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Canyon College
Ze'ev Bar-av, Ph.D., M.Ed., BA
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Biographical Information
Education:
Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park, Psychology, 1981
M.Ed. Loyola College, Baltimore, Clinical Psychology, 1972
B.A. University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, Psychology, 1970
Teaching Certificate, Shayn Training College for Teachers, Petach-Tiqva, Israel, 1961
Experience:
2005 to Present
Software Development
Working on the development of software that quantifies most if not all graphic features of handwriting. The software is about 90-95% complete.
1994 to 2005
Madison Providing mental health services to Nursing Homes in the Milwaukee/Madison area
EPS
Focusing on treatment of depression, chronic illness, chronic pain, loss
and grieving.
Services provided to the residents and their families.
Providing individual and family therapy, as well as forensic evaluations at EPS.
1993 to 1997
Milwaukee Physicians and Therapists, Milwaukee, WI
Provided: individual, couples and family psychotherapy, psychodiagnostics, and forensic
evaluations.
1992 to 1993
Psychiatric Associates, Beaver Dam WI
Provided individual, couples and family psychotherapy, psychodiagnostics and forensic
evaluations.
1990 to 1991
Mendota Mental Health Hospital, Madison WI
Forensic evaluations, mainly competency to stand trial and dministrative duties.
1989 to 1990
Montgomery County Family and Juvenile Court, Dayton OH
Conducted court-ordered psychological evaluations, custody, amenability for treatment, and
sentencing.
Expert Witness testimony, supervising psychological assistants, consult with
Judges, and with Probation Department.
Supervised psychology students from School of Professional Psychology, Wright State University.
1985 to 1990
Private Practice:Clinical and Forensic, Lima OH
Provided full range of psychological services,
assessment, and psychotherapy: individual, children, adolescents, adults, families, group
psychotherapy, forensic assessment and Expert Witness testimony.
1984 to 1987
School of Professional Psychology, S.O.P.P., Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Provided training and supervision to graduate students from S.O.P.P. Training areas included
psychological assessments, report writing, psychotherapy and professional development. The
students ranged from first year to residents and re'specialization students. In addition to
student training, I provided the full range of psychological services at the hospital, staff
training and consultation, assessments, psychotherapy, supervision, and development of revised
treatment approach to the patient population at Oakwood Forensic Center.
1983 to 1984
Menomimee Tribal Clinic, Keshena, WI.
Provided full range of psychological services; outpatient psychotherapy, psychodiagnostics,
forensic assessment, individual and family therapy, consultation to a Juvenile Group Home,
ongoing consultation and training with social services departments, supervision of two masters
level psychologists, consultation to the Tribal Courts and the Tribal Police Department.
1980 to 1983
Personal Growth Center, Towson MD
Performed individual, couples, and family psychotherapy,
psychodiagnostics for children, adolescents, and adults.
1974 to 1980
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, MD
- Clifton T. Perkins, Maximum Security Hospital, Jessup, MD, In this
Forensic Hospital my duties involved psychotherapy, with individuals, groups and families,
evaluations focusing on, Competency and Responsibility, differential diagnoses for patients
with histories and conviction of homicide, aggravated assault, rape, sexual assaults, and child
abuse. In addition to assessment for Competency and Responsibility, I frequently conducted
psychological evaluations of dangerousness and readiness to return to the community
- Springfield State Hospital, I conducted individual, family, and group psychotherapy,
sychodiagnostics, especially forensic evaluations, training, and consultation for Masters level
psychologists, social workers, and nurses. In this position, I also performed psychiatric
admissions and Mental Status exams, represented the Geriatric Department in Commitment
Hearings, and wrote Psychiatric Discharges.
1973 to 1976
Baltimore City Jail, Baltimore MD
Clinical Psychologist and Coordinator of Psychological Services for a jail
Population of 1500-1900 inmates.
My work involved crisis intervention, forensic screening and psychodiagnosis, individual
and group psychotherapy with specialty groups of juveniles, armed robbers, first time offenders,
drug offenders, and training for graduate psychology students from Loyola College in Baltimore.
I provided Expert Witness testimony for both sentencing, commitments, as well as ongoing
consultation to the courts regarding disposition. During 1976-77, I provided staff consultation
and evaluations of prisoner readiness to return to the community, as part of the Maryland Board
of Community Based Corrections.
1970 to 1973
Provident Community Mental Health Center, Provident Hospital, Baltimore MD.
For an exclusively African American patient population, I provided initial
psychological screening and consultation to the center's psychiatrists, as well as conducting
individual, group, and family psychotherapy.
Teaching:
1984 to 1987
Wright State University, Dayton OH
Assistant Professor at S.O.P.P.
I provided training and supervision of Graduate students in
psychology at S.O.P.P.
1975 to 1978
Towson State University, Towson, MD
Assistant Professor of psychology
On a part time basis, I taught courses in Abnormal Psychology, Group Dynamics,
Theories of Personality, Child Psychology, and Developmental Psychology.
1976 to 1977
University of Baltimore, MD
Assistant Professor
I taught courses in Criminal Psychology to undergraduate
students. Instruction combined Personality Theories, Psychopathology, Assessment and the
relationship of these factors to the Criminal Justice System.
1971 to 1974
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus
Graduate Teaching Assistant
I assisted in teaching Experimental Psychology to undergraduates. My responsibilities included
designing and conducting experiments; data analysis and supervising psychological report writing
by the students.
1968 to 1970
Baltimore Hebrew College, Baltimore MD
Assistant Professor of Hebrew language and Literature
I taught mainly Hebrew language and Literature to students in Teachers'
College, and High Schools.
Interests:
The use of music in the course of psychotherapy, Photography, Graphology, and in
recent years I have served as an assistant coach for the soccer team my daughter has played
with.
I have also been a volunteer with the Mental Health Division of the local Red Cross for over 5 years, quitting about a year ago.