Pamela Hays, Ph.D.

Pamela Hays is author of Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice and co-editor of Culturally Responsive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (both books published by the American Psychological Association--for descriptions see www.apa.org/books/ ).  She holds an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Alaska, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hawaii. From 1987-88, she completed an NIMH postdoctoral fellowship in geropsychology (older adults) at the University of Rochester Medical Center.  Her research has included a study in North Africa of the impact of rapid social changes on Arab women’s mental health, and an investigation of the mental health needs of Vietnamese, Lao, and Cambodian refugees living in the U.S.  She is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, including rehabilitation, geriatrics, domestic violence, substance abuse, and individual and family therapy. Her articles on cognitive-behavioral therapy, couple therapy, older adults, multicultural and feminist issues have appeared in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, the Journal of Counseling and Development, the International Journal of Psychology, and Women and Therapy. From 1989-2000, she was a core faculty member of the graduate psychology program at Antioch University Seattle. She currently works at Central Peninsula Counseling Services and the Kenaitze Tribe's Nakenu Family Center in Kenai, Alaska.  She conducts workshops internationally, and continues to teach as adjunct faculty at Antioch University Seattle.  (See www.apapo.org/DrPamelaHays)