Marika Handakas
Clinician/Educator - Behavior, Dept Of Clinical Sciences at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
From Bloomsburg, PA
From Bloomsburg, PA
Faculty, Department of Clinical Sciences, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 2015 - present
Core Faculty, Patient-Centered Medicine
Appointed member of Committee on Academics and Professionalism
Facilitator, Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Coordinator, MD3 Reflection Rounds
Director, Bloomsburg University Academic Advising Center 2012 - 2014
Finished and defended dissertation title - Shame: A psychoanalytic theoretical reformulation 2009
Completed internship at Danville State Hospital August 2009
Graduated Psy.D. Immaculata University, summa cum laude, Malvern, PA August 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental Instruction
Assistant Professor Bloomsburg University Psychology Dept.
Assistant Professor Bloomsburg University Dept. of Social Work
Psychological Counselor, Bloomsburg University Center for Counseling and Human Development
Elected member Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee
Elected member Bloomsburg University Planning and Budget Committee
Elected member Bloomsburg University Forum
Appointed member Bloomsburg University Academic Achievement Group
Appointed member Bloomsburg University Middle States Periodic Review Report Committee
Specialties: psychoanalytic treatment; psychotherapy; short-term treatment with university student population; teaching in fields of clinical psychology and clinical social work
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Assistant Professor, Core Faculty Dept. of Clinical Sciences at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Core Faculty in Patient Centered Medicine and Art & Practice of Medicine, responsible for contributing to curriculum development and learning activities related to behavioral health, communications skills, professional development and interprofessional practice. Contribute to the development and implementation of learning activities relating to meaningful engagement and partnership with patients, families and communities. Support development of observed structured clinical examination addressing communication skills and behavioral health issues. Assist in training the next generation of medical doctors.
February 2015 - Present
Clinical Psychologist Consultant at Bloomsburg Area School District
Provide psychological counseling services to students in the elementary, middle and high schools of the Bloomsburg Area School District. In some cases, visit students in home for clinical services.
November 2014 - Present
Assistant Professor, Psychology at Bloomsburg University
Teaching Lifespan psychology and Counseling Theories and Therapy in Counseling Master's program at Bloomsburg University
August 2009 - Present
Director at Bloomsburg University
Office of Academic Advisement
January 2005 - Present
Psychoanalyst/Psychotherapist at Private Practice
Psychoanalyst in private practice first in New York City, then in Bloomsburg, PA, where I am also a full-time faculty member at Bloomsburg University.
June 1986 - Present
Private practice at Marika Handakas, Psy.D.
Bloomsburg University Center for Counseling and Human Development. August 2007- 2009. Conduct intake interviews, provide short-term individual and group counseling to undergraduate, graduate and non-traditional students, crisis intervention, on-call duty, consultation, outreach, psychological testing and assessment.
Danville State Hospital. Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Intern. August, 2008 - August, 2009. Provide psychological services to population of chronically and persistently mentally ill inpatients. Individual and group counseling. Psychological interviewing and assessment.; Provide psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric population. Areas of special interest include anxiety and depression; mood, personality, and eating disorders; grief and loss; gay and lesbian issues.
Provide crisis intervention in office and in workplace, EAP and managed care provider.
Administrative
January 1986 - Present