Dr. Olkin’s Resume

Updated as of 12-12-12

RHODA OLKIN, Ph.D.                                                                                            2556 Via Verde

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

(925) 939‑1332

ROlkin@alliant.edu

 OLKIN Resume 9-12

 

EDUCATION:

B.A., Stanford University, 1975 (Psychology)

M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1977 (Counseling Psychology)

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981 (Counseling Psychology)

 

CURRENT POSITIONS:

Distinguished Professor, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Francisco; 9/90 – present.

Executive Director, Institute on Disability and Health Psychology, CSPP.

Clinical Practice, 1984-present; includes clinical practice and expert witness work re: physical, sensory, and psychiatric disabilities.

 

LICENSES:

Licensed Psychologist, #PSY8053, California, issued 6/83.

 

GRANTS:

Dean’s Seed Money Grant on Internet & Phone Support Intervention to Reduce Stress & Pain in Persons with MS, 2011-12.

Dean’s Seed Money Grant on The Lived Experiences of Gay Men with Disabilities, 2010-11.

President’s Seed Money Grant on Developing a Prototype for Evaluating Quality of Life in Persons with Post-Polio, 7/06 – 7/07.

Teaching and Learning Institute Grant on Ensuring Success for Deaf Graduate Students in Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University, 1/06-12/06.

Principal Investigator, Department of Education, Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) grant (PR award # H133G990130) on Parents With Disabilities and their Adolescent Children, at Through the Looking Glass, Berkeley; 10/99 – 9/03.

Multicultural Professional Development Grant Award, California School of Professional Psychology, 1998-99.

Research Grant:  Strategies for Reducing Any Negative Impact of a Physical Disability On Early Adolescents:  Designing An Intervention Model For Early Teens and Their Parents.  California School of Professional Psychology, 1996.

Three Affirmative Action Research Grants, California State University, Sacramento; 1987‑88; 1988‑89; 1989‑90.

Three Assigned Time and Scholarly Activity Research Grants, California State University, Sacramento; 1987‑88; 1988‑89 (2).

Research Grant:  Admissions and retention policies in masters level mental health programs.  American Mental Health Counseling Association, 4/88.

 

AWARDS:

Volunteer Service Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 11/12.

APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology Award for Distinguished Contribution to Advancement of Disability Issues in Psychology, 8/12.

California Psychological Association Award for Advancement of Psychology & Diversity 4/10.

Fellow, Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Assoc, 8/07.

APA Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Public Interest Policy, 10/04.

Alliant International University President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, 6/03.

APA Division 43 (Family Psychology) Carolyn Attneave award, 8/01.

APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) award, 8/01.

National Multicultural Conference and Summit II:  Dalmas A. Taylor Award, 1/01.

Outstanding Merit Increase Awards, CSPP:  1991; 1992; 1993; 1995; 2000.

Meritorious Performance & Professional Promise Award, CA State Univ., Sacramento; 4/88.

Award for Outstanding Performance, VA Medical Center, SF, CA; 1983, 84, 85.

 

NATIONAL and STATE COMMITTEES:

Chair, Division VII, Diversity & Social Justice, California Psychological Association, 1/1/12 – 12/31/12.

Medical Advisory Committee, Post-Polio Health International, 10/05 – present.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Clinical Advisory Committee, Northern California Chapter, 9/9/12 – present.

Cultural Competency & Diversity – User Liaison Group, Knowledge Application Program, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 9/00 – present.

APA President Levant’s Enhancing Diversity Task Force, 1/05 – 12/05.

Post-Polio Health International Consumer Advisory Committee, 1/05 – 12/05.

APA’s Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology; member 1/02 – 12/03; chair 1/04 – 12/04.

Member, APA Textbook Guidelines Initiative (re diversity material in undergraduate psychology texts), 5/01 – 8/04.  Result: Recommendations to text publishers.

Member, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of Persons with Disabilities Work Group, 7/02 – 9/04.

Member, California Psychological Association Task Force on Short-term Psychotherapy, 1994.  Results: report and recommendations to CPA; presentation at APA.

 

EDITORIAL POSITIONS:

Editorial Board–Rehabilitation Psychology, 1/02 – present.

Editorial Board—Psychological Services, 6/05 – present.

Editorial Board—Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 1/07 – 2009.

Guest Editor–The Family Psychologist (1994), 10(4).  Special issue on disability.

Column Editor–“Education, Training and Supervision,” in The Family Psychologist; 1/93-9/95.

Ad hoc reviewer for:  Journal of Family Psychology, 8/88‑present; Professional Psychology:  Research & Practice, 1995-present; Disability Studies Quarterly, 1995-present; Journal of Counseling and Development, 1991-present.

Book Review Board, The Family Psychologist; 1990‑2007.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

Olkin, R., (1999).  What psychotherapists should know about disability.   New York: Guilford Press.

Amin, S. M., & Olkin, R. (2010). Turkish-American children with autism and their families: Helping mental health professionals develop cultural responsivity. VDM-Verlag Publishing.

            Video-tape:

Olkin, R. (2005).  Disability-affirmative therapy:  A beginner’s guide (with instructor’s manual).  Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press (formerly Emicrotraining; video #460).

Columns:

Olkin, R. (3/year). Promoting Positive Solutions (responses to readers’ questions about psychosocial issues related to being or living with polio survivors. Polio Health International.

Chapters:

Olkin, R., & Taube, D. O. (2013). Disability in the ivory tower. In K. Johnson & K. Couture (Eds.). Disability discrimination at work. Williamstown, MA: Piraeus Books.

Olkin, R. (in press). Women’s responses to disability. In P. Geller, J. Kloss, & M. Spiers Women’s health psychology (Chapter 19), 584-643. NY: Wiley & Sons.

Olkin, R. (2011). How do we know if we are winning when no one is keeping score? Women with disabilities in leadership positions in academia (ch. 9, pp. 201-218).  In J. Martin (Ed.), Women as leaders in education: Succeeding despite inequity, discrimination, and other challenges (vol 1). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.

Olkin, R. (2011).  Disability: A primer for therapists.  In E. M. Altmaier & J. C. Hansen (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of counseling psychology (pp. 460-479).  NY: Oxford University Press.

Olkin, R. (2010).  Limping towards Bethlehem: A personal history.  In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling, 3^rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Olkin, R. (2009).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  In I. Marini & M. Stebnicki, (Eds.) Professional Counselors’ Desk Reference (pp. 355-370).  NY: Springer.

Olkin, R. (2009). Persons with disabilities: Especially encouraged to apply? In D. Cleveland (Ed.), When “minorities are strongly encouraged to apply”: Diversity and affirmative action in higher education (pp. 187-198). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Olkin, R. (2006).  Persons of color with disabilities.  In M. Constantine (Ed.), Clinical practice with people of color: A guide to becoming culturally competent.  New York: Teacher’s College Press.

Olkin, R. (2006).  Females with disabilities.  In J. Worell & C. Goodheart (Eds.), Handbook of girls’ and women’s psychological health (pp. 144-157).  New York: Oxford University Press.

Olkin, R. (2006).  Psychosocial dimensions of polio and post-polio syndrome (pp. 102-119), and Post-polio in the larger context of life (pp 120-136).  Two chapters in L. Halstead (Ed.), Managing post-polio: A guide living and aging well with post-polio syndrome, 2^nd ed.  Washington, DC: National Rehabilitation Hospital Press.

Olkin, R., & Taliaferro, G. (2005).  Evidence-based practices have ignored people with disabilities; Dialogue.  In J. Norcross, L. Beutler, & R. Levant (Eds.), Evidence-based practices in mental health (pp. 353-359; 365-367).  Washington, DC: APA.

Olkin, R. (2004).  Disability and depression.  In S.L. Welner & F. Haseltine (Eds.), Welner’s guide to the care of women with disabilities (pp. 279-300).  Philadelphia:  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Olkin, R. (2003).  Women with disabilities.  In J. C. Chrisler, C. Golden, & P. D. Rozee (Eds.),

          Lectures on the psychology of women (3^rd ed.) (pp. 144-157).  New York: McGraw-Hill.

Olkin, R. (1998).  “Psychosocial dimensions of polio & post-polio syndrome,” and “Polio/PPS and specific life tasks.”  Two chapters in L. Halstead (Ed.), Managing post-polio: A guide to living well with post-polio syndrome.  Washington, DC: National Rehabilitation Hospital Press.

Olkin, R. (1995).  Matthew:  Therapy with a teenager with a disability.  In M. A. Blotzer & R. Ruth (Eds.), Sometimes you just want to feel like a human being:  Empowering psychotherapy with persons with disabilities.  Baltimore:  Paul Brookes.

On-line Publications:

Olkin, R. (8/02).  Parents with disabilities: A brief introduction for interns. Association of Post-doctoral and Psychology Internship Consortium (APPIC) website.

Olkin, R. (3/02).  Access guidelines for site visits to practica and internship sites. Association of Post-doctoral and Psychology Internship Consortium (APPIC) website.

Olkin, R. (5/29/00).  Is your therapist’s couch accessible?

Olkin, R. (5/29/00).  The ABCs of therapists’ degrees.

Journal Articles:

Berrin, S., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (2012). What do graduate students think about their diversity courses? The California Psychologist, 45(2), 28.

Taube, D., & Olkin, R. (2011). When is differential treatment discriminatory?  Legal, ethical, and professional considerations for psychology trainees with disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 56(4), 329-339.

Olkin, R. (2009).  The three R’s of supervising students with disabilities: Reading, writing, and reasonable accommodations.  Women and Therapy, 33(1-2), 73-84.

Olkin, R. (2008).  Social warrior or unwitting bigot?  Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(5), 488-497.

Breeden, C., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. J. (2008).  Custody evaluations when one divorcing parent has a disability.  Rehabilitation Psychology, 53(4), 445-455.

Reed, G. M., Olkin, R., Spaulding, W. D., Elliott, T. R., Olivera Roulet, G., Di Nanno, A. E., Rosetto, J. S., Wong, D. W., Hernández, L. W., & Tshivashe, M. (2008).  Psychological and Counselling Services.  In World Report on Disability and Rehabilitation.  Geneva: World Health Organization.

Olkin, R. (2008).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy and case formulation:  A template for understanding disability in a clinical context.  Counseling & Human Development, 39(8), 1-20.

Zelman, D., & Olkin, R. (2007). Post-polio syndrome related pain: Model of a mixed neuropathic-nociceptive pain condition. Journal of Pain, 8(4), S22.

Howard, I., Turner, R., Olkin, R., & Mohr, D. (2006).  Therapeutic alliance mediates the relationship between interpersonal problems and depression outcome in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(9), 1197-1204.

Olkin, R., Abrams, K., Preston, P., & Kirshbaum, M. (2006).  Comparison of parents with and without disabilities raising teens: Information from the NHIS and two national surveys.  Rehabilitation Psychology, 51(1), 43-49.

Olkin, R. (2005).  Why I changed my mind about physician-assisted suicide: How Stanford University made a radical out of me.  Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 16(1), 68-71.

Olkin, R., (2004). Making research accessible to participants with disabilities. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 32(extra), 332-343.

Olkin, R., & Pledger, C. (2003).  Can disability studies and psychology join hands?  American Psychologist, 58(4), 296-304.

Olkin, R. (2003).  Women with physical disabilities who want to leave their partners: A feminist and disability-affirmative perspective.  Women and Therapy, 26(3/4), 237-246.

Olkin, R., with co-signers from the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on disability Issues in Psychology, APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology), and The National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities, Through the Looking Glass (2002).  Can people with disabilities be parents: Comments on an award address by Lykken.  American Psychologist, 57(11), 988-989.

Olkin, R. (2002).  The rights of graduate psychology students with disabilities.  Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 67-80.

Kirshbaum, M., & Olkin, R. (2002). Parents with physical, systemic or visual disabilities. Sexuality and Disability, 20(1), 65-80.

Olkin, R. (2002).  Could you hold the door for me?  Including disability in diversity.  Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8(2), 130-137.

Olkin, R. (2001). Disability-affirmative therapy. Spinal Cord Injury Psychosocial Process, 14(1), 12-23.

Conley-Jung, C., & Olkin, R. (2001). Mothers with visual impairments or blindness raising young children. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 91(1), 14-29.

Olkin, R. (1999).  The personal, professional and political when clients have disabilities.  Women and Therapy, 22(2), 87-103.

Olkin, R., & Shafton, E. (1997).  Using a TTY (teletype) to contact clinical graduate programs.

          American Annals of the Deaf, 142(4), 302-305.

Olkin, R. (1997).  Human rights of children with disabilities.  Women & Therapy, 20(2), 29-42.

Olkin, R. (Spring, 1997). Five models of research on disability: Shifting the paradigm from pathology to policy. Newsletter of the American Family Therapy Acaademy, #67, 27-32.

Hammel, G., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (1996). Student-educator sex in clinical and counseling psychology training programs. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 27(1), 93-97.

Olkin, R., & Howson, L. (1994). Attitudes toward and images of physical disability. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 9(5), 81-96.

Olkin, R. (1994).  Ethnicity and training in family therapy:  Fitting the round peg of ethnicity into the square hole of APA-accredited programs.  The Family Psychologist, 10(2), 41-43.

Olkin, R. (1994).  The use of a paradoxical intervention for the treatment of recalcitrant  temper tantrums.  The Behavior Therapist, 17, 37-40.

Olkin, R. (1993).  Crips, gimps, & epileptics explain it all for you.  Readings, 8(4), 13-17.

Olkin, R. (1993).  Teaching family therapy to graduate students:  What do we teach and when do we teach it.  The Family Psychologist, 9(1), 31-34.

Olkin, R., & Gaughen, S. (1991).  Evaluation and dismissal of students in masters level clinical programs:  Legal parameters and survey results.  Counselor Education and Supervision, 30, 276‑288.

Olkin, R., & Perillo, E. (1990).  Admission criteria in graduate mental health programs:  A pilot study of the CSU system.  California Association of Counseling & Development Journal, 10, 5‑11.

Levenson, H., Olkin, R., Herzoff, N., & Delancey, M. (1986).  MMPI evaluation of erectile dysfunction:  Failure of organic versus psychogenic decision rules.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42(5), 752‑754.

Olkin, R. (1986).  Coping with the interminable patient:  Eight suggestions for therapists.  The Psychotherapy Patient, 3(1), 141‑144.

Olkin, R. (1985).  Using a lightpen for data entry:  Experiences with novice users.  The Behavior Therapist, 8(7), 141‑142.

Olkin, R., & Lemle, R. (1984).  Reducing the no‑show and drop‑out rates in an outpatient alcohol clinic:  A comparison of two intake procedures.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 45(5), 465‑468.

Newsletters:

Olkin, R. (2010).  Disability:  The musical.  The California Psychologist, 43(1).

Olkin, R. (2005).  Disability culture: A baker’s dozen.  Newsletter of the Contra Costa County Psychological Association.

Olkin, R. (2004).  Suggestions to Division 22 to attract psychologists with disabilities to the Division.  APA Division 22 newsletter.  Reprinted with permission in DisAbility Forum section newsletter, American Public Health Association (Fall, 2004).  Reprinted with permission in The Community Psychologist (APA Division 27) (Fall, 2004).

 

PRESENTATIONS:

Olkin, R. (2012, Aug). Is disability still the caboose on the diversity train? Invited address presented at the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Berrin, S., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (2012, March). Rethinking teaching about diversity. Poster presented to the California Psychological Association, Monterey, CA.

Berrin, S., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (2012, April). Teaching diversity: What can we learn from our students? Poster presentation to the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., & Loewy, M. (2012, April). Gay men with disabilities: A pilot study.  Presentation to the National Council on Rehabilitation and Education, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., & Conyers, L. (2012, April). Disability pedagogy: A review and critique of 4 class exercises. Presentation to the National Council on Rehabilitation and Education, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2011, November). Distributive justice and other radical ideas. Presentation to the Social Justice Track, PsyD program, CSPP, San Francisco, CA.

Loewy, M., & Olkin , R. (2011, October).  Gay men with disabilities: Preliminary findings. Poster Presentation at Diversity Challenge: Intersections of race or ethnic culture with gender or sexual orientation, Boston, MA.

Olkin, R., & Loewy, M. (2011, August). Paying for pleasure: Disability and sexual justice — Gay men with disabilities. Invited presentation at the American Psychological Assoc., Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2011, August). Disability-Affirmative Therapy. Workshop presented to the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2011, June). From clinical work to book author: The writing process.  Invited address to the Contra Costa County Psychological Association, Walnut Creek, CA.

Olkin, R. (2011, May). Disability-Affirmative Therapy in a college counseling center, with special attention to Asperger’s Disorder. Invited workshop to UCSC Counseling & Psychological Services Center, Santa Cruz, CA.

Olkin, R. (2011, Apr). Disability in 3D! Disability, daily hassles, and distributive justice. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.

Olkin, R. (2010, Nov). What’s important to know? Diversity Training. Invited address to faculty, staff, and students at Michigan State at Grand Valley.

Olkin, R. (2010, Oct). Disability-Affirmative Therapy in counseling and supervision. Invited address to the students and supervisors at the Counseling Center at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2010, April).  Limping toward Bethlehem: How personal history developed into Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited master lecture to the California Psychological Association, Costa Mesa, CA.

Olkin, R. (2010, April).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited address to students and faculty at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Olkin, R. (2010, April).  Limping towards Bethlehem: Parenting with a disability.  Invited address to the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.

Olkin, R. (2009, July).  A template for understanding disability in a clinical context.  Invited address to the Center for Integral Studies Counseling Center, SF, CA.

Olkin, R. (2009, June).  Building community in online clinical classes:  Examples from a psychopathology class.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of MoodleMoot, SF, CA.

Olkin, R. (2009, May).  Falls and their relevance for people with polio/post-polio syndrome.  Invited address to the international Director of Polio Clinics symposium, phone/online.

Olkin, R. (2008, August).  Disability: A personal history in transportation.  Invited Fellows talk at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Kuba, S., Olkin, R., O’Toole, S., Chiu, E. Y., & Zelman, D. (2008, August).  Creativity and engagement in online psychology courses.  Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Zelman D., Olkin R., Rosenberg, N., & Bernt, M. (2008, May).  Measurement of pain, fatigue and relaxation after complementary pain interventions for people with developmental disabilities.  Paper presented at the 27^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa Florida.

Olkin, R. (2008, Jan).  Parents with disabilities in clinical practice.  Invited presentation to West Coast Clinic, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2008, Jan).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy:  See one, do one, teach one?  Invited presentation to the National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology, Austin, TX.

Olkin, R., & Zelman, D. (2007, Nov). Aging with a disability: post polio syndrome. Poster presented at the 60^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco CA.

Olkin, R. (2007, June).  Diversity for the 21^st Century:  Supervision comes of age.  CE presentation to Bay Area Supervisors for California School of Professional Psychology students.

Zelman, D., & Olkin R. (2007, Nov).  Evaluation of self report measures for detection of neuropathic pain when used for individuals with complex pain conditions.  Poster presented at the 10^th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain, Utah.

Zelman, D., & Olkin, R. (2006).  Post-polio syndrome related pain:  Model of a mixed neuropathic-nociceptive pain condition. Poster presented at the Pain Conference.

Olkin, R., & Ulrike, S. (2007, Apr).  Reducing barriers to graduate clinical education for Deaf students: A dissertation in American Sign Language.  Presentation at the Western Association of Schools & Colleges, San Jose, CA.

Olkin, R., Zelman, D., & Pade, H. (2007, Mar).  Women with polio explain it all to you: Measuring the quality of life of women with post-polio syndrome.  Presentation at the Association of Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2006, Oct).  Disability-affirmative therapy: What therapists need to know.  Invited presentation at the Counseling & Psychological Services Centers Conference, San Jose State University.

Olkin, R.. (2006, June).  Disability-affirmative therapy: A beginner’s guide. Invited presentation at Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento.

Olkin, R. (2006, Mar).  Supervision for the 21^st Century: Supervising when clients have disabilities. Continuing Education Workshop at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Olkin, R. (2006, Feb).  What public health fellows should know about disability.  Invited presentation to the Public Health Policy Studies Cultural Competency Work Group, Teleconference.

Olkin, R. (2006, Feb).  The psychosocial experience of post-polio: A conceptual framework.  Invited presentation to the Medical Advisory Board of Post-Polio Health International, Teleconference.

Olkin, R. (2006, Feb).  Disability culture: Clinical implications in practice.  Invited presentation at Stanford University Vaden Health Center, Stanford.

Olkin, R. (2005, Oct).  Disability culture: Clinical implications in practice.  Invited presentation at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Hayward.

Olkin, R. (2005, Sept).  Having to prove ourselves: Parents with disabilities explain it all to you.  Presentation to the American Assoc of SCI Psychologists & Social Workers, Las Vegas, NV.

Olkin, R., (2004, Nov).  Disability-affirmative therapy: A crash course.  Invited address to the University of Tennessee Educational Psychology and Counseling Department, Knoxville, TN.

Olkin, R.  (2004, Oct).  Is separate ever equal?  Similarities and differences across diverse groups.  Invited address to the Arizona Psychological Association, Tucson, AZ.

Olkin, R. (2004, Sept).  Disability culture: Implications for practice.  Invited address to Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2004, July).  Disability-affirmative therapy.  Invited address to Kaiser Permanente Northern CA, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2004, June).  Disability culture: Implications for research and practice.  Invited address to Contemporary Forums, Spinal Cord Injury Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2004, March).  Parents with disabilities and their teens: Culturally competent research in the disability community.  Invited Beatrice Wright and Tamara Dembo lecture, APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) sixth midwinter conference, Seattle, WA.

Olkin, R. (2003, June).  Families with disabilities.  Keynote address for the American Family Therapy Academy, Miami, FL.

Olkin, R. (2002, Nov).  An introduction to working with clients with disabilities.  Presentation for Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, June).  Teaching disability studies in professional psychology.  Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, June).  Disability accessible research: An example of a national survey of parents with disabilities and their teens.  Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, May).  Family systems issues when couples have a disability.  Presentation at the 2^nd International Conference on Parents With Disabilities and their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, May).  Parents with disabilities and their teens.  Presentation at the 2^nd International Conference on Parents With Disabilities and their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, May).  Plenary presentation panel: Parents with disabilities.  Invited presentation at the 2^nd International Conference on Parents With Disabilities and their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, August).  What do we talk about when we talk about disability?  Keynote address for Division 22 of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, August).  Disability culture.  American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, August).  Cultural competence in disability culture.  Invited workshop to Monterey County Social Services, Monterey, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, April).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited workshop to the Clinical Psychology Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX.

Olkin, R. (2001, January).  Can you hold the door for me?  Including disability in diversity.  Keynote address at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit II, Santa Barbara, CA.

Olkin, R. (2000, November).  Parents with disabilities.  Invited address at the American Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Olkin, R. (2000, October).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited address at the Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Olkin, R. (2000, August).  What do we talk about when we talk about disability?  Invited address at the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research.  Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2000, August).  Barriers for students with disabilities in graduate clinical training.  American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2000, August).  Have psychology and disability studies joined hands? American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2000, May).  Post-polio syndrome:  Psychosocial aspects and depression.  Invited address at the International Post-polio Conference, Sponsored by the March of Dimes.  Warm Springs, GA.

Olkin, R. (1999, October).  Parents with disabilities: What do we really know?  Invited address at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (1999, April).  Treating clients with physical disabilities.  American Counseling Association, San Diego, CA.

Olkin, R. (1999, March).  For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health: Disability and marriage.  Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.

Olkin, R. (1998, June).  The state of the art in disability research: From pathology to policy.  Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Cohen, L., & Olkin, R. (1997, October).  Mothers with physical disabilities and their latency age children.  International Conference on Parents with Disabilities and Their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (1997, October).  Invited discussant for plenary session by John Rolland, MD:  Families, illness and disabilities. International Conference on Parents with Disabilities & Their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R., & Shafton, E. (1996, April).  Using a TTY (teletype) to contact clinical graduate programs. Western Psychological Association, San Jose, CA.

Olkin, R. (1995, April).  You don’t call me and I can’t call you:  Graduate schools of clinical psychology and TTY machines.  Western Social Science Association, Chronic Disease and Disability section, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (1994).  Growing up disabled:  A talk for teenagers with disabilities.  Invited address to the Governor’s California Youth Leadership Forum, Sacramento, CA.

Olkin, R. (1994, August).  Increasing representation in psychology of individuals with disabilities.  American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Paquette, T., & Olkin, R. (1994, August).  Disability:  A model for evaluating graduate clinical psychology programs.  American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Friedman, H., Levenson, L., Olkin, R., & Skuja, A. (1994, August).  Who should provide brief therapy?  Issues of competency, training, certification.  American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Olkin, R. (1994, March).  Characteristics of APA-accredited clinical programs from a disability perspective.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. (With Paquette, T.)

Olkin, R., & Paquette, T. (1993, August).  Does diversity include disability?  Survey of APA-accredited doctoral psychology programs.  American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Olkin, R. (1993, May).  Using literary examples to teach case formulation.  American Orthopsychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA.

Hammel, G., Olkin, R., Taube, D., & Levenson, H. (1993, April).  Passion, pedagogy, and power:  Sexual contacts in graduate clinical training.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1992, Nov.).  The Horn on the unicorn:  Literature can help us learn case formulation.  Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1991, June).  Measurement of attitudes toward physical disability:  Results of two studies.  Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R., & Gaughen, S. (1989, April).  Models and procedures in the selective retention of clinical students.  Paper presented at the joint conference of the Western Psychological Association and Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Reno, NV.

Olkin, R., & Gaughen, S. (1989, February).  Termination of unsuccessful students:  Issues and legalities.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1988, April).  Admission procedures in clinically‑oriented graduate programs.  Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1988, March).  What do you say to a disabled patient:  Empirical lessons.  American Orthopsychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1986, March).  Normal and pathological grief:  Cleavage or continuum?  Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., Kaufman, I.C., & Van Dyke, C.  (1986, February).  Atypical mourning:  Idiosyncratic responses to conjugal bereavement.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Levenson, H., Olkin, R., Herzoff, N., & DeLancey, M. (1986, March).  MMPI evaluation of erectile dysfunction.  21st Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, Clearwater, FL.

Olkin, R. (1985, February).  Psychological and physiological evaluation of erectile dysfunction:  The role of alcohol.  California Psychological Assoc., San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., Baum, M., & Levine, R. (1985, February).  Dual‑role conflicts:  Expertise at odds.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Levenson, H., Olkin, R., & Herzoff, N. (1984, August).  Medical decision making:  Psychological and physiological evaluation of impotence.  American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Olkin, R., & Lemle, R. (1983, February).  Reducing the no‑show and drop‑out rates in an outpatient alcohol clinic.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1981, April).  Mainstreaming the disabled in society: Implications for psychologists.  Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

 

 

GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT:

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Assistant/Associate Professor, California State University, Sacramento; 8/85-8/90.

Continuing Education Courses:            

• What therapists need to know about diagnosis, MSE, & CPT.
• Case Formulation in Psychotherapy:  How to Do It, How to Use It.
• The Clinical Interview.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Couples.
• Cognitive and Family Treatment of Anxiety Disorders.
• DSM-IV for Practitioners–Beginning and Advanced sections.
• Serving People With Disabilities:  Guidance for Social Service Workers.
• Treating Clients With Disabilities: Disability-Affirmative Therapy.
• What Do You Say to an Alcoholic Patient?  Strategies of Psychotherapy.

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• American and California Associations for Marital and Family Therapy
• American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers
• American Association of University Professors
• American Counseling Association
• American Family Therapy Academy
• American Orthopsychiatric Association
• American, Western, California, and Contra Costa County Psychological Associations
• Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
• Californians for Disability Rights
• National Council on Rehabilitation Education
• San Francisco Bay Area Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy; President, 1986-87.
• Society for Disability Studies

 

ADDITIONAL CLINICAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Research Psychologist, Psychiatry Service, VA Med. Center, San Francisco, CA; 11/82-6/85
• Post-doc fellow, VA Med Center, SF: Outpatient Alcohol Clinic, & Family Therapy Unit; 1/82-9/82.
• Pre-doctoral intern, Counseling & Psychological Services, University of CA, San  Diego, 9/79‑6/80.
• Family Counselor, Social Advocates for Youth, Santa Barbara, 8/78‑6/79.
• Counselor, Counseling Psychology Clinic, UCSB, 10/75‑6/78.
• Director, Handicapped Services, Student Special Services Program, UCSB, 10/76‑8/77.
• Consultant, National Council on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, 6/76‑8/78.
• Counselor, Planned Parenthood, Santa Barbara, 1/76‑8/76.
• Counselor, Behavioral Psychology Center, Santa Barbara, 10/75‑6/76.

 

RHODA OLKIN, Ph.D.                                                                                            2556 Via Verde

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

(925) 939‑1332

ROlkin@alliant.edu

 

 

EDUCATION:

          B.A., Stanford University, 1975 (Psychology)

          M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1977 (Counseling Psychology)

          Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981 (Counseling Psychology)

 

CURRENT POSITIONS:

          Distinguished Professor, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Francisco; 9/90 – present. 

          Executive Director, Institute on Disability and Health Psychology, CSPP.

          Clinical Practice, 1984-present; includes clinical practice and expert witness work re: physical, sensory, and psychiatric disabilities.

 

LICENSES:

          Licensed Psychologist, #PSY8053, California, issued 6/83.

 

GRANTS:

          Dean’s Seed Money Grant on Internet & Phone Support Intervention to Reduce Stress & Pain in Persons with MS, 2011-12.

          Dean’s Seed Money Grant on The Lived Experiences of Gay Men with Disabilities, 2010-11.

          President’s Seed Money Grant on Developing a Prototype for Evaluating Quality of Life in Persons with Post-Polio, 7/06 – 7/07.

          Teaching and Learning Institute Grant on Ensuring Success for Deaf Graduate Students in Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University, 1/06-12/06.

          Principal Investigator, Department of Education, Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) grant (PR award # H133G990130) on Parents With Disabilities and their Adolescent Children, at Through the Looking Glass, Berkeley; 10/99 – 9/03.

          Multicultural Professional Development Grant Award, California School of Professional Psychology, 1998-99.

          Research Grant:  Strategies for Reducing Any Negative Impact of a Physical Disability On Early Adolescents:  Designing An Intervention Model For Early Teens and Their Parents.  California School of Professional Psychology, 1996.

          Three Affirmative Action Research Grants, California State University, Sacramento; 1987‑88; 1988‑89; 1989‑90.

          Three Assigned Time and Scholarly Activity Research Grants, California State University, Sacramento; 1987‑88; 1988‑89 (2).

          Research Grant:  Admissions and retention policies in masters level mental health programs.  American Mental Health Counseling Association, 4/88.

 

AWARDS:

            Volunteer Service Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 11/12.

APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology Award for Distinguished Contribution to Advancement of Disability Issues in Psychology, 8/12.

California Psychological Association Award for Advancement of Psychology & Diversity 4/10. 

            Fellow, Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Assoc, 8/07.           

APA Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Public Interest Policy, 10/04.

            Alliant International University President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, 6/03.

            APA Division 43 (Family Psychology) Carolyn Attneave award, 8/01.

            APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) award, 8/01.

            National Multicultural Conference and Summit II:  Dalmas A. Taylor Award, 1/01.

            Outstanding Merit Increase Awards, CSPP:  1991; 1992; 1993; 1995; 2000.

            Meritorious Performance & Professional Promise Award, CA State Univ., Sacramento; 4/88.

            Award for Outstanding Performance, VA Medical Center, SF, CA; 1983, 84, 85.

 

NATIONAL and STATE COMMITTEES:

            Chair, Division VII, Diversity & Social Justice, California Psychological Association, 1/1/12 – 12/31/12.

Medical Advisory Committee, Post-Polio Health International, 10/05 – present.

            National Multiple Sclerosis Society Clinical Advisory Committee, Northern California Chapter, 9/9/12 – present.

Cultural Competency & Diversity – User Liaison Group, Knowledge Application Program, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 9/00 – present.

            APA President Levant’s Enhancing Diversity Task Force, 1/05 – 12/05.

            Post-Polio Health International Consumer Advisory Committee, 1/05 – 12/05.

            APA’s Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology; member 1/02 – 12/03; chair 1/04 – 12/04.

            Member, APA Textbook Guidelines Initiative (re diversity material in undergraduate psychology texts), 5/01 – 8/04.  Result: Recommendations to text publishers.

            Member, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of Persons with Disabilities Work Group, 7/02 – 9/04.

            Member, California Psychological Association Task Force on Short-term Psychotherapy, 1994.  Results: report and recommendations to CPA; presentation at APA.

 

EDITORIAL POSITIONS:

            Editorial Board–Rehabilitation Psychology, 1/02 – present.

            Editorial Board—Psychological Services, 6/05 – present.

            Editorial Board—Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 1/07 – 2009.

Guest Editor–The Family Psychologist (1994), 10(4).  Special issue on disability.

            Column Editor–“Education, Training and Supervision,” in The Family Psychologist; 1/93-9/95.

            Ad hoc reviewer for:  Journal of Family Psychology, 8/88‑present; Professional Psychology:  Research & Practice, 1995-present; Disability Studies Quarterly, 1995-present; Journal of Counseling and Development, 1991-present.

            Book Review Board, The Family Psychologist; 1990‑2007.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

            Books:

Olkin, R., (1999).  What psychotherapists should know about disability.   New York: Guilford Press.

Amin, S. M., & Olkin, R. (2010). Turkish-American children with autism and their families: Helping mental health professionals develop cultural responsivity. VDM-Verlag Publishing.

            Video-tape:

Olkin, R. (2005).  Disability-affirmative therapy:  A beginner’s guide (with instructor’s manual).  Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press (formerly Emicrotraining; video #460).

            Columns:

Olkin, R. (3/year). Promoting Positive Solutions (responses to readers’ questions about psychosocial issues related to being or living with polio survivors. Polio Health International.

            Chapters:

Olkin, R., & Taube, D. O. (2013). Disability in the ivory tower. In K. Johnson & K. Couture (Eds.). Disability discrimination at work. Williamstown, MA: Piraeus Books.

Olkin, R. (in press). Women’s responses to disability. In P. Geller, J. Kloss, & M. Spiers Women’s health psychology (Chapter 19), 584-643. NY: Wiley & Sons.

Olkin, R. (2011). How do we know if we are winning when no one is keeping score? Women with disabilities in leadership positions in academia (ch. 9, pp. 201-218).  In J. Martin (Ed.), Women as leaders in education: Succeeding despite inequity, discrimination, and other challenges (vol 1). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.

Olkin, R. (2011).  Disability: A primer for therapists.  In E. M. Altmaier & J. C. Hansen (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of counseling psychology (pp. 460-479).  NY: Oxford University Press.

Olkin, R. (2010).  Limping towards Bethlehem: A personal history.  In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling, 3^rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Olkin, R. (2009).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  In I. Marini & M. Stebnicki, (Eds.) Professional Counselors’ Desk Reference (pp. 355-370).  NY: Springer.

Olkin, R. (2009). Persons with disabilities: Especially encouraged to apply? In D. Cleveland (Ed.), When “minorities are strongly encouraged to apply”: Diversity and affirmative action in higher education (pp. 187-198). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Olkin, R. (2006).  Persons of color with disabilities.  In M. Constantine (Ed.), Clinical practice with people of color: A guide to becoming culturally competent.  New York: Teacher’s College Press.

Olkin, R. (2006).  Females with disabilities.  In J. Worell & C. Goodheart (Eds.), Handbook of girls’ and women’s psychological health (pp. 144-157).  New York: Oxford University Press.

Olkin, R. (2006).  Psychosocial dimensions of polio and post-polio syndrome (pp. 102-119), and Post-polio in the larger context of life (pp 120-136).  Two chapters in L. Halstead (Ed.), Managing post-polio: A guide living and aging well with post-polio syndrome, 2^nd ed.  Washington, DC: National Rehabilitation Hospital Press.

Olkin, R., & Taliaferro, G. (2005).  Evidence-based practices have ignored people with disabilities; Dialogue.  In J. Norcross, L. Beutler, & R. Levant (Eds.), Evidence-based practices in mental health (pp. 353-359; 365-367).  Washington, DC: APA.

Olkin, R. (2004).  Disability and depression.  In S.L. Welner & F. Haseltine (Eds.), Welner’s guide to the care of women with disabilities (pp. 279-300).  Philadelphia:  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Olkin, R. (2003).  Women with disabilities.  In J. C. Chrisler, C. Golden, & P. D. Rozee (Eds.),

          Lectures on the psychology of women (3^rd ed.) (pp. 144-157).  New York: McGraw-Hill.

Olkin, R. (1998).  “Psychosocial dimensions of polio & post-polio syndrome,” and “Polio/PPS and specific life tasks.”  Two chapters in L. Halstead (Ed.), Managing post-polio: A guide to living well with post-polio syndrome.  Washington, DC: National Rehabilitation Hospital Press.

Olkin, R. (1995).  Matthew:  Therapy with a teenager with a disability.  In M. A. Blotzer & R. Ruth (Eds.), Sometimes you just want to feel like a human being:  Empowering psychotherapy with persons with disabilities.  Baltimore:  Paul Brookes.

          On-line Publications:

Olkin, R. (8/02).  Parents with disabilities: A brief introduction for interns. Association of Post-doctoral and Psychology Internship Consortium (APPIC) website. 

Olkin, R. (3/02).  Access guidelines for site visits to practica and internship sites. Association of Post-doctoral and Psychology Internship Consortium (APPIC) website.

Olkin, R. (5/29/00).  Is your therapist’s couch accessible?

Olkin, R. (5/29/00).  The ABCs of therapists’ degrees.

          Journal Articles:

Berrin, S., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (2012). What do graduate students think about their diversity courses? The California Psychologist, 45(2), 28.

Taube, D., & Olkin, R. (2011). When is differential treatment discriminatory?  Legal, ethical, and professional considerations for psychology trainees with disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 56(4), 329-339. 

Olkin, R. (2009).  The three R’s of supervising students with disabilities: Reading, writing, and reasonable accommodations.  Women and Therapy, 33(1-2), 73-84.

Olkin, R. (2008).  Social warrior or unwitting bigot?  Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(5), 488-497.

Breeden, C., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. J. (2008).  Custody evaluations when one divorcing parent has a disability.  Rehabilitation Psychology, 53(4), 445-455.

Reed, G. M., Olkin, R., Spaulding, W. D., Elliott, T. R., Olivera Roulet, G., Di Nanno, A. E., Rosetto, J. S., Wong, D. W., Hernández, L. W., & Tshivashe, M. (2008).  Psychological and Counselling Services.  In World Report on Disability and Rehabilitation.  Geneva: World Health Organization.

Olkin, R. (2008).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy and case formulation:  A template for understanding disability in a clinical context.  Counseling & Human Development, 39(8), 1-20.

Zelman, D., & Olkin, R. (2007). Post-polio syndrome related pain: Model of a mixed neuropathic-nociceptive pain condition. Journal of Pain, 8(4), S22.

Howard, I., Turner, R., Olkin, R., & Mohr, D. (2006).  Therapeutic alliance mediates the relationship between interpersonal problems and depression outcome in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(9), 1197-1204.

Olkin, R., Abrams, K., Preston, P., & Kirshbaum, M. (2006).  Comparison of parents with and without disabilities raising teens: Information from the NHIS and two national surveys.  Rehabilitation Psychology, 51(1), 43-49.

Olkin, R. (2005).  Why I changed my mind about physician-assisted suicide: How Stanford University made a radical out of me.  Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 16(1), 68-71.

Olkin, R., (2004). Making research accessible to participants with disabilities. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 32(extra), 332-343.

Olkin, R., & Pledger, C. (2003).  Can disability studies and psychology join hands?  American Psychologist, 58(4), 296-304.

Olkin, R. (2003).  Women with physical disabilities who want to leave their partners: A feminist and disability-affirmative perspective.  Women and Therapy, 26(3/4), 237-246.

Olkin, R., with co-signers from the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on disability Issues in Psychology, APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology), and The National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities, Through the Looking Glass (2002).  Can people with disabilities be parents: Comments on an award address by Lykken.  American Psychologist, 57(11), 988-989.

Olkin, R. (2002).  The rights of graduate psychology students with disabilities.  Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 67-80.

Kirshbaum, M., & Olkin, R. (2002). Parents with physical, systemic or visual disabilities. Sexuality and Disability, 20(1), 65-80.

Olkin, R. (2002).  Could you hold the door for me?  Including disability in diversity.  Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8(2), 130-137.

Olkin, R. (2001). Disability-affirmative therapy. Spinal Cord Injury Psychosocial Process, 14(1), 12-23.

Conley-Jung, C., & Olkin, R. (2001). Mothers with visual impairments or blindness raising young children. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 91(1), 14-29.

Olkin, R. (1999).  The personal, professional and political when clients have disabilities.  Women and Therapy, 22(2), 87-103.

Olkin, R., & Shafton, E. (1997).  Using a TTY (teletype) to contact clinical graduate programs. 

          American Annals of the Deaf, 142(4), 302-305.

Olkin, R. (1997).  Human rights of children with disabilities.  Women & Therapy, 20(2), 29-42.

Olkin, R. (Spring, 1997). Five models of research on disability: Shifting the paradigm from pathology to policy. Newsletter of the American Family Therapy Acaademy, #67, 27-32.

Hammel, G., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (1996). Student-educator sex in clinical and counseling psychology training programs. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 27(1), 93-97.

Olkin, R., & Howson, L. (1994). Attitudes toward and images of physical disability. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 9(5), 81-96.

Olkin, R. (1994).  Ethnicity and training in family therapy:  Fitting the round peg of ethnicity into the square hole of APA-accredited programs.  The Family Psychologist, 10(2), 41-43.

Olkin, R. (1994).  The use of a paradoxical intervention for the treatment of recalcitrant  temper tantrums.  The Behavior Therapist, 17, 37-40.

Olkin, R. (1993).  Crips, gimps, & epileptics explain it all for you.  Readings, 8(4), 13-17.

Olkin, R. (1993).  Teaching family therapy to graduate students:  What do we teach and when do we teach it.  The Family Psychologist, 9(1), 31-34.

Olkin, R., & Gaughen, S. (1991).  Evaluation and dismissal of students in masters level clinical programs:  Legal parameters and survey results.  Counselor Education and Supervision, 30, 276‑288.

Olkin, R., & Perillo, E. (1990).  Admission criteria in graduate mental health programs:  A pilot study of the CSU system.  California Association of Counseling & Development Journal, 10, 5‑11.

Levenson, H., Olkin, R., Herzoff, N., & Delancey, M. (1986).  MMPI evaluation of erectile dysfunction:  Failure of organic versus psychogenic decision rules.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42(5), 752‑754.

Olkin, R. (1986).  Coping with the interminable patient:  Eight suggestions for therapists.  The Psychotherapy Patient, 3(1), 141‑144.

Olkin, R. (1985).  Using a lightpen for data entry:  Experiences with novice users.  The Behavior Therapist, 8(7), 141‑142.

Olkin, R., & Lemle, R. (1984).  Reducing the no‑show and drop‑out rates in an outpatient alcohol clinic:  A comparison of two intake procedures.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 45(5), 465‑468.

          Newsletters:

Olkin, R. (2010).  Disability:  The musical.  The California Psychologist, 43(1).

Olkin, R. (2005).  Disability culture: A baker’s dozen.  Newsletter of the Contra Costa County Psychological Association.

Olkin, R. (2004).  Suggestions to Division 22 to attract psychologists with disabilities to the Division.  APA Division 22 newsletter.  Reprinted with permission in DisAbility Forum section newsletter, American Public Health Association (Fall, 2004).  Reprinted with permission in The Community Psychologist (APA Division 27) (Fall, 2004).

 

PRESENTATIONS:

Olkin, R. (2012, Aug). Is disability still the caboose on the diversity train? Invited address presented at the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Berrin, S., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (2012, March). Rethinking teaching about diversity. Poster presented to the California Psychological Association, Monterey, CA.

Berrin, S., Olkin, R., & Taube, D. (2012, April). Teaching diversity: What can we learn from our students? Poster presentation to the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., & Loewy, M. (2012, April). Gay men with disabilities: A pilot study.  Presentation to the National Council on Rehabilitation and Education, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., & Conyers, L. (2012, April). Disability pedagogy: A review and critique of 4 class exercises. Presentation to the National Council on Rehabilitation and Education, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2011, November). Distributive justice and other radical ideas. Presentation to the Social Justice Track, PsyD program, CSPP, San Francisco, CA.

Loewy, M., & Olkin , R. (2011, October).  Gay men with disabilities: Preliminary findings. Poster Presentation at Diversity Challenge: Intersections of race or ethnic culture with gender or sexual orientation, Boston, MA.

Olkin, R., & Loewy, M. (2011, August). Paying for pleasure: Disability and sexual justice — Gay men with disabilities. Invited presentation at the American Psychological Assoc., Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2011, August). Disability-Affirmative Therapy. Workshop presented to the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2011, June). From clinical work to book author: The writing process.  Invited address to the Contra Costa County Psychological Association, Walnut Creek, CA.

Olkin, R. (2011, May). Disability-Affirmative Therapy in a college counseling center, with special attention to Asperger’s Disorder. Invited workshop to UCSC Counseling & Psychological Services Center, Santa Cruz, CA.

Olkin, R. (2011, Apr). Disability in 3D! Disability, daily hassles, and distributive justice. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.

Olkin, R. (2010, Nov). What’s important to know? Diversity Training. Invited address to faculty, staff, and students at Michigan State at Grand Valley.

Olkin, R. (2010, Oct). Disability-Affirmative Therapy in counseling and supervision. Invited address to the students and supervisors at the Counseling Center at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2010, April).  Limping toward Bethlehem: How personal history developed into Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited master lecture to the California Psychological Association, Costa Mesa, CA.

Olkin, R. (2010, April).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited address to students and faculty at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Olkin, R. (2010, April).  Limping towards Bethlehem: Parenting with a disability.  Invited address to the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.

Olkin, R. (2009, July).  A template for understanding disability in a clinical context.  Invited address to the Center for Integral Studies Counseling Center, SF, CA.

Olkin, R. (2009, June).  Building community in online clinical classes:  Examples from a psychopathology class.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of MoodleMoot, SF, CA.

Olkin, R. (2009, May).  Falls and their relevance for people with polio/post-polio syndrome.  Invited address to the international Director of Polio Clinics symposium, phone/online.

Olkin, R. (2008, August).  Disability: A personal history in transportation.  Invited Fellows talk at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Kuba, S., Olkin, R., O’Toole, S., Chiu, E. Y., & Zelman, D. (2008, August).  Creativity and engagement in online psychology courses.  Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Zelman D., Olkin R., Rosenberg, N., & Bernt, M. (2008, May).  Measurement of pain, fatigue and relaxation after complementary pain interventions for people with developmental disabilities.  Paper presented at the 27^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa Florida.

Olkin, R. (2008, Jan).  Parents with disabilities in clinical practice.  Invited presentation to West Coast Clinic, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2008, Jan).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy:  See one, do one, teach one?  Invited presentation to the National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology, Austin, TX.

Olkin, R., & Zelman, D. (2007, Nov). Aging with a disability: post polio syndrome. Poster presented at the 60^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco CA.

Olkin, R. (2007, June).  Diversity for the 21^st Century:  Supervision comes of age.  CE presentation to Bay Area Supervisors for California School of Professional Psychology students. 

Zelman, D., & Olkin R. (2007, Nov).  Evaluation of self report measures for detection of neuropathic pain when used for individuals with complex pain conditions.  Poster presented at the 10^th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain, Utah.

Zelman, D., & Olkin, R. (2006).  Post-polio syndrome related pain:  Model of a mixed neuropathic-nociceptive pain condition. Poster presented at the Pain Conference.

Olkin, R., & Ulrike, S. (2007, Apr).  Reducing barriers to graduate clinical education for Deaf students: A dissertation in American Sign Language.  Presentation at the Western Association of Schools & Colleges, San Jose, CA.

Olkin, R., Zelman, D., & Pade, H. (2007, Mar).  Women with polio explain it all to you: Measuring the quality of life of women with post-polio syndrome.  Presentation at the Association of Women in Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2006, Oct).  Disability-affirmative therapy: What therapists need to know.  Invited presentation at the Counseling & Psychological Services Centers Conference, San Jose State University.

Olkin, R.. (2006, June).  Disability-affirmative therapy: A beginner’s guide. Invited presentation at Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento.

Olkin, R. (2006, Mar).  Supervision for the 21^st Century: Supervising when clients have disabilities. Continuing Education Workshop at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Olkin, R. (2006, Feb).  What public health fellows should know about disability.  Invited presentation to the Public Health Policy Studies Cultural Competency Work Group, Teleconference.

Olkin, R. (2006, Feb).  The psychosocial experience of post-polio: A conceptual framework.  Invited presentation to the Medical Advisory Board of Post-Polio Health International, Teleconference.

Olkin, R. (2006, Feb).  Disability culture: Clinical implications in practice.  Invited presentation at Stanford University Vaden Health Center, Stanford.

Olkin, R. (2005, Oct).  Disability culture: Clinical implications in practice.  Invited presentation at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Hayward.

Olkin, R. (2005, Sept).  Having to prove ourselves: Parents with disabilities explain it all to you.  Presentation to the American Assoc of SCI Psychologists & Social Workers, Las Vegas, NV.

Olkin, R., (2004, Nov).  Disability-affirmative therapy: A crash course.  Invited address to the University of Tennessee Educational Psychology and Counseling Department, Knoxville, TN.

Olkin, R.  (2004, Oct).  Is separate ever equal?  Similarities and differences across diverse groups.  Invited address to the Arizona Psychological Association, Tucson, AZ.

Olkin, R. (2004, Sept).  Disability culture: Implications for practice.  Invited address to Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2004, July).  Disability-affirmative therapy.  Invited address to Kaiser Permanente Northern CA, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2004, June).  Disability culture: Implications for research and practice.  Invited address to Contemporary Forums, Spinal Cord Injury Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2004, March).  Parents with disabilities and their teens: Culturally competent research in the disability community.  Invited Beatrice Wright and Tamara Dembo lecture, APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) sixth midwinter conference, Seattle, WA.

Olkin, R. (2003, June).  Families with disabilities.  Keynote address for the American Family Therapy Academy, Miami, FL.

Olkin, R. (2002, Nov).  An introduction to working with clients with disabilities.  Presentation for Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, June).  Teaching disability studies in professional psychology.  Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, June).  Disability accessible research: An example of a national survey of parents with disabilities and their teens.  Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, May).  Family systems issues when couples have a disability.  Presentation at the 2^nd International Conference on Parents With Disabilities and their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, May).  Parents with disabilities and their teens.  Presentation at the 2^nd International Conference on Parents With Disabilities and their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2002, May).  Plenary presentation panel: Parents with disabilities.  Invited presentation at the 2^nd International Conference on Parents With Disabilities and their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, August).  What do we talk about when we talk about disability?  Keynote address for Division 22 of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, August).  Disability culture.  American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, August).  Cultural competence in disability culture.  Invited workshop to Monterey County Social Services, Monterey, CA.

Olkin, R. (2001, April).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited workshop to the Clinical Psychology Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX. 

Olkin, R. (2001, January).  Can you hold the door for me?  Including disability in diversity.  Keynote address at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit II, Santa Barbara, CA.

Olkin, R. (2000, November).  Parents with disabilities.  Invited address at the American Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Olkin, R. (2000, October).  Disability-Affirmative Therapy.  Invited address at the Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Olkin, R. (2000, August).  What do we talk about when we talk about disability?  Invited address at the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research.  Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2000, August).  Barriers for students with disabilities in graduate clinical training.  American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2000, August).  Have psychology and disability studies joined hands? American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (2000, May).  Post-polio syndrome:  Psychosocial aspects and depression.  Invited address at the International Post-polio Conference, Sponsored by the March of Dimes.  Warm Springs, GA.

Olkin, R. (1999, October).  Parents with disabilities: What do we really know?  Invited address at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC.

Olkin, R. (1999, April).  Treating clients with physical disabilities.  American Counseling Association, San Diego, CA.

Olkin, R. (1999, March).  For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health: Disability and marriage.  Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.

Olkin, R. (1998, June).  The state of the art in disability research: From pathology to policy.  Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Cohen, L., & Olkin, R. (1997, October).  Mothers with physical disabilities and their latency age children.  International Conference on Parents with Disabilities and Their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (1997, October).  Invited discussant for plenary session by John Rolland, MD:  Families, illness and disabilities. International Conference on Parents with Disabilities & Their Families, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R., & Shafton, E. (1996, April).  Using a TTY (teletype) to contact clinical graduate programs. Western Psychological Association, San Jose, CA. 

Olkin, R. (1995, April).  You don’t call me and I can’t call you:  Graduate schools of clinical psychology and TTY machines.  Western Social Science Association, Chronic Disease and Disability section, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R. (1994).  Growing up disabled:  A talk for teenagers with disabilities.  Invited address to the Governor’s California Youth Leadership Forum, Sacramento, CA.

Olkin, R. (1994, August).  Increasing representation in psychology of individuals with disabilities.  American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Paquette, T., & Olkin, R. (1994, August).  Disability:  A model for evaluating graduate clinical psychology programs.  American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Friedman, H., Levenson, L., Olkin, R., & Skuja, A. (1994, August).  Who should provide brief therapy?  Issues of competency, training, certification.  American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Olkin, R. (1994, March).  Characteristics of APA-accredited clinical programs from a disability perspective.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. (With Paquette, T.)

Olkin, R., & Paquette, T. (1993, August).  Does diversity include disability?  Survey of APA-accredited doctoral psychology programs.  American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Olkin, R. (1993, May).  Using literary examples to teach case formulation.  American Orthopsychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA.

Hammel, G., Olkin, R., Taube, D., & Levenson, H. (1993, April).  Passion, pedagogy, and power:  Sexual contacts in graduate clinical training.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1992, Nov.).  The Horn on the unicorn:  Literature can help us learn case formulation.  Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1991, June).  Measurement of attitudes toward physical disability:  Results of two studies.  Society for Disability Studies, Oakland, CA.

Olkin, R., & Gaughen, S. (1989, April).  Models and procedures in the selective retention of clinical students.  Paper presented at the joint conference of the Western Psychological Association and Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Reno, NV.

Olkin, R., & Gaughen, S. (1989, February).  Termination of unsuccessful students:  Issues and legalities.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1988, April).  Admission procedures in clinically‑oriented graduate programs.  Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1988, March).  What do you say to a disabled patient:  Empirical lessons.  American Orthopsychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1986, March).  Normal and pathological grief:  Cleavage or continuum?  Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., Kaufman, I.C., & Van Dyke, C.  (1986, February).  Atypical mourning:  Idiosyncratic responses to conjugal bereavement.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Levenson, H., Olkin, R., Herzoff, N., & DeLancey, M. (1986, March).  MMPI evaluation of erectile dysfunction.  21st Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, Clearwater, FL.

Olkin, R. (1985, February).  Psychological and physiological evaluation of erectile dysfunction:  The role of alcohol.  California Psychological Assoc., San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R., Baum, M., & Levine, R. (1985, February).  Dual‑role conflicts:  Expertise at odds.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Levenson, H., Olkin, R., & Herzoff, N. (1984, August).  Medical decision making:  Psychological and physiological evaluation of impotence.  American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Olkin, R., & Lemle, R. (1983, February).  Reducing the no‑show and drop‑out rates in an outpatient alcohol clinic.  California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Olkin, R. (1981, April).  Mainstreaming the disabled in society: Implications for psychologists.  Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

 

 

GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT:

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

          Assistant/Associate Professor, California State University, Sacramento; 8/85-8/90.

          Continuing Education Courses:            

·  What therapists need to know about diagnosis, MSE, & CPT. 

·  Case Formulation in Psychotherapy:  How to Do It, How to Use It.

·  The Clinical Interview.

·  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Couples. 

·  Cognitive and Family Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. 

·  DSM-IV for Practitioners–Beginning and Advanced sections. 

·  Serving People With Disabilities:  Guidance for Social Service Workers.

·  Treating Clients With Disabilities: Disability-Affirmative Therapy.

·  What Do You Say to an Alcoholic Patient?  Strategies of Psychotherapy. 

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

·  American and California Associations for Marital and Family Therapy

·  American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers

·  American Association of University Professors

·  American Counseling Association

·  American Family Therapy Academy

·  American Orthopsychiatric Association

·  American, Western, California, and Contra Costa County Psychological Associations

·  Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

·  Californians for Disability Rights

·  National Council on Rehabilitation Education

·  San Francisco Bay Area Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy; President, 1986-87.

·  Society for Disability Studies

 

ADDITIONAL CLINICAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

·  Research Psychologist, Psychiatry Service, VA Med. Center, San Francisco, CA; 11/82-6/85

·  Post-doc fellow, VA Med Center, SF: Outpatient Alcohol Clinic, & Family Therapy Unit; 1/82-9/82.

·  Pre-doctoral intern, Counseling & Psychological Services, University of CA, San  Diego, 9/79‑6/80.

·  Family Counselor, Social Advocates for Youth, Santa Barbara, 8/78‑6/79.

·  Counselor, Counseling Psychology Clinic, UCSB, 10/75‑6/78.

·  Director, Handicapped Services, Student Special Services Program, UCSB, 10/76‑8/77.

·  Consultant, National Council on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, 6/76‑8/78.

·  Counselor, Planned Parenthood, Santa Barbara, 1/76‑8/76.

·  Counselor, Behavioral Psychology Center, Santa Barbara, 10/75‑6/76.