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DEBORAH DIGIARO, PH.D., R.N.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Psychologist, California Department of
Corrections, North Kern State Prison:
2003 to present
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Case
Manager to over 80 inmates with severe mental illness
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Training
to staff on crisis management and diagnostics
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Diagnose
and triage inmates into the various levels of care
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Provide
crisis management institution wide
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Perform
assessments for parole
Psychologist, Private Practice,
Westlake Village, CA: 1990 to
present
- Marketed mental health programs
- Inpatient
and outpatient psychological sendees.
- Psychological
and neuropsychological assessments
Chief Psychologist, California City Correctional
Center: 2000 to 2001
- Developed and coordinated mental health department
- Developed
and delivered drug prevention program
- Taught preservice and inservice mental health issues
- Supervised
mental health staff and medical employees
Nurse Practitioner
Imperial and Staff Builder's Home Health Nurse Maketer:
1994 to 1998
- Launched and managed psychiatric home care services.
- Represented corporation within the community to expand client
referrals.
Charter Hospital, Thousand Oaks, CA Nurse
Manager: 1989 to 1990
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Designed
and implemented cognitive-behavioral treatment program.
- Supervised nursing care
The Brain Institute, UCLA, Nurse Researcher:
1984 to 1985
- Led research project on biochemical substrates in schizophrenia
with Dr. Arthur Kling.
EDUCATION
- California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, CA
Ph.D. in psychology 1990
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT M.S. psychiatric nursing
1979
- Hunter
College, City University of New York, NYC, NY B.S. nursing 1976
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/AFFLIAT1ONS
- Psychology License #PSY 14492
- Registered
Nurse License #V330342
- Certified
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with American Nurses Association and
California Board of Nursing
- Sigma Theta
Tau, National Nursing Honor Society
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Patron
Donor to the Thousand Oaks Civic Center
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