The mission of the Psychology Service at the Utah State Hospital is to deliver excellent inpatient care to those who suffer severe or chronic mental illness. The Psychology Service provides a range of high quality clinical assessments, consultations and interventions. Neuropsychological, forensic and health psychology are specialized areas of focus for our internship and training program.
Current contributions by the Utah State Hospital psychological staff include but are not limited to some of the following;
- Comprehensive, complex, psychological assessment differentiating multiple diagnoses, mixed etiologies, and co-morbid medical conditions.
- Competence to stand trial evaluations
- Assessment of feigning/malingering response style
- Behavioral consultation and management plans focus on reduction of targeted behaviors as well as increasing prosocial behaviors.
- Pediatric Neurocognitive Remediation designed to target areas of cognitive deficit ranging from mild to severe with the goal of achieving restorative function by stimulating brain activity and taking advantage of periods of increased neurogenesis.
- Outcome measurement (e.g. Brief Psychiatric Ratings Scale-Extended).
- Provision of empirically validated groups and individual therapies including cognitive behavioral based Depression Management, Anger Management, as well as taking a role in a multidisciplinary comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy team. Psychology also provides behaviorally based groups (e.g. Chain Analysis Group), more process oriented groups (e.g. Men's Substance Abuse Group), as well as advanced Competency Restoration groups.
Staff Psychologists
Administrative
Frank M. Rees, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Director
frees@utah.gov
Brigham Young University (1987), Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (1988 - present)
Interests: Pediatric Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Outcome Measurement, Individual Psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy, Psychological Assessment
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral, Psychodynamic
Doug Benson, Psy.D.
Director of Psychology
dpbenson@utah.gov
Pepperdine University (2007), Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (2008 - present)
Interests: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Management, Personality Disorders, PTSD/Complex Trauma Treatment, Psychological Assessment, and Neuropsychology
Orientation: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Applied Behaviorism, Cognitive-Behavioral
Adult Services
Ted R. Barratt, Ph.D.
Psychology Internship Training Director
tbarratt@utah.gov
California School of Professional Psychology (2004), Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (2006 - present)
Interests: Psychological Assessment, Personality Disorders, Treatment of Sexual Offenders,
Health/Medical psychology.
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
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W. Christopher Tolen, Psy.D.
Psychology Internship Training Director, Emeritus
ctolen@utah.gov
California School of Prof. Psychology (1999), Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (2001 - present)
Interests: Relapse prevention, psychological assessment, Residential/wilderness treatment, Adolescent/Adult/Family psychotherapy, Client-directed outcome.
Orientation: Interpersonal, Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral
Amanda L. Rapacz, M.A. (ABD)
arapacz@utah.gov
Illinois School of Professional Psychology-Argosy University (Anticipated Psy.D. 2011), Clinical Psychology
Interests: Psychological Assessment, Rorschach, Personality Disorders, Evidence Based Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Orientation: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Forensic Services
Gerald A. Berge, Ph.D.
gberge@utah.gov
Brigham Young University (1981), Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (1984 - present)
Interests: Forensic Evaluations, Competency to Stand Trial, Malingering (psychosis and neuropsychological deficits), Dementia, Neuropsychological Screenings
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
Brian Partridge, Psy.D.
bpartrid@utah.gov
University of the Rockies, Colorado School of Professional Psychology (2006), Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (2008 - present)
Interests: Forensic PsychologyEvaluation of Competency to Stand Trial (juveniles and adults), Use of the PAI, Malingering (Neuropsych symptoms and psychopathology), Multicultural Issues, Sex Offender Assessment, Individual Psychotherapy
Orientation: Integrative (Cognitive-Behavioral, Systems, Psychodynamic, Humanistic)
Pediatric Services
Nancy Louise Howes, Ph.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
nhowes@utah.gov
Brigham Young University (1997), Clinical Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (1999 - present)
Interests: Neuropsychological Assessment of Youth and Children, Developmental Disabilities, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Health Psychology and Sex Offender Treatment
Orientation: Behavioral, Neurocognitive Enhancement
Thad Q. Lloyd, Ph.D.
tqlloyd@utah.gov
Brigham Young University (2010), Clinical Psychology
Interests: Neuropsychological Assessment, Developmental Disabilities, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Attachment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Orientation: Behavioral, Neurocognitive Enhancement
Jennifer Morrill, Ph.D.
jamorrill@utah.gov
University of Utah (2003), Counseling Psychology
Licensed Psychologist: Utah (2006 - present)
Interests: Psychological assessment, Individual and Family Psychotherapy, Psychological Adjustment to and Coping with Physical Disability
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral, Interpersonal, Psychodynamic, Systems
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