Daniel J. Rybicki, Psy.D., DABPS
Clinical Psychologist - Diplomate, Forensic Psychology

Last revised 01/05/09

Education:

B.A. Psychology, Summa Cum Laude (class rank #2) Claremont McKenna College. Claremont,CA. 1975

M.S. Clinical Psychology, Univ. of Illinois Champaign, IL.: 1977
Master's thesis: Cognitive competency cues and the reduction of children's fears of the dark.

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, IL.; 1980 (APA approved Psy.D. program)
Doctoral dissertation: An ecological approach to child abuse: Conceptual foundations and practical implications.

Certifications and Licenses:

California: Licensed Clinical Psychologist No. PSY-14000 Since 1994

Illinois: Licensed Clinical Psychologist No. IL #071-003195 Since 1984

Indiana: Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice Provider
No. #20010385 Since 1980

Washington: Licensed Clinical Psychologist No. PY00003195 Since 2005

Diplomate, Forensic Psychology
American Board of Psychological Specialties Since 1998

RCE Registered Custody Evaluator
in PACE : Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators
Member, PACE Advisory Board Since 1993

IACCB Certified Addictions Counselor No. 5313 1990-1994

NAADAC Certified Addictions Counselor NCAC I
No. 1786 1991-1995

Honors & Awards:

1986: Educator of the Year, Forest Institute

1988: Presidents Award, Forest Institute

Associations and Professional Organizations:

Member, Society for Personality Assessment (SPA),1989-1993, 1999 to present

Associate Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 1999 to present

Member, Society for Police and Criminal Psychology (SPCP), 2002 to present

Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), 2001 to present

Member, American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFE)
Diplomate, Forensic Psychology Awarded 1998 

Member, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), 2001 to present

Member, California Sexual Assault Investigators Association (CSAIA), 2003 to present

Member, Professional Association of Custody Evaluators (PACE), 1993 to present

Associate Member, Calif. Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CA-AMFT), 2002 to present

Listed with LA County Superior Court  Private Providers of 730 Custody Evaluators, Family Law Division, 2002 to present; current with all training requirements

 

A. Work Experience

A1. Forensic Psychology Services

Dr. Rybicki has served as an expert witness in a number of civil and criminal proceedings, with deposition, court testimony, and arbitration experience. He has worked in cases of competency to stand trial, insanity pleas, mitigation, child custody cases, chemical dependency and DUI, as well as personal injury cases including neuropsychological evaluation and testimony. Some of the cases have settled for significant awards (1 million dollar amounts). Experience includes assessment, reports, depositions, and testimony in cases with victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse and harassment. He has provided forensic services in Washington, California, Oregon, Illinois, and Indiana.

Related Teaching Experience:

-- Forensic Psychology 2 credit course, Adler Institute of Professional Psychology, Summer, 1991; 1992

-- Forensic Psychology 3 credit course, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Winter,1992

-- Child Custody Evaluations 3 credit course, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Summer,1992

Work Experience and Supervised Work Training: (chronological order)

Initial experience gained in court commitment hearings, South Bend, Indiana, working with Madison Center and with Univ. of Notre Dame, 1983

Criminal prosecution assessment of cases with allegations of criminal assault and sexual deviation, 1985, South Bend, Ind.

Civil liability suits -- personal injury, neuropsychological assessment, pain cases, assessment of malingering; Case experience with settlements in excess of $750,000. : Private practice, Chicago, IL. 1985 to present

Criminal competency assessment and related assessments, private practice, Chicago, IL 1986 to 1996. Testimony in murder and assault cases in Cook, Lake, and Kane County. Sexual assault, indecent exposure, aggravated assault, and domestic violence cases included. Child custody evaluations, related testing, with initial supervision by Dr. Katie Gienapp, 1988

DUI and Chemical Dependency evaluations, DASA approved assessor,
Lindquist,Gienapp, Strauss, 1988

DASA assessments for DUI, related court testimony, private practice, 1988 to 1990.

Child custody evaluations completed in private practice in Illinois from 1988 to 1993; 75 evaluations 

Child custody evaluations including 730, 733, and review and critique services and evaluations conducted in California private practice from1997 to present; 225 evaluations, including testimony and reports. Over 300 custody evaluations total in career to date. 

President, FORENPSYCH Services, Forensic Information Service Corp. specializing in literature search and expert witness location for civil and criminal cases. Professional continuing education seminars for psychologists and attorneys conducted. Work done in Illinois and California from 1994 to present. Also specializing in expert witness assessments and consultation in five county region of southern California. 1995 to present.

Member, American College of Forensic Examiners Diplomate, Forensic Psychology Awarded 1998

Member, APSAC, since 2001

Member, Calif. Sexual Assault Investigators Association, since 2003 

 

Specific Post-Doctoral Training: (one day workshops unless specified)

--1983 Illinois Psych. Association; workshop on child custody evaluations

--1985 Impact of Divorce: Children and Adolescents Scientific Lecture, Dr. Richard Gardner, Forest Hospital

--1986 Identification and Treatment of Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Barb Ward, ACSW Forest Institute

--1988 Post-Sentencing Mitigation in Capital Cases. Conference presented by Cook County Public Defender Office

--1988 Learning Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency Conference sponsored by Illinois Assoc. for Citizens with Learning Disability

--1989 Behavioral Sciences and the Law: Seminars on Paraphilia, Evaluation and Treatment of Sex Offenders, Malingering and Deception, and Behavioral Sciences and Law Enforcement. Presented by Isaac Ray Center, Rush-Presbyterian, St. Luke's, Chicago

--1991 Assessment of Sexual Abuse in Children and Adolescents; Assessing Sanity at the time of the Crime; Expert Witness Testimony and Anatomical Dolls; IPA Conf. 2 days

--1992 Criminal Personality Profiling. Robert Ressler, former FBI agent, Forest Hospital

--1992 Assessment of Violence Potential. The Psychopathic Personality. Dr. Reid Meloy, Chicago, 2 days.

--1995 Evaluation and Treatment of True and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse. Richard Gardner, Chicago. 2 days.

--1995 Forensic Assessment of Criminal Psycho-Legal Competencies. APA Conf., Dr. Alan Goldstein, Los Angeles. 1 day.

--1996 Violence and Criminality Conference. San Diego, 2 days. Drs. Resnick, Raine, Hazelwood, Monahan).

--1997 Children, Divorce, & Custody. Joint APA/ABA Conference, Los Angeles, 1 day.

--1999 Effective Expert Witness Testimony, Am. Acad. Forensic Psych., Dr. Charles Ewing, Palm Springs, CA

--2001 Advanced Course on Legal & Ethical Issues, 

--2001 Alienation in High Conflict Divorce, Dr. Philip Stahl, LACPA

--2001 6th International Conference on Domestic Violence, Dr. Robert Geffner

--2001 Conducting Child Custody Evaluations, Dr. Robert Geffner

--2001 Annual Update on Domestic Violence, Dr. Rybicki

--2002 Annual Update on Domestic Violence, Dr. Stahl

--2003 Annual Update on Domestic Violence, Dr. Drozd

--2004 Annual Update on Domestic Violence, Dr. Drozd

--2005 Annual Update on Domestic Violence and 8 hr. Update on Required Custody Topics,    Dr. Joan Kelly

--2006 Annual Update on Domestic Violence and 8 hr. Update on Required Custody Topics,    Dr. Matthew Sullivan

--2007 Annual Update on Domestic Violence and 8 hr. Update on Required Custody Topics, Dr. Lyn Greenberg

--2002 Required 1257.4 Training for Child Custody Evaluators, Part I  (20 hours), Dr.Rybicki  (Law & Ethics, Conducting Child Custody Evaluations, Expert Testimony)

--2003 Required 1257.4 Training for Child Custody Evaluators, Part II (20 hours), Dr. Rybicki (Domestic Violence Impact on Families, Special Topics in Custody Evaluations, Investigating Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse)

 

Current Range of Case Experience while in private practice 1990 to present --

  • Criminal competency assessments for court considering issues of fitness for trial and sentencing, consideration of insanity plea, psychological & neuropsychological testing as required, reports and testimony given (35 cases)

  • Criminal trial testimony, including murder, aggravated assault, wrongful death, and addictions related offenses. Psychological and neuropsychological assessment as required and reports and testimony given (65 cases)

  • Neuropsychological evaluations for court, in context of criminal and civil cases, including personal injury suits (10 cases) Additional neuropsychological evaluations for inpatient and outpatient counseling services

  • Mitigation and sentencing recommendations, reports & testimony (25 cases)

 

  • Specialized Evaluation and testimony regarding:
    Sexual abuse perpetrators (65 cases)
    Sexual abuse victims (38 cases), Harassment victims (68 cases)
    assessment of trauma and related psychological injuries, civil litigation, critique of child interviews

 

  • Additional treatment experience with victims and perpetrators of abuse and neglect, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children. Work with inpatient and outpatient victims, evaluations in context of hospitalized treatment, and evaluations for pre-employment of persons who have abuse history. Specialized training in these evaluations as noted in continuing education list above. Doctoral dissertation on topic of child abuse and domestic violence, with pre-doctoral supervised clinical experience working with Child Protective Services for victims and perpetrators of abuse. Additional literature reviews and book chapter forthcoming on topic.
  • Experience in context of assessment and testimony for child custody cases where allegations of sexual abuse and parental alienation arise. Evaluations for suggestibility and memory issues, with child and teenage victims. Court services in this domain with testimony in family law court and dependency court. Family and individual evaluations and related reports. Additional literature reviews, and book chapter forthcoming on topic.
  • Assist with research and treatment of domestic violence cases, including supervision of two doctoral dissertations on domestic violence and spouse abuse. Specialized annual training on domestic and family violence issues. Related literature reviews and workshops presented on family violence topics. Book chapter forthcoming on topic. Treatment including family therapy and anger management therapy with perpetrators of domestic violence. Exposure to inpatient and outpatient clients as either perpetrators or victims of domestic violence. Some cases in context of custody work and consultation to attorneys with domestic violence as key issue.

A2. Marital and Family Therapy Experience:

Specific Training:

-- Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum. Year-long training, Dr. Don Shannon, Univ. of Illinois 1978

-- Child and Adolescent Therapy Practicum. Year-long training, Dr. Robert Nay, Univ. of Illinois 1977

-- Systems of Family Therapy. Post-doc. course at Family Learning Center, South Bend, Ind.
Kay Grask, MSW 1980

-- Helping Families to Change. Workshop & Conference presented by Family Therapy Institute of Chicago. Presentations by Hoffman, Whitaker, Fisch, Framo, Papp, and Guerin. 1981

-- Marriage Counseling; Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction. Workshops by IL. Psych. Assoc. Convention,1981

-- Marriage Restlessness. Workshop sponsored by Family Learning Center, So. Bend, Ind. 1982

-- Outcome Studies in Family Therapy. Dr.David Kniskern, presentation. 1985

-- Impact of Divorce on Children & Adolescents. Dr. Richard Gardner presentation. 1985

-- Identification and Treatment of Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Incest. Barbara Ward LCSW presentation. 1986

-- Multiproblem Families. Dr. Ian Alger presentation. 1986

-- Dealing with Resistant Families. Dr. Carl Whitaker presentation. 1986

-- Marital and Divorce Therapy: An Intergenerational Perspective. Dr. James Framo 2 day workshop. 1987

-- AAMFT Conference and Institute 3 days 1987

-- Reclaiming Lost Childhood: ACOA issues. Dr. Claudia Black workshop. 1989

Related Teaching Experience:

Advanced Family Therapy, Forest Institute

Family Assessment, Forest Institute

Related Work Experience and Supervised Training:

-- Two year-long practicum, as noted above

-- Additional supervised pre-doctoral and postdoctoral training prior to licensure. Conducted at Psychological Services Center at Univ. of Notre Dame, Behavioral and Psychological Family Services in South Bend, and Family Care in South Bend.

-- Clinical Membership in AAMFT awarded in 1983 based on experience

-- Provision of marital and family therapy at outpatient settings from 1981 through 1984 at Psychological Services, Madison Center, and Family Care in So. Bend, Ind.

-- Provision of marital and family therapy from 1985 through present in both inpatient and outpatient settings at and with several private practice groups in Chicago including Adaptive Learning Center, Assessment Stat, Barrington Family Institute, Lindquist Gienapp & Strauss.

A3. Clinical Services & Management/Administration

1995 to present -- ForenPsych Services  www.forenpsychservices.com                                     see also www.danielrybicki.com                                                                                      Diagnostic and Counseling Offices of Daniel J. Rybicki, Pasadena, CA.; Gig Harbor, WA.
Provide psychological assessment; parenting evaluations for family law and dependency court cases; forensic services including child custody evaluations, critique & review of other's custody evaluations, case consultation, assessment for competency to stand trial, substance abuse assessments, and other criminal case consultation. Personal injury assessments, specialty focus on stress and anxiety. Assessments for allegations of child sexual abuse and domestic violence. Deposition and trial testimony provided.  Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist.

1995 to 2005 Psychology Unit, Medical Services Division, Department of Personnel, City of Los Angeles, Occupational Psychologist                                                                               Responsible for pre-employment screening for police, fire, and related jobs; Also responsible for work-fitness evaluations & substance abuse assessments. Conducting workplace violence risk assessments and crisis management. Grief counseling. Staff training. Responsible for neuropsychological and other specialized assessments.

1994 Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy, Barrington and Hoffman Estates, IL. Psychodiagnostic assessments of inpatients and outpatients. Individual therapy with adults adolescents and children, both inpatient and outpatient. Marital and family therapy, psychoeducational groups, Supervision of other mental health workers and interns.

1994 Behavioral Medicine Institute, Long Beach, CA. Psychodiagnostic assessments of inpatients and outpatients. Individual therapy with adults, children, and adolescents. Marital and family therapy.

1993 to 1994. Wheaton Willow Counseling Center, Wheaton & Aurora, IL. President of Christian Counseling Programs, outpatient services to individuals, couples, families. Assessment, treatment, referral. Group and individual counseling. Specialty forensic services, ADHD and LD services, Divorce related services.

1986 to 1994. Assessment Stat: Barrington, Libertyville, Des Plaines, and Chicago, IL. Director of private practice program of psychodiagnostic services, with computerized evaluations, and full range of other testing services. Inpatient and outpatient evaluations, forensic evaluations (custody, competency to stand trial, psychiatric commitment), DUI evaluations & remedial education, and vocational testing & counseling.

1985 to 1991 Adaptive Learning Center; Barrington, Libertyville, and Des Plaines, IL. Director of outpatient psychology offices, with services including full range of professional services : Individual, marital, family, group psychotherapy with child, adolescent, and adult populations. Specialty services include forensic applications of clinical psychology, custody evaluations, stress management, hypnosis, and eating disorders. Diagnostic services to inpatients and outpatients.

1989 to 1994 Barrington Family Institute, Barrington, IL. Staff psychologist in outpatient program. Duties include delivery of individual, marital, family and group psychotherapy: consultation to courts and schools; psychological testing for inpatient and outpatient programs; supervision of master's level therapists.

1988 Lindquist, Gienapp, Strauss & Associates; Lake Bluff, Wheaton, IL. Staff Psychologist providing educational, vocational, career, and court related services. Individual, marital, family, group therapy; divorce conciliation and custody evaluations; DUI evaluations and remedial education; inpatient psychotherapy and full range of psychological testing.

1985 to 1988 Director of Clinical Training, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Des Plaines, IL. Service as one of three administrators of independent professional school of psychology. Responsible for data management and clinical training records; Supervision of staff and graduate students; Develop policy and procedures regarding clinical training; Coordinate special projects -- APA accreditation committee; Clinical Training Committee, Community College Peer Counseling Program. Responsible for over 200 adults in training, 45 supervisors, and 95 training sites.

1986 to 1988 Program Coordinator, Stress & Anxiety Clinic Gottlieb Lifestyle Institute, Melrose Park. Designed, developed, implemented, and administered outpatient program for stress and anxiety treatment, with programs of individual and family therapy, short-term psychoeducational group therapy, and speaker's bureau. Responsible for diagnostic evaluations, supervision and training of advanced doctoral interns, consultations to other staff & departments, and research projects. .

1984 Director, HOPE program, Memorial Hospital of So.Bend, IN. Designed, developed, implemented, and administered specialized regional program for eating disordered patients. Supervision; staff training; marketing; fiscal planning; outreach to community. (HOPE: Healthy Options for Problem Eaters)

1980 to 1984 Staff Psychologist, Psychological Services Center, Univ. of Notre Dame. Individual, group, marriage & family therapy; community outreach; consultation to Administration & Faculty; supervision of graduate students. Coordinator, eating disorder project; research & teaching.

1980 to 1984 Partner, Family Care, Inc. Private group clinical practice in association with three family practice physicians, four psychologists. Direct clinical services, individual, family, group therapy; adolescents to older adults; hospital consultations; behavioral medicine specialty.

1981 Staff Psychologist, Madison Center (community mental health center), South Bend, Ind. Individual family and group adult/adolescent therapy; testing and diagnostics; forensic evaluations; middle management position (team III leader)--supervision of other therapists; crisis intervention & some in-patient, hospitalization.

 

A4. Consulting Experience

Pepperdine University Graduate School of Business and Management, 1999. Review and advise graduate program on selection of personality assessment instruments for assisting incoming graduate students with career planning and personal growth.

Southern California Conference of Baptist Ministries, 1998. Assist in work fitness evaluations for local pastors.

Partner, Management Resource Associates, South Bend, Ind. 1980 - 1984.
Part of consulting team specializing in organizational diagnosis, survey research, incentive compensation planning, staff development, staff relations, and human resource management. Work with banking, manufacturing, and human services organizations.

Federal Ministry of Employment, Republic of West Germany, 1977. Develop and implement vocational/psychological training program for chronic unemployed. Stress management, problem-solving, time management, career counseling, assertion. On-site staff development.

Consultant & Asst. Supervisor, Microfilm Project, Lincoln Savings & Loan, Los Angeles, Calif. 1972. Supervise 15 employees in conversion of 75,000 loan files to microfilm. quality assurance, task design and assignment, staff allocation, and development of motivational/compensation system based on behavioral methods. Also, survey research project for community agency as public service for Savings & Loan Association

A5. Teaching Experience

1995 to 2000 Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University, Dept. of Psychology & Education. Teaching graduate psychology courses in substance abuse, counseling models, psychodiagnostic assessment, comprehensive review, stress management, and other areas.

1995 Adjunct Professor, California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles. Teaching graduate psychology courses in professional roles and ethics, legal issues.

1995 Adjunct Professor, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago & Rolling Meadows. Teaching graduate clinical psychology courses: Rorschach, Behavior Therapy, Psychopathology.

1994 to 1995, Adjunct Professor, BIOLA University, La Mirada, CA. Teaching graduate clinical psychology courses.

1994 to 1995, Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine Univ. Graduate Program in Education and Psychology.

1994 to 1995, Adjunct Professor, Azuza Pacific Univ. Graduate Program in Marital and Family Therapy.

1989 to 1995, Adjunct Professor, Alfred Adler Institute, Chicago, Il. Teaching graduate courses in Forensic Psychology; Eating Disorders; Diagnosis & Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorders; Stress Management.

1984 to 1993, Clinical Professor, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Wheeling, Il. Teaching of graduate psychology courses: Theories of Personality; Psychopathology; Introduction to Eating Disorders; Clinical Practicum; Internship Seminar; Psychodiagnostic Assessment; Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Non- specific Placebos, Belief Systems, and Psychoneuroimmunolgy; Borderline Personality Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment, & Research. Clinical Skills IV and V; Advanced Family Therapy; Intro. to Addictions; Adolescent Substance Abuse; Family Assessment. Supervision of graduate research and dissertations. Conducting own research and academic writing in eating disorders, family therapy, and assessment.

1980 to 1983 Adjunct Associate Faculty, Indiana University South Bend. Teaching undergrad Abnormal Psych., Behavior Disorders of Children & Adolescents, Principles of Mental Health.

1981 Adjunct Associate Faculty, Notre Dame Univ. Teaching Graduate level course in Psychopathology to APA-approved counseling program.

1981 Adjunct Associate Faculty, St. Mary's College. Teaching undergraduate abnormal psychology.

1977 Instructor, Intro. Psych., 2 sections, Univ.of Illinois.

1976 to 1979 Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Illinois. Courses in Abnormal Psychology, 1 section @ semester.

1975 Teaching Assistant, Claremont Men's College. Courses in Behavior Modification & Physiological Psychology. Teaching undergraduate abnormal psychology.

 

B. Pre-Doctoral Clinical Experience

B1. Internship/Externship

1979 to 1980 Intern, Psychological Services Center Univ. of Notre Dame. Individual, group, and marital therapy; outreach programs; staff development training programs; crisis intervention and hospitalization. Training seminar attendance w/ Bandura, Selye, Frank, Kazdin, etc.

1979 to 1980 Extern, Behavioral & Psychological Family Services. Clinical evaluations, psychodiagnostic testing with children, adult and adolescent referrals. Part of regional diagnostic center. Work with MR, handicapped, LD populations. WAIS, WRAT, WISC, WPPSI, TAT, MMPI, Bender, Vineland, Strong, Rorschach.

B2. Graduate Practicum Training

Seminar in Assessment Methods.
Drug Abuse Counselor/Crisis Intervention.
Clinical Group Work.
Individual Therapy Practicum.
Marriage & Family Therapy Practicum.
Advanced Self-Management Therapy Practicum.
Self-Management Therapy Practicum.
Child & Adolescent Therapy Practicum.
VAH Level II Traineeship--Danville, VAH.
Introductory Clinical Practicum.
(total pre-doctoral supervised training: 4,925 hr)

B3. Undergraduate Clinical Experience

Behavior Modification Workshop--Pacific State Hospital
Associate Research Asst. & Behavior Therapist --Young Autism Project (Lovaas)
Student Asst./Behavior Therapist--Patton State Hospital
Graduate Asst./Behavior Therapist--Patton State Hospital
(total undergrad. supervised training: 1,850 hr)

C. Research & Presentations

C1. Presentations

Investigation in Custody Cases, T26 GAL Training, King County, WA, Jan. 2009

Stress, Anxiety, and Grief: Skills training for Chapel Hill Lay Counselor Program, July, 2008.

Domestic Violence: Assessment and assistance for Chapel Hill Lay Counselor Program, June, 2008.

Special Topics in Assessment of Child Custody Cases. Presented at the CA-AFCC Annual Symposium, Los  Angeles, CA. February 2004.

Current Status of Parental Alienation Syndrome, Parental Alienation, and Alienated Child Models for Assessment in Child Custody Cases. Presented at the SORT Child Custody Seminar, Burlington, VT. October, 2003.

How to Fortify Your Custody Evaluations to Stand Up in Court. Presented with Michael Oddenino, Esq., John Gaule, Esq., and Barbara Wagner, Ph.D. at the Fourth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Kiawah Resort, S. Carolina, November 2000.

Special Needs Children: What Parents, Teachers, and Professionals Should Know. Presented at Forest Hospital as part of educational series on special needs children. October, 1991.

Reducing Malpractice Risks. Presented as part of Professional Lecture Series at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, February, 1991. Diagnostic Interviewing. Presented at Allendale/Bradley Counseling Center, Nov., 1990.

Assessment of Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse. Training seminar for the Lake County Divorce Conciliators Program, Lake County Court, Nov.1990.

Parenting the Special Needs Child: Coping with Stress. Presented to UACLD Conference and Dist. 300 Conference, March, 1990.

Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Children with Attention Deficit Disorders. Presented with Dr. Robert Eme, Forest Institute Professional Lecture Series, March, 1990.

Parenting the Special Needs Child. Presented for the Dist. 220 Special Education Dist., Feb., 1990.

Raising Healthy Children: Social and Family Stresses. Presented to North Barrington School, November, 1989.

Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking: Effects and Dangers. Training and prevention video tape prepared for American Van Lines, National Moving and Storage. August, 1989.

Learning Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency: An Important Link. What to do and Where to go.
Paper presented at Illinois Association for Citizens with Learning Disabilities Conference Oct. 14, 1988.

Learning Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency: Assessment and Treatment Options. Paper presented at R & D Training Institute of Illinois Association for Citizens with Learning Disabilities, Sept. 23, 1988.

Eating and Mood Disorders: Recovery, Relapse, and Chronicity. Is there Hope? Paper presented as part of panel discussion, BASH VI Conference, St. Louis, MO., April 16, 1988.

Borderline Personality Disorders: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Innovative Treatments. Presented as training program for Psychology interns at Greater Lawn MHC, March 24, 1988.

The Stresses of Parenting. Presented to PTA of St. Cyprian School, River Grove, IL., Feb. 3, 1988. Childhood Stress. Presented as part of Evening with the Experts speaker's bureau series. Hoffman Estates, IL., October 29, 1987.

Relieving Your Child's Fear of School. Presented as part of Evening with the Experts speaker's bureau series. Hoffman Estates, IL., Oct. 1,1987.

Challenges of Family Life. Presented to PTA from Franklin Park, IL., Sept. 25, 1987.

Attention Deficit Disorders: Symptoms and Treatment Approaches. Paper presented at park Central Hospital. Co-Sponsored by Forest Institute, Springfield, MO., June 10, 1987

Who Should Treat Eating Disorders? Paper presented at BASH Quarterly Meeting. St. Louis, Mo., May 16, 1987.

Your Children's Self-Esteem. Presented to Mann School PTA, Franklin Park, IL., May 12, 1987.

Self-Defeating Attitudes and How to Combat Them. Presented to the Northwestern Association of Women in Business, Woodfield Hyatt, May 11, 1987.

Stress in the Workplace: Symptoms and Suggestions. Presented to Zahn Drugs, Melrose Park, IL, April 23, 1987.

Recognizing Stress: Signs of Depression, Burn-Out, and Tension. Presented to Old Orchard Kiwanis Club Luncheon, January 26, 1987.

Introduction to Bio-Psycho-Social Model of Bulimia. Presented as training program for interns at Chicago Bureau of Mental Health, Greater Lawn MHC, November 13, 1986.

Complications of Addictions Model for the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Paper presented at the Illinois Psychological Association meeting November 14, 1986, Chicago, Illinois. "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream": The Role of Sleep Disturbance in the Multidimensional Treatment of a Male Bulimic. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Eating Disorders, Center for Study of Anorexia & Bulimia, New York, November 16, 1985. Co-author with Dr. Levitt.

Family Treatment of Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa with the Identified Patient Absent. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Eating Disorders, CSAB, New York, November 16, 1985. Second author with John Levitt, Ph.D.

Eating Disorders: Definitions, Diagnosis, & Data presented at 2nd. Western Regional Conf. on Eating Disorders, UC Santa Barbara, 1984.

Treatment of Eating Disorders on a College Campus presented at Claremont Colleges, 1984.

Overview of Eating Disorders, presented at Eating Disorder Awareness Week, UC Santa Barbara, 1984.

Empirical Comparisons of Bulimics & Normals, presented at the First International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York City, 1984.

Symposium: Changing Business Cultures, presented with Drs. Mainstone & McCuddy at Association of Behavior Analysts, Milwaukee, 1982.

The Problem Employee Syndrome, presented at ABA Conference, Milwaukee, 1982.

Symposium: Crisis of the Changing Family, presented with Dr. Rhodes, South Bend, 1981.

A Serotonin Theory of Autism, presented at Calif. State Psychological Assoc., Calif., 1975.

 

C.2 Research Publications:

Rybicki, D.J., and Nutter, R.A. Employment-Related Psychological Evaluations: Risk Management Concerns and Current Practices. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2002, 17(2), 18-31.

Lepkowsky, C., Rybicki, D.J., Tageson, C., and McCabe, P.
An Empirical Comparison of Anorexic, Bulimic, and Depressed Students, unpublished manuscript, 1994.

Rybicki, D.J. Observational Methods in Custody Evaluations. Custody Letter for Psychologists, 1991, Summer.

Rybicki, D.J., Lepkowksy, C., and Ardnt, S. An Empirical Assessment of Bulimic Patients Using Multiple Measures. Addictive Behaviors, 1989, 14, 249-260.

Rybicki, D. & Lepkowsky, C. Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory. Bash Newsletter, Spring 1987. 

Rybicki, D. Abstinence vs. Self-Control Models of Treatment for Eating Disorders. Eating Disorder Digest,
1986, 1 (2), 3-5.

Rybicki, D.J., Alexander, D., Shulman, C., Schreibman, L.E., and Rosenzweig, D. The Effects of Extraneous Stimuli on the Learning Rates and Performance Levels of an Autistic Child. Journal of Undergraduate Psychological Research, 1974, 1 (1), 37-46.

C. 3 Books, Monographs, and Book Chapters:

Rybicki, D.J. Foundations of Forensic Psychology. Book manuscript in progress. Tentative title. Expected publication date: January, 2010.

Rybicki, D.J. Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Contextual Factors, Sources of Error, and Iatrogenic Hazards in Premature Intervention. Unpublished manuscript. 

Rybicki, D.J. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy; Sexual Abuse in Divorce; Parental Alienation -- selected chapter contributions to E.Fletcher-Janzen and R. Reynolds (Eds.), Childhood Disorders:  Diagnostic Desk Reference. NY: Wiley, 2003.

Rybicki, D.J. Morals, Values, and Education: Psychology's Role. In The Integration of Psychological Principles in Policy Development. C.E. Stout (Ed.). Praeger Publications. Greenwood Publishing: Westport, CT. 1995.

Rybicki, D.J., and Stout, C.E. Critical Issues in Differential Diagnosis of Psychiatric Inpatients: Selected Topics and Tests. In Current Advances in Inpatient Psychiatric Care: A Handbook. M.B. Squire, C.E. Stout, and D.H. Ruben (Eds). Greenwood Press, NY. 1993.

C.4 Workshops & Public Service Appearances

The Role of Psychological Testing in Custody Evaluations, 2 hour training seminar, Pierce County Bar Association, Tacoma, WA, Dr. Daniel Rybicki. 2007

Domestic Violence: Fundamentals and Current Findings. 4 hour training seminar, Los Angeles, CA, Dr. Daniel Rybicki.

Training for Child Custody Evaluators: Meeting the 1257.4 Requirements, Part II. (Domestic Violence: Impact on Families; Special Topics in Child Custody Evaluation; Investigation Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse) 20 hours of training, January 17-19, Westlake Village Inn, Dr. Daniel Rybicki. 

Training for Child Custody Evaluators: Meeting the 1257.4 Requirements, Part I. (Law & Ethics; Conducting Child Custody Evaluations; Forensic Psychology and Expert Witness Testimony) 20 hours of training, August 2-4, Westlake Village Inn, Dr. Daniel Rybicki

Update on Domestic Violence. Workshop presented to local custody evaluators, Pepperdine University, November, 2001.

Expert Psychological Testimony: Effective Methods and Current Research.Continuing education workshop for psychologists, California Psych. Association MCE approval, sponsored by Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, June 19, 1999; November 20, 1999; June 24, 2000; Revised and granted CBA MCLE credit, offered April, 24, 2001.

Parenting the Special Needs Child: Coping with Stress. Workshop presented for the statewide annual conference of the Illinois Association for Citizens with Learning Disabilities. Lombard, IL. October 14, 1989.

Attention Deficit Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment. A workshop for Parents, Teachers, and Therapists. Day-long workshop presented at Forest Institute, Springfield, MO., February 19, 1988.

Career Issues In Eating Disorders.

Program Development and Administration Issues in Eating Disorders.

Clinical Needs for Training of Eating Disorders Counselors. (workshops presented at the First National Conference on Eating Disorders, sponsored by Am. Assoc. Eating Disorder Counselors, Baton Rouge, LA.)

Introduction to Eating Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment. Ericksonian Methods of Hypnosis.

Relaxation Training: Treating Anxiety & Other Applications.

Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention.

Assertion Training: Its Value On & Off the Job.

Impulse and Anger Control Training: Self Management Methods for the Treatment of Child Abuse.

Intake Interviewing for Diagnosis & Treatment Planning.

Television Appearances:

Psychology and You: Anorexia & Bulimia--Causes and Treatment
Appearance with Drs. Levitt and Neuman on 1/2-hr. talk show (85).

Psychology and You: Victims of Sexual Assault.
Appearance as part of panel with Barbara Ward, A.C.S.W. on 1/2-hr. talk show (85).

Studio 16: Eating Disorders--Causes and Treatment. 3 appearances 1/2-hr. talk show (82-84).

Michiana Report: Community Programs for Anorexia and Bulimia. 3 appearances on 1/2-hr. talk show (82-84).

Good Morning Michiana: Group Therapy with Eating Disorders. 3 appearances on 1/2-hr. talk show (82-84).

Dave Barett Notebook: Insanity Defense & the Hinckley Trial. Appearance w/ two attorneys, 30 min. panel discussion (82).

Newswatch 28: Nutritional Therapy as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy. Appearance with Dr. Pellegrini (82).

Newswatch 28: Biofeedback & Behavioral Medicine Appearance with Drs. Pellegrini & Rigaux (83).

Studio 16: Agoraphobia--Causes and Treatment (82).

(This is only partial listing of several articles appearing in local newspaper and on local radio and television. Total appearance # to date--25; Comfortable with television, radio and public speaking forums.)

Conferences attended and Continuing Education Activities Reported on Separate Document. Available on Request.

References available upon request.

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