Dwight A. Hood

Background

About Dwight A. Hood

Skills include assessment and diagnosis of students in grades K through 12 presenting various educationally handicapping conditions, such as learning disability, emotional disturbance, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Performed duties such as intellectual assessment, social/emotional assessment, individual and group counseling, behavior modification and implementation, and consultation with parents and school staff. Coordinated services of a mental health team for a large comprehensive high school, which included psychoeducational evaluation, individual/group counseling, consultation with parents and school staff, and case management. Presented at national and international conferences for the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA) and the Grenada Nurse's Association regarding subjects such as teenage suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder in children. Assisted with behavior modification planning and counseling for a resident population of developmental disabled adults. Supervision of a residence hall of counselors for a state-funded program geared at preparing middle school students for careers for math and science-related fields. Experience teaching graduate students preparing for human services fields such as counseling and psychology. Experience counseling adult and child populations manifesting a variety of psychological conditions.