Patricia Webbink, Ph.D. - Consulting, Media Appearances, Court Testimony
 Dr. Webbink has provided consulting services to businesses, government
organizations and private organizations and clinics concerning various
problems. She has led a retreat for the Georgetown Law Center
on “The Chronic Complainer.” She has provided consultation on a wide
array of topics, including: stress reduction, sexual harassment, and
the problem employee. She has conducted investigations for private
corporations regarding personnel issues. She has led wellness seminars
throughout the DC metro area for a number of law firms, businesses, the
Department of State, the Government Accountability Office, and the US
Information Agency.
Dr. Webbink has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC TV News, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “Good Morning America.” She has been quoted or highlighted in publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, and The Foreign Service Journal. She has also been a featured guest on a number of radio shows, including “Voice of America” where she shared her knowledge in three languages.
Widely
considered an expert in the area of relationships, Dr. Webbink has
developed a theory on two different attachment styles and has expounded
on various permutations of these styles. She headed a group called
“Consults for Singles” and has presented to several different Unity and
Unitarian Churches. She has also given talks regarding spiritual
issues, including a presentation on Lao Tsu for the River
Road Unitarian Church.
She has taught courses at Duke
University, American University (D.C.), George Washington University,
the University of Maryland in College Park, the University of Maryland
University College (UMUC) in College Park and in the Asian Division of
UMUC in Korea and Japan. She has given presentations at the American
Psychological Association, the Maryland Psychological Association, and
the Association for Humanistic Psychology conventions. Dr. Webbink was
the first feminist psychologist in the Washington DC area and she has
given talks on this topic around the country, as well as to several
colleges and universities.
Dr. Webbink has been called to
provide expert witness testimony in Federal and State courts. These
cases have included those of child custody and psychic injury. She has
also worked with a number of tortured French speaking African refugee's and asylum-seekers.
Assessment, Training or Consultancy is available
on:
Higher Education
- Educational Psychology assessment and interventions
- Curriculum design and development for students with special needs
- Positive approaches to managing behavior and conflict resolution
- Solution-focused brief therapy and cognitive-behavioral approaches
- Emotional literacy and anger/stress management
- Counseling skills for professionals supporting students
- Assessment
or training on learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder and autistic
spectrum disorders
- Supporting parents of teenagers
- Promoting positive self esteem
Schools
- Positive Approaches to Behavior Management
- Emotional Literacy and Anger Management
- Stress Management for Teenagers
- Promoting Positive Mental Health in the Classroom
- Specific Difficulties (e.g. Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autistic Spectrum
Disorder)
- Counseling Skills for Teachers and other Professionals
- Effective Psychological Approaches
(e.g. Solution-Focused Therapy,
Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches)
- Working with Parents/Caregivers on Relationships and Promoting Self Esteem
- Theory and Issues of Attachment
- Training for non-teaching Support Staff
Courts
- Assessment
of a child/young person’s intellectual ability
- Assessment of parents/caregivers for parenting ability
- Assessment of Capacity
- Abuse/Neglect
- Relationships
- Psychological Disorders
Corporations, Groups and Organizations- Occupational health and safety
- Work/life balance
- Human factors and decision making
- Organizational culture/climate
- Organizational surveys
- Leadership and executive coaching
- Diversity
- Job design
- Human resources
- Organizational development (OD)
- Organizational Research Methods
- Technology in the workplace
- Group/team performance
- Grief and Loss
- Change
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