Mark A. Rush
4770 East Iliff Avenue

Suite #108
Denver, CO 80222
303-949-6297
www.markrushphd.com
www.markrush@markrushphd.com
FAX# 303-736-4419

Licensed Psychologist: Colorado License Number 1934

Education:
University of Denver – Ph.D. in Psychology APA Approved (graduated 8/93).
Antioch University – M.A. in Clinical Psychology (graduated 3/84).
University of Colorado – B.A., Major in Psychology (graduated 5/74).

Current Employment:

Private Practice:
4770 East Iliff Avenue
Denver, CO 80222
303-949-6297

FAX 303-736-4419

email: markrush@markrushphd.com
2/95 to present.
Work with managed care insurance organizations and clients who are private pay (e.g., paying out of pocket). Focus on brief evidence based, effective therapy models (e.g., CBT, DBT, and Solution Focused approaches, using therapeutic alliance research). Work a lot with depression, substance use and addiction issues, anxiety disorders (including PTSD), and anger and stress management training (threat response management). Experienced in utilizing exposure with response prevention techniques. Individual, couples (I do not use insurance, EAP, or any third party payer for couples counseling. The couples I see are paying out of pocket. I charge $100.00 per session.), family therapy, and relationship issues and skills, phase of life issues (e.g., career change, etc.). I work with adults, adolescents, and elderly. I am experienced in working with domestic violence issues. Have done CISD groups and individual debriefings. Am trained and experienced in EMD/R and other desensitization techniques (e.g., exposure with response prevention). Diverse client population. Flexible office hours including evenings and weekends.

 

Employment Background:

THE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER SERVING BOULDER AND BROOMFIELD COUNTIES (Broomfield Office)
#12 Garden Center, Suite 210
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-466-3007 X11
7-30-96 to 10-08-2008
35 hours per week. Outpatient clinician. Individual, couples, family, and group therapy (including DBT). Work with some managed care organizations. Adults, elderly, adolescents. Work with a very broad range of diagnoses. Diverse client population. Focus on CBT, DBT, and Solution Focused approaches. Was on the management team at this office for several years in the past. Worked on a interdisciplinary team.

The Jefferson Center for Mental Health
1658 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 6, Suite 190
Golden, CO 80401
303-425-0300
1-3-94 to 7-28-96.

Worked past employment date with JCMH on contract doing psychological testing evaluations and reports.
Management: Managed the Denver West and North offices. Provided clinical supervision for adult outpatient clinicians and students at the Denver West, North, and Lakewood offices. Managed the Forensic Program (where psychological testing evaluations and some groups were done) and supervised some staff doing psychological testing. Diverse client population. Worked as a clinician with a diverse and clincally varied population. Worked as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Mental Health Center of Boulder County, Inc./Broomfield Office
#12 Garden Center, Suite 210
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-466-3007
12/93 to 7-29-96
Part time (5-10 hours per week). Adults, adolescents, elderly. Outpatient clinician. Individual, couples, and family therapy. Diverse client population.

Bethesda Psychealth System/Support Line
Denver, CO
12/89 to 7/92
8/93 to 2/94
Both full and part time. Provided primarily off-hours crisis intervention, evaluation, and disposition. This entailed evaluating individuals with regard to danger to self and others, or being gravely disabled (basically mental status and safety concerns). Provide crisis counseling and intervention. Worked with inpatient units, managed care organizations, EAPs, hospitals (mainly emergency rooms). Diverse client population.

Behavior Intervention Center of Colorado
No current address or phone number as is no longer in business.
1-88 through 10-89
Full time as Behavior Specialist and Program Coordinator. Worked with developmentally disabled adults and adolescents. Designed, reviewed, and implemented behavior management programs for individuals with severe behavior problems. Provided direct services, training, and supervision. Coordinated consultation and supervisory services from licensed psychologists. Was part of the administrative team. Diverse client population.

Behavior Intervention Center of Colorado
3/86 through 12/87
Part time as a Behavior Management Consultant. Designed and reviewed behavior management programs (see above).

The Denver Department of Social Services
2200 W. Alameda Ave.
Denver, CO 80223
303-727-2994
8/74 through 12/87
Adult protective services worker. Full time until 5/86, and then 30 hours per week through 12/87. Worked with clients with persistent mental illness, developmentally disabled, elderly, and people with a wide variety of disabilities. Very diverse population. Ran a socialization group and worked with the Senior Outing Program. Did conservatorships and guardianships. Worked in the community and with various systems and organizations. Was on various committees and boards. Testified as an adult protective services expert.

Internship:
Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center
2200 Gage Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66622
913-272-3111
8/92 to 8/93
1900+ hour APA approved internship.
First rotation on inpatient PTSD unit. Did trauma groups, psychoeducationally oriented anger and emotional control groups, individual psychotherapy, operated as a multidisciplinary clinical team member, mileu or treatment community involvement. Second rotation split between health psychology and biofeedback. Health psychology involved bedside counseling and evaluations, MMPI based evaluations for cardiac rehabilitation unit, consulted for rehabilitation medical service and oncology, provided individual counseling for patients initially consulted on, co-facilitated smoking cessation, weight loss, stroke victim support, and stroke victim spouse/caretaker support groups. Participated in nicotine patch follow-up study, and sexual dysfunction evaluations. Biofeedback involved planning and implementing feedback programs, counseling and education related to feedback and stress management, learning uses of feedback modalities. Third rotation in acute inpatient psychiatry. Multidisciplinary team member, individual and group psychotherapy, psychological testing evaluations and consultations with other teams. Through out internship did long term individual, couples, and group psychotherapy. Did psychological testing evaluations (personality, diagnostic, and vocational). Received intense supervision and training in psychological testing.

Practica:

Practica During Ph.D. Program:

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Denver/Outpatient PTSD
1055 Clermont
Denver, CO 80220
303-393-2833
9/90 through 8/91
20+ hours per week. Provided individual, group, couples, and family therapy, and did intakes and evaluations. Did psychological testing and received training and supervision in this area. Provided consultations to other units in the hospital. Worked primarily with veterans diagnosed with PTSD on an outpatient basis. Ran anger management groups. Population was diverse.

Mental Health Corporation of Denver (Beeler Street Transitional Community)
1455 Beeler St.
Aurora, CO 80010
303-360-6014
3/13/90 through 8/90
20 hours per week in a residential treatment facility for individuals diagnosed with a major mental illness and substance abuse/dependence. Diverse population. Provide individual and group therapy and some case management. Did some psychological testing under supervision.

Practica During Masters Program:

Southwest Denver Community Mental Health Center, Inc./Federal Team (now a part of the Mental Health Corporation of Denver)
303-757-7227
8/83 through 3/84
15 to 20 hours per week. Did intakes and evaluations, and participated in staffings and training. Provided individual and couples therapy. Saw mostly adults and a few adolescents. Received group and individual supervision. Saw clients with a wide variety of diagnoses. The client population was diverse. Following my practicum, I continued to work as a volunteer for approximately 5 to 10 hours per week until Feb. of 1987.

Field Placement at the Denver Department of Social Services
2200 W. Alameda Ave.
Denver, CO 80223
303-727-2994
10/82 through 7/83.
Three hours per week.
Provided individual counseling under supervision to three individuals with chronic mental illness.

Research Experience:

Dissertation: “The Role of Self-efficacy, Sensation Seeking, Health Locus of Control, Self-esteem, and Non-peer Social-environmental Risk Factors in Peer Tobacco Use. Multivariate study of factors involved in adolescent tobacco use, including MANOVA, multiple regression, discriminant analysis, factorial analysis, and structural equation modeling analyses (n = 475).

Masters Thesis: Irrational Beliefs and Neuroticism, Extroversion, and Introversion (1984). Correlational study examining the relationship between irrational beliefs and Neuroticism (n = 96).

Papers for Presentation:

Gomez, M., Burlingame, T., Offut, C., Rush, M., Sobocinski, M., Winchell, L., & Sherry, P. (1990). Factors affecting teenage alcohol use: A peer cluster model with family environment, anger, and spirituality. University of Denver. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, April 1990, Tuscon, AZ.
This paper was the result of research conducted at a large public high school (2101 subjects). Concerned factors affecting teenage alcohol use. Examined a peer cluster model (Oetting et. Al.) with family environment, anger and spirituality as related components.

Sherry, P., Gomez, M., Rush, M., & Sobocinski, M. (1991). Factors affecting teenage alcohol use: Expanding a model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, in April 1991, in Chicago, Il.
This presentation emphasized the expansion of the adolescent alcohol abuse model being explored by this research group.

Sherry, P., Gomez, M., Rush, M., & Sobocinski, M. (1991). Factors affecting teenage alcohol use: Expanding a model. Presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, April, 1991, Denver, CO.
Continuation of the analysis of these factors in adolescent alcohol abuse.

Sobocinski, M., & Rush, M., (1991). Adolescent substance use: The role of self-esteem, parental and peer support, coping skills, and patterns of social interaction. Presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, April, 1991, Denver, CO.
I presented this paper concerning aspects of self-concept with regard to substance use in adolescents.

Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships:
1990 – Graduate Dean’s Tuition Scholarship
1990 – Colorado Graduate Grant
1989 – Graduate Dean’s Tuition Scholarship
1989 – Colorado Graduate Fellowship

Certifications: Approved provider for the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Other Activities:
Big Brothers: Was a big brother for a boy who started when he was 11 years-old (1987-1990).
The Family Living Project: President of the Board of Directors from 1979 through 1984. This organization provided “host homes” for developmentally disabled adults.
The Denver Board for Developmentally Disabled: Served as a member of the Residential Placement Committee from 1978 through 1985.
Pride Programs Inc.: Served as secretary of the Board of Directors from 1980 through 1981. This agency provided vocational services for developmentally disabled adults.
Denver Associations for Retarded Citizens: Served on the Citizen Advocacy Committee from 1979 through 1984. This program matched volunteers with developmentally disabled adults. Served on the Guardianship Advisory Committee from 1984 through 1988. This committee oversaw the guardianship activities of the DARC.