VITA
Peter C. Thomas, Ph.D.
3520 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Suite 330
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Office Phone 404-364-1626
Office Facsimile 404-351-0243
Home Phone 404-633-3725
Education:
1978
Doctor of Philosophy (School Psychology), Georgia State University,
Atlanta, Georgia
1970
Master of Education (School Psychology), Georgia State University,
Atlanta, Georgia
1969
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Current Position:
Private Practice – 3520 Piedmont Rd., N.E., Suite 330, Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Director- F.O.C.U.S, Coaching Service for Individuals with Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.
Director- ADHD Atlanta
Previous Clinical and Teaching Experience:
Trainer, Child Custody Evaluation Training Series, Georgia Psychological
Association, Atlanta, Georgia (2009-2010)
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Psychological Services, Adjunct Faculty,
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia (1982-1990)
Faculty, Georgia Department of Education Summer Institute for School Social
Workers and School Psychologists, Course: Dysfunctional Families,
Their Dynamics and Interventions (1988 and 1989)
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Previous Clinical and Teaching Experience (cont’d):
Psychologist, Behavior Disorders Program, Special Education Department,
Dekalb County School System, Atlanta, Georgia (1976-1982)
Intern, Family Therapy Clinical Team, Dekalb-Rockdale Psychoeducational Center,
Atlanta, Georgia (1978-79)
Psychological Associate, Clairmont Psychological Center, Atlanta, Georgia (19771979)
Director, Summer Program for Severely Disturbed Children, Dekalb County School
System, Atlanta, Georgia (1976-1979)
Psychologist, Center for Severely Disturbed Children, Dekalb County School
System, Atlanta, Georgia (1973-1976)
Consultant, Statewide Testing Program, Georgia State Department of Education
(1972-1973)
Involvement with others in the establishing an alternative community learning
center for adolescents in the Cabbagetown area of Atlanta, Georgia
(1971-1972)
Psychological Associate, R.Wayne Jones, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist,
Atlanta, Georgia (1971-1972)
Instructor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia: Areas taught: Educational
Psychology, Methods of Research, Human Growth and
Development, Supervision of School Psychology Practicum
(1970-1972)
Educational Tutor, Children with Learning and/or Emotional Disorders (1969-1970)
Certifications:
Licensed Psychologist, Georgia Board of Examiners in Psychology (1981-Present)
Certified School Psychologist, Georgia State Department of Education (1972-1996)
Academy Register of Custody Evaluators
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Affiliations:
Member, American Psychological Association
Division 16 of APA
Division 37 of APA
Division 42 of APA
Fellow, Georgia Psychological Association
Member, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
Member, Learning Disability Association
Member, International Dyslexia Association
Member, Society for Personality Assessment
Member, National Academy of Neuropsychology
Diplomate, Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators
Boards:
Georgia Psychological Association Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia (2007-2012)
International Dyslexia Association, Georgia Branch, Atlanta, Georgia (2005-2007)
LD Adults of Georgia Professional Advisory Board, Atlanta, Georgia
(2002-2006)
Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia (1995-98 & 2005-2010)
The Howard Schools, Advisory Board, Atlanta, Georgia (1996)
Metropolitan Regional Educational Services Agency, Health Advisory Council
Atlanta, Georgia (1991-1997)
The Village of St. Joseph, Advisory Board, Atlanta, Georgia (1991-1996)
Gables Academy, Educational Advisory Board, Atlanta, Georgia (1981-1994)
Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators, Doylestown Borough, Pennsylvania
Advisory Council (1993-Present)
Consultantships:
Consultant, Member, Academic Enrichment Multi-Disciplinary Team, The Walker
School, Lower Division, Marietta, Georgia (2007- 2014)
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Consultantships (cont’d):
Consultant, Member, Needs Assessment Panel, Psychological Services, Fayette
County School System, Georgia (2001)
Psychological Consultant, The Howard School, Atlanta, Georgia (1985 & 1989-90)
Psychological Consultant, Fulton County School System, Atlanta, Georgia, Behaviors
Disorders Program (1984-1991)
Psychological Consultant, Georgia Special Olympics Program, Workshop Leader,
Appropriate Developmental Behavior and Parental Response, (1987)
Psychological Consultant, Georgia Learning Resource Center, Metro East, Atlanta,
Georgia, Workshop Leader, Improving Behaviors of the Neurologically
Impaired (1986)
Psychological Consultant, Rockdale County School System, Department of Special
Education, Conyers, Georgia (1983-1985)
Psychological Consultant, Dekalb County School System, Atlanta, Georgia,
Heritage Center, Program for Profound and Trainable Mentally Retarded
and Severely Multiple Handicapped Children, ages 5-13 years (1982-1986)
Margaret Harris Center, Program for Profound and Trainable Mentally
Retarded and Severely Multiple Handicapped Adolescents, ages 14-22 years
(1982-1986)
Psychological Consultant, Decatur City School System, Behavior Disorders
Program (1982-1986)
Consultant, Georgia Department of Education, Criterion Reference Testing
Program (1981-1982)
Psychological Consultant, Dekalb CETA, Exemplary Clerical Skills Program,
Atlanta, Georgia (1978-1979)
Field Coordinator, U.S. Office of Education, Exemplary Racial Discrimination
Project, North Carolina Area (1974)
Psychological Consultant, Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, Mississippi,
Workshop Leader with others, Behavioral Management for Success in the
Classroom (1971)
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Consultantships (cont’d):
Educational Consultant, Atlanta City Schools, Atlanta, Georgia, Development
with others of Introductory Psychology Course and Materials for the
Secondary Schools (1971)
Educational Consultant with others, Career Development Program, Cobb County
Schools, Atlanta, Georgia (1971)
Professional Activities:
Member, Finance Committee, Georgia Psychological Association
(2007- present)
Treasurer, Georgia Psychological Association Foundation (2007-2012)
Member, Committee for State Leadership, American Psychological Association
(2008-2010)
President, President-elect, Past-President, Georgia Psychological Association
(2007- 2010)
Vice President, Georgia Psychology Association (2005- 2007)
Ethics Committee, Georgia Psychological Association (2000- 2007)
Member, Human Welfare Committee, Georgia Psychological Association
(2006-2007)
Participant, Mental Health Focus Group for the Fulton County Children’s Advocacy
Center (2003)
Treasurer, Georgia Psychological Association (1995-1998)
Chair and Founding Member of Division G, Family, Adolescents, Children, Evaluation,
and Schools, Georgia Psychological Association (1985-1987 and 1996-1997)
Member, Board of Directors and Midwinter Conference Chair, Division E, Independent
Practice, Georgia Psychological Association (1989-1991)
Member, Structure and Function Committee, Georgia Psychological Association
(1987-1992)
Member, Policy and Planning Committee, Georgia Psychological Association
(1986-1993)
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Professional Activities (cont’d):
Member, Public Information Committee, Georgia Psychological Association
(1985-1988)
Liaison, ex-officio Board member of the Georgia Psychological Association and
the Georgia Association of School Psychologists (1984-1989)
Chairman, Professional Standards Committee, Georgia Association of School
Psychologists (1983-1984) and member (1983-1986)
State Representative, National Association of School Psychology, Assistant to the
State’s Committee of Computer Usage (1982)
Member, Continuing Education Committee of the Georgia Association of School
Psychologists (1978-1979)
Planning Committee Member and Public Relations Coordinator, Metropolitan Atlanta
Mental Health Association, Forum: Facing the Needs of Children and Youth
(1975)
Presentations and Publications:
Presentation with others, Serving the Divorced Client, Georgia Psychological
Association Workshop, October 2014
Presentation, New Trends in Psychology- Domestic Violence in Child
Custody Cases, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Georgia Chapter,
2011
Presentation with others, Hot Tips from the Experts: What Pyschologists Can Tell You
About Your Clients, Their Children and Divorce Relocation, Divorce, and The
Child’s Best Interest, 18th Annual Middle Income Divorce Conference, Atlanta
Bar Association, November, 2011
,
Panel Discussant, Open Forum on Children’s Mental Health in Georgia, American
Academy of Pediatrics, Georgia Chapter 2008
Presentation with another, How to Read Between the Lines of a Psychological
Evaluation, The International Dyslexia Association, Georgia Branch, 2007
Presentation with others, Workshop on Child Custody Evaluations for Emerging
Psychologists, Georgia Psychological Association Workshop, 2006
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Presentation and Publications (cont’d):
Presentation with others, How to Balance the Doctor-Patient Privilege with the Need to
Know, Joint Conference-Georgia Family Institute and Georgia Psychological
Association, 2006
Presentation with others, Georgia Law and Rules: Common Dilemmas, Georgia
Psychological Association Annual Conference, 2005
Presentation, Grief and Loss in Children, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia 19th Annual
Symposium (2003)
Presentation with others, The New Ethics Code: Applications to Children, Families,
and Assessment, Georgia Psychological Association (2003)
Parent Advisory Council, Fulton County Schools, Behavior Issues in Middle and High
School Aged Children (2000)
Panel Discussant, Implications of the film ‘Gods of our Fathers’, American
Psychological Association Annual Conference, 1996
Presentation, The Use of Coaching with Adolescents and Adults with ADHD, Georgia
Psychological Association Annual Conference (1996)
Presentation, Child Assessment for the Schools, Georgia Psychological Association
Midwinter Conference (1993)
Presentation, Promoting Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Use, Georgia Independent
Schools Annual Conference (1993)
Presentation, Lowering Stress in Preschoolers and Their Families, Georgia Preschool
Association Annual Conference (1993)
Presentation with others, Using Your Kid with Kids, Georgia Psychological
Association Annual Conference (1992)
Presentation, Challenges in the Use of Ritalin with Attention Deficit Disordered
Children & Adolescents: Implications for Private Practitioners and School
Psychologists, Georgia Psychological Association Annual Conference (1988)
Presentation, Systems Approach to Working with Families for School Psychologists,
Georgia Association of School Psychologists Fall Conference (1988)
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Presentation and Publications (cont’d):
Presentation, Teaching Our Children to Live Functional Lives with Socially Acceptable
Behavior, Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta, Annual Conference (1986),
Presentation with others, Interfacing with Schools: Guide for Improving Services to
Clients, Georgia Psychological Association Annual Conference (1986)
Presentation, Dealing with Stress and Anxiety, Georgia Preschool Association
Annual Conference (1986)
Presentation, Discipline through Positive Intervention, Georgia Preschool Association
Annual Conference (1983)
Presentation with others, Litigation: PL 94-142 Hearings, Custody, and Court
Testimony, Georgia Association of School Psychologists Fall Conference (1983)
Panel Discussant, School Psychology in Psychology in Georgia, Georgia Association
of School Psychologists/ South Carolina Association of School Psychologists
Joint Spring Conference (1982)
Presentation, Due Process Hearing Dramatization, Georgia Department of Education,
Special Education Administrators Workshop (1982)
Presentation, The Nuts and Bolts of Starting and Maintaining a Parent Group,
International ACLD Convention (1981)
Presentation, Setting Up and Leading a Parent Study Group, Georgia Association
of School Psychologists Workshop, Macon, Georgia (1979)
Presentation, The School Phobic Child, Georgia Visiting Teachers Association,
Augusta, Georgia (1978)
Presentation, Risk-Taking Behavior of Fourth Grade Children, Georgia Psychological
Association Annual Conference, Savannah, Georgia (1978)
Presentation with others, Description of the Dekalb County School System’s Program
for the Severely Disturbed, Georgia Council for Exceptional Children Annual
Conference, Macon, Georgia (1974)
Presentation with others, Guided Exercise for Teenage Emotional Growth, American
Personnel and Guidance Association Annual Conference, Atlantic City
New Jersey (1971)
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Presentation and Publications (cont’d):
Thomas, P.C., Mind over Matter: Understanding Mindfulness, Part I & II Kids
Enabled, An online publication for Parents of Children with Learning
Differences, www.kidsenabled, January, 2014.
Thomas, P.C., A Balanced Life During the Holiday Season, Kids Enabled, An online
publication for Parents of Children with Learning Differences, www.kidsenabled,
December 9, 2011.
Thomas, P.C., A Chip Off the Old Block , Kids Enabled, A Publication for Parents of
Children with Learning Differences, Summer 2008, Issue 8
Gluck, L., Hickman, C., Howell, N., Leahy, A., Petersen, M., Soseby, R., Spickerman,
C., Thomas, P., Totis, C., Editors, The Family Connection, A Guidebook for
Family Decision-Making, North Atlanta Parent’s Council, 1998
Thomas, P.C., “P.L. 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act” in
Health Care Delivery Third-Party Reimbursement Manual for Psychologists,
Editor: William Talmadge, Ph.D., Georgia Psychological Association
Publication, 1987
Thomas, P.C., Risk-Taking Behaviors of Fourth Grade Children as a Function of
Decision Style, Locus of Control and Sex, (Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation),
Georgia State University, 1978
Thomas, P. and Waites, J., Systems Reports for Georgia Statewide Testing Program
Results, Georgia State Department of Education, 1973
Thomas, P. and Waites, J., Eleventh Grade Schools Category Reports for Georgia
Statewide Testing Program Results, Georgia State Dept. of Education, 1973
Thomas, P. and Waites, J., Eighth Grade Schools Category Reports for Georgia
Statewide Testing Program Results, Georgia State Department of Education
(1973)
Thomas, P. and Waites J., Fourth Grade Schools Category Reports for Georgia
Statewide Testing Program Results, Georgia State Department of Education,
1973
Related Community Activities:
Board Member, North Atlanta Parents Council (1988-2002)
Board Member, Marist Families In Action (1990-1994, Co-President-1992)
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Honors:
President’s Award, Georgia Psychological Association, 1999
Service Award from the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta, 1986
Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession of Psychology,
Georgia Psychological Association, 1987
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