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Name:
R. Scott Stehouwer
Address and Phone:
Department of Psychology
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
(616) 957-6228
R. Scott Stehouwer, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
1000 Parchment S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI. 49546
(616) 957-9112
Present Positions:
Professor of Psychology
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI.
9/86 to present
Independent Practitioner in
Clinical Psychology
Grand Rapids, MI.
9/83 to present
Licensing:
Licensed Psychologist
State of Michigan
Board Certification:
Fellow and Diplomate
American Board of Medical Psychotherapists
Diplomate, International Academy of
Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and
Psychotherapy
Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate
American Board of Disability Analysts
Education:
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI.
Major in Psychology
B.A. in May, 1974
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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI.
Major in Clinical Psychology
Minor in Developmental Psychology
Minor in Speech Pathology
M.A. in January, 1977
Ph.D. in June, 1978
Postgraduate training in a variety of areas
including the following:
Family therapy
Psychotherapy with children, adolescents and
adults
Behavioral medicine
Child Abuse
Depression
Posttraumatic stress
Disability evaluation
Neuropsychology
Masters Thesis:
Frequency and Potency of Reinforcing Events
in Anxiety and Depression.
Doctoral Dissertation:
Frequency and Potency of Reinforcing Events
in Depression: Effects on Anagram Performance and Affect.
Professional Experience: Consultant
D.A. Blodgett Services
Grand Rapids, MI.
9/89 to present
Editorial Consultant
Zonderkidz/Zondervan Corporation
10/01 to present
Chair, Department of Psychology
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI.
7/05 to 6/08
Consultant
Psychology Associates of Grand Rapids, P.C.
Grand Rapids, MI.
10/81 to 9/83
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Consultant
National Resource Center
for Special Needs Adoption
Southfield, MI.
1/90 to 6/90
Consultant
Pine Rest Christian Hospital
Grand Rapids, MI.
9/81 to 9/89
Consultant
Butterworth Memorial Medical Center
Grand Rapids, MI.
9/83 to 9/89
Consultant
Interdisciplinary Project on
Child Abuse and Neglect
Kent County Protective Services
Grand Rapids, MI.
6/81 to 9/87
Associate Professor of Psychology
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI.
9/82 to 9/86
Consultant
Psychology Associates of Grand Rapids, P.C.
Grand Rapids, MI.
10/81 to 9/83
Independent Practitioner
Comprehensive Psychological Services
Grand Rapids, MI.
7/78 to 9/83
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI.
7/78 to 9/82 (on leave 9/80 to 9/81)
Staff Psychologist
Pine Rest Christian Hospital
Grand Rapids, MI.
7/79 to 9/81
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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Memorial Medical Center
Allen Park, MI.
3/77 to 6/78
Instructor in Psychology
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI.
3/77 to 6/77
Graduate Internship:
Internship in Clinical Psychology (1200 hrs.)
Outpatient Mental Health Services
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Allen Park, MI.
9/76 to 3/77
Ned Papania. Ph.D. and John Wickey, Ph.D.
Supervisors
Internship in Clinical Psychology (1000 hrs.)
Inpatient Medical and Psychiatric Services
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Allen Park, MI.
9/75 to 8/76
Robert E. Lee III, Ph.D. and Michael Katz,Ph.D.
Supervisors
Graduate Experience:
Supervisor
Clinical Psychology Graduate Students
Wayne State University Psychology Clinic
Detroit, MI.
1/77 to 6/77
Therapeutic Intervention Practicum
Wayne State University Psychology Clinic
Detroit, MI. 9/76 to 6/77
Practicum in Clinical Assessment
Wayne State University Psychology Clinic
Detroit, MI.
9/75 to 3/76
Practicum in Projective Techniques
Harbor Light Substance Abuse Center
Detroit, MI.
4/75 to 6/75
Practicum in Child Assessment
Southfield Public Schools
Southfield, MI.
1/75 to 3/75
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Graduate Honors:
Qualifying doctoral oral examination in
clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and speech pathology passed with
honors
November, 1977
Qualifying doctoral written examination in
clinical psychology passed with honors
October, 1977
University Graduate Scholar
Graduate School
College of Liberal Arts
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI.
September, 1977 to June, 1978
September, 1976 to June, 1977
September, 1975 to June, 1976
University Graduate Fellow
Graduate School
College of Liberal Arts
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
September, 1975 to June, 1976 (declined)
September, 1974 to June, 1975
Professional
Organizations:
Member,
American Psychological Association
Fellow and Diplomate,
American Board of Medical
Psychotherapists
Fellow and Diplomate
International Academy of Behavioral
Medicine, Counseling, and Psychotherapy
Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate
American Board of Disability Analysts
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Courses Taught:
Regular Semester Courses:
Introduction to Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Psychopathology
Psychology of the Exceptional Child
Mental Health and the Classroom
Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Practicum in a Clinical Setting
Introduction to Guidance and Counseling
Psychological Perspectives on Marriage
and the Family
The Interview: Theory and Practice in
Clinical and Industrial Settings
Interim Term Courses:
Values: Their Development, Discovery
and Dissemination
Christian Perspectives on Parenting
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
and Psychotherapy
Issues in Marriage and Family Life
Psychopathology in Film
Major Presentations:
Stehouwer, R.S. and Rosenbaum, G. Frequency and potency of reinforcing events in anxiety and depression. Paper presented at
the 17th Annual Convention of the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, GA., December, 1977.
Stehouwer, R.S. Frequency and potency of reinforcing events in
depression: Effects on anagram performance and affect. Paper
presented at the
23rd Annual Convention of the Midwestern
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL., May, 1979
Stehouwer, R.S. and Bultsma, C. Cognitive-perceptual distortion in
depression as a function of generational differences.
Paper
Presented at the 88th Annual Convention of the American
Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September,
1980
Stehouwer, R.S. Stressing the positive. Workshop presented at the
Calvin College Faculty Conference, September, 1981.
Stehouwer, R.S.
The mental health of the classroom teacher.
Workshop presented at the Annual Convention of the Eastern
Christian School Association, Patterson, NJ., October, 1981.
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Stehouwer, R.S., A Christian perspective on authority and discipline
in the classroom. Workshop presented at Annual Convention of the
Eastern Christian School Association, Patterson, NJ., October,
1981.
Stehouwer, R.S. Mental health in the classroom. Workshop presented
at the Annual Convention of the Christian Educators Association,
Chicago, Il., November, 1981
Stehouwer, N.D. and Stehouwer, R.S.
Dealing with children’s’
disappointments- Workshop presented at the Annual Convention of
the Christian Educators Association, Chicago, IL., November, 1981.
Stehouwer, N.D. and Stehouwer, R.S.
A Christian approach to
authority and discipline in the family. Paper presented at the
90th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
Washington, D.C., August, 1982.
Stehouwer, R.S.
Using magic in psychotherapy with children.
Workshop presented at the 90th Annual Convention of the American
Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., August, 1982.
Stehouwer, R.S. Dealing with children of divorce in the classroom.
Paper presented at the Triennial Convention of the Michigan
Association of Nonpublic Schools, Grand Rapids, MI., October,
1995.
Stehouwer, R.S.
Psychological Issues in special needs adopted
children. Keynote speech presented to parent therapists, D.A.
Blodgett Services, Grand Rapids, MI., November, 1995.
Stehouwer, R.S.
Self esteem/other esteem: Building healthy emotions in adopted children.
Workshop presented at the Fifth
Biennial National Adoption Month Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.,
November, 1998.
Stehouwer, R.S. Issues in special needs adoption: A study in trauma
and recovery. Workshop presented at the Sixth Biennial National
Adoption Conference, Grand Rapids, MI., November, 2000.
Stehouwer, R.S. Issues in psychiatric disability claims.
Paper
presented at the Convention of the National Conference for
Education in Management, Grand Rapids, MI., March, 2003.
Stehouwer, R.S. Issues in diverse learning styles: Brain trauma and
learning.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Calvin
College, Grand Rapids, MI., September, 2003
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Stehouwer, R.S. Issues in assessment of trauma in forensic contexts.
Paper presented at the Convention of the National Conference for
Education in Management, Grand Rapids, MI. November, 2004
Stehouwer, R.S. What leaders need to know about happiness. Paper
presented at the Snow Mountain Leadership Conference, Denver, CO.
June, 2004.
Stehouwer, R.S. Dealing with children’s fears. Presentation to
MOMS group at Calvin CRC. Grand Rapids, MI. April, 2006
Stehouwer, R.S. Avoiding the quagmire of psych claims. Workshop
presented at the Annual Convention of the Michigan Self-Insurers
Association. Traverse City, MI. May, 2006.
Stehouwer, R.S. and Brinkman, H. Long-term psychological effects
and legal implications in child sexual abuse. Presentation to
SNAP Conference. Grand Rapids, MI. October, 2006.
Stehouwer, R.S. Issues in treatment of children and teenagers with
conduct disorder. Continuing education workshop presented for
staff of Wedgwood Christian Services. Grand Rapids, MI. October,
2006.
Stehouwer, R.S. Issues in mental health claims.
Continuing
education workshop presented to the Rehabilitation Insurance
Nurses Council. Grand Rapids, MI. May, 2007.
Stehouwer, R.S. Issues in Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Assessment
and treatment. Paper presented to West Michigan Environmental
Academy. Grand Rapids, MI. January, 2008.
Stehouwer, R.S. Life, Stress, and God: Helping kids fail successfully. Keynote address given to the Celebrating the Family
Conference. Grand Rapids, MI. January, 2008.
Stehouwer, R.S. Not mere Child’s Play: A reexamination of the role
of play in child development.
Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters.
Kalamazoo, MI. March, 2008.
Stehouwer, R.S. and DeBoe, J. Issues in Dissociative Identity
Disorder in Adolescents and Pre-Adolescents. Workshop presented
at the Wedgwood Institute. Grand Rapids, MI. May, 2008.
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Publications:
Stehouwer, R.S. and Bultsma, C. (1981). Cognitive-perceptual
distortion in depression as a function of generational
differences. Resources in Education, July, 67.
Peake, T., Stehouwer, R.S., and Stehouwer, N.D. (1982). Cognitive
schema: Parents’ cognitive style and children’s developmental
health. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 10, 47-54.
Stehouwer, R.S. (1982).
Using magic to establish rapport and
improve motivation in psychotherapy with children: Theory, issues,
and technique. Psychotherapy in Private
Stehouwer, N.D. and Stehouwer, R.S. (1983). A Christian approach to
authority and discipline in the family: Theological/theoretical
issues and research findings. Journal of Psychology and Theology,
11, 341-348.This article is also indexed in D.H. Olsen and R.
Markhoff (Eds.) (1984). Inventory of Marriage and Family
Literature, Vol. XI, St. Paul: University of Minnesota Press.
Stehouwer, R.S., Bultsma, C.A., and Blackford, I.T. (1985). Developmental
differences
in
depression:
Cognitive-perceptual
distortion
in
adolescent
vs.
adult
female
depressives.
Adolescence, XX, 291-299.
Stehouwer, R.S. (1985). Beck Depression Inventory. In D.J. Keyser
and R.C. Sweetland (Eds.) Test Critiques, Vol. II. Kansas City:
Test Corporation of America, 83-87. Reprinted in D.J. Keyser and
R.C. Sweetland (Eds.) Test Critiques Compendium. Kansas City:
Test Corporation of America, 24-28.
Stehouwer, R.S. (1985). Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude-2. In
D.J. Keyser and R.C. Sweetland (Eds.) Test Critiques, Vol. II.
Kansas City: Test Corporation of America, 223-230. Reprinted in
D.J. Keyser and R.C. Sweetland (Eds.) Test Critiques Compendium.
Kansas City: Test Corporation of America, 111-118.
Stehouwer, R.S. (2004) A word to parents. In Helping Children Heal
Series. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zonderkidz/Zondervan Publishing.
Sometimes I’m Afraid
When Pete’s Dad Got Sick
With My Mom, With my Dad
When Sarah’s Grandma Went to Heaven
Stehouwer, R.S. (2004) Dealing with children’s fears. In Sometimes
I’m Afraid. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zonderkidz/Zondervan Publishing.
Stehouwer, R.S. (2004)When a parent is very ill.. In When Pete’s Dad
Got Sick .Grand Rapids, MI.: Zonderkidz/Zondervan Publishing.
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Stehouwer, R.S. (2004) Helping children deal with divorce. In With
my Mom, With my Dad. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zonderkidz/Zondervan
Publishing.
Stehouwer, R.S. (2004) Helping children deal with death. In When
Sarah’s Grandma Went to Heaven. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zonderkidz/
Zondervan Publishing.
Stehouwer, R.S. and Stehouwer, J.D. (2005). Beck Depression
Inventory-II. In D.J. Keyser and R.C. Sweetland (Eds.) Test
Critiques, Vol. XI.Kansas City:Test Corporation of America, 13-20.
Stehouwer, R.S. and Stehouwer, J.D. (2005) Detroit Tests of Learning
Aptitude-4.
In D.J. Keyser and R.C. Sweetland (Eds.) Test
Critiques, Vol. XI. Kansas City: Test Corporation of America, 6371.
Stehouwer, R.S., Bouman, D., and Stehouwer, J.D. (2005) Test of
Variables of Attention. In D.J. Keyser and R.C. Sweetland (Eds.)
Test Critiques, Vol. XII.
Kansas City: Test Corporation of
America, 478-486.
Stehouwer, R.S. (2006). A word to parents. In Helping Children Heal
Series. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zonderkidz/Zondervan Publishing.
In: My Baby Sister is a Preemie
The Day Scooter Died
Stehouwer, R. S. (2006). When a sibling is born premature. In My
Baby Sister is a Preemie. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zonderkidz/
Zondervan Publishing.
Stehouwer, R. S. (2006) When a child’s pet dies.
In The Day
Scooter
Died.
Grand
Rapids,
MI.:
Zonderkidz/Zondervan
Publishing.
Stehouwer, R. S. (2009) Not mere Child’s Play: A reexamination of
the role of play in child development. Michigan Academician, 32,
106-107.
References:
Available Upon Request
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