ABOUT DR. LITTLE
NAME: William Bradley Little, Ph.D., Clinical PsychologistEDUCATION
Undergraduate: Hendrix College
1964-1968 Bachelor of Arts, in Psychology
Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
Graduate: Memphis State University
1968-1971 Master of Science in Psychology,
MSU, Memphis, Tennessee
1974-1974 Doctor of Philosophy
MSU, Memphis, Tennessee
Internship: 1973-1974 Psychological Intern,
Child Development Center University
of Tennessee, which is a part of APA approved
consortium in Clinical Psychology
MILITARY SERVICE
Air National Guard 1970-1975
Honorable Discharge
LICENSE
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Tennessee
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Delta Counseling and Guidance Center, Dumas, Arkansas
August 15, 1974 through
September 1, 1975
Memphis City Schools Mental Health Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Supervising Psychologist for Memphis City School's Mental Health Center
September
1, 1975 through September 1, 1983
Methodist Outreach, Inc., Psychiatric Inpatient/Outpatient Treatment Facility,
Division of Methodist Hospitals. Inc., Memphis, Tennessee.
January 1, 1984 through
May 1985
Private Practice with Dr. Ray O. Sexton, M.D., psychiatrist
July, 1977 through
October, 1980
William Little. Ph.D. and Associates
November 1980 through November 1985
Wholistic Healthcare Services, Inc. 1985 to present
CONSULTATIVE EXPERIENCE
1975 through Present
Shelby County Juvenile Court
1982 through 1984
Consultant, Southwest Mental Health Center
1983 through 1984
Consultant, Memphis City Schools
1993 through Present - Consultant, Public Defender's Office.
Evaluation and
Testimony in capital, murder cases.
- AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Extensive psychotherapy experience dealing with issues associated with a general practice in Clinical Psychology. Services are delivered in individual, family end group settings on an outpatient basis.
- Specific emotional problems such as depression and anxiety are addressed from a psychodynamic, cognitive and behavioral treatment orientation.
- Psychological assessment of both children and adults with extensive diagnostic experience identifying various developmental disorders in both public and private school settings. Disability determination with Arkansas and Tennessee Social Security Administration. Diagnostic consultation with the adult and juvenile court systems of Tennessee and Arkansas.
- Extensive work with patients suffering from self-destructive addictive behaviors including: substance abuse, sexual misconduct and eating disorders. Knowledge of 12 step program and various community support groups.
- Group leader for chronically mentally ill working in areas of social skill development, acceptance of illness, and the management of the negative symptoms associated with chronic mental illness.
MCC Behavioral Health Care - Core Provider Comprehensive Mental Health Services to Cigna Patients Acorn Behavioral Health Care Magellan Behavioral Health Panel Baptist Hospitals - Health Choice Methodist Hospitals - Health First Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO FNC Options Foundation Health Care
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association
Tennessee Psychological Association
National Health Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Orthopsychiatry Fellow
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
Clinical Instructor - University of Tennessee - 1978 to 1993
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Eastwood Hospital - 1978 to 1987, Memphis, Tennessee
St. Joseph Hospital - 1978 to 1980, Memphis, Tennessee
Mid-South Hospital - 1987 to 1993, Memphis, Tennessee
Germantown Community Hospital - 1987 to 1993, Germantown, Tennessee
PUBLICATIONS
Little, W.B. and Kenny C., IQ Changes in Negro Children Between Ages Four and Seven As a Function of Home Stability and Parents' Educational Level. Journal of Genetic Psychology, in press, 1973.
Little, W.B. and Kenny C., and Hooper, R., A Reconceptualization of the Permanence of Attitude Change, Journal of Social Psychology, 1975 (pp. 95,193-200).
Little, W.B., Cole, T., and Kudlowitz B., The Effectiveness of Modeling As One Form of Behavioral Consultation in the Junior High School Classroom, submitted to Journal of School of Psychology.
Little, W.B. and Maddock, R., Mamma's Little Boy, The Withdrawn Man, Journal of Medical Hypoanalysis, 1, Summer, 1980 (pp. 34-139).
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