1. 9304 Big Spring Drive
Cranberry Township PA
Phone 724-431-0220
Cell 412-629-0543
E-mail: Penpsy@msn.com
Web: www.pennpsych.com
Bruce Chambers Ph.D.
Education
Cornell University - Ph.D. Human Ecology.
Dissertation: Factors Related to Premature Termination from
Psychiatric Treatment in a Rural Community Mental Health
Setting
Penn State University-. M.S. in Community Psychology
Penn State University-. B.S. in Psychology
Professional
experience
CLINICAL and ADMINISTRATIVE
Over 35 Years of Professional Experience
Pennsylvania Psychological Forensics, Cranberry Twp.
PA
Sole Proprietor 2000- present
Provide state of the art comprehensive forensic
psychological evaluations and consultation.
• Provide expert child custody evaluations and
consultation working with court systems and private
attorneys throughout Pennsylvania
• Conducted over 700 Custody Evaluations
• Provide Trial consulting services for Family attorneys
engaged in litigation.
• Perform Act-33 Decertification Evaluations
• Perform Competency evaluations and Mitigation
assessments for those involved in the criminal justice
system.
• Perform Comprehensive Mental Health and Drug and
Alcohol Evaluations including Hair follicle testing
• Provide Disability Evaluation Services

2. Horizon Mental Health Management
Lewisville Texas
2004-2010
Consultant
Served as consultant for a national mental health provider of
inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse services.
Developed a 15 Bed Gero-psychiatric Unit at Good
Samaritan Hospital in Pottsville PA. Served as interim
director-2005.
Universal Health Services
Forest View Psychiatric Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Chief Executive Officer, 1998-2000
Responsible for the overall operation of a sixty-two-bed
JCAHO accredited for- profit psychiatric hospital owned by
Universal Health Services. Programs included inpatient,
partial hospital and intensive outpatient programs for adults,
adolescents and geriatric populations.
• Increased average daily census from 17 to 40 in that
time span
Charter Medical Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
Chief Executive Officer, Charter Behavioral Health
System-Charlotte NC 1996-1998

3. Responsible for the operation of a for-profit, JCAHO
accredited, comprehensive behavioral healthcare system
with a full continuum of services. Responsible for all
aspects of the system which included a sixty-bed acute
inpatient psychiatric hospital serving children, adults and
geriatric patients.
Partial hospitalization services, intensive outpatient services,
long-term day treatment, private alternative school and wrap
around services were also provided.
.
• Created alternative services to meet the needs of
Community Mental Health Centers
• Established 10 Bed Gero-psychiatric Unit.
Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare, Concord, NC
Center Director, 1995-1996
Responsible for the overall operation of a comprehensive
community mental health center serving a suburban
Charlotte county with a population of over one hundred
thousand. Services included mental health and substance
abuse programs for all populations including twenty four-
hour on-site emergency, outpatient, partial hospitalization,
intensive outpatient, family preservation, apartment program
and facility based residential crisis stabilization.
Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY
Director of Behavioral Services, 1990-91, 1994-1995
Responsible for the overall operation of the JCAHO
accredited behavioral services program which included a 26
bed inpatient Mental Health Unit, 16 bed geriatric care unit,
detox program, social work department and emergency
room psychiatric services.
Counseling Services of Pennsylvania, Towanda, PA
Chief Executive Officer 1985-1990
Responsible for the overall operation and administration of a
comprehensive community mental health center serving a
two county area in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities included administration of outpatient and
partial hospitalization programs for children, adolescents

4. and adults and all community based mental health
programs. Additional duties included clinical supervision of
all programs, program planning, development and
evaluation.
Highlights included the following:
• Developed the first adolescent partial hospitalization program in
the area.
• Wrote the grant which secured funding for one of the first family
based mental health programs in the state
• Developed and implemented a student assistance program in all
eight school districts in the catchment area.
• Developed an aftercare program for children returning from
residential settings that was designated as a model program by
the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.
• Developed clinical programming and secured licensure for a
dual-diagnosis, mental health, and substance abuse program for
children and adolescents.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro PA.
Staff Psychologist, 1984-85
North Penn Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program,
Wellsboro, PA.
Clinical Supervisor, 1983-1984
Philadelphia Prison System, Philadelphia, PA.
Staff Psychologist, 1978-1982.
Teaching Experience
University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry
2006-present
Designated training site for child psychiatry fellows
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Instructor, 1996-1997
Mental Health Issues in Criminal Justice for Graduate
Criminal Justice Majors.
Elmira College, Elmira New York
Assistant Professor of Human Services.
(Tenure track) 1991-1994.

5. Taught a variety of human service courses and coordinated
the mental health services and early childhood services
specializations including practicum placement and
supervision. Additional responsibilities included student
academic advising and faculty committee work. Received
1994 faculty award for teaching excellence. Taught the
following courses during my tenure:
Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Introduction to Human
Services, Educational Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, The
Special Needs Child, Child and Adolescent Development, Observing
Child Development, Introduction to Counseling, Overview of Mental
Health Services, Assessment of the Contemporary Family.
Penn State University-Wilkes Barre Campus and
Northern Tier Center
Lecturer, 1987-1995.
Part-time lecturer for the department of Psychology and The
College of Health and Human Development. Taught a
variety of undergraduate and graduate courses including the
following:
Developmental Psychology, Mental Health, Introduction to Psychology,
Preventing Adolescent Suicide, Coping with Stress, Psychological
Impact of Divorce on Children, Situational Leadership, Educating
Children in Conflict.
Professional
memberships/
Licensure
Fellow-Pennsylvania Psychological Association
Member- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Pennsylvania Psychologist License PS-3572-L, May 1981
Presentations Allegheny County (PA) Bench Bar Conference 2003
“Behavior Based Custody Evaluations”
Continuing Legal Education Seminar – Pittsburgh PA 2003

6. “Shared Child Custody in Pennsylvania”
Westmoreland (PA) County Bar Association 2005
“New Developments in Child Custody Evaluations”
Washington (PA) Bench Bar Conference 2006
“Assessing Competency and Insanity – An Historical Perspective”
Westmoreland County Bar Association 2006
“Assessing Alienating Behavior in Child Custody Evaluations”
National Business Institute 2007 Pittsburgh PA
“Helping your Client Survive a Child Custody Evaluation”
Allegheny Bar Association 2009 Pittsburgh PA
“Special considerations for individuals with disabilities involved in Child
Custody Evaluations”
Butler County Bar Association 2015 Butler PA
“Important issues in the conduct of child custody evaluations”
Awards Elmira College 1994 – Phi Kappa Sigma – Outstanding Professor Award

7. “Shared Child Custody in Pennsylvania”
Westmoreland (PA) County Bar Association 2005
“New Developments in Child Custody Evaluations”
Washington (PA) Bench Bar Conference 2006
“Assessing Competency and Insanity – An Historical Perspective”
Westmoreland County Bar Association 2006
“Assessing Alienating Behavior in Child Custody Evaluations”
National Business Institute 2007 Pittsburgh PA
“Helping your Client Survive a Child Custody Evaluation”
Allegheny Bar Association 2009 Pittsburgh PA
“Special considerations for individuals with disabilities involved in Child
Custody Evaluations”
Butler County Bar Association 2015 Butler PA
“Important issues in the conduct of child custody evaluations”
Awards Elmira College 1994 – Phi Kappa Sigma – Outstanding Professor Award