CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael W. Sanders, PhD
Licensed Clinical and School Psychologist
Child & Family Clinical and Forensic Psychology
Rule 31 Listed Family Mediator Specially Trained in Domestic Violence
100 Forest Court, Knoxville
P.O. Box 6009
Knoxville, TN 37914
Phone: (865) 673-8888
Fax: (865) 525-3994
michael@drmichaelsanders.com
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GRADUATE EDUCATION: |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville PhD in Psychology, 1984 |
| DOCTORAL DISSERTATION: |
Achievement and Social/Emotional Adjustment of Normally Hearing Children Reared by Deaf Parents” |
| UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: |
Maryville, Tennessee BA in Philosophy, 1975 |
| Licensure: |
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| Professional Activities: | |
| From 10/84 to present |
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| From 9/84 to present |
Tennessee School for the Deaf Medical Clinic Knoxville, Tennessee |
| From 10/94 to present |
Sevier County School System Sevierville, Tennessee |
| From 4/86 to 12/96 |
Lakeshore Mental Health Institute Knoxville, Tennessee |
| From 12/90 to 10/96 |
Peninsula Psychiatric Hospital Louisville, Tennessee |
| From 9/82 to 6/84 |
Sevier County School System Sevierville, Tennessee |
| From 9/80 to 8/81 |
University of Louisville School of Medicine Norton Childrenʼs Hospital Bingham Child Guidance Louisville, Kentucky |
| From 9/78 to 6/80 |
Knoxville City Schools Knoxville, Tennessee |
| From 6/75 to 9/80 |
Translator for the Deaf |
| From 9/75 to 8/77 | Director of Program for the Deaf Institute of Human Resources Knoxville, Tennessee |
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: |
American Psychological Association American Psychology - Law Society Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society - Past President Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
East Tennessee Collaborative Alliance-
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Knoxville Area Psychological Association Tennessee Association of School Psychologists Tennessee Valley Mediation Association |
| SPECIALIZED TRAINING (Recent Continuing Education): | |
| May, 2019 | Lerner Conference 5/11/2019 presented by the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society (APS), a local chapter of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the American Psychological Association, “Letters, Clinical Summaries, and Evaluations that Don’t Suck” by Vance Sherwood, PhD. 2 C.E. hrs. |
| April, 2019 | Webinar 04/23/2019 presented by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), “Set Another Place at the Table: Child voice in family law cases” by Stacey Platt. 1 C.E. hr. |
| February, 2019 | Workshop 02/09/2019 presented by APS, “The Initial Interview in Clinical Practice” by James E. Gorney, PhD. 3 C.E. hrs. |
| January, 2019 | Webinar 01/09/2019 presented by AFCC, “Highlights of 2018 in Family Court Research: FCR and more” by Robert E. Emery, PhD. 1 C.E. hr. |
| November, 2018 | Live Webinar 11/30/2018 presented by The Trust, “Suicidality: Clinical, ethical and risk management issues” by Dan Taube, J.D., PhD. 4 C.E. hrs. |
| August, 2018 | Rule 31 Continuing Mediation Education by the Community Mediation Center, 08/28/2018. “Bridge Training: Mediating with CMC”. Seminar topics: Facilitative Mediation Model, Ethics of mediating pro se cases, Program procedures for Juvenile Court mediation, and the Parenting Plan and common issues arising in parenting mediation. 5 C.E. hrs. |
| May, 2018 | Seminar presented 05/19/2018 by APS, “A Critical Look at Case Formulation: How is it really done?” by Jeffrey L. Binder, PhD, ABPP. 2 C.E. hrs. |
| Mar, 2018 | ContinuingEdCourses.Net, Inc., 03/18/2018, “Psychopharmacology for Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders: Problems and Promise” by John Preston, PsyD, ABBP. 1 C.E. hr. |
| Mar, 2018 | ContinuingEdCourses.Net, Inc., 03/18/2018, “Treating Children and Adolescents with ADHD: An Overview of Empirically Based Treatments” by Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABBP. 6 C.E. hrs. |
| Nov, 2017 | Seminar presented 11/11/2017 by the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society (APS), a local chapter of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the
American Psychological Association, “Action and Responsibility: Toward a Psychoanalytic Moral Theory.” 3 C.E. hrs. |
| Oct, 2017 | Fall Conference presented 10/21/2017 by APS, “Cultural Competence in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.” 6 CE hours |
| May, 2017 | Seminar presented 05/20/2017 by APS, “History Beyond Trauma: The Enduring Legacy of Davoine and Gaudilliere.” 3 CE hrs. |
| Apr, 2017 | Conference presented 04/28/2017 by the University of Tennessee Department of Psychology, “Using the Therapeutic Relationship in Understanding and Managing Patients with Complex Characterological Issues.” 3 CE hrs. |
| Mar, 2017 | Introductory and Advanced Collaborative Divorce Training conducted March 9-11, 2017 by the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce Trainers in
Knoxville, Tennessee. 21 CE hrs. |
| Nov, 2016 | Tennessee Family Law Update conducted by Herston Law Group, November 16, 2016 in Knoxville, TN. 2.5 CE
hrs. |
| Nov, 2016 |
Three-day 12th Symposium of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) on Child Custody Evaluations, November 3-5, 2016 in
Atlanta, GA. Attended workshops: Psychological Testing (6 hrs.), Expert Witness, Relocation Evaluations, Allegations of Child Abuse, Parent-Child Contact Problems, AFFC Guidelines for Examining
Intimate Partner Violence, Child First Evaluations. 16.5 CE hrs. |
| July, 2016 |
Rule 31 Special Training in Domestic Violence Issues, approved by the Tennessee Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, July 29-30, 2016, in
Knoxville, Tennessee, at the Family Justice Center for The Community Mediation Center. 12 CE hrs. |
| July, 2016 |
Child Inclusive Mediation and Counseling, an Introduction to the Child Inclusive Approach to Child Consultant Skills by Jennifer E. McIntosh,
PhD, www.childrenbeyonddispute.com July 26-28, 2016. 18 CE hrs. |
| June, 2016 |
Four-day 53rd Annual AFCC Conference in Seattle, WA conducted 6/1-6/4/2016. Attended workshops: Assessment of High Conflict Families; Intimate
Partner Violence; Marriage & Family Trends in the 21st Century; Forensic Interviewing with Children; Research Update on Domestic Violence: Analyzing, Treating, Lawyering and Judging; Attorney and
Parenting Evaluator Collaboration to Best Serve the Modern Family; Examining Attorney-Expert Relationships: Ethics and Choices; Changing Role of Fathers; Unsubstantiated Allegations of Child Sexual
Abuse; Resuscitating Frye; Child Custody Assessment. 20.5 CE hrs. |
| Mar, 2016 |
Four-day conference conducted 3/9-3/12/16 under the auspices of the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) in Atlanta, GA. Attended workshops:
Neuropsychology and Forensic Mental Health Evaluations: Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations: Ethical Considerations in Forensic Psychology; Testifying and Consulting as an Expert
Witness; Forensic Case Formulation; Assessment of Civil Capacities; Research, Ethics, and Practice in Trial Consulting; Childrenʼs Disclosures: Overcoming Reluctance & Understanding
Recantation; Victims and Trauma; Empirical Examinations of Childrenʼs Lie-Telling/ Truth-Telling Behaviors; Child Emotional and Sexual Abuse; Antisocial/Borderline Personality; Emerging Issues in
Juvenile Forensic Evaluation; Reducing Bias in Forensic Mental Health Evaluations; Child Psychopathy and Its Dimensions; Forensic Psychology and Law; Predictors of Child Custodial Case Outcomes;
Child Memory and Interviewing. 28 CE hrs. |
| Mar, 2016 |
Workshop 3/5/16 presented by the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society (APS), a local chapter of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the
American Psychological Association, “Building Attachment Across States: Healing the Spectrum of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents.” 3 CE hrs. |
| Feb, 2016 |
Workshop 2/9/15 presented by the Knoxville Area Psychological Association (KAPA), “Update on Tennessee Law for Psychologists and Psychological
Examiners.” 1.5 CE hrs. |
| Nov, 2015 |
Fall Conference 11/21/15 presented by APS, “Developing Clinical Wisdom.” 6 CE hrs. |
| Nov, 2015 |
Three-day Regional Conference of the AFCC, in Columbus, OH, conducted 11/5-11/7/15. Workshops attended: Listening to the Voice of the Child;
Mediating Never-Married Parents; Understanding Childrenʼs Reported Needs and Perceptions; State v. Clark: Who May Report What Children Say?; Can We Trust the Childʼs Voice?; Relocation: Itʼs All About the Child; Parental Alienation and Gatekeeping. 16.5 CE hrs. |
| Oct, 2015 |
Completion of Rule 31 Family Mediation training by the Fleming Law Firm and Mediation Center in Nashville, TN on 10/30/15. 40 CE
hrs. |
| Oct, 2015 |
Completed course: How to Structure and Write Comprehensive Custody Evaluations, certified by the Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators
(PACE) 10/01/15. 10 CE hrs. |
| Sep, 2015 |
Completed course: Forensic Psychology – Archives from The National Psychologist, Part 1 presented by Professional Development Resources,
09/28/15. 3 CE hrs. |
| Sep, 2015 |
Workshop 09/12/15 presented by APS, “Do Ethics Require Evidence-Based Practice? Is it Even Possible?” 3 CE hrs. |
| Jul 2015 to Present |
Peer supervision and consultation with Ronda Reitz, PhD seasoned Parenting (Child Custody) Evaluator. 20 + CE hrs. |
| May, 2015 |
Workshop 05/16/15 presented by APS, “Trauma andDreams.” 3 CE hrs. |
| Mar, 2015 |
Workshop 3/31/15 presented by KAPA, “Ethics & the Real World: What defines professional competence in a new area of clinical practice?” 1.5
CE hrs. |
| Nov, 2014 |
Fall Conference 11/08/14 presented by APS, “Memory and Identity: Trauma and Creativity: Finding Ourselves through a Psychoanalytic Lens.” 6 CE
hrs. |
| Sep, 2014 |
Workshop 09/20/14 presented by APS, “Everyday Ethics.” 3 CE hrs. |
| Apr, 2014 |
Workshop 04/04/14 presented by APS, “Schizoid Personality.” 2 CE hrs. |
| Apr, 2014 |
Spring Conference 04/05/16 by APS, “Why Personality Differences Matter.” 6 CE hrs. |
| Mar, 2014 |
Workshop 03/15/16 by APS, “Psychic Pain, Poets, and Psychoanalysis.” 3 CE hrs. |
| Feb, 2014 |
Workshop 02/03/16 by KAPA, “Professional Ethics and Law for Psychologists and Psychological Examiners.” 1.5 CE hrs. |
| Jan, 2014 |
Workshop 01/11/14 by APS, “Betrayal and their Aftermath: The Breakdown of Trust.” 3 CE hrs |
| 300+ hrs. |
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