Linda Zimmerman's Curricululm Vitae

Curriculum Vitae of
LINDA ZIMMERMAN, MA, LPCC
Albuquerque, NM
linda@woodbury.com

EDUCATION:

MA in Child/Clinical Psychology - Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
4.0 cumulative GPA; graduated Summa cum laude
BA in Psychology - University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
3.6 cumulative GPA; graduated Magna cum laude

LICENSURE:

New Mexico Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor #1667

PUBLICATIONS:

Keyson, M., Zimmerman, L., Goldreyer, L., & Jones, A. Parents as language therapists for their developmentally disabled pre-school children. Paper presented at meetings of the California State Psychological Association, Sacramento, CA., Feb. 1981.

Keyson, M., Zimmerman, L., Goldreyer, L., & Jones, A. A home centered language intervention program for developmentally disabled pre-school children. Paper presented at meetings of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA., April 1981.

Zimmerman, L., and Bogdanove, S. The nurturing classroom: Use of attachment-based interventions in the school setting. Paper presented at meetings of the New Mexico Association of School Psychologists, Santa Fe, NM, June 1994.

Zimmerman, L., Stearns, R. & McCaffrey, C. An innovative attachment-based residential treatment model. Paper presented at meetings of the New Mexico Foster Parent Association, Albuquerque, NM, September 1995.

Zimmerman, L., Carpenter, E., & McCaffrey, C. A model attachment-based treatment foster care program. Paper presented at meetings of the Foster Family-based Treatment Association (FFTA), Little Rock, Arkansas, July 1996.

Zimmerman, L., Carpenter, E., & McCaffrey, C. Implications of attachment concepts for foster parenting. Paper presented at meetings of the New Mexico Foster Parent Association, Albuquerque, NM, September 1996.

Zimmerman, L. "Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder," in Woodbury Reports, Woodbury Publishing, Bonner's Ferry, ID, June 2000.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1/2001-Present EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT, Albuquerque, NM
Specializing exclusively in therapeutic placement recommendations for families of special needs children and youth.

11/99-Present CLINICAL CONSULTANT, Albuquerque, NM
Providing consulting services for children, families, and several children's mental health agencies in the United States and Mexico. Specializing in helping families of troubled children avert out of home placements, by developing and teaching intervention strategies which can generally be implemented in the home environment.

4/98-11/99 VILLA SANTA MARIA, Cedar Crest, NM
Chief Clinical Officer
Type of Program: 16 bed RTC for children ages 6-14.
Clinical Specialization: Attachment model of treatment

12/90-1/98 NAMASTE CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER, Los Lunas, NM
CEO and Founder
Type of Program: 12 bed RTC, ages 5-12; 86 bed Treatment Foster Care program; Outpatient therapy and Behavior Management Services programs.
Clinical Specialization: Attachment model of treatment

1989-1990 CHARTER HOSPITAL OF ALBUQUERQUE, Albuquerque, NM
Social Worker

1988-1989 HOGARES, INC., Albuquerque, NM
RTC Director

1984-1985 PRIVATE PRACTICE, St. Kitts/Caribbean Islands
Limited private practice specializing in depression, adjustment disorders, and stress management for U.S. university students and Peace Corps workers in the West Indies.

1984-1985 A TOUCH OF CARE, INC., Los Angeles, CA.
Program Specialist
Type of Program: Adolescent RTC

1981-1982 INTERACTIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS, Santa Monica, CA.
Psychological Researcher
Research and development of an interactive computer course to educate and prepare expectant parents for the parenting task. The course was developed through contract with Johnson and Johnson Baby Products, Inc.

1979-1984 BRIDGES CENTER FOR ADOLESCENT TREATMENT, Malibu, CA.
Child Care Worker
Promoted 1981: Psychotherapist
Promoted, 1983: Administrative Director
Type of Program: Adolescent RTC

1980-1983 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, Malibu, CA.
Project Coordinator for a government funded research project investigating the effectiveness of training parents to serve as language facilitators with developmentally delayed preschoolers.

TRAININGS CONDUCTED:

March 1998 "Attachment Issues: Prevention & Treatment," Training conducted for the Virginia Department of Family Services, Fairfax, VA.

September 1998 "Villa Santa Maria: A Model Residential Program Utilizing Principles of Attachment," Training conducted for South Carolina's Department of Human Services, Columbia, SC.

AWARDS:

1996 "Albuquerque Woman on the Move," Mental Health Administration category.

REFERENCES:

Available upon request.