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VITA (updated April 2025)

AMY T. WATT

P. O. Box 2791, San Ramon, CA 94583

(Office in San Francisco)

415-498-0753

drawatt9650@mac.com

(License #PSY 15386)

EDUCATION

        PhD       California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno                

        MA        California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno

         BS        Tufts University

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

        Psychologist    California Board of Psychology 

                License # PSY 15386

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Fluent in Cantonese Chinese and English

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

1997 to Present        

Clinical Psychologist (private practice)

• Forensic assessment for children, adolescents, and adults, perform psychological evaluations for adult and juvenile criminal cases; psychological evaluations for immigration, professional capacity evaluations, insurance claims issues. Alienist panel member for San Francisco Juvenile Court (with special court appointment to perform competency evaluations on juveniles), Superior Courts in San Francisco, Alameda, and San Mateo Counties. Also on provider lists for Marin County Public Defender’s Office, SF Foster Care Mental Health, Family Mosaic Program, San Mateo County Human Services Agency, Alameda County ConRep Murphy Conservatorship, Humboldt County Superior Court, and Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office

• Experienced with general psychological evaluations, competency evaluations of adults and adolescents, NGI evaluations, EC730 evaluations, neuropsychological screenings, and PC 707 transfer hearing evaluations

• Psychotherapy with adults, children, and families, specializing in working with Asian American clients and clients monolingual in Cantonese; psychotherapy with children and families on issues relating to divorce, parenting skills training, substance abuse, and other behavioral and emotional problems

• Certified for JSORRAT-II (November 2016)

2007-2011        

Adjunct Faculty- CSPP/Alliant International University, San Francisco

Instructor for graduate level course: Psychodiagnostic Assessment I &  II; taught at the Alliant University associate program in Hong Kong; course format  includes lectures, case presentations, tutorials, practical and written assignments

1998-2004        

Clinical Psychologist- City & County of San Francisco, Department of Public Health, Community Mental Health Services, Managed Care

Authorize mental health services; consult on discharge planning from hospitals for adults with serious mental illness; consult on psychological testing needs and authorize psychological testing; liaison with mental health providers both within the Community System of Care and with private practitioners and groups.

1997-1998        

Associate Director of Clinical Services- Conard House, Cooperative Apartment Program

Supervise clinical staff in individual and group settings, intake assessment, program development, oversee Medi-Cal billing process, oversee treatment planning for all coop clients, liaison with outside agencies, assist CEO on annual budget planning.

1994-1996        

Asian Residential Services Coordinator

Conduct individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and family therapy with a low-income chronically mentally ill adult population in a community residential treatment facility.