IVA GREYWOLF

Cell Phone:  907-738-7604                    Fax:  907-747-3453              email: iva@ivagreywolf.com

 

 


Highly sought after instructor who is a nationally approved education provider for addiction counselors  Possesses the rare blend of high people skills and high technical skills   Effectively translates complex ideas into practical application to improve services to clients

           

License:                      Psychologist, State of Alaska 

Certifications:            Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), NAADAC                                                                                              Clinical Supervisor of CD Counselors, ACBHC 

                                    Administrator II, ACBHC

                                    Approved Education Provider, NAADAC

Trained as a Trainer: 

                                    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST)

Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk, Core Competencies Curriculum

                                    for Mental Health Professionals, Suicide Prevention Resource Center

(SPRC) and American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

Alcohol Drug Information School (ADIS), Prime for Life Institute

Alaska Integration Project: Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders

Clinical Supervision, NWF Addiction Technology Transfer Center

Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders

 

Education:                   Ph.D. Professional-Scientific Psychology, USU, Logan, UT, 1991

M.A. Special Education, USD, Vermillion, SD, 1977

 

Professional Highlights:

                                    Innovative Leader-inclusive respectful style

                                    Advocate of Workforce Development

                                    Proven Manager

                                    Excellent Teacher & Presenter

                                    Service Oriented Provider

 

Career Experience:

Director SE AHEC (12-08 to present)

SouthEast Area Health Education Center (SE AHEC) hosted by the

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), Sitka, AK

Building a brand new program to encourage individuals to serve in a variety of health professions in underserved areas of southeast Alaska.  Emphasizing retention through continuing education, recruiting individuals into exploring health careers, supporting students in health professions seeking rotations to complete their education.  Support the goals of the program through networking and public speaking, writing grants, grants and program management.  Mentoring staff to assume leadership positions.  Serving all of southeast Alaska.

 

Community Family Services Coordinator (01-96 to 07-08)

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), Sitka, AK

Efficiently managed a complex multi-site CARF accredited outpatient behavioral health program long range planning, policy setting, training emphases, budget and grant management, providing administrative and clinical supervision and training to staff in several remote southeast Alaska villages. Support the career development of Behavioral Health providers working in remote locations. Network within SEARHC, with Native organizations, with the University system in Alaska and with other agencies.  Active on advisory boards promoting career development opportunities.  Provided internship supervision and supervision for licensure.  Served as a mentor for females going into leadership and management positions.

 

Assistant Professor of Psychology (08-91 to 12-95)

Concordia College, Moorhead, MN

Responsibilities: Taught three psychology courses per semester, general psychology, educational psychology, developmental and/or cross-cultural psychology.  Mentored and advised students on academic matters.  Conducted research in my fields of interest.  Networked and became involved with the community, through presentations or direct participation on committees, clubs, or boards.  Worked closely with the Native American students.

 

Consultant (1987 to 1997 and 2008 to 2009)

Self-employed part-time

Responsibilities:  Provided training and presentations primarily on Native American mental health issues, including substance abuse and suicide, in the United States and internationally.  Provided case consultations and training for sexual assault counselors.  Conducted a needs assessment in region focusing on Indian mental health.  Conducted psychological evaluations.  Evaluated grants for the federal government and Headstart programs, specifically the mental health and disabilities components.  Gathered data on tribal responses to the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in the Minnesota region. 

 

Therapist (05-88 to 05-90)

Intermountain Sexual Abuse Treatment Center, Logan, Utah

Responsibilities:  Provided individual, group and family therapy in the context of "family focused" treatment which supports family members with the required services and provides the support for the victim.  Worked with victims of sexual abuse, sexual offenders, parents and siblings of abuse victims and adults who were molested as children.  Led time limited focused therapy groups for preschool, young females, pre-adolescent females, and adolescent female victim groups.  Co-led an on-going therapy group for young female adolescent victims.

 

Mental Health Specialist (01-78 to 06-87)

USPHS Indian Health Service, Poplar and Crow Agency Montana

Responsibilities:  Provided individual, group, marital, and family therapy.  Conducted intake interviews and presented cases for review.  Worked with clients with a variety of diagnoses. Led focused therapy groups on sexual abuse and parenting.  Provided educational interactive presentations for children promoting safety.  Provided workshops for community meetings and in-service training for staff on children of alcoholics and sexual abuse and other behavioral health issues.

 

Professional Presentations:

GreyWolf, I. (2009, November).  Stepping Into the Light…Community Healing.  Hope &

            Resilience in Suicide Prevention Conference.  Presented in Nuuk, Greenland.

GreyWolf, I. (2009, June).  Employment Opportunities in Southeast Alaska.  American Indian

Society of Psychologists (AISP) Convention.  Presented in Logan, Utah.

GreyWolf, I. (2009, May).  Strategies for Delivering Clinical Supervision.  Annual School on

Addictions.  Presented in Anchorage, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2008, May).  Naltrexone Alone and with Sertraline for the Treatment of Alcohol

Dependence in Alaska Natives and Non-Natives Residing in Rural Settings: A

Randomized Controlled Trial.  Summary of research results presented in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2008, April).  Life Givers & Life Savers (understanding suicide).  Southeast Native

Women’s Conference.  Presented in Juneau, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2007, November).  Grief, Loss and Bereavement.  Presented at End of Life

Caregiver Training in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2007, May).  Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk, Core Competencies for

Mental Health Professionals.  Presented in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2007, February).  Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk, Core Competencies for

Mental Health Professionals.  Sponsored by Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and American Association of Suicidology (AAS).   Presented in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2006, November).  Grief and Family of Origin Dynamics.  Presented at End of Life

Caregiver Training in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2005, September). Clinical Supervision for Chemical Dependency Counselors.

Presented in Sitka, Alaska.

Didrickson, A., GreyWolf, I, & West, R. (2003, July).  Co-Occurring Disorders.  Co-presenter in

Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2003, June).  Co-Occurring Disorders, State Integration Project. Co-presenter for

State of Alaska & Akeela sponsored training in Anchorage, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2003, April). Ethics. Presented in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. & Wellwood, C. (2003, April). Confidentiality/HIPAA & Records Management.

Training in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I., Wellwood, C., & Strother, M. (2002, December).  Clinical Supervision.  Training

in Sitka, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2002, November).  Suicide & Crisis Intervention.  Training in Juneau, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2002, June).  Culture & Recovery.  Keynote address at Native Wellness Conference on Prince of Wales Island, Klawock, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2001, December).  Screening for Mental Health & Substance Abuse in Rural Alaska.  A breakout session at the 2001 Alaska Health Summit in Anchorage, Alaska.

GreyWolf, I. (2000, June).  Delivery of Psychological Services in Rural Indian Country. Keynote address at the 13th Annual Convention of North American Indians/Native Psychologists and Psychology Graduate Students, Logan, Utah.

 

Papers and Publications:

O’Malley, S., Robin, R., Levenson, A., GreyWolf, I., Chance, L., Hodgkinson, C., Romano, D.,

            Robinson, J., Meandzija, B., Stillner, V., Wu, R., Goldman, D.  (2008, June).

Alcoholism:  Clinical and Experimental Research.  “Naltrexone Alone and with Sertraline for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence in Alaska Natives and Non-Natives Residing in Rural Settings: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Vol. 32, No. 6

GreyWolf, I. (1998).  Service Learning and Cross-Cultural Psychology.  With Service in Mind:  Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Psychology.  Bringle & Duffy Editors.  American Association for Higher Education & American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

WICHE Monograph (1996).  Developing Culturally Competent State Mental Health Delivery Systems for Ethnically Diverse Adults with Serious Mental Illness. Contributor on Native American issues.

GreyWolf, I. (1995, October).  Summer Study Grant.  NAGPRA's Effect on Native American

Mental Health.  Concordia College.

GreyWolf, I., Postema, J., & Lintleman, J. (1995-1996).  Bush Foundation Inclusive Issues

Grant.  Catching Students in a Web of Teaching.  Teaching at Concordia, 18-1.

Trottier, I. (1995, March).  Bush Inclusive Issues Grant.  Classism in the Classroom.  Bush

Foundation.

Trottier, I. (1993, March).  Centennial Summer Research Scholars Program Grant.       Psychological Dimensions of Subtle Racism.  Bush Foundation.

 

Dr. GreyWolf has a long history of providing quality trainings, for example:

Serving Native Populations/Cultural Considerations

Working Effectively with Clients with Sexual Abuse Histories

Gender Responsive Services for Female Clients

End of Life Decision-Making

Religious & Spiritual Interventions in Psychotherapy

Trauma Informed Services and Resolving Trauma

Innovations in Addiction Treatment & Behavioral Health Care

Implementing Evidenced-Based Practices for Co-Occurring Disorders

Healing From Psychological Trauma

Clinical Supervision of Chemical Dependency Counselors

Dr. GreyWolf has also provided trainings that support national accreditation, specifically meeting CARF Behavioral Health Standards, covering topics such as: ethics, documentation, vicarious trauma, counseling skills, best practices, evidence based practices, ASAM PPC-2R, Motivational Interviewing (MI), HIV Risk Reduction.

 

Dr. GreyWolf has specialized training in the following topics:

Treating the Complex Suicidal Client, Utilizing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Strategies

Conducting Suicide Research through Structured Interviews: Suicide Look Back Training  

Naltrexone & SSRI Therapy for Alcohol Dependence in Native Americans

Intensive Outpatient Treatment, the Matrix Model

Bereavement Support Group Facilitator Training

Advanced Critical Incident Stress Management

Best Practices in Prevention

Seeking Safety Curriculum for Females with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Use Disorders (SUD)

Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma (ITCT)

 

Volunteer Work/ Other Interests:

Co-facilitation of grief groups entitled “Making Connections” through the local hospice type of organization, Brave Heart Volunteers.  Member of the Crisis Intervention Stress Management team which serves in southeast Alaska.  My appreciation of life is expressed through gardening, stained glass design, grandparenting and other art forms.  I enjoy scuba diving and travel.

 

Honors:

Selected as an American Psychological Association Minority Fellow for two years

Selected as one of University of Montana, Billings Campus Outstanding Indian Alumni

Presented three awards from the Federal Government for outstanding work

 

Membership in Professional Organizations:

American Psychological Association, APA

American Counseling Association, ACA

National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, NAADAC

 

Other Professional Posts:

Alaska Commission for Behavioral Health Certification, ACBHC, Commissioner

Alaska Technical  Preparation Consortium Board, AK Tech Prep Board, Board Member

Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associates Examiners, Board Member

American Psychological Association Society for the Psychology of Women, Division 35, Indigenous Women’s Committee, Chairperson