302 Watermill Ct.
Millersville, Md. 21108
Phone 410-987-2429
E-mail rvhull3@hotmail.com
Areas of Expertise
Program review of efforts to prevent and respond to violence in school systems.
Providing Leadership to Pupil Personnel Staff and Special Education Staff
Training at regional, national and international conferences in reference to responding to traumatic events
Writing staff development modules in reference to educating the traumatized child.
Implementing federal, state and local laws and initiatives regarding special education at the building level
Developing, planning and implementing system-wide initiatives in the areas of inclusion, behavior management and the prevention of emotional and conduct disorders
Developing model programs for training school based staff in the areas of traumatic incident response and Functional Behavior Assessment/Behavior Intervention Plans
Supervision of school psychologists and IEP process managers
Program development and evaluation for emotionally disabled students
Coordination of service between juvenile justice, pediatric psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse treatment centers, school based mental health centers and the school system
Summary of qualifications
Currently certified as a school psychologist and administrator by the Maryland State Department of Education. Qualifications include over 20 years as a school psychologist with experience in rural, urban and overseas environments. Assignments have included special programs for emotionally disabled middle and high school students, preschool assessment and treatment programs. Most recent responsibilities included supervising the delivery of mental health services to 20 schools in Baltimore. Over the last few years major duties included training staff in trauma response, crisis management and the management of disruptive behavior. This duty included writing the training manual on Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Management Plans. Another significant duty was developing trauma informed discipline procedures and providing the training to administrators in these policies.
I have graduate degrees in psychology and public health/administration from Arizona State University, Memphis State University and Johns Hopkins.
Education
1987- 1992 Johns Hopkins Univ. Balt. Md.
Masters of Health Sciences in Public Health
Courses focused on the epidemiology and prevention of psychological disorders.
Full academic scholarship
1978- 1981 Memphis State University Memphis, Tn.
Educational Specialist Degree in School Psychology
Memphis State was an accredited program in school psychology which was administered by the current president of NASP
Courses in psychological assessment and treatment
1976-1978 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ.
Master of Arts Degree in Educational Psychology
Coursed in educational psychology and school psychology
Extensive work in learning theory
Assisted with the development of multiple personality instruments of which the SASSI is the most well known
1995- Present Various Institutions Maryland
Supplemental courses to become certified as an administrator I and to improve computer skills
Professional experience
Current Position Baltimore City Public School System Balt. Md.
Educational Specialist Office of Technical Support for IEP committees
Developed several training modules on improving delivery of services to special education services, Including transition, differentiated instruction and behavior intervention plans
Delivered training to administrators, special educators, child study team members and mental health providers assigned to BCPSS through outside agencies
Developed, coordinated and implemented staff development
Assumed responsibility for providing technical assistance and support to child study team members assigned to the high school area as well as the CEO’s area.
Provided technical support to administrative and special education staff in reference to mental health issues
Assisted in developing special education management plans at several high schools
Consulted on the development of alternative schools.
1996 -2001 Baltimore City Public School System Balt. Md.
School Psychology Facilitator
Supervised Psychologists assigned to the Southwest Area
Integrated the use of contractual services into several schools
Developed, coordinated and implemented staff development
Assumed responsibility for the general provision of psychological services for the 22 schools in the Southwest Area
Provided technical support to administrative and special education staff in reference to mental health issues
Wrote the Southwest Area Psychological Services Guide
Trained over 300 school based staff in trauma and crisis response
Responded to multiple crisis incidents in various schools across the city
1990 -2001 Glass Health Systems Balt. Md.
Psychological Associate
Provided cognitive and emotional assessments to pediatric inpatients at Gundry Glass Hospital and to children referred by the juvenile justice system.
This was a contractual position and I averaged about one assessment a week over a ten-year period of time.
1986 -1996 Baltimore City Public School System Balt. Md.
School Psychologist
Provided psychological services to a special education separate public school for students with the primary disability of emotionally impaired and multiple secondary disabilities
Developed after school and summer programs
Trained new psychologists assigned to the school
Implemented staff development
Spent two years assigned to elementary and middle schools
Spent one year assigned to pre-school assessment
1988 Center for Health Policy Studies Columbia. Md.
Consultant
Collaborated on a grant to estimate the utilization and cost of implementing public law 99-457 in Maryland
1985 -1986 Master May Medical Center Columbus. Oh.
Therapist
Provided therapeutic and assessment services to an adult outpatient population
1982 –1985 Department of Defense Schools Frankfurt, Germany
School Psychologist
Assigned to an educational resource center that serviced the special education needs of military dependants attending department of defense school in northern Germany
Consulted on special education needs for English As a Second Language Dependents
Consulted on issues dealing with a highly mobile multicultural population
Developed and implemented in-service training for special educators, vocational instructors and administrators
1983 Department of Defense Schools Frankfurt Germany.
Director
Organized and directed a summer camp for 50 disabled children ages 4-18
1980 -1982 Area Education Agency 14 Creston Ia.
School Psychologist
Provided psychological services to three separate school systems in a rural Iowa county
Integrated school based services with community services
Developed and coordinated parent groups
Provided technical support to Headstart
1979 -1980 Easter Seal Society Memphis Tn.
Principal
Provided educational leadership to the Easter Seal Society Pre-school for disabled children
Supervised 17 staff as well as contractual services
Prepared Budget and Audit
Publications
Southwest Area School Psychologists Service Guide, Crisis Response Training Manual, Foundational Training for Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
Additional professional activities
Presented at several local, national (NASP, ATSS) and international conventions (ISTSS) in relation to traumatized children and school-based response to trauma. Project leader for training school based personnel in trauma response. Part of the Surgeon Generals call to action to prevent suicide.
Professional memberships
Association for Traumatic Stress Specialists, International Society for Traumatic Stress Specialists, National Association for School Psychologists
Community activities
President of the Millersville Sports Assn. (1986-present)
Objective
To obtain a leadership position in the area of improving the educational opportunity of traumatized, at risk and disabled children
Awards received
Full academic scholarship to Johns Hopkins school of public health. (1992)
House of Delegates Award for outstanding volunteer service to the community (1999),
Maryland State Department of Education outstanding service award (2001)
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