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CURRICULUM VITAE for MARY M. READ, Ph.D. (Updated 2/14)

ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, University of Southern California; July 2004.

M.S. in Counseling, California State University, Fullerton; May 1984.

Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) license, State of California,

May 1989; License # MFC25112.

Clinical Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT),

the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), andthe Association for Women in Psychology (AWP).

Academic Member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and divisions: the

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES),the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC);and the American Society on Aging (ASA), including the Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network(LGAIN).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Full-time Lecturer, Department of Counseling, California State University, Fullerton

August 1999 to August 2001, and August 2002 to the present.

Part-time Instructor, Department of Counseling, California State University, Fullerton

January 1990 to June 1999, and August 2001 to June 2002.

Adjunct Practicum Supervisor, Counseling Psychology Department (EDCO), Rossier

School of Education, University of Southern California; Fall 1998 & Spring 2001.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Private Practice, (LMFT) 5152 Katella Ave., Suite #201, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, (part-time)

July 1992 to the present.

Director of Clinical Training, Department of Counseling, California State University, Fullerton

August 2002 to the present.

Clinical Supervisor, Institute for Advanced Studies, supervising MFTIs and PCCIs for a

community agency, (part-time) November 2011 to the present.

LMFT Case Supervisor, Creative Solutions for Autism, 3152 Redhill Ave., #100, Costa Mesa,

CA 92626, (part-time) March 2012 to the present.

Clinical Supervisor, O.M.I.D. Multicultural Institute for Development, 2601 E. Chapman Ave.,

Ste. 116, Fullerton, CA 92831, (part-time), supervising PCCIs, ACSWs and MFTIs for a community mental health agency, September, 2013 to the present.

Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship, University of California – Riverside, Student Counseling

Center; August 2001 to July 2002.

Co-Chair, MFT Consortium of Orange County (MFTC-OC), Irvine, CA,May2007 to the

present.This regional body linksLMFT educators with community agency leaders, and distributes State MHSA stipend monies to local LMFT graduates seeking to work in community mental health settings in Orange County.

Founding Member, MFT Leadership Collaborative (MFTLC) May 2007 to the present.

This group is composed of the chairs of regional LMFT consortia, LMFT professional organizations (CAMFT & AAMFT), and representatives of the BBS. Includes

information pertinent to education and training of LPCCs.

Founding Member, MFT Educators Collaborative Steering Committee,(ECSC, through AAMFT-CA) June 2007 to the present.Founding Member of sub-committees for Advocacyto theBBS and developing Supervisor Training materials (incorporating the recovery orientation to mental health and wellness) under the ECSC.

Member, Nominating Committee for CAMFT, April 2013 to the present.

Founding Member, Purview Committee for CAMFT September 2012 to the present.

Member, MFT Consortium of Greater Los Angeles (MFTC-GLA), August 2002 to present.

Founding member,Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Committeeof the MFTC-GLA

(now named Steering Committee) February 2005 to the present.

PUBLICATIONS and PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Read, M. M. (2013, November). Caring for the Caregiver: Strategies for Balance and Self-care.

Presentation for the University Business Institute at California State University, Fullerton, CA.

Read, M. M. (2013, June). Supervision for Empowerment: Negotiating Boundaries to Highlight

Strengths.Presentation for Orange County Health Care Agency, Orange, CA.

Read, M. M., Avineri, M., Davis, S., Loewy, O., & Wexler, K. (2012). The transforming system: A practical handbook for understanding the changes in California community mental health. Santa Barbara, CA: AAMFT-CA.

Read, M. M. (2012). Marina: Searching for Identity. In G. Corey, Student manual for theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 186-188). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Read, M. M. (2012, March). Bridging the Rainbow:Cultivating Narrative Approaches to

Support LGBT Transitional-AgedYouth and Elders. Paper presented at the annual national conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

Read, M. M. (2012, March).The Recovery Orientation to Mental Wellness: Advancing a

Feminist Opportunity. Paper presented at the annual national conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

The Transformed Supervisor: Clinical Supervision in California Public Mental Health.

Presented multiple dates and locationsthrough AAMFT-CA (e.g., April 2011, February 2012), and developed with the Supervisor Training sub-committee.

Read, M. M. (2011, November). Helping LGBTQ Transitional Aged Youth ‘Author’ Their

Lives: Narrative Strategies for Effective Community Practice. Presentation for Cultural Competence Mental Health Southern Region Summit XVII, Ontario, CA.

Read, M. M. (2011, November). Sharing Life Stories as an Effective Community

Practice for Healing from Substance Abuse: Giving LGBTQ Elders Voice. Presentation for Cultural Competence Mental Health Southern Region Summit XVII, Ontario, CA.

Read, M. M. (2011, September). "Whose Life is It Anyway?: Clinician and Supervisor Self-Care

When Clients Make Painful Choices. Presentation for Mariposa Center for Women & Families, Orange, CA.

Read, M. M. (multiple dates in 2009/10). Law and Ethics for Clinical Practitioners.

Presentation for Orange County Health Care Agency, Orange, CA.

Read, M. M. (2010, February). Co-occurring Disorders and Addiction. Presentation for the BBS

MFT Educator's Training Series, Irvine, CA.

Read, M. M. (2010, February). Caring for the Caregiver: Strategies for Balance and Self-care.

Presentation for the Women's Center at California State University, Fullerton, CA.

Read, Mary M. (2009). Midlife lesbian lifeworlds: Narrative theory and sexual identity. In B.

J. Cohler & P. J. Hammack (Eds.) The story of sexual identity: Narrative perspectives on the gay and lesbian life course (pp. 347-373). New York: Oxford University Press.

Read, M. M. & Thien, HaiYing (2006, November). Mentoring Mindwalks: Addressing Balance

and Wholeness by Incorporating Diverse Spiritualities into Counselor Education.Paper presented at the bi-annual conference of the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Read, M. M. & Reyes, A. (2006, November). Supporting Growth and Healing Through

Therapeutic Expressive Arts, Paper presented at the bi-annual conference of the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Read, M. M., Hart, D., & Wiggins, P. (2006, March). Homosexuality and Aging: Special

Concerns for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Communities. Paper presented at the joint annual conference of the American Counseling Association & Canadian Counseling Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Also presented at the joint annual conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, Anaheim, CA.

Read, M. M. (2006, March). Identity in Midlife Lesbians: A Kaleidoscopic View. Paper presented

atthe joint annual conference of theNational Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, Anaheim, CA.Also presented as a Poster Session at the American Counseling Association & Canadian Counseling Association Joint Annual Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Read, Mary M. (2004). Identity in Midlife Lesbians: A Kaleidoscopic View(Unpublished

doctoral dissertation). University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Examining Culture’s Role in Multicultural Supervision: A Qualitative Exploration, Presentation;

ACA Annual Convention, Anaheim, California; March, 2003.

The Disabled Counseling Student: A Forum on Teaching Challenges and Strategies, Presentation; American Counseling Association Annual Convention, Anaheim, California; March, 2003.