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Sue Ammen, PhD
Professor
California School of Professional Psychology
| Alliant International University
5130 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
Phone: (559) 456-2777, ext. 2224
Fax: (559) 253-2267
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Specialties and Interests Attachment Children and Families At Risk and Adolescent Parenting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children and Adults Pediatric Psychology and Pediatric Neuropsychology Gay/Lesbian Issues in Treatment Qualitative Research Infant Mental Health
Programs and Research Projects Infant-Preschooler Mental Health Certificate Program Assessing Parent-Child Relationships: New Measures and Methods Cross-Cultural Assessment of Parent-Child Relationships Attachment-Based Parenting Project Infant-Family Mental Health Services Evaluation Color-Your-Life: Children's Projective Validity Studies The Many Measures of Attachment: A Review of Attachment Measures Marschak Interaction Method Rating System
Courses Taught Play Diagnosis and Assessment Attachment-Based Play Therapy Play Therapy II: Interventions Teaching Parents Parenting Skills: Play-Based Approaches Teaching Parents Parenting Skills: Teen Parents Family Systems of Treatment Projective Assessment Child Abuse Reporting and Assessment: California Licensing Laws Clinical Supervision in Psychological Services Center Diversity Training Introduction to Multiple Research Methods Qualitative Research Methods: Hermeneutics & Grounded Theory PhD Research Practicum (four semester mentoring seminar) Fundamentals of Infant Mental Health Fundamentals of Preschooler Mental Health Parent-Child Relationship Assessment Neurobiological and Psychosocial Factors in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior (online class) Lifespan Developmental Psychology (online class)
Selected Publications Ammen, S. & Limberg, B. (2005). Play Therapy with Preschoolers using the Ecosystemic Model. In K. Finello (Ed.), Handbook of Training & Practice in Infant & Preschool Mental Health(pp. 207-232). New York. Jossey Bass. Ammen, S. (2000). A play-based parenting program to facilitate parent- childattachment. In H. Kaduson & C. Schaefer (Eds.), "Short-term play therapy approaches with children" (pp. 345-369). New York: Guilford Press. Ammen, S. (1994). The good feeling-bad feeling game: A technique to facilitate attachment and communication. In K. O'Connor & C. Schaefer (eds). Handbook of play therapy, vol. 2, Advances and innovations (pp. 283-294). New York: John Wiley. Ammen, S., Semrad, J., Soria, S., Limberg, E., Peterson, C., Moore, M., O'Neill, K., Picard, S., Boley, S. (1996). The development of tools to research the Color-Your-Life technique. International Journal of Play Therapy, 5(2), 21-39. Boley, S., Ammen, S., O'Connor, K., & Miller, l. (1996). The use of the Color-Your-Life technique with pediatric cancer patients and their siblings. International Journal of Play Therapy. 5(2), 57-78. Knapp, P. K., Ammen, S., Arstein-Kerslake, C, Poulsen, M. K., & Mastergeorge, A. (2007). Feasibility of expanding services for very young children in the public mental health setting. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 46(2), 152-161. Limberg, B. & Ammen, S. (In Press). Ecosystemic play therapy with infants and toddlers. In C. Schaefer, P Kelly-Zion, J. McCormick, & A. Ohnogi (Eds.), Play therapy for very young children. Rowman & Littlefield.. O"Connor, K. & Ammen, S. (1997). Play Therapy Treatment Planning and Interventions: The Ecosystemic Model and Workbook. San Diego: Academic Press.
Recent Dissertations Chaired Al-Fayez, G.: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Attachment Behaviors: Use of Attachment Q-Set in Kuwait (1998). Backman, T. (2002). Examining parent-child relationships in forensic attachment assessments : A construct validity investigation of the Marschak Interaction Method Rating System. Bojanowski, J. (2005). Discriminating between pre- versus post-Theraplay treatment : Marschak Interaction Methods using the Marschak Interaction Method Rating System Bucklin, J.: Teen Fathers' Levels of Involvement with their Children & their Levels of Empathy, Parental Stress & Attachment to Parents & Peers (1998). Force, Elaine. (2001). Being in a relationship with her unborn child : the experience of high-risk pregnancy Hitchcock, D. (2002) A construct validity study of the Marschak Interaction Method with adolescent mother-child dyads Kashwer, C. (2003). Assessing the relationship between a mother and her unborn child : The Prenatal Marschak Interaction Method Rating System. Kuhn, C. (2004). The impact of the therapist's use of emotional change processes in play therapy. Prystalski, S.: The Effects of Autism on Sibling Relationships (1997). Sina, S.: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Experience of Father Absence (1997). Wesley, S.: The Experience of Women who embrace Lesbian Identity after Motherhood in American Society. York, L.: A Model of the Self in Early Adolescence: Self Esteem, Self- Concept, and Self in Relationship (1997).
Professional Activities Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist part-time in Colorado Play Therapy and Early Childhood Mental Health consultations Professional training workshops on play therapy and assessment, infant and preschooler mental health Statistical consultation for graduate students and faculty at other universities Editorial Board of International Journal of Play Therapy
Degrees, Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors Licensed Clinical Psychologist – California and Colorado Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (Association for Play Therapy) LI> Registered Nurse - California Fundamentals in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health Certificate
Professional and Honorary Membership American Psychological Association Association for Play Therapy Colorado Association for Play Therapy Colorado Association of Infant Mental Health
Community Service Mental Health Disaster Volunteer – American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Team for Colorado – Aurora Mental Health
Interests and Hobbies Hiking Skiing Backpacking Camping Environmental concerns Parenting |
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