Patrick Sylvers, PhD
Personal Statement
Dr. Sylvers serves as the Director of Psychology Training at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, American Lake Division. His primary research interests include personality and its relation to treatment outcomes, treatment outcomes related to trauma and anxiety related disorders, and the etiology and treatment of aggressive behavior. Dr. Sylvers also serves as a consultant for the Department of Veterans Affairs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression training initiative.
Education
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy , VA Puget Sound, Seattle Division , 2010-2011
Ph.D. , Clinical Psychology , Emory University, Atlanta, GA , 2004-2010
B.S. , Psychology , University of Washington, Seattle, WA , 2000-2002
Scholarly Expertise
Clinical Expertise
Teaching Philosophy
I believe in competency based supervision using multi-modal learning strategies tailored to students’ strengths. As such, I believe that students should frequently be measured on objective, competency-based standards. Students and trainers may then work collaboratively to adapt the training plan based on these standards.
