Michael A. Fraga, Psy.D.

Director, Neuropscyhology & Assessment Services at Alameda Medical Center / Highland Hospital

Director, Neuropsychology & Assessment Services Department Of Medicine, Neurology Division Highland Hospital Campus Alameda County Medical Center

Vice President at Brain Injury Resource Center

Advisory Board Member at Valley of the Moon Children's Foundation

Clinical Director at Ananda Institute

Oversee, coordinate and evaluate all clinical programs and services. Work in concert with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, and Program Coordinators, ensuring that clinical programs are appropriately staffed and efficiently run, and that the Agency's mission is realized. Comply with the guidelines set forth by the California Psychological Internship Council, California Board of Psychology, Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, and Title 22. Maintain standards for quality assurance, utilization review, ethical practice and other professional legal requirements including licensing boards and state regulatory agencies. Oversee the pre-and postdoctoral training programs to assure the provision of quality training, supervision, and clinical opportunities to prepare emerging therapist for licensure. Provide direct supervision to licensed clinical staff including clinical supervisors, licensed therapists and social workers, and the intake coordinator. Recruit, interview, and select prospective licensure candidates, licensed staff and program directors. Collaborate with program staff to identify program needs, goals, priorities and service gaps. Develop agency and specific program budgets, training calendars, and client/patient demographics. Identify opportunities for new or expanded programs/services. Work closely with other agencies to identify opportunities for collaboration and coordination of services.

Director at Sonoma Neuropsychology & Attention Disorders Ctr.

Sonoma Neuropsychology provides comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations focused on neurodegenerative disease, traumatic and mild traumatic brain injury, and problems with attention and learning. The agency also provides consultation with school personnel to develop appropriate educational plans, and address academic and behavioral difficulties. Additional services include Psychopharmacological consultation for individuals and their Primary Care Providers, and the provision of seminars and educational presentation for groups, organizations and professionals interfacing with individuals with neurocognitive dysfunctions, learning disabilities or developmental delays.

Adjunct Faculty at Argosy Unversity

Associate Professor in Argosy University's Master's Counseling Program providing instruction in Clinical Psychopharmacology and Evaluation & Treatment of Offenders. Course instruction provided either in "day' class format, and/or a "blended" format involving online instruction with weekend seminars.

Executive Director at Ananda Institute

Managed and directed the day-to-day operations of a family health centered, psychological community based, non-profit outpatient clinic consisting of 30-staff. Developed, implemented and provided clinical/administrative leadership for a model, treatment based domestic violence batterers' intervention program; 3-phase, state-approved chemical dependency recovery program; Conflict Mediation Services Program(C); Eating Disorders Clinic; Anxiety Disorders Treatment Program, and a family counseling services agency. Directed and supervised the Program Directors and Clinical Director in the recruitment, training, and management of their related program/agency staff. Provided clinical supervision and training for registered psychologists and psychological assistants in the areas of neuropsychological assessment, forensics, psychological assessment and clinical/ethical practice. Directed a statewide research project focused on convicted domestic violence offenders, generating dispositional profiles for use by the courts and intervention program providers, and assessing the effectiveness of variant treatment paradigms on the recidivism rates of program participants. As its Principal Investigator, maintained research standards of practice, provided training opportunities for post-doctoral residents, and provided a forum for the continued reporting, discussion and review of outcomes within the research team and the legal community.

Lecturer at The Wright Institute

Neuropsychological Assessment and Clinical Case Conference: Part-time/substitute lecturer. Course taught at the doctoral level to students aspiring to positions as clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and/or psychometricians.

Lecturer / Consultant at Sonoma State University

A Psychosocial Exploration Of Gender Issues: Movement From A Patriarchal to Egalitarian Society; Assessment And Intervention; Intermediate Group Process; Behavioral Management For Troubled And Troubling Youth; Person In Society; and Understanding the Psychodynamics of Domestic Violence. Responsibilities also included co-directing graduate and undergraduate internship programs for psychology majors; developing, tracking and monitoring student field placements as well as developing and maintaining an agency utilization database; and serving as a student academic and graduate advisor.

Part-Time Lecturer at Chapman University

Group Therapy/Group Process Skills and Understanding the Psychodynamics of Domestic Violence. Part-time faculty/lecturer. Course taught at the graduate level to students aspiring to positions as school counselors, MFT level therapists or positions as human resource managers.

CLASP Program Provider at California Psychological Association

The California Psychological Associations' CLASP Program is the Colleague Assistance & Support Program for Psychologists. The primary goal of the CLASP Program is to assist psychologists in reaching out for support anywhere along the continuum from wellness to crisis.

Director at Neuropsychological Associates

A Psychological services corporation which provides a comprehensive range of evaluative services including: neuropsychological, forensic, psychological, pre-surgical, pain assessment, risk, psychopharmacological, differential learning related abilities, competency, capacity, fitness for duty and drug/ETOH.

Clinical Consultant at Forensic Clinical Consultant

Expert witness services in domestic violence, child abuse, family trauma, trauma across the lifespan, child development; assessment of dangerousness, substance/alcohol abuse and risk assessment. Competency evaluations, psychosocial / psychometric evaluation and consultation in death penalty/capitol casesFifteen years of experience providing both consultation and professional training.

Alliant International University-San Francisco Bay

Fielding Graduate University

Sonoma State University

CA School Of Professional Psychology-Alameda

Bridgewater State College