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Dr. Jill Ann Jenkins NYS Certified School Psychologist No. 075628557 UK Chartered Psychologist No. 75180
Background and Experience Dr. Jenkins is an American infant, child, and adolescent psychologist that holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology (concentration in Child Development) a Masters degree in School Psychology, an Advanced Practicing Degree in School Psychology and a Doctorate degree in School Psychology. While in the USA worked in adult centers for the developmentally disabled, in infant/ toddler/ preschool special education centers, and in-patient psychiatric centers for children ages five to eighteen. Her particular area of research while in the USA was on the developmental and neurological affects resulting from prenatal exposure to crack and cocaine on infants and toddlers (birth to four). This large neuro-developmental research project was accepted for presentation at a national conference in the USA in 1993.
Dr. Jenkins moved to the United Kingdom in 1992, when receiving an Honorary Psychologist position with the National Health System in London. During this post, she was assigned to be the on-site psychologist in GP surgeries in SW London, to work on the Learning Disabilities Assessment Team at St. Thomas’ Hospital, and on the clinical family team at St. Mary’s Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. In addition, she held a specific post at the Young Abusers Project, then located at the Tavistock Clinic, developing the psychological assessment protocol for youth sex offenders, co-leading group therapy sessions, and completing research in the area of youth sex offenders that resulted in two peer-reviewed publications.
In 1996 Dr. Jenkins relocated to Barcelona, where she worked on various publications and edited doctoral dissertations for students. In 1998 she started consulting with the international schools in Barcelona, providing parent and teacher consultation, as well as psychological and psycho-educational assessment for students. An advocate for child protection issues, she often volunteers to give various talks to parents and children on the topic of how to keep children safe at schools and religious establishments.
Professional Memberships American Psychological Association British Psychological Society National Association of School Psychologists (USA) European Association for Psychological Assessment
Contact Details Via Augusta, 20, 1er. 08006 Barcelona Tel. 93 217 9841 Fax. 93 218 8162 Closest Metros: Gracia and Diagonal |
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