Personal Information

California School of Professional Psychology

Clinical Counseling

Mexico City Campus

Program Director

Associate Professor

Alliant International University Mexico
Hamburgo 115, Colonia Juarez
phone: (52-55) 5264-2187
Mexico City MX

Courses, Research Interests, Publications

Advanced Brief Therapy Techniques

Marraige and Family Therapy Practicum

Sex Therapy in Marriage and Family Therapy

Marriage and Family Therapy Law and Ethics

Clinical competencies; critical pedagogy in mental health training; immersion education; international education; international issues in mental health; nationalism in MFT training and supervision

Platt, J. J. (2003). Something left to learn: The role of ongoing evaluation in maintaining clinical competency. The Oregon Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Newsletter. p. 1-2).

Addison, S.M., Sandberg, J.G., Corby, J., Robila, M., Platt, J. J. (2002). Alternative methodologies in research literature review: Links between clinical work and MFT effectiveness. AJFT, 30(4), 339-372.

Sandberg, J.G. & Platt, J.J. (2001). Family Therapy and Mental Health of the Aging. In M. MacFarlanem (Ed.). Family Therapy and Mental Health: Innovations in Theory and Practice: Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY.

Strategies for overcoming barriers to service A workshop at the Solution Focused Brief Therapy National Conference, Loma Linda University, November 2, 2003 with John K. Miller & Sylvia Vaughn.

A Delicate Balance: Uncovering and Working with Partner Abuse. A workshop presented at the Annual National Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Long Beach, California. October 18, 2003 with Jeff Todahl & John Miller.

Competency Development: Solution focused supervision A workshop at the Solution Focused Brief Therapy National Conference, Loma Linda University, November 2, 2003 with John K. Miller & Janice Lyon.

Conversing about Clinical Competency: Implications in Marriage and Family Therapy A workshop presented at the Annual National Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Long Beach, California. October 17, 2003 with Jeff Todahl, Linda Forrest & John Miller.

An Analysis of the Live Observation Feedback Form (L.O.F.F.) A poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 2002 with John Miller & Jeff Todahl.

Supervised Parenting, Violence, and MFT: A new Partnership. A poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 2002 with Jeff Todahl & John Miller.

Pre-Professorial Internships: Recruiting the Next Generation. A poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 2002 with John Miller & Jeff Todahl.

Male Victims: The Nature and Meaning of Sexual Coercion. A poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Chicago, Illinois. October 7, 1999 with Dean Busby.

Utilizing the Client's Spiritual Belief System as a Catalyst for Change. A workshop presented at the World Conference of the American Counseling Association. San Diego, California. April14, 1999 with Jonnel Henry-Matos.

Academic History and Background

PhD, Syracuse University, 2003

AAMFT Approved Supervisor

California Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)