Melanie Chau, M.S.

Predoctoral Intern at Sovereign Health Group
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(386) 825-5501
Location
United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Mandarin Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Predoctoral Intern
      • 2014 - Present

      Dual diagnosis and mental health site serving inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient adult populations Dual diagnosis and mental health site serving inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient adult populations

    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Psychological Trainee
      • Sep 2013 - Present

      • Provide group psychotherapy in outpatient eating disorder treatment facility. • Provide group psychotherapy in outpatient eating disorder treatment facility.

    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Psychological Trainee
      • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

      • Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy in outpatient community mental health setting to predominantly low-income, Latino adults. Clients present with affective disorders, substance-related disorders, attachment disorders, externalizing disorders, and trauma-related symptoms. • Provide case management, psychotropic medication support and prescription monitoring, psychoeducation, and community outreach (e.g. home visits). • Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy in outpatient community mental health setting to predominantly low-income, Latino adults. Clients present with affective disorders, substance-related disorders, attachment disorders, externalizing disorders, and trauma-related symptoms. • Provide case management, psychotropic medication support and prescription monitoring, psychoeducation, and community outreach (e.g. home visits).

    • Psychological Trainee
      • Aug 2010 - May 2011

      • Conducted individual psychotherapy for adults presenting with a broad range of psychopathologies including mood, anxiety, substance-related, personality, and childhood disorders. • Duties included intake assessment, treatment planning and implementation, DSM-IV diagnosis, progress reports, case conference participation, and administering psychological assessments (e.g. BDI, BAI). • Conducted individual psychotherapy for adults presenting with a broad range of psychopathologies including mood, anxiety, substance-related, personality, and childhood disorders. • Duties included intake assessment, treatment planning and implementation, DSM-IV diagnosis, progress reports, case conference participation, and administering psychological assessments (e.g. BDI, BAI).

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Psychology Undergraduate Peer Advisor
      • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

      • Assisted undergraduate psychology students with course selection and registration and helped students understand collegial major requirements for graduation. • Prepared and managed student files in conjunction with professional staff.

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

      • Experiment examining the impact of socioeconomic status on perception and nonverbal behaviors. • Responsible for coding and data entry. • Trained in research methods and interpretation of collected data.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern (Undergraduate)
      • Sep 2007 - May 2008

      • Worked directly on in-patient units assisting Rehabilitation Therapists in the provision of small group activities and in off-unit large group social situations. • Worked with individuals on forensic and civil commitments receiving services for their mental health needs. • Worked directly on in-patient units assisting Rehabilitation Therapists in the provision of small group activities and in off-unit large group social situations. • Worked with individuals on forensic and civil commitments receiving services for their mental health needs.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Volunteer Teacher
      • Sep 2007 - May 2008

      • Participated in the Prison University Project, the only on-site degree-granting college program in the state’s prison system. • Tutored inmates in the prison’s education department, assisting them to earn A.A. degrees. • Participated in the Prison University Project, the only on-site degree-granting college program in the state’s prison system. • Tutored inmates in the prison’s education department, assisting them to earn A.A. degrees.

Education

  • Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Clinical Psychology
    2014 - 2016
  • Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
    Master of Science (M.S.), Clinical Psychology
    2009 - 2012
  • University of California, Berkeley
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology
    2006 - 2008

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