May 2007

 

PROFESSIONAL VITAE

 

 

Name:  Richard Driscoll, Ph.D. 

 

Business Address:     

Westside Psychology                                

301 Gallaher View Road, Suite 102           

Knoxville, Tennessee 37919                     

865 690-0962                  

 

Academic:  

B.A. Cum Laude in Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1968. 

M.A.,  Social Psychology, University of Colorado, 1971. 

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Colorado, 1974. 

Editorial Board, Advances in Descriptive Psychology, 1985 – 1990. 

Reviewer, Journal of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy, 1986 – 1990. 

apa Media Consultant, 1994 – . 

Programs Director, American Test Anxiety Association (amtaa.org), 2004 – .  

 

License: State of Tennessee, August 1975 to present.

 

Professional Associations:

American Psychological Association

Tennessee Psychological Association

Knox Area Psychological Association

Society for Descriptive Psychology

American Test Anxieties Association

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (inactive)

Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (inactive)

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (inactive)

 

Interests:  Anxiety & stress reduction, gender and relationships, conflict management, psychotherapy integration, media psychology, and spirituality.

 

Website:  www.peacewithmyself.com

 

Professional Employment: 

Westside Psychology, Knoxville, Tenn.

     November, 1978 – present. 
     Private practice with individuals, couples, & families; seminar presentations.

American School Counselors Association (ASCA) Site-Based Trainer, June 05 — 

Web Seminar Instructor, 
    "Test Anxiety Reduction Improves Test Test Scores" ASCA/Bridges, 2005 — 

Continuing Education Seminar Instructor
    6 hour seminars,  6/month, on "Treating Anxiety and Panic Disorders."
    Jan, 2002 – Aug, 2003. 

Publisher, Westside Publishing, Knoxville, Tenn. 
1993 – present. 

 

Publications (by topic):

Anxiety Reduction.

Driscoll, R. (1976)  Anxiety reduction using physical exertion and positive imagery.  Psychological Record, 26, 87–94.

_____. (1992)  Mental Shielding:  How to Brush Off Hostility.  Knoxville tn:  Frontiers Press. 

_____. (1994)  Mental Shielding to Brush Off Hostility (2nd edition).  (book and cassette).  Knoxville TN: Frontiers Press.  Excerpted in Going Bonkers?, June, 1996. 

_____, & Helen Smith (2001).  Blast Past Road Rage: Learn to Blow Off Highway Hostility  (cassette). Knoxville, Tn: Westside Publishing. 

_____. (2002)  Personal Shielding to Deflect Hostility, Knoxville Tn: Westside Psychology (revised from Mental Shielding). 

_____. (2003)  Tame Test Anxiety: Proven Anxiety Reduction Training. (cd). Knoxville, Tn: Westside Psychology. 

_____. (2003)  Westside Test Anxiety Scale.  www.peacewithmyself.com 

_____. (2003)  Don’t Panic Training:  Rapid stars Anxiety & Panic Reduction. (cd)  Knoxville, Tn: Westside Psychology.

_____. (2004)  Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Test?  Our Children: The National PTA magazine.  29, 6, April/May, 7.  

Driscoll, R. (2006)  STARS-PAC Accelerated Anxiety Reduction: Rationale and Initial Findings. ERIC, 11, 18 pp.  

Driscoll, R., B. Holt, & L. Hunter (2005). Accelerated Desensitization and Adaptive Attitudes Interventions and Test Gains with Academic Probation Students. ERIC, 10, 13pp.

Miller, M., J. Morton, R. Driscoll & K. A. Davis (2006). Accelerated Desensitization with Adaptive Attitudes and Test Gains with 5th Graders.  Educational Resources Information Center, 14pp 

An extremely brief program produced significant anxiety reduction and 4 percentile test gains with 30 sixth grade students.  Miller, Nichole, R. DeLapp, R. Driscoll (2007).  Group Anxiety Reduction with 6th Grade Students.  Submitted to ERIC, Nov 07.  Open HTML version 

Ordinary language psychotherapy 

Driscoll, R. (1980)  If it works, don't fix it.  The Psychotherapy Bulletin, 1, 3, 11–15.

_____. (1981)  Policies for pragmatic psychotherapy.  In K. E. Davis (Ed.).  Advances in Descriptive Psychology, Vol. I. Greenwich , Conn:  JAI Press, 273–276.  Revised from:  Outline of policies for pragmatic psychotherapy.  Descriptive Psychology Bulletin, 1979, 1, 7.

_____. (1981)  Self-criticism:  Analysis and treatment.  In K. E. Davis, (Ed.). Advances in Descriptive Psychology, Vol. I.  Greenwich, Conn: JAI Press, 321–355. 

_____. (1982)  Their own worst enemies.  Psychology Today.  July, 45–49 [cover article]. 

_____. (1984)  Pragmatic Psychotherapy.  New York:  Van Nostrand Reinhold.

_____. (1985)  Commonsense objectives in paradoxical interventions.  Psychotherapy, 22, 4, 774–778. 

_____. (1987)  Humor in pragmatic psychotherapy.  In W. Fry & W. Salameh (Eds.), Handbook of Humor and Psychotherapy:  Advances in the Clinical Use of Humor.  Sarasota:  Professional Resource Exchange.

_____. (1987)  The teenage prosecutor:  A case in pragmatic family therapy.  In J. Norcross (Ed.), Casebook of Eclectic Psychotherapy.  New York:  Bruner/Mazel.

_____. (1987)  Commentary:  Eclecticism should provide versatility.  In J. Norcross (Ed.)  Casebook of Eclectic Psychotherapy.  New York:  Bruner/Mazel.

_____. (1987)  Ordinary language as a common language for psychotherapists.  Journal of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy, 6, 2, 185–199.

_____. (1988)  A case against multiple languages for psychotherapists.  JIEP, 7, 3, 243–246. 

_____. (1988)  Commentary on "the adopted sister." JIEP, 6, 4, 486–485. 

_____. (1989)  Self-condemnation: A comprehensive  framework for assessment and treatment.  Psychotherapy. 26, 1, 104–111. 

Relationships and gender

Driscoll, R., Davis, K. E. and Lipetz, M. (1972)  Parental interference and romantic love:  The Romeo and Juliet effect.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 24, 1–10.  Reprinted in Mental Health Digest, 5, 2, 1973, 19–22.

Driscoll, R. (1991)  The Binds That Tie: Overcoming Standoffs and Stalemates in Love Relationships.  Lexington: Lexington Books.  (Explores troublesome interaction loops and suggests ways to break them). 

_____. (Nov 91—Jan 1992)  Living with children (weekly column). Tri-County News.

_____, with Nancy Ann Davis. (2006) Intimate Masquerades:  A Survival Guide for Those Who Know too Much. Knoxville, Tn:  Westside Psychology.

_____.  The nature of men and women.  Syndicated column (May 1998—present).  Carried by Transitions and Everyman.  

_____.  (1998) In conflict, men sink and women swim.  America, 179, 11, 10–12.

_____.  The nature of men and women. Syndicated column (May 1998—present).  Carried by Transitions and Everyman.  

 _____, with Nancy Ann Davis (2007). Marriage on the Rocks: New Hope for a Relationship Revolution Gone Blindly Amiss.  Knoxville, Tn:  Westside Psychology.   

 

Miscellaneous 

Bigelow, D. and Driscoll, R. (1973)  Effect of minimizing coercion on the rehabilitation of prisoners.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 57, 10–14.

Taylor, J., Driscoll, R., and Eastham, P. (1976)  A comparison of working and non-working psychiatric patients.  Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 1, 52–55.

Driscoll, R. & Edwards, L. (1983)  The misconception of Christian suffering.  Pastoral Psychology.  32, 1.

Driscoll, R. (1988)  A review of "A. Soble, Pornography, Marxism, Feminism, and the Future of Sexuality."  JIEP, 7, 1, 116–118. 

 

 

References:

Keith E. Davis, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

 

Bruce Holt, Director of Counseling

Maryville College

Maryville, Tennessee

 

Art Bohart, Ph.D.

sepi Coordinator (Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration)

Department of Psychology

California State University at Dominguez Hills

Carson CA 90747

 

Gordon Burghardt, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology

University of Tennessee

Knoxville Tennessee

 

Speaking References:

 

Keith E. Davis, Ph.D.

Dept. of Psychology

U. of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

803 771-7254    daviske@sc.edu

 

Ray Bergner, Ph.D.

Dept. of Psychology

Illinois State U.

Normal, Il 61790

309 438-8190   rmbergn@ilstu.edu

 

Bruce Holt, Director of Counseling

Maryville College

502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy

Maryville TN 37804

865 981-8035    bruce.holt@maryvillecollege.edu

 

David Bender, Ph.D.

987 Thistle Hill Way

Friendsville Tn 37737

865 984-7567    davemender@aol.com

 

Art Bohart, Ph.D.

sepi Coordinator (Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration)

Department of Psychology

California State University at Dominguez Hills

Carson CA 90747