LARRY L. ASHLEY 1745 Summerwood Circle Henderson, NV 89012 (702) 270-9120 (H) (702) 895-3935 (W) EDUCATION: Ed.S. – 3/1979 – University of Toledo Guidance/Counseling M.A. – 12/1973 – Central Michigan University Health Education B.S. in Ed – 6/1969 – Central Michigan University Political Science EXPERIENCE 2005 – Present University of Nevada School of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2006-Present Director of the Problem Gambling Program 2006-Present Department of Counselor Education. Addiction Specialist: Coordinator of Addiction Studies, Undergraduate Coordinator. 2000-2006 Department of Marriage, Family & Community Counseling. Addiction Specialist: Coordinator of Addiction Studies, Undergraduate Coordinator. 2000–2002 – Visiting Assistant Professor of Counseling: Coordinator of Addiction Studies, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in addictions. 1995 – 2005 WestCare, Inc. WestCare Arizona 2002–2005 – Clinical Supervisor WestCare-Laughlin. WestCare Nevada 2000–2002 – Clinical Consultant. 1995–2000 – Regional Administrator/Director of Clinical Services: Responsible for operations in all Nevada program sites. Includes Clinical and Personnel/Supervision of Therapeutic Community Detoxification, Transitional Living, Adolescent Residential, Youth
2000 – Present
Runaway Shelter and Out-patient Programs. Provided clinical services to Vietnam veterans and clients with HIV/AIDS. 1994 – 1995 Boniface Human Services, Lincoln Park, Michigan Clinical Director: Responsible for supervision and coordination of clinical staff and clients in a multi-site community-based organization providing primarily out-patient substance abuse and youth services. Provided clinical services to Vietnam veterans and clients with HIV/AIDS. Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation, Detroit, Michigan 1993 – 1994 – Quality Assurance Coordinator: Coordinated the development, implementations and monitoring of an agency-wide Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Program, consistent with regulatory and JCAHO standards. 1985 --1993 -- Director of Clinical Services: Responsible for supervision and coordination of clinical staff and clients in a larger multi-site substance abuse agency. In addition, coordinated services for veterans and HIV/AIDS related issues. Maumee Valley Guidance Center, Defiance, Ohio Director of Day Treatment Services: Responsible for the coordination of Day Treatment Services for chronic mental health clients. Also responsible for the supervision of therapeutic staff. Family Tree Humanizing Community, Inc, Toledo, Ohio Program Director: Responsible for the coordination and supervision of all aspects of the clinical program, of a 30-bed residential therapeutic community for young adults (18-35) who had experienced substance abuse difficulties with their lifestyles and/or pattern of involvement with the mental health or criminal justice system. University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Instructor, Health Education: Taught courses in First Aid, Personal Health, Community Health and Consumer Health. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Instructor, Health Education: Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in addictions. Mid-Michigan Community College, Harrison, Michigan Researcher in Substance Abuse Services.
1985 – 1994
1983 – 1985
1979 – 1982
1977 – 1979
1976 – 1977
1974
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CERTIFICATION/LICENSURES: Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program Administrator State of Nevada Certified Problem Gambling Counselor State of Nevada Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor State of Nevada Licensed Master Social Worker State of Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor State of Michigan Supervisor of Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Interns State of Nevada Supervisor of Certified Problem Gambling Interns State of Nevada
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2007 – Present 2006 – Present 2006 – Present 2006 – Present 2006 – Present 2005 – Present University of Nevada Las Vegas, College of Education Merit Committee State of Nevada Association of Addiction Professionals President-Elect University of Nevada Las Vegas, College of Education Curriculum Committee University of Nevada Las Vegas, College of Education Field Experience Committee University of Nevada Las Vegas, College of Education Teacher Education Committee University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Psychology Practicum Supervisor Nevada Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors, Subcommittee on Gambling Counselor Certification
2004 -- Present
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2004 -- 2006 2004 – Present
Center for Individual, Couple, and Family Counseling, Advisory Board Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Editorial Review Board University of Nevada, Las Vegas Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, Executive Committee Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, Education and Training Committee Center for Urban Partnerships, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, Director of Training and Dissemination UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, Curriculum Committee State of Nevada Association for Addiction Professionals Founding President NAADAC The Association for Addiction Professionals Student Committee, Chair Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services Citizen’s Advisory Committee, Chair Clark County Department of Family and Youth Services Citizen’s Advisory Committee, Chair Nevada Practice Improvement Collaborative Co-chair Nevada Association of Addictions Counselors President-elect, President Nevada Tobacco Prevention Coalition Co-chair – Prevention/Cessation Committee Chair – Evaluation Committee Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV Adjunct Instructor, Department of Human Behavior. Taught classes in Addiction Studies, Psychology and Sociology. BEST Coalition Board Member, Second Vice-President, Treasurer
2004 - 2006
2004 -- Present
2003 -- 2005 2002 – 2006 2002 – 2004 2002 – 2006 2002 – Present 2001 – 2002 2002 – 2004 2001 – 2002 2001 – 2002
1998 – 2000
1997 – Present
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1997 – 2000
Western States Youth Services Network Board Member of Regional Youth Services Agency
1996 – 1998 1995 – 1998
Employee Assistance Professionals Association Nevada Chapter, Secretary Nevada Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs Secretary Vietnam Two-week study Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) relative to Vietnamese veterans of war Detroit Association of Program Directors Vice-President, President University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada Field Instructor, School of Social Work University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI Clinical Supervisor: Department of Addiction Studies Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Field Instructor, Department of Community Medicine Externship of Program in Substance Abuse, School of Medicine Field Instructor, Counselor Education Part-time Instructor, Taught courses on AIDS and Counselor Certification (1987-1988). Wellness House of Michigan, Detroit, MI Board member of residential facility for persons with AIDS. National Institute on Drug Abuse Trainer on Substance Abuse and AIDS and AIDS prevention among African Americans Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH Facilitator of sexuality groups with the Human Sexuality Program Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI Department of Sociology, Facilitator of sexuality groups
1994
1989 – 1991 1989 – 1995 1987 – 1995 1987 – 1995
1987 – 1995 1987 – 1995
1982 – 1985 1980 – 1984 1976 – 1977
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1974
Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics, San Francisco, CA Internship in Substance Abuse Treatment.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Duke, L., Allen, D., Ashley, L., Evidence for the Unique Role of Flashback in Rape Survivors, Poster Presentation, The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 22nd annual meeting, Hollywood, California, November 6, 2006 Markos, P.A., Ashley, L., Astramovich,R., Brinson, J., Hoskins, W., Smith,S., The Deconstruction of a Counselor Education Program: A Crisis in the Profession, Western Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, Las Vegas NV, 2006 November 10, 2006 “Lives in Transition: Seeking Better Odds,” Plenary. Society for Public Health Education Midyear Scientific Conference, Las Vegas, NV, May 5th, 2006. “Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud and Their Addictions.” United States Probation District Conference, Big Bear Lake, CA, September 22 nd, 2005 “Sex Workers and Trauma.” University of Utah Summer School on Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies, Salt Lake City, UT, June 22nd, 2005. “Trauma and Substance Abuse” Learning Institute 45th Annual Conference European Branch of the American Counseling Association Sonthofen, Germany (October 30-31, 2004) “The Effects of PTSD on Military Personnel and Their Families” Learning Institute, American Counseling Association Conference, Kansas City, MO, April 1st, 2004. “Trauma and Addictions” 36th Anniversary Conference of Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics, San Francisco, CA, June 14th, 2003. “The Psycho-Social Consequences of War: an American Perspective” First International conference on Psycho-Social Consequences of War, Dubrovnik, Croatia, April 28th, 1998. “Veteran’s Health Care Issues and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” 30th Anniversary Conference of Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics, San Francisco, CA, June 6th, 1997.
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“A Public Health Response to Combat Generated Trauma: An American Perspective,” Twenty-Eighth Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia, Perth, Australia, October 2, 1996. “A Return to Vietnam: Personal Transformations of the Warrior Therapist,” XI Annual Meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA, November 5th, 1995. “AIDS and Cocaine Users,” Fifth International Conference on Drug Policy Reform Washington, DC, November 13- 16th, 1991 “AIDS Education and Prevention Programs for Non-IV Drug Users in the Therapeutic Community,” Thirteenth World Conference of Therapeutic Communities Athens, Greece, September 23rd-28th, 1990 “African Americans and AIDS,”National Urban League Convention Detroit, MI, July 30th 1988 PUBLICATIONS Cross, C. L. and Ashley L., (2007) Trauma and Addictions : Implications for Helping Professionals, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 45(1), 24-31. Guenaga, A., & Ashley, L. (2005). The relationship between early intervention and development of PTSD: A literature review. Guidance & Counselling. 20(1), 2-5. Cross, C., & Ashley, L. (2005). The importance of early intervention in diagnosing and treating mentally ill and substance abusing parole and probation clients. Guidance & Counselling, 20(1), 13-21. Kelly, W. E., Markos, P. A., & Ashley, L. (2005). An investigation of the relationship between worry and alcohol use. Journal of Worry and Affective Experience, 1(3), 89-97. Cross, C., & Ashley, L. (2004). Police trauma and addiction. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, October, 24-32. Ashley, L. (1995). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse among Vietnam veterans – The Other Dual Diagnosis. EAPA Exchange, November/December, 14-17. Ashley, L. (1992). Vietnam Vets in therapy – The War Experience and Its Role Relative to Substance Abuse Programming. Professional Counselor, 7(3), 28-34.
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GUEST EDITOR Ashley, L.(2005). Early Intervention and Trauma Guidance & Counselling 20(1)1.
AWARDS Board of Regents, University and Community College System of Nevada, Regents’ Academic Advisor Award 2005. University of Nevada Las Vegas, Alumni Association, Student-Centered Faculty Award 2005. University of Nevada Las Vegas, Women’s Center, Rebelman Hero Award, 2005. Best Coalition, Best of the Best Award, 2005. University of Nevada Las Vegas, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, Outstanding Service Award, 2004. NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, 2004 Organizational Achievement Award.
MILITARY STATUS United States Army Active Duty: Vietnam Rank: Sergeant October 1969 – April 1971 March 1970 – April 1971
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST
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