Dr. Fred "Beau" Washington, Psy.D., pioneered the concept of Resilience Training.

​​CURRICULUM VITAE

Address:  PO Box 31, Palisade, Colorado 81526      Phone: 970-464-9381                    Email: bowash01@hotmail.com     Website: BWTresilience.com

Colorado Licensed PSYC


EDUCATION

  • University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. Graduate, Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, 2005.
  • Doctoral Internship at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, Lawrence, Kansas. Completed August 2003.
  • Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. MA in Counseling, 1999.
  • Masters Internship, White Path Center, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1999. (For neglected and abused children.)
  • Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado. BA in Psychology, 1997.
  • Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado. Emergency Medical Technician, 1973. Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas, 1973-1974.
  • Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas, 1971-1973.

CLIENTS

"My training as a psychologist and life experience as a

Native American led me to a natural solution to painful rumination."

REVIEW PANEL
SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, American

Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Program Reviewer, 2009 to present.


EMPLOYMENT
Beau Washington, Palisade, Colorado, 2005 to present
Cognitive therapist and researcher; organization development workshops, trains therapists in cognitive therapy, diversity evaluation and training, suicide prevention consultant and training.

Sports Teams

  • Western Carolina University, Men’s Basketball team, training (2016).
  • Goshen College Basketball team, training, Goshen, Indiana (2016).
  • Goshen College Softball team, training, Goshen, Indiana (2016).
  • Concordia University Baseball team, training, Seward, Nebraska (2016).
  • Western Carolina University, Men’s Basketball team, training (2015).
  • University of Northern Colorado Football player (2014).
  • Colorado School of Mines Baseball team (2014).
  • University of New Mexico Softball team, (2014).
  • Western Carolina University, Basketball team, training (2013).
  • Haskell Indian Nations University, Sports teams, Lawrence, Kansas (2013) Training.
  • Goshen College Basketball, Goshen, Indiana (2013) Training.

Organization Development/Team Building Clinics/Consultant

  • Blackfeet Community College, Resilience training (2016).
  • Northern Ute Indian Tribe, tribal substance abuse program, Duchesne, Utah, (2016).
  • Colorado Department of Transportation, Grand Junction, Co (2015).
  • Ute School District, Duchesne, Utah (2014).
  • Northern Ute Indian Tribe, tribal substance abuse program, Duchesne, Utah, (2014).
  • University of Montana, clinical psychology department lecture (2013).
  • Missoula Indian Center, presentation (2013).
  • Colorado Mesa University, Baseball, Grand Junction, Colorado (2013) Training.
  • Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, Owyhee, Nevada (2013).
  • Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort Hall, Idaho (2013).
  • UNM Southeast Heights Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2013).
  • Northern Ute Indian Tribe, tribal substance abuse program, Duchesne, Utah, (2013).
  • Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, Colorado, (March, 2012).
  • Washington, B., (December, 2011). Substance abuse. The Ute Indian Tribe out-patient clinic, training. Ft. Duchesne, Utah.
  • Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, Colorado, (December, 2011).
  • Northern Ute Indian Tribe, Consultant for tribal substance abuse program, Duchesne, Utah, (December, 2011).
  • Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, Colorado, (September, 2011).
  • Western Area Power Administration, Phoenix, Arizona (March, 2011).
  • Northern Ute Indian Tribe, Consultant for tribal education, Duchesne, Utah, 2010.
  • Electric Power Training Center, Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, Colorado (May 2010).
  • Northern Ute Indian Tribe, Consultant for tribal substance abuse program, Duchesne, Utah, 2010.
  • Northern Ute Indian Tribe, Consultant for tribal substance abuse program, Duchesne, Utah, 2009.
  • Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribal Casino, Towaoc, Colorado, consultant, May 2008 to May 2009.
  • Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribal Casino, Towaoc, Colorado (May, 2008).
  • Washington, B., (November, 2007). Tribal workshop with the Ute Indian Tribe, Ft. Duchesne, Utah.
  • Western Area Power Administration, Phoenix, Arizona (April, 2007).
  • Western Area Power Administration, Phoenix, Arizona (October, 2007).


PRESENTATIONS
Washington, B., (April, 2015). The Ute Indian Tribe conference. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (June, 2013). The Ute Indian Tribe Men’s Wellness conference. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (October, 2012). BWT. Clinical Psychology department. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Washington, B., (September, 2012). Suicide prevention. The Ute Indian Tribe suicide prevention program. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (December, 2011).  Demystifying Substance Abuse. Unified Lodges Conference. The Ute Indian Tribe. Vernal, Utah.
Washington, B., (September, 2011). Suicide prevention. The Ute Indian Tribe suicide prevention program. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (November, 2010). Wellness conference. Painted Horse Diabetes Program, Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (September, 2010). Grabbing wellness. Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho.
Washington, B., (May, 2010). The road map to good mental health: Adding the missing treatments. United States Coast Guard HQ.    

     Washington, D.C.
Washington, B., (April, 2010). Ute Indian Tribe, 9th Annual Health Career & College Conference: Health is Life in Balance.

     Fort Duchesne, Utah.

Washington, B., (March, 2010). Suicide prevention. United States Army Suicide Prevention Taskforce. The Pentagon, Arlington, VA.
Washington, B., (January, 2010). Suicide prevention. United States Army. Fort Carson, Colorado.
Washington, B., (September, 2009). Developing inner strength: Suicide prevention. The Ute Indian Tribe suicide prevention program.

     Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (September, 2009). Smoke signals. Suicide prevention program at reservation high school.  Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (April, 2009). Don’t control my mind!  Ute Indian Tribe, 8th Annual Health Career & College Conference: Health is Life in

     Balance. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (April, 2009). The battle from within: Harmony and balance. How do we get there from here? The National Indian Gaming

     Association Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.
Washington, B., (September, 2008). Opening keynote speaker. Stronger Roots, Stronger Branches Conference, Prevention First,

     Naperville, Illinois.
Washington, B., (August, 2008). Pathological gambling and rumination. Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico, Albuquerque,

     New Mexico.
Washington, B., (May, 2008). Cultural Considerations on a Cognitive Model of Addictions. Institute on Prevention & Treatment of Gambling

     Addiction, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Washington, B., (April, 2008). Mental health and Native Americans. Ute Indian Tribe, 7th Annual Health Career & College Conference:

     Health is Life in Balance. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., & Gonzalez, D. M., (November, 2007). Poster presentation: Rumination in pathological gamblers. NCRG Conference on

     Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Washington, B., (April, 2007). Mental health and Native Americans. Ute Indian Tribe, 6th Annual Health Career & College Conference:

     Health is Life in Balance. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., (2006). The relationship among rumination and distraction in pathological gamblers. Presentation at the Rocky Mountain

     Psychological Association 76th Annual Meeting, Park City, Utah.
Washington, B., (2006). Cognitive therapy and the missing treatment. 18th Annual Indian Health Service Research Conference.

     Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Washington, B., (June, 2006). Developing resilience: The missing treatment in cognitive therapy. The 2006 IHS/SAMHSA Behavioral Health

     Conference. San Diego, CA.
Washington, B., (June, 2006). Rumination and distraction in pathological gamblers: A cognitive model of addiction and implications for

     treatment.  The 20th Annual Conference on Prevention, Research and Treatment of Problem Gambling, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Washington, B., (2006).  Mood disorder research on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Reservation.  Cherokee, North Carolina.
Washington, B., (2001).  Therapy on Native American reservations. University of Northern Colorado Native American Summit,

     Greeley, Colorado.
Kagee, A., Dixon, D. N., Washington, B., & Kuhn, A., (1998).  The psychology of gifted adolescents: A construct validity study. Presentation

     at the 11th Annual Great Lakes Conference in Counseling Psychology, Bloomington, Indiana.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Washington, B., (April, 2008). Mental health and Native Americans. Ute Indian Tribe, 7th Annual Health Career & College Conference:

     Health is Life in Balance. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Faragher, F. M., & Washington, B., (October, 2007). Impact of casinos and legalized gambling on Native Americans. Panel discussion at

     2nd Annual Problem Gambling in Colorado: Groups at Risk. University of Denver, Colorado.
Washington, B., (April, 2007). Mental health and Native Americans. Ute Indian Tribe, 6th Annual Health Career & College Conference:

     Health is Life in Balance. Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Washington, B., Peacock, S., & Wynne, H., (June, 2006). Gambling research with Native Americans and First Nations: Rewards and

     challenges.  Panel discussion at 20th Annual Conference on Prevention, Research and Treatment of Problem Gambling, St. Paul, MN.
Stinchfield, R., Peacock, S., & Washington, B., (June, 2006). Gambling among American Indian public school students. Panel discussion at the

     20th Annual Conference on Prevention, Research and Treatment of Problem Gambling, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dixon, D. N., Washington, B., & Dixon, F., (1999). Overexcitability: Fact, fluency, or fantasy. Panel discussion at the 46th Annual National

     Association for Gifted Children Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

RESEARCH PAPERS
Washington, B., (2005). The Relationship among rumination and distraction in pathological gamblers. Dissertation.
Washington, B., (1999). Relationship between fluency and overexcitability in gifted adolescents.  Ball State University creative project.
Washington, B., (in progress). A cognitive thought-stopping technique.
Washington, B., (in progress). Identifying the ruminative response style in individuals with alcoholism.
Washington, B., (in progress). Identifying the ruminative response style in domestic violence.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Palisade Lions Club; Palisade, Colorado – Board of Directors, 1991-1994.
Palisade High School Academic Awards; Palisade, Colorado – Chairperson, 1993-1994.
Palisade High School Accountability; Palisade, Colorado – Co-Chair, 1991-1993.
Aspen Center for Conflict Resolution; Aspen, Colorado – Board of Directors, 1988-1991.
Aspen Wine Classic; Aspen, Colorado – Chairperson, 1988.
International Design Conference of Aspen; Aspen, Colorado – Chairperson, 1987-1991.
40th Anniversary of the Aspen Skiing Company; Aspen, Colorado – Chairperson, 1986-1987.
World Cup Downhill Skiing Events; Aspen, Colorado – World Cup Timer, 1983-1988.

KJZY, Radio; Dallas, Texas – Aspen Weather/Ski Reporter, 1988.
Aspen Highlands Freestyle Skiing Competition; Aspen, Colorado – Judge, 1982-1989.
Colorado Governors Council on the Handicap – Member, 1978.

Snowmass Resort Association Information; Snowmass, Colorado – Public Relations, 1979-1981.
Blind Outdoor Leisure Development (BOLD); Aspen, Colorado – Director, 1977.
Emergency Medical Technician – 1973-1983.

AWARDS & SPONSORSHIPS
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., Six days lodging at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, Reno, while conducting research, 2005.
Lyell L. Bussell Memorial Graduate Fund Award, $300, 1998.
Outstanding Lion of the Year, 1993.
Aspen Community Service Award, 1976.

MEMBERSHIPS
Colorado Dept of Human Services, Problem Gambling Advisory, Member, 2010.
National Council on Problem Gambling, Member, 2006-2009.
Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado, Advisory council member, 2007-2010.
APA Student Affiliate, 1998-2004.
APA, Member, 2007-present.
Society of Indian Psychologists, Member, 2001-2011.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lifetime.