Rob Pramann Vita


731 East 8600 South Sandy, Utah 84094-6312 801-561-9987 ext. 25 800-530-1934 ext. 25 Email
	Rob Pramann, Ph.D. Clinical Director, Interim Administrative Director, Psychologist Office Ext. 25, Office Location: Sandy & Ogden


Education History
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California 94022 Major: Undeclared Honors: Hewlett Packard Scholarship Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California 93108 Major: Psychology Degree: B.A. Honors: Magna Cum Laude	9/73 - 6/74 5/77
Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, Portland, Oregon 97215 Major: Clinical Psychology Degree: M.A. Ph.D. Dissertation: Commitment to Spouse and God: The Relationship Among Measures of Marital Commitment and Spiritual Maturity Chairman: Rodger K. Bufford, Ph.D. Honors: Graduate Fellow in Psychology	6/83 8/86 9/83 - 6/85

Professional Positions/Related Experience
Psychologist, Shepherd’s Staff Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Sandy, Utah Full-time Position (52.5 hours per week) Duties: Individual, group, couple/marriage, and family psychotherapy and psychological assessment of personality, intellectual, neuropsychological functioning and academic achievement for children, adolescents, and adults; supervision of Psychology Residents, Licensed Professional Counselor Interns, and Psychological Assistant; and consultation as part of treatment team.	1/89 - Present
Clinical Director, Shepherd's Staff Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Sandy, Utah Part-time Position (2 hours per week) Duties: Clinical leadership and oversight of clinical services including setting and maintaining standards, staff development, supervision, and training, reports directly to the Board of Directors.	3/98 - Present
Director, Shepherd's Staff Training in Psychodrama, Sandy, Utah Part-time Position Variable (as training, consultation, etc. is offered/requested) Duties: Direction of training program including development/ implementation of training sequence, assisting students in developing an individualized training plan, and additional roles including advisor, teacher, examination coach, evaluator, and practicum supervisor, and consultation commensurate with accepted training standards.	8/97 - Present
Mental Health Professional, Utah Critical Incident Stress Management Team, Salt Lake City, Utah Part-time Position Duties: Leadership of CISM team on on-site "call outs" as needed for debriefings, demobilizations, and defusings for emergency services personnel, and attendance at annual and special meetings and trainings.	9/00 - Present
Interim Administrative Director , Shepherd’s Staff Christian Counseling Center, Sandy, Utah 84094 Part-time position (up to 8 hours per week) Duties: Administrative leadership and oversight for this non-profit counseling center, responsible for most of the day-to-day operations at the Center, supervision of Administrative Assistant, Associate Administrative Director, and Billing and Accounts Manager, reports directly to the Board of Directors.	1/05 - Present 3/02 - 12/03
Adjunct Instructor in Psychiatry, Volunteer Auxiliary Faculty, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Part-time Position (variable hours) Duties: Teaching, mentoring, and consultation as requested.	9/04 - present
Contract Faculty, University of Utah, College of Social Work, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Part-time Position (variable hours) Duties: Taught 18.5/18.75 contact hour, 2 unit graduate/ undergraduate courses in psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy..	6/05, 6/06
Professional Development Workshop Presenter, Idaho State University, Kasiska College of Health Professions, Department of Counseling, Pocatello, Idaho Part-time Position (variable hours) Duties: Taught 15 contact hour, 1 graduate credit course in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy.	5/06
Contract Faculty, University of Utah, School of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Part-time Position (variable hours) Duties: Co-taught 35 hour course in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy.	5/01
Interim Clinical Director, Shepherd's Staff Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Sandy, Utah Part-time Position (2.5 hours per week) Duties: Clinical leadership and oversight of clinical services including setting and maintaining standards, staff development, supervision, and training, reported directly to the Board of Directors.	3/93 - 2/98
Psychodrama Director, Recovery Unit, Western Institute of Neuropsychiatry, 501 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah Part-time position (contracted for 2 hours/week) Duties: Staff preparation, training, and debriefing, and direction of inpatient Psychodrama.	5/88 - 9/91
Director of Psychological Services, Mount Olympus Christian Counseling Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Full-time position (40 hours per week) Duties: Individual, group, couple/marriage, and family psychotherapy and psychological assessment of personality, intellectual, and neuropsychological functioning and academic achievement for children, adolescents, and adults; and supervision/consultation to other staff members regarding psychological assessment.	1/88 - 12/88
Psychology Resident, Mount Olympus Christian Counseling Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Half-time position (10 hours per week) Duties: Couple/arriage/marriage, family, group, and individual psychotherapy and psychological assessment of personality, and intellectual functioning, and academic achievement for children, adolescents, and adults; and participation in ongoing supervision and training. Supervisors:Ralph Packard, Ph.D., Marcia Stroup, Ph.D.	9/86 - 12/87
Postdoctoral Intern in Psychological Assessment, Psychological Services Unit, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Salt Lake City, Utah Full-time position (40 hours per week) Duties: Assessment of personality functioning, intellectual abilities, learning disability, neuropsychological functioning, and vocational readiness; psychotherapy services to clients with special disabilities; case consultation and educational presentations to vocational evaluators and counselors. Supervisor: Juan Mejia, Ph.D.	9/86 - 9/87
Clinical Psychology Intern, Philhaven Hospital, Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania Full-time position plus on-call duties (48 hours per week) Duties: Provision of inpatient services to adults (first six months) and adolescents (second six months) and outpatient services to children, adolescents and adults with varied presenting problems (personality disorders, thought disorders, affective disorders, conduct disorders, adjustment reactions, etc.). Inpatient/outpatient duties included admission/intake evaluations, individual, couple/marriage, family, and group therapy, psychodrama, school consultations and treatment planning as part of a multi-disciplinary team. On-call duties included admission/intake evaluations, management of psychological emergencies and crisis intervention. Also participated in ongoing supervision and inservice training of various types. Supervisors: David Rogers, Ph.D., John Hower, Ph.D., Curt Nicholson, Ph.D., Roger Fretz, Ph.D.	9/85 - 9/86

Licensure/Registration
Psychologist, Utah License #114495-2501 Listed in National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, Registrant #36449 Certified Group Psychotherapist # 17443 Certified Practitioner of Psychodrama Certification in Clinical Hypnosis # R9098 Certified Trainer, Educator, Practitioner of Psychodrama Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor # 0243	12/87 5/88 2/96 2/97 2/01 4/01 1/07

Membership in Professional Organizations
American Association of Christian Counselors America Group Psychotherapy Association - Clinical Member American Psychological Association Division 29 Psychotherapy Division 42 Psychologists in Independent Practice American Society for Clinical Hypnosis American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama Christian Association for Psychological Studies International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Utah Psychological Association Wasatch Front Professional Study Group (local affiliate of ISSTD)

Professional Activities
Administrative Psychology Students' representative to the Faculty of the Clinical Psychology Department, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, March 1983 - April 1984. Psychology Graduate Fellow, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1983 - 1985. Library Committee, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1983 - 1985. Associations and Divisions Founder and Coleader of the Wasatch Front Professional Group, August, 1996-present. Coordinator of Utah Region, Christian Association for Psychological Studies, 1988-1989, 2005 - present. Registration Chairperson, Christian Association for Psychological Studies - West Convention, Portland, Oregon, June, 1982. Publications Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2003, May). Stages of Faith (Spiritual World View) Development in Psychodrama. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2001) [Review of the book Beyond Talk Therapy: Using Movement and Expressive Techniques in Clinical Practice]. The International Journal of Action Methods, 54, 123-126. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (1999, April). A critique and biblical evaluation of God and spirituality in the psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy approach of Jacob L. Moreno: Review, evaluation, and identification of helpful emphases. Paper presented at the meeting of Christian Association for Psychological Studies. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (1999, April) A conversation between Carl R. Rogers and Jacob L. Moreno on their approaches to people: Comparison and contrast of two systems. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Philadelphia, PA, . Pramann, Jr., R.F. (1985, April). Review and biblical evaluation of emotions in the person centered model of Carl R. Rogers. Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Grand Rapids, MI. Oral Professional Presentations Pramann, R. (2008, April). Empirically Supported Relationships Elements and Spiritual Transformation in Addressing Addictive Issues: Encountering God and Others Psychodramatically. Didactic and demonstration session presented at the the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, 2008 International Conference, IMAGO DEI: In God's Image, Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa Hotel, Mesa, Arizona.. Pramann, R. (2008, April). The Creative Consciousness: The Psychodramatic Approach to Dreaming. Didactic and demonstration Pre-conference Workshop presented at the 66th Annual ASGPP (American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama) Meeting, Blazing New Trails Into Creative Consciousness, Sheraton Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. Pramann, R. (2008, March). Psychodrama and Empirically Supported Relationships in Therapy and Supervision: Introduction and Demonstration. Didactic and demonstration session presented at the Brown Bag Lunch Series of the Utah Psychological Association, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sandy, Utah. Pramann, R. (2007, March). Face to face encounters leading to transformation: An integration and formulation of Bibliodrama as Lectio Divina. Didactic and demonstration session presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) 2007 International Convention, “Transformation of the person in Christ,” Crowne Plaza Valley Forge Hotel, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Pramann, R. (2007, January). Psychodrama & creativity: Introduction & demonstration. Didactic and demonstration session presented at the Idaho Counselor Association Annual Conference, “Developing our Creativity as Counselors -- Put Your Signature on the World,” Red Lion Hotel, Pocatello, Idaho. Pramann, R. (2007, January). Psychodrama & creativity: Applications ready-to-use. Didactic and demonstration session presented at the Idaho Counselor Association Annual Conference, “Developing our Creativity as Counselors -- Put Your Signature on the World,” Red Lion Hotel, Pocatello, Idaho. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2006, September). Psychodramatic approaches to treatment of resistant clients. Didactic and demonstration presented at the Utah Domestic Violence Advisory Council 12th Annual Treatment Providers’ Conference, University Park Marriott, Salt Lake City, Utah.. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2006, April). Playback Bibliodrama: A new innovation. Demonstration session presented at the ASGPP American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama) 64th Annual Conference, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, California. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2005, September). Using psychodrama to address the rrauma and pain of victims and perpetrators (Part I and II). Didactic and demonstration presented at the Utah Domestic Violence Advisory Council 11th Annual Treatment Providers’ Conference, Park City Marriott, Park City, Utah.. Pramann, Jr., R.F. and Carvalho, E. (2005, April). Evaluating and reconciling your relationship to God using action methods. Presentation and paper presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) 2005 International Convention, Marriott Quorum by the Galleria, Dallas, Texas. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2004, September). Addressing heart and soul as well as head and body: psychodramainterventions and the treatment of substance abuse. Utah Fall Conference on Substance Abuse,” sponsored by the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and Utah Behavioral Healthcare Educational Corporation, Dixie Center, St. George, Utah. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2002, September). Psychodrama with domestic violence offenders. Presentation at the Utah Domestic Violence Advisory Council Annual Treatment Providers Conference, Provo, Utah. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2002, April). Play therapy: Psychodrama and fairy tales. Demonstration session presented for Utah Association for Play Therapy, Salt Lake City, Utah. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (2002, February). Psychodrama: An experiential presentation. Demonstration session presented at the Utah Counseling Association Annual Conference, Taylorsville, Utah. Pramann, Jr., R.F. (1999, April). Evaluating and reconciling your relationship to God using action methods. Demonstration session presented at the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) Conference/57th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Statement of Professional Interests and Therapeutic Orientation
Primarily interested in providing individual, couple/marriage, family and group psychotherapy/ psychodrama and administering diagnostic evaluations with both inpatient and outpatient populations. Prefer to work as part on a multi-disciplinary team or in a group private practice. Therapeutic orientation is primarily eclectic and holistic incorporating psychodynamic, (family) systems, and cognitive-behavioral conceptualizations but with special sensitivity toward a humanistic approach within a Christian framework. Major interests are in the individual and interpersonal relationships and all orientations and approaches incorporating and emphasizing the health of a person and his/her relationships yet also appreciating the "spiritual," emotional, cognitive and physical aspects of his/her functioning. Specialty interests include (religious) faith related issues, the treatment modality known as Action Methods or Clinical Psychodrama, and treatment of psychological trauma. Treatment is tailored to the needs of the individual and primacy is given to short-term approaches when they are applicable. Populations served include adults, adolescents, and children.

References
Larry Lighty, Ph.D. Board of Directors (Emeritus status) of Shepherd's Staff Christian Shepherd's Staff Christian Counseling Center, Inc. 731 East 8600 South Sandy, Utah 84094 Michael Fordham, Ph.D. 501 Chipeta Way Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801-584-2105 Don Beck, Ph.D. University of Phoenix 5251 Green St. Salt Lake City, Utah 84123 801-905-4222 (Further references available upon request) (more...bio)
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