SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Counseling Experience

Counselor and Clinical Supervisor with over 35 years experience, specializing in treatment of addictions and their effect on the family and recovery from the effects of trauma with a transpersonal and trans-cultural perspective. Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in California since 1984. Relationship therapy for couples, families and individuals.

Trauma Therapist for 31 years. Pioneer in the research and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Co-Created and supervised a prison therapeutic community at State Dept. of Corrections, Vermont for incarcerated Vietnam Veterans.

Staff Counseling Psychologist at San Diego State University, Counseling and Psychological Services for five years. Academic and substance abuse counseling- Individual, couple, family, and group. Diverse population of students including veterans, disabled, and multicultural.

Rehabilitation Counselor with experience in assisting a client population suffering from a wide array of handicaps. Certified by a national commission on rehabilitation counseling. Carried a caseload for 4 years.

Academic Experience

Core Faculty at University for Humanistic Studies, Del Mar, Ca., San Diego University for Integrative Studies, Union Institute, and California Institute for Human Science. Subjects taught are in the field of psychology and counselor education.

Adjunct faculty positions since 1976 at various colleges and universities, such as California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego; William Lyon University, San Diego; Union of Experimental Colleges, San Diego; University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Burlington College, Burlington, Vermont; State University of New York, Plattsburgh, New York in the area of substance abuse, counselor education and psychology.

Trainer of Clinical Skills and group leadership at the Psychotherapy Training Institute of San Diego, 1982-1988 and State of Vermont Human Services Agency, 1977-1982. Operate a private training program since 1990 in Clinical and Counseling Skills and Group Leadership giving continuing education credits for psychotherapists.

Administrative Experience

Dean of Academic Affairs at University for Humanistic Studies and at San Diego University for Integrative Studies. Directed the Transpersonal Psychology graduate degree programs at each institution. Responsible for graduate student research as well as all academic affairs including admissions and academic advising.

Founder of San Diego University for Integrative Studies, a State of California approved degree granting institution. Manager for four years of the LLC. that managed SDUIS. Consulted on state approval applications for other educational institutions on behalf of California Bureau for Private and Postsecondary Education.

Administrator of clinical programs and community self-help groups since 1974 in the areas of substance abuse recovery and trauma recovery.

Board Vice President of San Diego Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

Member of Board of Directors of Cadre Services, Inc. (Fellowship Recovery Center, Oasis Adolescent
Outpatient Treatment and Bancroft Hall Residential Treatment for Adolescents); East Meets West Foundation; and Ganden Buddha Norling.

Academic Experience

Core Faculty at University for Humanistic Studies, Del Mar, Ca., San Diego University for Integrative Studies, Union Institute, and California Institute for Human Science. Subjects taught are in the field of psychology and counselor education.

Adjunct faculty positions since 1976 at various colleges and universities, such as California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego; William Lyon University, San Diego; Union of Experimental Colleges, San Diego; University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Burlington College, Burlington, Vermont; State University of New York, Plattsburgh, New York in the area of substance abuse, counselor education and psychology.

Trainer of Clinical Skills and group leadership at the Psychotherapy Training Institute of San Diego, 1982-1988 and State of Vermont Human Services Agency, 1977-1982. Operate a private training program since 1990 in Clinical and Counseling Skills and Group Leadership giving continuing education credits for psychotherapists.

Walter D. Rutherford, Ph.D.
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