational programs. •Shasta County Homeless Continuum of Care Council member •Managed a 30-40 caseload of section 8 HUD families for the housing choice voucher program.•Assisted individuals and families with overcoming poverty and by setting up financial, employment, mental health and educational goals. •Partnered with community resources, coordinated training programs, conducted orientations, evaluations and appraisals of clients and provided resources for GED and educational programs. •Shasta County Homeless Continuum of Care Council member
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Education
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2012 - 2016
Alliant International University
Psy.D., Doctorate of Clinical Forensic Psychology -
2012 - 2014
Alliant International University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Clinical Forensic Psychology -
2007 - 2008
National University
Master of Science (M.S.) coursework, Forensic Science with a Specialization in Investigations -
2005 - 2007
National University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Criminal Justice Administration -
2002 - 2004
Shasta College
Associate of Arts - AA
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