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Curriculum Vitae

Blair Hershman Mor, Psy.D.

10320 West Sandalfoot Blvd.

Boca Raton, FL 33428

Telephone: 954-253-0793

Email: BlairPsych@

Education/Certifications

3/22/11 Licensed Psychologist State of Florida

PY 8257

9/2009 Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Psy. D. Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited)

Cum Laude

08/2006 Nova Southeastern University (APA Accredited)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

M.S. Clinical Psychology

07/2003 Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

B.S. Psychology & English (Double Major)

Magna Cum Laude & Phi Beta Kappa

Recent Work Experience

5/1/14-Current Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Southcoast Psychotherapy & Medical Services

Boca Raton, Florida

Practicing individual therapy for thriving private mental health and medical practice.

▪ Currently seeing approximately 8 patients for weekly sessions.

▪ Providing individual treatment for substance abuse, depression and anxiety disorders.

▪ Consulting with our in-house psychiatrist, addictions physician and psychologists as members of an interconnected treatment team.

8/1/2013-Current Clinical Supervisor/Psychologist

Visiting Mental Health

Hollywood, Florida

Supervising and practicing psychology in S. Florida ALFs for a severely mentally ill & physically disabled population.

▪ Providing doctoral intern training for 3 hours of supervision weekly.

▪ Teaching 4 hour didactic seminar monthly including group supervision.

▪ Meeting with 10 patients a week for individual therapy.

▪ Creating weekly progress notes and treatment planning.

▪ Interact with administrative staff/nurses concerning patient advocacy.

▪ Perform psychological evaluations at county jails in South Florida

03/1/12-6/4/13 Clinical Psychologist

Private Practice

Tel Aviv, Israel

Practiced clinical psychology in my own private practice.

▪ Individual therapy with English speaking expats and immigrants living in Israel.

▪ Practiced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on an individual level.

▪ Assessment, report writing and ongoing clinical records.

▪ Worked with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD and grief.

▪ Kept myself updated with current empirically validated treatments.

03/06/12-5/30/13 Adjunct Professor

Tel Aviv University, Overseas Program

Tel Aviv, Israel

Taught Introduction to Psychology

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▪ Lectured for three hours a week concerning introductory ideas in psychology ranging from early psychologists, occupations of psychologists, psychopathology and available treatments.

▪ Incorporated PowerPoint lectures, class debates and group activities into each class.

▪ Used clinical experience in order to relate textbook concepts to real life scenarios

10/20/12 Adjunct Professor

Haifa University, Masters in Art Therapy Program

Haifa, Israel

Taught Core Clinical Issues in Psychotherapy

.

▪ Lectured on a weekly basis concerning core issues in psychotherapy ranging from the therapeutic alliance, transference and defense mechanisms,

▪ Incorporated PowerPoint lectures, class debates and group activities into each class.

▪ Used clinical experience in order to relate textbook concepts to real life scenarios

1/29/11-06/01/11 Adjunct Professor & Writing Center Supervisor

Touro College South

Miami Beach, Florida

Taught 3 college level psychology courses for the spring semester and worked as

writing center supervisor.

▪ Taught First & 2nd Developmental Psychology Psy201.

▪ Taught Theories of Personality Psy301

▪ Lectured for 6 hours per week incorporating PowerPoint lectures, class debates and group activities into each class.

▪ Used clinical experience to relate textbook concepts to real life scenarios.

▪ Worked as the writing center supervisor for students needing help with written communication skills.

CLINICAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE

12/15/09-1/14/11 Post Doc in Outpatient Drug Court Substance Abuse

DACCO (Drug Abuse Comprehensive

Coordinating Office)

Tampa, Florida

Completed post-doctoral work full time at a non-profit outpatient drug treatment center.

▪ Ran weekly psycho-educational groups for teens/adults mandated to drug court and treatment due to a drug charge.

▪ Weekly individual sessions addressing issues such as family problems, anger and substance abuse.

▪ Responsible for psychosocials, treatment plans, court reports and other chart documentation.

▪ Bi-weekly treatment team meetings.

▪ Two hours clinical supervision weekly with the on-site licensed psychologist.

▪ Constant communication with probation officers and Juvenile Drug Court as to the client’s progress.

Supervisor: Dr. Robert Harrison, Ph.D.

09/2008 to 09/2009 APA Accredited Psychology Internship

(12 month rotation)

Substance Abuse (Major Rotation)

New Jersey Veteran’s Affairs E. Orange, New Jersey

1000 hours of a major rotation in Inpatient and Outpatient substance abuse

▪ Ran a weekly PTSD/Substance abuse dual diagnosis process group

▪ Training and work with a chronic substance abuse population.

▪ Daily group and individual therapy

▪ Weekly treatment team meetings working with a multi-disciplinary team

▪ Facilitated 12-Step programming

▪ Intake psychosocial as well as treatment plans weekly

▪ Four full psychological testing batteries

▪ 4 hours of Assessment and psychotherapy supervision a week

▪ Eight hour weekly training seminar taught by psychology staff at the hospital

Supervisors: Dr. Sam Spinelli and Dr. Norman Mosley

02/2009 to 09/2009 APA Accredited Psychology Internship

(Second 6 month rotations)

Outpatient Vet center for PTSD (Major Rotation)

Assessment & Report Writing (Minor Rotation)

New Jersey Veteran’s Affairs

Bloomfield, New Jersey

700 hours of a major rotation in an outpatient VA treatment center for chronic PTSD and 300 hours of a minor rotation in testing psychology

▪ Individual and group therapy

▪ Psychosocial assessments and complete psychological battery testing.

▪ Outreach work

▪ Weekly treatment team meetings

▪ Training in combat and sexual abuse trauma related interventions

▪ Four hours of weekly therapy and testing supervision.

▪ Eight hours of weekly training seminars

▪ Experience working with chronic PTSD patients.

▪ Experience interviewing, evaluating and writing full battery reports.

Supervisors: Dr. Weinberger, Dr. Sam Spinelli and Dr. Mosle

06/2006 to 06/2007 Psychology Practicum (2nd Year)

Miami Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System

Miami, Florida

770 hours of practicum experience involving CBT oriented individual & group therapy and assessment at an inpatient residential program for a chronically mentally ill population.

▪ Experience working with the veteran population.

▪ Experience working with severe & chronic mental illness ranging from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and chronic depression.

▪ Led daily process groups & individual therapy.

▪ Taught psycho-educational classes on anger and stress management.

▪ Attended weekly onsite and intensive supervision for two hours.

▪ Attended numerous treatment planning meetings.

▪ Consultation with treatment team to better ensure adequate care.

▪ Daily chart review and record keeping.

Supervisors: Philip Burda, Ph.D. & Eugene May, Ph.D.

06/2005 to 06/2006 Psychology Practicum (1st Year)

University Pavilion Psychiatric Hospital & Outpatient Clinic

Tamarac, Florida

816 hours. practicum experience involving CBT oriented individual/group therapy & assessment, at an inpatient psychiatric & outpatient hospital for chronically mentally ill population.

▪ Rotated time between thought disorder, mood disorder, and child/adolescent and outpatient unit.

▪ Experience working with adult, geriatric & child populations with psychopathology ranging from depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder & substance abuse.

▪ Group and individual therapy with short-term crisis and longer term intervention.

▪ Experience with intake, assessment and integrated report writing.

▪ Daily substance abuse assessments and reports.

▪ Organized and presented a therapy case to hospital staff consisting of assessment, diagnosis, conceptualization and treatment.

▪ Consultation with treatment team to better ensure adequate care.

▪ Daily chart review and record keeping.

Supervisors: Andrew Gross, Psy.D. & Jennifer Hochman, Psy.D.

RELEVENT WORK EXPERIENCE

05/04 to 9/04 Crisis Hotline Counselor

211 First Call for Help

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Trained for 50 hrs in crisis intervention and referral service, as well as completing 60 hrs of work experience.

▪ Answered phone lines in response to issues ranging from mental health to social services for Broward County residents.

▪ Extensive crisis intervention and referral training.

▪ Experience working with depressed and suicidal clients.

▪ Made daily phone calls to isolated elderly clients who were part of a “check-in” program.

▪ Consulted with supervisors and staff daily in order to provide better service.

▪ Learned about numerous social services offered to the public

01/02-12/02 Crisis Hotline Counselor

211 Telephone Counseling and Referral Service

Tallahassee, Florida

Trained for 75 hrs. in crisis intervention ranging from addiction to suicide, plus completed 150 hrs. of volunteer service.

▪ Experience handling emotional instability and emergencies

▪ Cleared to answer Helpline-24 (short term crisis hotline for Florida’s Panhandle)

▪ Cleared to answer Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline for all of Florida and counsel HIV positive clients.

▪ Extensive crisis intervention and referral training.

▪ Experience working with depressed, manic and suicidal clients.

▪ Learned about numerous social services offered to the public

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

05/2006 Psy.D. Directed Study

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Title: A Comprehensive Look at Psychological Effects and Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Combat Veterans

▪ Completed an extensive literature review resulting in a 65 page document.

▪ Two major studies are reviewed in detail describing research in exposure therapy, stress inoculation therapy and cognitive restructuring.

▪ These interventions were compared and contrasted.

Chair: Dr. Stacey Lambert, Psy.D.

AWARDS & HONORS

Cum Laude, Nova Southeastern University

Magna Cum Laude, Florida State University

Phi Beta Kappa, Florida State University

Bright Futures Scholarship, State of Florida

References

George Balsama, Ph.D.

Southcoast Psychotherapy

President/Psychologist

southcoastpsychotherapy@

Ric Buitrago, Ph.D.

Visiting Mental Health

Chief Psycholgoist

DrBuitrago@

Sam Spinelli, Ph.D.

New Jersey VA

Substance Abuse Director

Sam.spinelli2@

973-676-1000 Ext. 2498

Norman Mosley, Ph.D.

New Jersey VA

Director of Training

Norman.Mosley@

973-676-1000 Ext. 6442

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