Richard Coder PhD
Washington Licensed Psychologist 75410900 NE 8th Street Suite 900 · Bellevue WA 98004 425 455 2967 · richard@eastsidepsychology.com
facsimile: 866 230 8405
Education:
Ph.D. Psychology University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN M.A. Psychology University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN B.A. Philosophy St. Edward College, Kenmore WA
Graduate Study in Business and Organizational Development, University of Washington Forensic Psychology University of Washington, Seattle WA
Special Education, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle WA
Forensic Psychology, The American Academy of Forensic Psychology
Special Interests:
Psychology in service of the Courts Trauma in children & families
Application of Psychological Principles to Education The Psychology of Morality
Certifications:
License in Psychology
Teacher Certification in Special Education, English, and Social Sciences
Present Professional Activities:
Private Practice, Forensic and Clinical Psychology, Bellevue
Adjunct faculty, Antioch University Doctoral in Psychology Program, Seattle WA School Psychology, LWSD Redmond WA
Contract with Child and Family Services, DSHS
Contract with Department of Disability Determination, DSHS
Recent Professional Experience:
Department Head and teacher, Special Services (Special Ed, ELL, Native American Education), BEST High School, Kirkland WA
Instructor, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA Adjunct faculty, Argosy University, Seattle WA
Director, Pacific Pain Institute, Bellevue WA
Director of Behavioral Medicine, Northwest Medical Arts, Bellevue
Chief Psychologist and Director of Behavioral Medicine, St. Luke Medical Center, Bellevue WA
Director and co-founder of Consultants in Applied Ethics, Bellevue WA Creator and Director of Psychology Information Line, Bellevue WA
Recent Awards
Faculty Positions Held:
Assistant Professor, Department of Home Economics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Assistant Professor, Department of Home and Family Services, College of St Benedict and St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
Visiting Professor (Sabbatical Year), School of Home Economics, Washington State University, Pullman WA
Visiting Professor, Mental Health Counseling Program, College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, Division of Health Care Psychology, University of Minnesota Research Associate, Division of Clinical Psychology, Health Sciences, University of Minnesota
Instructor and Research Assistant, Center for Youth Development and Research, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
Instructor, Martin Luther King Program, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
Diversity Awareness and Service Responsibilities as Faculty:
Served on Minority Affairs Committee at the invitation of the Vice President of Student Affairs at the University of Minnesota
Co-founded and directed the Martin Luther King Program for the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota
Accomplishments:
Recruited minority students, served as academic advisor Provided Counseling for minority students
Formed a Minority Student Advisory Board to address University administration Brought the students requests and needs to the University administration Provided consultation to University administration and faculty to help develop programs to serve minority needs that enhanced the education of all and the overall mission of the University
Supported the effort to graduate the first African-American scholarship athlete in the University’s history
Advised, consulted on the re-construction of curriculum
Authored and taught courses relevant to minority and political issues while attending to strong academic underpinnings
Director of Mental Health, Community University Health Care Center, Minneapolis, MN.
This was (in its origins and still is) the University’s Pediatric Outreach Clinic serving Native American (the second largest urban population of Native Americans in the United States), African-American, and low-income families. This Center was
administered by the University’s Health Sciences, and jointly funded by state, county and federal funds
Designed and implemented educational programs to promote health of the catchment’s area population
Created a mental health effort which spoke to each culture in ways that honored its history and practices (the Center was the first to hire a Native American Medicine Man on federal funds)
Provided community education regarding interdisciplinary health care for a diverse population
Collected demonstration data
Presented programs, needs and supporting data to state and federal fund managers and lobbied in behalf of the University for ongoing funding
Supervised School Psychology and community efforts in three elementary, two junior high school and one senior high Schools
Managed a mental health and clerical staff of nine
Developed and monitored budget for clinic-wide operations Member, Committee on Women’s Issues, Montana State University
Community service:
Lab-School/Day Care, BEST High School, Kirkland WA My major efforts have been through my Church Community:
Support of the Laotian Community
Support of Nuevo Trinidad Community in El Salvador with medical supplies, materials and labor for building homes, and obtaining running water
Supported the gift of church property to become permanent residence for homeless women
Head Start volunteer
Advisory Board, Shoreline Community College
International Year of the Child representative for Montana State University Professional organizations:
The American Psychological Association
The Washington State Psychological Association National Education Association
Washington State Education Association
Selected consulting experiences:
Weyerhaeuser Boeing
Marriage Tribunal, Archdiocese of Seattle Seattle Fibromyalgia International Team
KIRO Radio and Television news editors and on air presentations St. Cloud Public Schools, Special Education, St. Cloud MN
Program design for implementation of Public Law 94-142, State Head Start Program, State of Minnesota Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, State of Minnesota
Director of Mental Health Services, State of Minnesota Head Start, State of Minnesota
Wilder Foundation Day Care Associates, St. Paul MN
Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association, Minneapolis MN
Grants Awarded:
Authored proposal to establish an Institute of Bioethics at the University of Minnesota for the Study of Grant approved by the Fund for the Improvement of Higher Education (F.I.P.S.E.), not accepted by my department.
Co-authored proposal to establish a Parent-Child Recreation Project. Approved for funding by OCD, Region V. Federal cutbacks curtailed the award. Later revised and funded by State of Minnesota at $65,000.
Grant awarded by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to evaluate
effectiveness of Special Program for Head Start, OCD-BEH, State of Minnesota. Award: $6,500.
Grant to fund preventive services to children and families at Community University Health Care Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, from county and state program awards. Award approximately $100,000 annually.
Grant to study development of moral judgment in nine-year old males as preventive of delinquency. Awards: $26,000 and $40,000 (Law Enforcement Alliance of America)
Selected Presentations:
“The Psychology of Morality, an update for professionals;” Parent educators, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue WA: January 2000
“The effect of trauma/sexual trauma on Children’s moral development;” The Children’s Response Center, Eastside Services for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress, Harborview Center, Bellevue WA; November 1999
“Interdisciplinary Team Effectiveness in Treating Chronic Pain;” Evergreen Medical Center Committee on Development of Chronic Pain Program & Healing Center, Kirkland, WA, February 1998
“Interdisciplinary Treatment of Fibromyalgia: What's New? What's Working?” Community Education Program, Evergreen Medical Center, Kirkland, WA, November 1997
Seattle Fibromyalgia International Team yearly meetings, addresses: “Getting Over It and On With It,” 1996
“Psychological Treatment with Behavioral Medicine,” 1995 “The Team Approach - Without Which,” 1994
“Psychological assessment of couples seeking marital dissolution in the Roman Catholic Church: capability of forming a permanent bond.” January 1994 “Handling Stress During the Job Crunch,” Presentation for the Inter-Faith Job Fair,
Bellevue WA. May 1992
“Handling Stress; Development of Moral Stance,” for Telos, Bellevue WA. November 1991
"The Effects of the Teachers' Strike on Children’s Educational Progress,” KIRO Television, Seattle, WA April 1991
Regular program appearances, various Psychological Topics, KIRO Radio, Seattle WA (appearances about every three weeks). 1988-1991
Workshop: "Qualitative Evaluation of Early Intervention and Prevention Programs" for the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma WA. October 1990
Workshop: "All about Groups: A Primer on Group Psychotherapy," Washington State Psychological Association, Whistler, BC, Canada. May 1989
"The Psychological Impact of the Bundy Execution," the Compton Report, KING Television, Seattle WA. April 1989
Workshop: "The Psychology of Morality and the Role of the Psychologist in Building the Just Community," Washington State Psychological Association, Tacoma WA. November 1988
"The Role of Sports Psychology," the Compton Report, KING Television, Seattle WA. February 1988
"Ethical Considerations for Assignment Editors," for Media Network International, Los Angeles CA. March 1987
Publications:
"Enhancement of Maturity of Moral Judgment by Parent Education," (with M. Bunzl and R. Wirt), Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1977, 5(2): 177- 185.
"Assessment of Family Health Needs," (with K. deRoss), Health Education, July, 1976.
"Judging the Important Issues in Moral Dilemmas: An Objective Measure of Development," (with J. Rest, D. Cooper, and J. Masanz), Developmental
Psychology, 1974, 10(4):491-501.
"How Do Morals Grow: The Encounter between Parent and Child," (with J. Masanz),
PACE, December, 1971.
"More on Development," PACE, November, 1971
"Why People Act: A Study of the Motivational System of the Child," (with J. Masanz),
PACE, October, 1971.
"When to Teach What: A Study of the Psychological Development of Children and Their Readiness for Religion,” (jwith J. Masanz, PACE, April, 1971.
