EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, December 1996
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Major: Counseling Psychology
Dissertation: A Comparison of the MMPI and MMPI-A in a Sample of Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents.

Master of Arts, December 1991
University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas
Major: Clinical Psychology
Thesis: A Comparison of the MMPI and MMPI-2 in a Normal Population.

Bachelor of Arts, December 1976
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Major: Geography

LICENSURE
Licensed Psychologist
State of Texas

Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
State of Texas

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association

Falls County Psychological Association

PUBLICATIONS
Finlay, S. W. (2000). The Influence of Carl Jung and William James On The Origin Of Alcoholics Anonymous. Review of General Psychology, 4, 3-12.

Finlay, S. W. and Kapes, J. T. (2000). Scale 5 Of The MMPI and MMPI-A: Evidence Of Disparity. Assessment, 7, 97-101.

PRESENTATIONS
Finlay, S. W. (1993, November). A Comparison of the MMPI and MMPI-2 in a Normal Population. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, Austin, Texas.

Finlay, S. W. (2000, March). Basic MMPI-A Interpretation. Workshop presented to Texas Youth Commission and Falls County Psychological Association, Marlin, Texas.

Finlay, S. W. (2000, March). Advanced Assessment with the MMPI-A. Workshop presented to Texas Youth Commission and Falls County Psychological Association, Marlin, Texas.

Finlay, S. W. (2000, July). Providing Services to Persons with Cognitive Deficits. Workshop presented to employees of Elmwood Nursing Center, Marlin, Texas.

Stefanov, M., Heffer, R. W., Loss, R. M., Finlay, S. W. (2000, August). MMPI-A: Profile Elevations and Incident Prediction for Incarcerated Female Delinquents. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.

Finlay, S. W. (2000, September). An Overview of Diagnostic and Treatment Issues in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Workshop presented to Texas Youth Commission and Falls County Psychological Association, Marlin, Texas.

Finlay, S. W. (2002, March). Ten Psychometric Concepts Every Psychologist Should Know. Workshop presented to Texas Youth Commission and Falls County Psychological Association, Marlin, Texas.

Finlay, S. W. (2002, June). The Psychology of Alcoholics Anonymous. Workshop presented to Texas Youth Commission and Falls County Psychological Association, Marlin, Texas.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 1998 - Present
Psychologist - Independent Practitioner
Marlin, Texas 76661
Waco, Texas 76710
Conduct psychological assessment and psychotherapy with persons experiencing mental health problems, cognitive impairments, and/or behavioral difficulties. Psychological assessment to aid in the diagnosis of dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease. Consult with physicians on diagnostic and medication issues. Conduct pre-employment evaluations for law enforcement entities, and general psychological batteries for human service organizations, helping with vocational planning and disability determinations. Engaged in consultation, individual and family therapy within the communities where mental health, competency, and/or behavioral issues are involved.

July 1998 – May 2003
Director of Clinical Services
Texas Youth Commission
Marlin Orientation and Assessment Unit
P O Box 5000
Marlin, Texas 76661
Supervise and coordinate activities of a large professional staff (four doctoral psychologists, fourteen masters level psychologists, and two program administrators). Provide administrative supervision to three contract psychiatrists, and coordinate support activities for psychiatrists providing services to TYC youth. Provide supervision, training and develop programming for behavior management of incarcerated juvenile delinquents. Conduct pre-employment psychological evaluations of incoming direct-care staff. Serve on numerous committees and handle various administrative duties within facility.

August 1996 - July 1998
Youth Correctional Psychologist II
Texas Youth Commission
Marlin Orientation and Assessment Unit
P O Box 5000
Marlin, Texas 76661
Served as psychologist in a psychology department comprised of eleven psychological associates and three doctoral psychologists. Duties included: evaluate and monitor students identified as high risk for suicide, consult with administration, direct care staff and psychological associates on behavioral management and diagnostic issues, screen referrals to psychiatrists, conduct psychological evaluations, perform various administrative duties within psychology department, serve as acting Director of Clinical Services in director’s absence, develop and present training on various topics, supervise correctional therapy groups and special treatment programs, conduct pre-employment assessments of prospective direct-care employees.

September 1995 - August 1996
Psychology Intern
Austin State Hospital
4110 Guadalupe
Austin, Texas 78751
The training year was divided into three rotations. One day per week for the entire year was spent in out patient work at Bastrop Community Center for MHMR, where a caseload of individual therapy clients and one unstructured therapy group was maintained. Also, weekly training seminars were attended (three hours each) where variety of topics relevant to professional psychology were covered. Had approximately four hours per week of individual supervision. Specific descriptions of individual rotations follow.
Rotation I: Acute Care Services - Represented psychology in treatment team meetings, assisted with treatment planning, conducted several full psychological evaluations, and maintained a caseload of individual therapy patients (2 session per week). Served as co-facilitator of a Yalom based inpatient therapy group and also co-led a variation of Linehan’s structured group for persons with Borderline Personality Disorder. Also averaged one to two brief intake assessments per week.
Rotation II: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services - Conducted full psychological evaluations on latency aged children and adolescents. Had two unstructured play-therapy cases which averaged about 15 sessions each and one adolescent therapy case for 23 sessions. Served as co-facilitator of a Yalom based therapy group for adolescent boys and girls and also co-facilitated “Talk Time,” a structured therapy group for latency aged children. Served as co-therapist in family therapy for three separate families. Attended weekly grand rounds held by psychiatric staff, and consulted with numerous treatment team members.
Rotation III: Split between Neuropsychology and Geriatric Unit. Neuropsychology - Observed and conducted numerous neuropsychological evaluations with patients from various units of Austin State Hospital. Learned many neuropsychological test procedures and participated in case presentation seminars. Geriatrics - Individual therapy with an average caseload of two patients. Co-facilitator of Insight Group, and participated in Reminiscence Group. Served as leader of substance abuse psychoeducational group. Numerous brief intake evaluations, assessing for dementia, depression, etc. Supervised a psychology practicum student from the University of Texas.
Training Director: David Cansler, Ph.D.

July 1993 - August 1995 (20 hours per week)
Psychologist Associate
Mental Health & Mental Retardation Authority for Brazos Valley
P O Box 4588
Bryan, Texas 77805
Individual and group psychotherapy with mentally ill persons in a short-term crisis recovery unit, and a longer-term residential facility (average 4 hours group & 6 hours individual per week). Develop and coordinate independent living/social skills training programs. Conduct clinical staff meetings, assist in the design of crisis recovery treatment program, case management activities. Half-time position with one hour clinical supervision per week.
Clinical Supervisor: Brian Stagner, Ph.D.

January 1993 - May 1993 (20 hours per week)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Course: Educational Psychology (EPSY 301)
Taught 4 lab/discussion sections of this required class for persons working toward obtaining teaching certificates.
Supervisor: Ernest Goetz, Ph.D.

September 1992 - January 1993 (20 hours per week)
Graduate Research Assistant
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Assisted in data gathering and analysis in several research projects with children and adolescents, primarily in school settings.
Supervisor: Laurie Ford, Ph.D.

July 1991 - August 1992 (40 hours per week)
Psychological Associate
Permian Basin Community Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
411 E. Illinois
Midland, Texas 79701
Group and individual psychotherapy and relaxation training group with mentally ill persons in psychosocial day program. Conducted intelligence and adaptive behavior assessments for persons applying for mental retardation services, provided psychological services to mental retardation residential program, and was member of multidisciplinary treatment team.
Supervisor: Bart Barto, MA

November 1990 - July 1991 (40 hours per week)
Psychological Assistant
Big Spring State Hospital
P O Box 231
Big Spring, Texas 79721
Primarily worked on Multiple Disabilities Unit for persons with psychiatric diagnoses in addition to mental retardation. Conducted intellectual and personality assessments. Served as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and did individual counseling. Supervised token economy system. Also worked periodically on substance abuse and acute care units doing brief evaluations, psychological assessments and individual counseling. Masters practicum overlapped with first 450 hours of this job (paid practicum).
Clinical Supervisor: Harry Davis, Ph.D.

1985 - 1992
Frontier Logging
Midland, Texas
Self-Employed
Provided well-site geological services to oil and gas companies drilling exploratory wells.

PRACTICUM EXPERIENCES (1500 hours total)
Practicum in Counseling Older Adults - Geropsychology
Fall 1994 (10 hours per week, 150 hours total)
Group and individual therapy in nursing home setting. Assessment of personality and dementia. Primary therapeutic issues involved grief, loss, depression, family, psycho-physiological problems, and interpersonal conflicts.
Supervisor: Michael Duffy, Ph.D., ABPP

Practicum in Hypnotherapy
Spring 1994 (10 hours per week, 150 hours total)
Learned hypnosis induction and deepening techniques. Hypnotherapy used with clients in Texas A&M Counseling Assessment Clinic and community mental health agency to address smoking cessation, weight control, and self-concept issues.
Supervisor: Robert Reilley, Ed.D.