Ed Jacobs, PhD, is the program coordinator of the Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Counseling Psychology department at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia where he has taught group counseling for more than 40 years. He is the co-author of three books on group counseling: Leading Groups in Corrections, How to Select and Apply Change Strategies in Groups, and Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills.
Christine Schimmel, EdD, coordinates the school counseling program in the Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Counseling Psychology department at West Virginia University. She is the co-author of three books: Impact Therapy: The Courage to Counsel, How to Select and Apply Change Strategies in Groups, and Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills.
Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, and the Director/Founder of the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc. She specializes in treatment of refractory cases of OCD and complex conditions, and her Institute attracts people from all over the world. She has integrated the most successful treatment modalities for OCD and complex comorbidities. She is the founder of the externalization method of using mirrors in treatment of BDD.
Dr. Gorbis was the vice president of the OC Foundation of California and lecturer for the West Los Angeles VA PTSD clinic, and has served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the National OC Foundation. She is an author and co-author of numerous scientific articles on OCD, and has been featured in the media for her expertise on such programs as MTV's True Life, ABC News, 20/20, NBC's Today Show, and most recently, on the Discovery Health channel, as well as in eighteen documentaries.
Edna B. Foa, PhD is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Dr. Foa has devoted her academic career to the study of the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social phobia and is currently one of the world leading experts in these areas. She is the author of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Emotional Processing of Traumatic Experiences Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work), Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 2nd Edition, and Mastery of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work), among many others.
Eduardo Duran, PhD was born in northern New Mexico and at age 14 his family relocated to California. He worked in the fields as a migrant farm worker and at age 17 enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served for 6 years on board submarines and other vessels during the Vietnam war. Once he was discharged he became interested in psychology and began his studies and at the same time began working for the Navy as an engineering psychologist.
His path took a turn after his last visit with his grandfather in that he changed career trajectory to that of becoming a clinical psychologist. He attained his PhD degree and has worked as a clinical psychologist in rural Indian country for over twenty years. He has travelled around the world sharing his insights into "soul wounding." He is author of Native American Post Colonial Psychology, Healing the Soul Wound: Counseling with American Indians and Other Native People and Buddha in Redface.
The Educational Video Center is a non-profit youth media organization dedicated to teaching documentary video as a means to develop artistic, critical literacy, and career skills of young people, while nurturing their idealism and commitment to social change.
To be successful in high school, college, and the 21st century world of work, students now need critical media and technology literacy, and the ability to collaborate, problem solve, and explore their imagination. At EVC, youth develop these capacities and learn to harness the power of media so that their voices will be heard widely on social issues that are of vital importance to our civic life.
Elaine Pinderhughes is Professor Emerita and former Chair of the Clinical Program at the Boston College School of Social Work. She has served as Lydia Rappaport Professor at Smith College School of Social Work, Lucille Austin Fellow at Columbia University, and held the Moses Chair at Hunter College School of Social Work. Pinderhughes has received numerous awards including the CSWE 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her 1989 textbook, Understanding Race, Ethnicity and Power: The Key to Efficiency in Clinical Practice, substantially changed the language of multiculturalism and human behavior in the practice arena and provided the rubric of culturally competent practice across human services disciplines. In 2016, she published Understanding Power: An Imperative for Human Services (NASW Press) with co-editors Patricia Romney and Vanessa Jackson. She helped the BCSSW establish the diversity series which bears her name.
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, at Uniformed Services University. He has published six books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and he is the recipient of various awards for his scientific work including the 1995 AAS “Shneidman Award” (early career contribution to suicidology), the 2012 AAS “Dublin Award” (for career contributions in suicidology), and the 2016 AAS “Linehan Award” (for suicide treatment research). He has been a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and Veterans Affairs. Dr. Jobes is member of the Scientific Council and the Public Policy Council of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is Board certified in clinical psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology). Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical, consulting, and forensic practice in Washington DC.
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, at Uniformed Services University. He has published six books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and he is the recipient of various awards for his scientific work including the 1995 AAS “Shneidman Award” (early career contribution to suicidology), the 2012 AAS “Dublin Award” (for career contributions in suicidology), and the 2016 AAS “Linehan Award” (for suicide treatment research). He has been a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and Veterans Affairs. Dr. Jobes is member of the Scientific Council and the Public Policy Council of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is Board certified in clinical psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology). Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical, consulting, and forensic practice in Washington DC.