About Us
Jerome Yoman, Ph.D., ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and former licensed social worker with nearly 30 years of mental health experience. He is one of only three mental health professionals in Oregon board certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. He has served as a program creator and director, supervisor, consultant, trainer, and therapist.
Dr. Yoman has presented at regional, national, and international conferences, and as an invited speaker at mental health agencies. He has published articles on mental health topics, and has been a reviewer for three leading psychology journals.
Many clinics, universities and organizations have sought out Dr. Yoman's expertise including:
- Appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University to teach a doctoral level course on cognitive-behavioral therapy.
- Selected from a group of experienced private practitioners to implement the cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol for a UC Santa Barbara study of cocaine/methamphetamine abuse and depression (funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse).
- Appointed four times as Acting Director of the Ray E. Hosford Clinic in the doctoral Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology Program at UCSB and held a part-time faculty appointment there.
- Appointed as a lecturer in behavior therapy and psychiatric rehabilitation in the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program at California Lutheran University..
- Elected president of the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association, and awarded that association’s 2004 Jerry Clark Award “for his outstanding leadership, dedication, and professionalism in the field of psychology”.
- Elected to the board of directors of the California Psychological Association.
- Appointed as Instructor in Psychology by Harvard Medical School.
Training
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (1979): Gustavus Adolphus College, ranked among the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
- Member: Iota Delta Gamma Honorary Scholastic Society
- Student Commencement Speaker
- Master of Science in Social Work (M.S.S.W., 1983): University of Wisconsin, ranked among the top ten social work programs in the nation.
- Studied under Sheldon Rose, Ph.D., the leading cognitive-behavioral writer on group process.
- Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (1991): West Virginia University. Continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1962, this clinical psychology program received the 2001 Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy Outstanding Training Program award. The department ranks fourth in the world for research in behavior analysis and behavior therapy, and won APA’s 2005 Innovative Practices in Graduate Education in Psychology Award.
- Studied social competence, individual therapy process, and gerontology under Barry Edelstein, Ph.D.
- Training matched American Psychological Association recommendations for psychologists treating serious mental illnesses
General Articles
This Year, Don't Make Resolutions. Commit to Action.
-- Jerome Yoman, Ph.D.Another New Year is upon us. For many this means the annual ritual of the New Year’s resolution. Yet so many give up so soon on their resolutions, that rather than serve as a source of growth and renewal, the resolution has become the butt of many a comedian’s cynical joke. But this year is different, you say. This year you’ve found the will power...the motivation. Perhaps. Or perhaps this year will be more of last year’s failed formula. If so, heed this practical principle of personal success: “if it’s not working, try something else”. Change requires much of us. This article contains seven suggestions, based on research and theory on human change, for turning your New Year's resolutions into successful commitments.
>>>read the rest of this article as a PDF.Relocation Blues in Paradise?
--Jerome Yoman, Ph.D.(originally appeared in the Santa Barbara News Press Feb. 15 ,1998)
Relocation has become an integral part of American life in the 21st century. According to American Demographics Magazine, 43 million Americans move in a given year. More than a third of those responding to a survey about life transitions by Roper Starch Worldwide reported trouble adjusting to long-distance moves. Many social commentators have documented the toll this transience takes on families and communities. Indeed relocation presents formidable problems for individuals, businesses and communities.
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Power to Overcome the Holiday Blues
--Jerome Yoman, Ph.D.Advertising, and our own nostalgia, raise expectations for the happiness the holiday season will bring us. If those expectations are not met, or if the holidays merely magnify ongoing family hurts, the Holiday Blues may result. Most will find a way to cope, and their sadness from whatever source won’t derail their pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. For some, however, sadness will settle in and begin to compound itself, creating the condition known as clinical depression.
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Professional Certifications & Memberships
- Licensed Psychologist: Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners. License (#1894).
- Diplomate in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology: American Board of Professional Psychology
- Fellow: American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology
- Licensed Psychologist: Board of Psychology, State of California (#PSY 13841)
- Member: American Psychological Association
- Member: Division of Clinical Psychology (Division 12), American Psychological Association
- Member: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Member: Schizophrenia and Other Serious Mental Disorders Special Interest Group, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
- Former Member: Board of Directors, California Psychological Association
- Member: Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Psychological Association (1997-2004)
- Member: National Alliance on Mental Illness