ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

Ryan Tobiasz
Department Chair, Forensic Psychology
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Washington DC Campus


Dr. Tobiasz earned a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2007 and a M.A. in Forensic Psychology and Clinical Psychology in 2005 from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He has served as the Department Chair of the Forensic Psychology Program on The Chicago School of Professional Psychology's Washington DC Campus since January 2014. Prior to his arrival on the DC Campus, Dr. Tobiasz served as a Psychological Associate within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections at several maximum security institutions. He implemented and facilitated the first evidence-based practice treatment groups within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections including Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) and Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia. He co-facilitated Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) treatment groups for those who engaged in significant self-harmful behavior. He conducted comprehensive intellectual and personality assessments, with emphasis on performance-based measures. Dr. Tobiasz served as an adjunct faculty member for four years on the Chicago Campus and has taught a variety of assessment courses with considerable experience developing courses in the Forensic Psychology Program. He has given numerous professional presentations and has trained correctional staff members on such topics as suicide prevention, ethical dilemmas within correctional facilities,  cultural competency, and working with mentally ill offenders.

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