Wednesday, February 22, 2012
     


 


 

 

 

Dr Haleh Kashani is a licensed psychologist in practice for over twenty years with  a broad range of experince and professional interests. She works with adults, adolescents and families dealing with range of issues and psychiatric conditions. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and weight related issues, substance abuse and addictions with adults and teens. She has special interest in cross-cultural issues with clinical and research experience with first and second generation immigrants. She is Bi-lingual and is fluent in Farsi.

 

Dr Kashani is the President of the Eating Disorders Recovery Support,Inc, and the founder of the “Healthy Family – Healthy Weight Program for Children”. She has created and directed the out-patient eating disorder program for adults and adolescents at Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael since 2000 and is in private practice in Corte Madera.

 

Dr. Kashani provides clinical consultation, training and educational presentations to professionals and the public. She is a clinical faculty at Kaiser Permanente - San Rafael, Post Doctoral APA Training Program. She is a member of the California Psychological Association and serves on the Board of Directors of the Marin County Psychological Association as the Chair of the Ethics Committee.


 

 

Education:


Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology

California School of Professional Psychology

Berkeley, California. (1985 – 1988)

 

Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology

California School of Professional Psychology

Berkeley, California. (1983 – 1985)

 

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Social Work and Business Administration

Cum Laude Honors, University of Minnesota,

Minneapolis, Minnesota. (1979 – 1982)

 

Tehran University, College of Business Administration,

Tehran, Iran. (1976 – 1979)

 

Professional License:

 

Psychologist License: State of California, Psy 11770, 1990

 

Professional membership:

 

California Psychological Association

 

Marin County Psychological Association, Chair of Ethics Committee, 2008 - Present

 

Professional Work Experience:

 

Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Staff Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, San Rafael, California (1997 – Present)

 

Adult and Child/Adolescent Services: Short-term individual, couple and family psychotherapy, Designed and developed cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational groups for teens and families and adult psychiatric patients. Individual and family therapy with Farsi speaking, first and second generation immigrants. Member of the Departmental Diversity Committee.

 

Eating Disorder Program for Adults and Adolescents: Designed and implemented a comprehensive multi-disciplinary out-patient treatment programs for adults and adolescents; Created an eating disorders training program and a clinical faculty memeber as part of an APA post-doctoral psychology residency training program; individual, group and family therapy; Clinical supervision; psychiatric consultation to the Emergency room and the medical in-patient unit, serve on the hospital Ethics Committee.

 

 

Private Practice: (1989 – present)

Short term and long term therapy with individual adults and adolescents, and families with wide range of psychiatric and relational problems;  Specializes in the treatment of spectrum of eating disorders, addictive disorders with adults and adolescents, and cross-cultural and intergenerational issues.

 

 

Eating Disorder Recovery Support, Inc. (EDRS): President  (6/2009 – Present)

Plan and direct community outreach and professional educational activities to promote awareness and knowledge about eating disorder treatment and prevention; organize fundraising activities.

 

Kaiser Permanente Medical Group: Department of Psychiatry, South San Francisco, California

 

Adult Services: Short-term individual, couple and family psychotherapy, Designed and developed cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational groups as part of an Intensive-Out-Patient Program for adult psychiatric patients (1996 – 1997)

 

Division Chief, Urgent Care Services

Designed and established Urgent Care Services for the Department of Psychiatry, Serving psychiatric, chemically dependent and dually diagnosed patients; Monitored the clinical, programmatic and administrative functioning of the service; Provided direct clinical crisis services and supervision (1994 – 1996)

 

Kaiser Permanente Medical Group: Department of Psychiatry, South San Francisco, California

 

Chemical Dependency Services: Evaluation and treatment of adults and adolescents with substance use disorders, group, family, couple and individual treatment with adults, adolescents, children and geriatric patients. Designed and implemented several programs including a geriatric substance abuse treatment program, relapse prevention and coping skills groups and groups for young children of alcoholic parents,  Participated in hospital committees and co-chaired department Quality Assurance activities. (1989 – 1994)

 

Family Services Agency of San Francisco, Registered Psychologist,

San Francisco, California

Psychodiagnostic assessment and disability evaluation for Social Security applicants

(1988 – 1989)

 

Mt. Zion Hospital, Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Consultant, Diabetes Center

San Francisco, California

Psychoeducational groups addressing the psychological aspects of diabetes as a chronic illness (1988 – 1989)

 

Mt. Zion Hospital, Post-Doctoral Resident, Department of Psychiatry,

San Francisco, California

Long term Individual psychotherapy with adults and children as part of a Post-Doctoral Residency Program (1988 – 1989)

 

 

Baker Places Inc., Clinical Supervisor, Odyssey House,

San Francisco, California

Clinical and administrative supervisor in an adult psychiatric residential treatment program with psychiatric and dually diagnosed patients; Coordinated planning and implementation of all phases of treatment; Direct clinical services to individuals and groups (1987 – 1988)

 

Mt. Zion Hospital, Clinical Intern, Psychiatric Emergency Services, Crisis Clinic

San Francisco, California

Diagnostic evaluation and disposition of acute psychiatric conditions, psychiatric consultation to medical staff; Short-term and long-term individual psychotherapy with adults; Assisted in developing a Dual Diagnosis program for patients with co-existing psychiatric and substance use disorders (1986 – 1987)

 

Oakland Community Counseling, Clinical Intern

Oakland, California

Evaluation and treatment of individuals with substance use disorders and dual diagnosis. Individual and group psychotherapy, Psychodiagnostic assessment (1985 – 1986)

 

Family Stress Center, Clinical Practicum

Pleasant Hill, California

Family, couple and individual psychotherapy with court referred child abuse cases. Clinical consultant to the Head Start Program providing consultation to parents and teachers (1984 – 1985)

 

Rational-Emotive Training Center, Clinical Practicum

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Clinical and theoretical training in application of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies, Participated as a co-leader in groups and treatment of couples and individuals. Co-led a year long group for inmates of San Stone Federal Prison (1982 – 1983)

 

Clinical Research Experience:

 

University of California, Staff Research Associate:

San Francisco General Hospital, California

Research associate in a project evaluating AIDS prevention interventions with intravenous drug users (1988 – 1989)

 

California School of Professional Psychology, Doctoral Dissertation,

Berkeley, California

“Grief and Psychological Adjustment to Forced Immigration: A Study of Recent Iranian Immigrants to the United States.” Chaired by Nathan Adler, Ph.D. (1985 – 1988)