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BIOGRAPHY

Licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist Dr. Bert Whetstone has worked with children, families, and schools since 1973. From his base in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, he consults with schools and communities in New England, throughout the U.S., and abroad. He has delivered over 350 workshops on topics concerning child-centered team building and strategies to increase family cooperation and classroom performance. Audiences enthusiastically receive his workshops because of their practical, down-to-earth suggestions for improving communication and self-esteem in families and classrooms. His book entitled How to get Togetherness - Improving AD/HD and Oppositional Relationships In Families and Classrooms draws together ideas developed with children, parents, and teachers over his 35-year career.





CURRICULUM VITAE

I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Current Work (1982 to present): Private Practice in Clinical and School Psychology
Therapist Family, marriage, individual, children, adolescents, adults.
Specialist in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders and Oppositional Defiant Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Interventions, Attachment and Relationship Disorders, Depression and Anxiety Disorders.

Consultant Pre-school through grade 12 in numerous New Hampshire public and private schools and agencies.

Evaluator Psychological and sociological functioning, cognitive potential, learning style, learning disability evaluations for schools, individuals, and courts.

Presenter 350+ in-service workshops and keynote addresses for public and private schools, universities, residential treatment centers, parent-teacher organizations, agencies, businesses and the public.

Author How To Get Togetherness – Improving AD/HD and Oppositional Relationships in Families and Classrooms, 215-page workbook, Jan. 2001

Peer consultant 1.5hours per week with John Walsh, Ed.D., Bill Zeckhausen, D.Min., Steve Catalano, DSW., and (summers) Robert Hlasny, Ph.D.

Other employment- 1973-1982

School and Clinical Psychologist, Tri-City Special Education Consortium, Franklin, NH, 1980-82, individual/group therapy, mainstreaming and coordination with other agencies for learning disabled middle/high school students; advised teachers, conducted workshops, in-service presentations.

Treatment Coordinator and Resource Staff Spaulding Youth Center, Tilton, NH, 1979-1980, treatment coordinator for boys in placement; supervised therapy provided by cottage staff for children and families; trained parents in behavior modification applications to family life.

Clinical Psychology Intern: Child and Family Services, Hartford CT, 1977-78, therapist for crisis intervention, play therapy, family therapy, individual/group therapy for children, adolescents, adults; consultant to residential treatment programs for emotionally disturbed children, mainstream and special education classes K-12; diagnostician for learning style and personality testing.

Counselor, Granite Mental Health Center, Adolescent Residential Treatment and Education Center, Salt Lake City UT, 1976, residential counselor with delinquent adolescent females; individual, family, group counseling; redesigned educational tracking system to incorporate behavior modification techniques and data-based decisions.

Special Education Teacher, Granite School District, Utah Boys Ranch, Kearns, UT, 1975-76, developed behavior modification programs in special education school for delinquent adolescent males, taught all academic subjects

Child Care Worker III, Children's Service, Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, CT, 1973-1974, residential staff member working with aggressive, acting-out, borderline and psychotic children 8-15; conducted play therapy, theater and psychodrama group therapy, and sports therapy.

II. CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Licensed Psychologist, New Hampshire State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 1981 to present. (License number: 254)
Certified School Psychologist, New Hampshire State Board of Education, 1980 to present.
National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology, 1981 to present.
Member: American Psychological Association, 1980 to present, Division 42: Psychologists in Independent Practice.
Member: New Hampshire Psychological Association (1980 to present)
Hospital Privileges: Franklin Regional Hospital in Franklin, NH (1991 to present)

Red Cross Certification in Life Saving and CPR, April 2007


III. EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 1979
Major Field: Counseling Psychology (APA-approved program within Educational Psychology) Internship: APA-approved Clinical Psychology Internship at Child and Family Services, Inc., Hartford, CT. Dissertation: Children's Assessments of Residential Environments

M.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, June 1975
Major Field: Experimental Psychology. Specialization: Study and treatment of emotional problems in childhood.
Tuition and research grant for thesis: How to get Togetherness: A Study of Children's Therapeutic Milieus.

Post-graduate psychology courses, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. September 1972

B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, June 1971. Major: French

IV. WORKSHOP AND CONSULTATION CLIENTS

Regional School Community clients:

New Hampshire Public School Districts:
Manchester, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Franklin, Alton, North Conway, Conway, Nashua, Rochester, Ashland, Plymouth, Concord, Belmont, Newfound, Milford, Governor Wentworth, Merrimack, Gilmanton, Lincoln, Andover

Regional Public School Districts:
Wilmington Public Schools, Wilmington, MA; Tewksbury Public Schools, Tewksbury, MA; Norfolk Public School staff, Norfolk, MA; Ipswitch Public Schools, Ipswitch, MA

Private Schools:
Tilton School, Tilton, NH
New Hampton School, New Hampton, NH
Philips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Spaulding Youth Center, Northfield, NH
Pine Haven Boys Center, Suncook, NH
Pike School, Pike, NH

Camp Huntington, Huntington, NY

Universities:
Keene State College
Plymouth State University
University of New Hampshire

Local and Regional Organization Clients:
New Hampshire Psychological Association
New Hampshire Association for Counseling and Development
New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Association
Adventurelore Counseling
Casey Family Services, Inc., Concord, NH
Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, NH
Franklin Regional Hospital, Franklin, NH
Upstream, Laconia, NH
Lakes Region Family Service, Laconia, NH
Belknap County Citizen’s Council, Laconia, NH
Center for Civic Engagement, Laconia, NH
Community Action Program, Laconia, NH
Caring Community Network of Twin Rivers, Laconia, NH
Community Health and Hospice, Laconia, NH
Lakes Region Community Services Council, Laconia, NH
Youth Services Bureau, Laconia, NH
Swift Water Girl Scout Organization, Laconia, NH
Juvenile Court Division, Department of Children and Youth Services, Laconia, NH
Early Childhood Intervention Program, Laconia, NH
Early Intervention Network, Jackson, NH
Twin City Special Education Consortium, , Laconia, NH
New Hampshire Home Economics Association
YMCA Camp Counselors, Laconia and Manchester, NH
Cornerstone House, Laconia, NH
Genesis (formerly Lakes Region Mental Health Center), Laconia, NH
New Hampshire Association of Headmaster's Secretaries
Phi Delta Kappa
EASTCONN Special Education Teachers, Lebanon, CT
Inter-lakes Parent-Teacher Organization
Belmont Parent-Teacher Organization
Plymouth Regional Parent-Teacher Organization
Human Resource Associates, Jackson, Wyoming
Laconia NH Public Library
Gilford NH Public Library
Manchester NH City Library
Lutheran Family Services, Concord, NH
Newfound Area Nurses Association
Whole Village Family Resource Center, Plymouth, NH
Lakes Region Learning Disabilities Support Group, Laconia, NH.
WKXL Radio Talk Show, , Laconia, NH
Foster Grandparent Program, , Laconia, NH

Invited as featured speaker or keynoter at the following conferences:
Annual Private School Dean's Conference, Lincoln, NH
Northern New England Educational Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation Conference
New England Conference for Counseling and Development
New Hampshire School Counselors and Special Educators Conference
New Hampshire School Counselors Association annual meeting Hudson, NH
SCOPE Teacher’s Conference, Long Island, NY
New Hampshire Association of Counseling and Development Conference
American Counseling Association - New Hampshire Conference
Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
Statewide Conference on Juvenile Justice, Nashua, NH
CHADD Conference of Southern New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Annual Conference of Counselor Educators
Plymouth Family Conference
Prevent Child Abuse New Hampshire Conference

Healthcare Review: Portland, ME, Danvers, MA; Manchester, NH

V. LANGUAGE

Fluent French (speak, read, write and sing)

VI. AVOCATIONS

Sports/outdoor enthusiast Outward bound events, mountain climbing, rappelling, coaching soccer, baseball, sail boat racing, back packing, mountain biking, canoeing, cross country running, skiing, tennis, ice hockey, certified aerobics instructor. Camp director for Camp Excell; Excellence in English Language and Leadership.
Music Piano, guitar, vocals (English and French)

Children’s Author Rocky Fort Tails

Composer Three children’s musicals: “The Gift of a Song,” “A Stirring Story,” and “Bold Celebrations”

Photography Video and digital

Travel Widely traveled throughout the U.S., Western Europe, and Africa. Tour guide for college and high school youth groups


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