Diana Vigil Curriculum Vitae - Page 1
November 2013
DIANA G. VIGIL, L.P.C., R.P.T.
7500 East McDonald Drive, Ste. 400 A; Scottsdale, Arizona85250
Phone 480.946.0801 Fax 480.946.0814
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
09/86 to PresentLicensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist
Private Practice, Scottsdale, Arizona
Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist. Specializes in the assessment, evaluation and forensically informed treatment of childhood trauma. Provides psychotherapy for children with a variety of adjustment, developmental and psychiatric disorders. Works primarily as a part of a multi-disciplinary team conducting custody studies, child maltreatment evaluations, forensic interviews and a variety of court-ordered evaluations/therapeutic interventions.
07/91 to 07/93Psychotherapist
Reunification of Missing/Abducted Children Team
Phoenix, Arizona
Assisted in the physical reunification of abducted children with their families. Provided clinical consultation to Phoenix Police Department, the abducted child victim and their families.
06/91 to 12/96Consultant
Arizona Children's Home, Phoenix, Arizona
Provided consultation, training, and psychological evaluationfor sexual abuse cases. Designed and implemented outcome studies for group treatment of sexually abused children.
11/89 to 08/91Contract Psychotherapist
Cottonwood In-patient Adult Sexual Trauma Program.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Provided outpatient aftercare services and group psychotherapy.
03/89 to 04/94Consultant
PhoenixAdolescentRecoveryCenter - PARC Place
(In-patientChemicalDependencyTreatmentCenter)
Phoenix, Arizona
Provided consultation for sexual trauma cases, staff training and weekly sexual abuse group for adolescents.
11/87 to 01/89Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Specialist
St. Luke's Health System EAP, Phoenix, Arizona
Conducted group, family, marital and individual psychotherapy for the St. Luke's Health System and twenty-five client companies who contracted with St. Luke's to provide EAP services. Presented management development training programs to client companies.
11/86 to 11/87Psychotherapist
CIGNA Healthplan, Alcohol and Drug Dependency Department/Employee Assistance Program, Phoenix, Arizona
Designed and implemented an outpatient chemical dependency treatment program for adolescents and their families. Provided group, family, marital and individual psychotherapy for all CIGNA Healthplan employees through the Employee Assistance Program.
08/86 to 06/89Contract Psychotherapist
Parents United of MaricopaCounty– Sex Offenders Treatment Program
Mesa, Arizona
Provided individual counseling and group therapy to sex offenders and their families. Designed and implemented children’s treatment program for sexually abused children with corollary groups for non-offender caretaker.
07/84 to 11/86Organization and Staff Development Specialist
CIGNA Healthplan of Arizona, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
Designed, implemented and conducted management development programs. Provided process consultation to all levels of management. Designed organization behavior instruments, organization development interventions and conducted team building for departments throughout the company.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Education:M.A., Psychology, 1984
GeorgeMasonUniversity, Fairfax, Virginia.
B.S., Psychology, 1978
JamesMadisonUniversity, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Training:Family Institute of Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona
One year (1985-1986), live supervision in Brief Strategic Family Therapy.
MiltonH.EricksonCenter for Clinical Hypnosis, Phoenix, Arizona
One year (1991-1992), live supervision training program.
Reunification of Missing/Abducted Children Project, Reunification Psychotherapist Training, Center for the Study of Trauma, UCSF
1991, Phoenix, Arizona.
FamilyTherapyTrainingCenter, Scottsdale, Arizona
One year (1992-1993), live supervision training program in Solution Focused Therapy.
Licenses:Licensed Professional Counselor, 1993, State of Arizona# CC-0805
Registered Play Therapist, 1994, State of Arizona#0102
PUBLICATIONS
Moran, J., Gray, S. & Vigil, D. (2012) “Parenting Plans After Allegations or Findings of Sexual Misconduct.” Family Law News.
Moran, J. and Vigil, D. (2009) “Parent-Rejecting Children and Therapeutic Reunification.” Family Law News.
Kenney, L. & Vigil, D. (1996). “A Lawyer’s Guide to Therapeutic Interventions in Domestic Relations Court.” ArizonaState Law Review.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Split Families/Shared Custody, 2013 Juvenile Arthritis Conference: Dream, Believe and Achieve!Anaheim, California, July 20, 2013.
Real Life Ethics Lessons to be Learned from a Mock Session, Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, and 43rdAnnualSouthwesternSchool for Behavioral Health Studies, Tucson, Arizona, August 22, 2011.
Triaging Mental Health Interventions in Family Court,the Maricopa County Bar Association, Phoenix, Arizona, March 25, 2011.
Integrating Prevention into the Work of Behavioral Health Professionals: Can We Create a Safer Society? American Psychological Association – Arizona Chapter, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 25, 2011.
Child Therapy in Forensic Setting: ArgosyUniversity, Phoenix, Arizona, November 12, 2010.
Forensically Informed Therapy: Avoiding Legal and Ethical Dilemmas. Childhelp Children’s Center. Phoenix, Arizona, March 2010.
Therapeutic Interventions in Family Court: Understanding and Managing the Dialogue Between the Court and the MentalHealth Expert. Maricopa CountyJudges Training, Phoenix, Arizona, January 21, 2010.
Triaging Mental Health Interventions in Family Court. The Maricopa County Bar Association, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 15, 2009.
Navigating Sexual Abuse Allegations in Family Court. CoconinoCountyJudges Training, Flagstaff, Arizona, July 10, 2009.
Forensically Informed Therapy: Avoiding Legal and Ethical Dilemmas. Childhelp Children’s Center. Phoenix, Arizona, June 19, 2009.
Getting it Right: Helping Kids and Families in Family Court. Pinal CountySuperior Court and Conciliation Court, Florence, Arizona, June 12, 2009.
Parent Rejecting Children.ArizonaAssociation of Family and Conciliation Courts 28th Annual Conference, Are You Listening? Sedona, Arizona, January 30, 2009.
Forensically Informed Therapy (FIT): Treating Families and Children Who Allege Child Maltreatment While Avoiding Legal and Ethical Dilemmas. Invited Poster Presentation. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children 16th Annual Colloquium, Phoenix, Arizona, June 20, 2008.
Superior Court Judges Rotation Training: Use of the Mental Health Practitioner in Family Court. MaricopaCountySuperior Court. Phoenix, Arizona, June 11, 2008.
Play Therapy in the School Setting. The FamilySchool.Phoenix, Arizona, March 18, 2008.
Evaluating Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custodial Studies. State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Family Law Institute. Phoenix, Arizona, January 2008.
Forensically Informed Therapy; Avoiding Legal/Ethical Dilemmas in the Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse Cases. ChildHelp. Phoenix, Arizona, November 2007.
Analyze This: Ethics Update for Mental Health Providers. ArizonaAssociation of Family and Conciliation Courts (AzAFCC): Mental Health Ethics: Sedona, Arizona, February 2007.
Association For Advanced Training In The Behavioral Sciences, Continuing Education Course, Clinical Supervision, February 18, 2007.
Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custody Studies. Eighth Annual Mental Health Providers Annual Training, Superior Court of Arizona, FamilyCourtDepartment. MaricopaCounty, December 2005.
Ethics Update for Mental Health Providers, ArizonaAssociation of Family and Conciliation Courts (AzAFCC) Chapter Conference,Sedona, Arizona, February 2005.
Forensically Informed Therapy: How to Treat Children in the Forensic Arena with Legal/Ethical Responsibilities in Mind. Arizona Association of Play Therapy. Phoenix, Arizona, January2003.
Therapeutic Interventions and Counseling in Family Law. Paper presented at the Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Arizona AAFC Annual Conference, Developing a Child-Centered Approach to Custody Disputes. Sedona, Arizona, February 2002.
Assessing Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Context of Custody/AccessDisputes. Superior Court of Arizona, Family Law Division, Judges Training.Mesa, Arizona, April 2001.
Avoiding Legal Dilemmas: Forensically Informed Treatment, Psychology and the Law: A comprehensive series on the latest trends in mental health care. Presented by the Legal Education Institute. Tempe, Arizona,October 2000.
Assessment and Familial Intervention for Sexual Abuse Cases that Present in the Primary Care Physician’s Office. Good Samaritan Hospital, Medical Resident’s Training. Phoenix, Arizona, May 1999.
Children in Divorce, Rebuilding Families: Counseling Through the Transitions of Divorce. Paper presented for Arizona Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.Phoenix, Arizona, April 1999.
Treating the Dissociative Child Victim of Sexual Abuse. Paper presented at America West Airlines, Employee Assistance Program. Tempe, Arizona,June 1988.
Treating Sexually Abused Children, Managing Sequelae, Precocious Sexualization and Related Behavioral Problems. Paper presented at St. Luke’s BehavioralHealthCenter, Employee Assistance Program. Phoenix, Arizona, April 1998.
Child Molestation Issues in Arizona. Paper presented for Arizona Supreme Court Judicial College of Arizona, New Judges Orientation. Phoenix, Arizona, April 1997.
The Parameters of Forensically Informed Treatment.Kenney, L. & Vigil, D., Paper presented at the Annual Conference of The American Psychological Association, 1997.
Avoiding Legal Dilemmas: Forensically Informed Treatment. Paper presented for The Legal Education Institute.Tempe, Arizona, October 1996.
Dangerousness in the Workplace. Management Training for National Resource Consultants. Mesa, Arizona, October 1996.
What to Expect From Your Expert: The Comprehensive Child Sexual Abuse Evaluation. Paper presented at the Arizona Bar Association.Phoenix, Arizona, May 1996.
Private Practice in a Managed Care World. Paper presented at University of Phoenix Counseling Program. Phoenix, Arizona, Spring 1996.
Cognitive/Behavioral Interventions: Treating the Borderline Sexually Abused Adolescent. Paper presented at The CASEY Family Program. Phoenix, Arizona,January 1996.
Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse.Department of Justice and Legal Studies Seminar, PhoenixCollege. Phoenix, Arizona, December 1995.
Survival Skills for Clinicians: Therapy in the Forensic Arena. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Arizona Chapter of APSAC.Phoenix, AZ, September 1995.
Forensically Sound Treatment: Conducting Child Psychotherapy at the Intersection of the Law. Paper presented at the annual conference of The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Tucson, Arizona, June 1995.
Evaluating Suspected Childhood Sexual Abuse in Women who Present for Psychotherapy with Clinical Depression: Avoiding Leading or Suggestive Questioning and Treatment Modalities. Invited lecture at ArizonaStateUniversity. Tempe, Arizona, Fall 1994.
Evaluating and Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Families. Arizona Children’s Home. Phoenix, Arizona, January 1994.
Childhood Sexual Abuse and its Aftermath on Female Sexual Functioning. Presentation for Community Lecture Series at ScottsdaleCamelbackHospital. Scottsdale, Arizona, November 1992.
Treating the Young Male Victim of Childhood Sexual Trauma.Catholic Social Services, Mesa, Arizona, June 1991.
Treatment Interventions for the Sexually Abused Pre-Schooler. Arizona Children’s Home.Phoenix, Arizona, March 1991.
How to Conduct a Sexual Trauma Assessment. PhoenixMemorialHospital, Adolescent Sexuality and Addictions Program.Phoenix, Arizona, November 1990.
Sexual Trauma and Its Aftermath on Female Sexual Functioning. ScottsdaleCamelbackHospital.Scottsdale, Arizona, March 1990.
Adolescent Sexuality and Addiction Programs. Panel Presentation on Interdisciplinary Coordination and Treatment Approaches to Childhood Sexual Abuse. St. Luke's Hospital. Phoenix, Arizona, February 1989.
The Treatment Plan: Cognitive/Behavioral Interventions for the Treatment of Childhood Sexual Trauma. St. Luke’s BehavioralHealthCenter. Phoenix, Arizona, November 1987.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Differential Considerations in the Process of Play Therapy:When to Refer for Neuropsychological Assessment, Laura Wingers, PsyD., NCSP, Arizona Association for Play Therapy, October 23, 2013.
Navigating Arizona’s Relocation Highways, Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Phoenix, Arizona, September 6, 2013.
100 Years and Counting – For Families the Future is Now! Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – 31rst Annual Conference, Sedona, Arizona, February 3-5, 2012.
The 26th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and FamilyMaltreatment, San Diego, California, January 21- 27, 2012.
Behavioral Health Subcommittee Roster Training, MaricopaCountySuperior Court, September 23, 2011, Phoenix, Arizona.
Transformation. Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers 29th Annual Research and Treatment Conference, PhoenixArizona. October 20, 2010.
Traversing the Trail of Alienation. The 47th Annual Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Denver, Colorado June 2-5, 2010.
Play Therapy with Abused and Traumatized Children: An Integrated Approach Combining Expressive and Behavioral Therapies and the Use of Play Therapy in the Assessment and Treatment of Children with Problem Sexual Behaviors.The Arizona Branch of the Association for Play Therapy 15th Annual Conference. Phoenix, Arizona. February 26-27, 2010.
Up and Down Families in Up and Down Times. The Arizona Association of Families and Conciliation Courts Conference. Sedona, Arizona. February 5-7, 2010.
Interventions for Family Conflict: Stacking the Odds in Favor of Children.The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Regional Training Conference, Reno,Nevada, November 5 – 7, 2009.
Parent Child Interaction Therapy: Advanced Guidance for Play Therapy Clinicians. The Arizona Branch of the Association for Play Therapy, Phoenix, Arizona, August 15, 2009.
The Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences (AATBS), Clinical Supervision: Topical Issues Online Workshop, May 24, 2009.
Play Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Attachment Disorders: Science, Art and Innovation. Arizona Branch of the Association for Play Therapy 14thAnnualState Conference. Phoenix, Arizona. February 20 – 21, 2009.
MinnesotaMultiphasic Personality Inventory – MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF Workshops, Tempe, Arizona, February 6 – 7, 2009.
ArizonaAssociation of Family and Conciliation Courts 28th Annual Conference,Are You Listening? Sedona, Arizona, January 29 – 31, 2009.
San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, Institute on Attachment, UCSD Department of Psychiatry and Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, California, January 26, 2009.
Rady Children’s ChadwickCenter for Children and Families 23rd Annual International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, California, January 26 – 30th, 2009.
Mental Health Providers Annual Training, Superior Court of Arizona, Family Law Division, and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. December 5, 2008.
The Arizona Branch of the Association for Play Therapy 13th AnnualState Conference. MaricopaCounty, February 29 – March 1, 2008.
Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 27th Annual Conference, Pursuing Possibilities: Exploring Emerging Trends in Family Law, Sedona, Arizona. February 8 – 10, 2008.
Mental Health Providers Annual Training, Superior Court of Arizona, FamilyCourtDepartment. MaricopaCounty, December 2007.
Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Clinical Practice, Jeffrey N. Younggren, Ph.D., ABPP. Scottsdale, AZ. December 1, 2007.
Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, AzAFCC Rolls Out The Red Carpet,Sedona, Arizona. February 2 -4, 2007.
The Arizona Branch of the Association for Play Therapy, “The Play Therapist Role in the Prevention and Treatment of Children with Adolescent Suicide Tendencies.”October 19, 2006.
Mental Health Providers Annual Training, Superior Court of Arizona, FamilyCourtDepartment. MaricopaCounty, December, 2006.
EMDR Institute, Inc (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Part II, 18 hours. November 2006.
EMDRInstitute, Inc. (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Part 1, 18 hours, July 2006.
Advanced Forensic Interviewing: Special Populations, National Children’s AdvocacyCenter, Huntsville, AL, October 2005.
Parenting Coordinators….2006 & Beyond, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Arizona Chapter, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2005.
Decisions…Decisions…Decisions…Better Decision Making for Children. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Arizona Chapter. Sedona, Arizona, February 2005.
AZAPT 10THAnnualState Conference, Gary Landreth, Ed.D., LPC, RPT/S. Arizona Association for Play Therapy. Mesa, Arizona, February 2005.
Child and Family Maltreatment. Children’s Hospital and HealthCenter 19th Annual San Diego Conference. San Diego, California, January 2005.
Mental Health Providers Annual Training, Superior Court of Arizona, FamilyCourtDepartment. MaricopaCounty, January 2005.
Bi-Polar conference, “Diagnosing and Treatment of Bi-Polar Spectrum Disorders. Association for the Treatment of Mood Disorders.” January 2005.
Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Psychological Practice: Risk Management in Specific High Risk Areas, Jeffrey N. Younggren, Ph.D., ABPP.Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Psychological Practice. Scottsdale, Arizona, December 2004.
Multidisciplinary Protocol for the Investigation of Child Abuse Conference. Mesa Public Safety Training Facility. Mesa, Arizona, October 2004.
Trust, Ethics and Risk Management: A Practical Instructional Series
Module I: Introduction Liability and Risk Management
Module III: Ethics and Risk Management with Confidentiality, Privileged Communication and Records
Module IV: Ethics and Risk Management with Boundary and Role Conflicts.
American Psychological Association, APA Insurance Trust. Interactive Media (CD-ROM), September 2004.
Understanding and Treating the Explosive Child: Experiences and Adventures in Play, Gabrielle Lawrence, Ph.D., RPT/S. Arizona Association for Play Therapy. Mesa, Arizona, September 2004.
Protocol Training: A Structured Interview for Questioning Young Children about Maltreatment. Thomas Lyon, J.D., Ph.D., Margaret Pipe, Ph.D., Heather Stewart, M.A., American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children: 12th Annual Colloquium.Hollywood, CA, August 2004.
Ending Domestic Violence in Arizona. Thomas. ArizonaStatewide Training Conference. Phoenix, Arizona, August 2004.
Helping Children Play Their Way through Trauma: Experiences and Adventures in Play, Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S. Arizona Association for Play Therapy 9thAnnualState Conference.Mesa, Arizona, March 2004.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Model, John March, M.D., and Karen Mulle. National Association for Continuing Education, Interactive Media (CD-ROM), February 2004.
Childhood Interrupted.Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 23rd Annual Family Law Conference.Phoenix, Arizona, February 2004.
Mental Health Providers Annual Training, Superior Court of Arizona.MaricopaCounty, January 2004.
Executive Functioning and Attention: Pediatric Neuropsychology and Related Topics, Paul Beljan, Psy.D. ABPdN. The ArizonaAssociation for Play Therapy.Phoenix, Arizona, January 2004.
Trauma/Grief-Focused Psychotherapy Program for Children and Adolescents, Robert S. Pynoos, M.D., MPH., William R. Saltzman, Ph.D. ChadwickCenter for Children and Families, Children’s Hospital. San Diego, California, August 2003.
Building a Happy Home: Behavioral Architecture for Healthy Living,Lynne Kenney Markan, Psy.D., Lori Schulman. The MelmedCenter.Scottsdale, Arizona, May 2003.
Applications of Filial Play Therapy, Risë Van Fleet, Ph.D., RPT-S. Arizona Association of Play Therapy Conference. Mesa, Arizona, March 2003.
Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship through Play, Risë Van Fleet, Ph.D., RPT-S. Arizona Association of Play Therapy Conference. Mesa, Arizona, March 2003.
Fifth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Tucson, Arizona, November 2002.
Developing Child-Centered Approach to Custody Disputes.Arizona AFCC Chapter Conference. Sedona, Arizona, February 2002.
Extended Forensic Evaluation for Child Maltreatment.NationalChildAdvocacyCenter, Forensic Evaluation Training.Huntsville, Alabama, January 2002.
Child Sexual Abuse: Children’s Sexual Behaviors from Normal to Disturbed, Toni Cavanagh Johnson, Ph.D. Glendale, Arizona, January 2003.