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Kent A. Tompkins
94 West Cedar Lane
Ridgway, CO  81432
970-626-3333
 
EMPLOYMENT
 
1994 - Current                                                                                      Grand Junction / Ridgway, CO
Invision Wellness, LLC
Therapist
 
Licensed provider of individual, family, and group psychotherapy; hypnotherapy; forensic psychological evaluations; and treatment of adult sexual offenders. Ridgway practice affiliated with Ridgway Integrative Medicine clinic since March 2007.
 
1993 - 1994                                                                                           Grand Junction, CO
Alpha Center
Therapist


Licensed provider of individual, family, and group psychotherapy.

 
1990 - 1993                                                                                           Grand Junction, CO
PsychHealth Associates
Therapist

Provider of individual, family, and group psychotherapy as part of clinical rotation for Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) training.

 
Workshop Facilitation
1990 - Current                                                                                      Canyon de Chelly, AZ

Designer and facilitator of photographic workshops incorporating spiritual elements of self empowerment, relationships communication and the creative process.

 
1989 - Current                                                                                      Four Corners Area
Documentary and Commercial Photography
 
Commercial photography for clients nationwide. Work in galleries in Ridgway, CO and Albuquerque, NM. Exhibitions including Navajo culture and ceremonial life; audiovisual shows; Costa Rican, Navajo Ceremonial Site, and Western Colorado photographic documentaries (full resume of Exhibitions and Commissions available upon request.)
 
1988 - 1990                                                                                           White River, AZ
White Mountain Apache Tribe                        
Consultant
 
Developed public relations material and educational material for facilitation of student/parent communications and relations.
 
1986 - 1990                                                                                           Navajo Nation
Arizona Commission on the Arts
 
Co-Directed the Hajiinei-Dine’tah Place of Emergence Project collaborating with twelve artists from diverse tribes and nationalities to produce a national traveling exhibition consisting of photos, video, paintings, sculpture and allegorical writings.
 
1984 - 1988                                                                                           Chinle, AZ, Navajo Nation
Chinle Unified School District
Director, Navajo Curriculum and Development Center
 
Supervised staff of twelve Navajo graphic and video artists, writers and production staff in development of culturally based Navajo school K-12 curriculum for distribution nationally. Lectured nationally on topics including; art in the classroom, visual strengths of English as a Second Language (ESL) students, cross-cultural photographic projects and bringing Native American culture into the classroom.
 
1984 – 1988                                                                                          Four Corners Area
Arizona Highways Magazine
Photographer and Consultant
 
Photographer and consulting for article on Hopi High School, and guide for Arizona Highways staff photographers on Navajo reservation and within ceremonial circles.  
 
1982 – 1984                                                                                          Vail, CO
Colorado Mountain College
Adjunct Faculty
SummerVail Studio Manager
 
Instructor of black and white and color photography. Assisted visiting photographers from national fashion and landscape magazines such as National Geographic Magazine. Conducted Workshops for Art and Critical Studies.
 
1978-1982                                                                                             Rough Rock, AZ, Navajo Nation
Rough Rock Demonstration School
Instructor
 
Instructor for talented and gifted program, public relations, facilitation of cross cultural healing program of allopathic and traditional medicine incorporating psychological and cultural elements from both disciplines.
 
1978                                                                                                    Terrero, NM
Brush Ranch School
Instructor
 
School Counselor to special education students with learning disabilities. 
 
1977                                                                                                     Grand Junction, CO
Grey Gourmet Meal Program
Assistant Director
 
Counseling and recreation services director for senior citizens who attended seven meal sites in western Colorado.  
 
1975-1976                                                                                             Scottsbluff, NE
State of Nebraska                   
PL 94-142 Facilitator
 
Installation of vocational education modules in seven western NE schools for Public Law 94-142: Education of All Handicapped Children Act also known as, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Program.
 
EDUCATION
 
1992                             Adams State College                                                     Alamosa, CO
                                    M.A. Community Counseling      
 
1982                             Photographic Internship with Ansel Adams                       Carmel, CO
 
1976 – 1977                  University of Northern Colorado                                        Greeley, CO
                                    Clinical Rehabilitation and Psychology    
                                    Vocational Rehabilitation Fellow
                                   
1970 – 1974                  University of Northern Colorado                                        Greeley, CO     
                                    B.A. Special Education and Social Psychology
                                    Full Athletic (track) Scholarship
 
ADVANCED TRAINING 
 
2005-2006                     Hypnotherapy Academy of America                            Santa Fe, NM
Medical Hypnotherapist Training:
Training in Accelerated Healing &
Pain Control with NLP Components
 
2003                             Abel Screening Assessment Training                               Grand Junction, CO       
 
1995                             Core Transformation  and Neuro Linguistic                        Grand Junction, CO
Programming (NLP) training and practicum.                     
 
1992-1994                     Clinical Hypnotherapy Training and Practicum in               Western Slope, CO
                                    conjunction with clinical practicums for LPC licensure.
 
 
LICENSURE
 
Licensed Professional Counselor # 949 expires June 2007.
Clinical Hypnotherapist # CHT306-222 expires December 31, 2007  
 
CERTIFIED EXAMINER
 
Registered Therapist and Evaluator at Full Operating Level - Colorado Sex Offender Management Board
 
Static 99 Risk Assessment
 
Abel Screen Assessment for Sexual Interest 
 
Abel/Becker-Sexual Interest Cardsort
 
HARE Revised Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R)
 
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2): adults and adolescents. English and Spanish versions
 
Multiphasic Sex Inventory (MSI II): adults and adolescents. English and Spanish versions
 
Shipley Institute of Living Scale
 
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
 
Hindman Juvenile Culpability Assessment
 
Beck Depression Inventory
 
Mental Status Exam for diagnostic purposes