SCOTT SULLENDER
Scott is currently semi retired. He works two days a week through the Interfaith Counseling Center, San Anselmo, CA. where he serves as Training Coordinator and provides clergy candidate psychological and vocational assessments for several Protestant denominations in the Bay Area. (for more information, www.interfaithcc.org.).
Scott is currently the Editor of Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry. Reflective Practice is a professional journal for those involved in the clinical training and formation process of religious leaders for the 21st century. (for more information, www.reflective-practice.org.).
Scott occasionally teaches classes for S.F.T.S. as well as Continuing Education workshops for mental health professionals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2006—2016 Professor of Pastoral Counseling
San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA
SFTS is an educational institution related to the Presbyterian Church (USA). I am been the primary professor of pastoral care and counseling for the Doctor of Ministry program and occasionally teach introductory courses in pastoral care and counseling for the M.Div. program.
2006 – 2009 Director, Pastoral Counselor/Psychologist
Lloyd Center Pastoral Counseling Service
San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA
The Lloyd Center is a program of SFTS that provides counseling, assessment, spiritual direction. It is an accredited service and training program with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
1994 – 2006 Psychologist/Pastoral Counselor
Samaritan Counseling Center- Upland, California
The Samaritan Counseling Center is a non-profit church sponsored counseling program, accredited by Samaritan Institute and an United Way member agency.
1997 – 2006 Psychologist/Career Counselor
The Center For Ministry – Oakland, California
The Center For Ministry is a non-profit corporation that provides
psychological assessments and career counseling and planning
for clergy of all faiths.
1994 – 1998 Clinical Director/Director of Training
Foothill Community Mental Health Center – Glendora, California
FCMHC is a non-profit community mental health center which
provides psychological and psychiatric services for the chronically
and severely mentally ill.
1974 – 1990 Executive Director/Psychologist/MFCC
Walnut Valley Counseling Center
Diamond Bar, California
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
May 1978 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Theology and Personality: Pastoral Counseling
School of Theology at Claremont/Claremont Graduate School,
Claremont, California
June 1973 Masters of Theology (Th.M.)
Pastoral Theology.
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
June 1970 Masters of Divinity (M.Div.)
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
Concentration: Christian Education
June 1967 Bachelors of Arts (B.A.)
University of California at Santa Barbara, Goleta, California
Major: History
LICENSES, CERTIFICATION, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
1985 – Present Licensed Psychologist, Counseling Psychology, State of California
PSY # 8931 (Issued 2-4-85).
1970 – Present Minister of the Word and Sacrament, Presbyterian Church (USA),
Ordained 9-20-70 by Presbytery of Donegal.
Current membership: Presbytery of the Redwoods.
1983 – Present Diplomate (supervisor), American Association of Pastoral Counselors
(#1175).
CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS
1978 – 1982 Psychological Assistant, Pomona, California
Supervisor: Rodman F. Garriety, Ed.D. Licensed Psychologist.
(PSY #945)
1974 – 1975 Internship at Pomona Valley Pastoral Counseling and Growth Center,
Claremont, California Supervisor: Paul G. Schurman, Th.D.
Licensed MFCC, Diplomate, AAPC.
1975(summer) Pacific State Hospital (Lanterman State Hospital), Pomona, California
1970 (summer) University of PA – Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
Books:
Ancient Sins . . . Modern Addictions: A Fresh Look at the Seven Deadly
Sins. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2013.
Losses in Later Life: Second Edition. Binghamton, NY: Haworth
Press, 1999.
Passing through: Reflections on the Twenty-third Psalm.
Prescott, AZ: Educational Ministries, 1998.
Losses in Later Life. (Integration Books, Robert J. Wickes, Psy.D.,
General Editor), New York: Paulist Press, 1989.
Grief and Growth. New York: Paulist Press, 1985.
Articles:
“The Seven Deadly Sins as a Pastoral Diagnostic System.” Pastoral
Psychology 64, no. 2(2015): 217-227.
“Perspectives from the Second Generation of Pastoral Counselors.”
Pastoral Psychology 10, no.1 (2011): 751-754.
“Grief and Bereavement Revisited: Introduction to Special Issue”
Guest Editor. Pastoral Psychology 59, no. 2 (April 2010): 125-126.
“Vicarious Grieving and the Media.” Pastoral Psychology 59, no. 2 (April 2010): 191-200.
“Psyche and Soul: Dialogue at the Crossroads of Pastoral Counseling
and Spiritual Direction.” Co-authored with Sam Hamilton-Poore, D.Min. Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction 15, no. 1 (March 2009): 25-33.
“Ministerial Virtues from the perspective of trait personality theory and
the world of psychometrics.” Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry. 2012. Volume 32.
“Pastoral Implications.” (for Isa. 58:1-9b; Dt.30:15-20; Mt.5:38-48; and
Mt. 6:24-34). Lectionary Homiletics. vol. XXII, No.2. February/March 2011. pp. 5,15,24,32.
“Fear as a Dynamic in Supervision,” Reflective Practice: Formation and
Supervision in Ministry. 2008. Volume 28.
“Clergy Candidates’ MMPI Profiles: Comparing Gender and Age
Variables,” Journal of Pastoral Care. Fall 1993. Vol. 47, No.3.
“Loss and Grief” in Handbook for Basic Types of Pastoral Care and
Counseling. Howard N. Stone and William Clements, editors. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991.
“Should Clergy Counsel Suicidal Persons?” H. Newton Maloney.
Journal of Pastoral Care. Fall 1990. Vol. 44 No. 3.
“Dependence/Independence”; “Supportive Therapy”; “Life Cycle,” in
Dictionary of Pastoral Care. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990.
“Three Theoretical Approaches to Grief,” Journal of Pastoral Care.
December 1979. Vol. 33, No.4.
“My Philosophy of Supervision,” Journal of Supervision and Training in
Ministry. Vol. 8, 1986.
“St. Paul’s Approach to Grief: Clarifying the Ambiguity,” Journal of
Religion and Health. Spring 1982. Vol.20, No. 1.
“Confirmation/Commissioning,” Strategy, September-November,
1985, pp. 19-22.
Selected Book Reviews:
Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better by Doug Lemov et al. Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry 33 (2013): 326-327.
Nourishing the Spirit: The Healing Emotions of Wonder, Joy, Compassion and Hope by James D. Whitehead and Evelyn Eaton Whitehead. Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry 33 (2013): 321-322.
Evidence-Based Clinical Supervision: Principles and Practices by Derek Milne. Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry 31 (2011): 265-266.
Helping the Good Shepherd: Pastoral Counselors in a Psychotherapeutic Culture 1925-1975 by Susan E. Myers-Shirk.
Pastoral Psychology.
A Peaceable Psychology: Christian Therapy in a World of Many Cultures.
by Alvin Dueck and Kevin Reimer. Pastoral Psychology.
Good Mourning: Getting Through Your Grief by Allan Hugh Cole, Jr.,
reviewed in Pastoral Psychology, Vol. 57(5/6) 211-294 (2009).
Many Voices: Pastoral Psychotherapy in Relational and Theological
Perspective by Pamela Cooper-White, reviewed in Pastoral Psychology, Vol.55(4), March 2007, pp.533-535.