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Dr. Baker
Credentials
Education
- Ph.D., Psychology,
May 1989, United States International University, San Diego, California.
Clinical concentration: psychometrics, psychodiagnostics, and
psychotherapy. Dissertation: The Effects of Administrative Processing
on the Stress Levels of Marines in Training.
- MA, Psychology,
May, 1987. United States International University, San Diego,
California.
- BA, English; Women's
Studies Certificate, May, 1984. Duke University, Durham, North
Carolina.
Licensure
- North Carolina Licensed
Psychologist, Number 1836.
- Certified as Health
Services Provider, Licensed Psychologist (HSP-P).
- Certified as Professional
Psychological Corporation, Number 0152.
Specialized
training and continuing education
- Association of Family
and Conciliation Courts
- Atlanta Divorce
Mediators
- American Academy
of Forensic Psychology
- American Psychological
Association
- North Carolina Psychological
Association
- Rorschach Workshops

Duke
Chapel at springtime. Dr. Baker earned her bachelor's degree
from Duke. |
Experience
Baker Clinical
Services, P.A.
Annette C. Baker, Ph.D.
Raleigh, North Carolina. August 1988 - present.
Creedmoor, North Carolina. February 1989 - 2004.
- Providing forensic
services as Parent Coordinator, child custody evaluator, expert
witness, and consultant.
- Conducting assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment for all ages. Treatment includes individual,
family, and couples psychotherapy for all ages.
- Specializing in
mood, anxiety, adjustment, and personality disorders, as well
as disorders usually first evident in childhood or adolescence.
Specializing in separation, divorce, remarriage, blended families,
sexuality, grief, sexual trauma, physical abuse, mental abuse,
and verbal abuse.
- Treating with
an eclectic orientation: psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral
and person-centered interventions.
Murdoch Center,
Outreach Department, March 1991-October 1993.
Butner, North Carolina.
Psychological Consultant.
- Consulted with
agencies serving clients identified as members of Thomas S.
(class action) lawsuit and clients diagnosed with developmental
disabilities. Agencies located within the sixteen counties Murdoch
Center serves.
- Provided services
such as assessing clients' residential and programming needs,
identifying resources, recommending intervention strategies,
conducting staff training, administering psychological evaluations,
and recommending behavior management techniques.
- Conducted workshops
and seminars.
- Represented Murdoch
Center at meetings involving Mental Health Area Programs within
the 16 counties Murdoch serves.
Murdoch Center,
Outreach Department, January 1991 - February 1992.
Butner, North Carolina.
Psychological Consultant.
- Consulted with
agencies serving developmentally disabled persons within the
16 counties Murdoch Center serves.
- Provided behavior
management, staff training, and psychological evaluations in
the consultative process
- Conducted workshops
and seminars.
- Represented Murdoch
Center at meetings involving Mental Health Area Programs within
the 16 counties Murdoch serves.
Medical Services
Corporation of North Carolina, July 1989 - December 1990.
Creedmoor, North Carolina.
Staff Psychologist.
- Provided behavior
management and psychological assessment for developmentally
disabled adults and children.
- Provided staff
training for all group home and day program staff and supervisors.
- Collected data
and made treatment team recommendations as data warranted.
Granville County
Schools, August 1988 - June 1989.
Oxford, North Carolina.
School Psychologist (12 schools, 6800 students).
- Performed initial
assessment of students for the Exceptional Children's Program.
- Consulted with
school guidance counselors on student cases of neglect, abuse,
pregnancy, substance abuse.
- Served on the
Administrative Placement Committee, which determined student
placement in the Exceptional Children's Program.
- Conducted conferences
and workshops with school personnel, parents, and community
agencies.
Turning Point
Crisis Center, September 1987 - April 1988.
Vista, California.
Intern.
- Conducted individual
sessions and co-facilitated group sessions with in-crisis clients
in a community-based facility for adults.
- Administered and
interpreted psychometric tests.
- Supervised unstructured
interactions between clients to facilitate appropriate social
behavior.
- Provided community
information or brief counseling to incoming telephone calls.
- Assisted in crisis
admissions.
Independent Teaching
Internship, September 1987 - November 1987.
Supervised by Gary Lawson, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, School of Human
Behavior.
United States International University, San Diego, California.
- Performed general
assistantship duties for Introduction to the Psychology of Addiction.
- Engaged in independent
reading and writing in current topics relating to addiction
and substance abuse.
Honors
- Psi Chi National
Honor Society, member of the United States International University
chapter.
- Young Adult Leadership
Award Finalist, Women's Forum of North Carolina, September, 1992.
Conference
presentations
- Cultural rehabilitation:
Transition from the Institution to the Community. Presented
at the 12th Annual Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD),
Orlando, Florida. November, 1995.
- Therapeutic Community
Supports. Presented at the International Congress for the
Dually Diagnosed, sponsored by the European International Association
for Dual Diagnosis, Amsterdam, Holland. Conducted with Michael
Mayer, Ed.S., September, 1995.
- Therapeutic Community
Supports. Presented at the International Congress for the
Dually Diagnosed, sponsored by the National Association for Dually
Diagnosed (NADD), Boston, Massachusetts. March, 1995.
- Therapeutic Community
Supports. Presented at the Regional Conference, sponsored
by the National Association of Dually Diagnosed (NADD), Orlando,
Florida. November, 1994.
- Therapeutic Community
Supports. Presented at the Summer Institute on Dual Diagnosis,
Sponsored by ACTS, Huron, Ohio. Conducted with Michael Mayer,
Ed.S., August, 1994.
Workshop
and seminar presentations
- Treating Individuals
with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness/Severe Behavioral Disorders.
Sponsored by Murdoch Center Community Services. Conducted with
Jeffrey Fahs, M.D., and Don Neiler, M.A., on March 24, 1992.
- Staff Survival
Skills. Sponsored by Murdoch Center Community Services. Conducted
on March 13, 1992; April 23, 1992; September 25, 1992; May 21,
1993; and September 30, 1993.
- Behavioral Assessment
and Intervention with Developmentally Disabled Adults and Children.
Sponsored by Murdoch Center Community Services. Conducted on May
29-30, 1991.
- Basics of Behavior
Management. Sponsored by Murdoch Center Community Services.
Conducted on February 5-6, 1991.
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