Brief Psychotherapy, Neuropsychology, Behavioral Medicine
Robert Rosenbaum, Ph.D., received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Boston University in 1980. He was fortunate to receive several years of post-doctoral training in neuropsychology from Edith Kaplan at the Boston VA and in brief psychotherapy from Mardi Horowitz at the Langley Porter Institute, obtaining his California licensure (PSY 7293) in 1982, when he joined Kaiser Permanente. From then until his retirement from direct clinical services he divided his time between neuropsychological assessment and brief psychotherapy, integrating both during his work in the departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Behavioral Medicine, and Primary Care.
In psychotherapy, Dr. Rosenbaum pioneered (together with Moshe Talmon and Michael Hoyt) the research and practice of single-session psychotherapy. He was active in the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, drawing on psychodynamic, humanistic, systems and behavioral approaches with the common denominator "Musics of the Mind." He developed the neuropsychological assessment program for several Kaiser Permanente clinics, did research on the early detection of dementia, the assessment of adult attention-deficit disorder and closed head injuries. He combined neuropsychology and psychotherapy developing the behavioral medicine portions of a headache clinic and a mindfulness-based multi-disciplinary Chronic Pain Management Program. His lifelong interest in mind-body medicine resulted in his creating programs for neurology and psychiatry patient to learn qigong, meditation, yoga and relaxation methods as well as his teaching colleagues how to employ hypnotherapy for patients with chronic medical problems.
In the late 1980s Dr. Rosenbaum received a Fulbright to teach in India at the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuroscience. After coming back to the United States, for a time he served as the director of the graduate psychology training program of the California Institute of Integral Studies before returning to work again at Kaiser-Permanente.
Since retiring from Kaiser Permanente in 2010, Dr. Rosenbaum has continued to consult to medical clinics and counseling centers and offer professional continuing training workshops in chronic pain management, neuropsychology, and the integration of meditation and movement practices with psychotherapy.
In psychotherapy, Dr. Rosenbaum pioneered (together with Moshe Talmon and Michael Hoyt) the research and practice of single-session psychotherapy. He was active in the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, drawing on psychodynamic, humanistic, systems and behavioral approaches with the common denominator "Musics of the Mind." He developed the neuropsychological assessment program for several Kaiser Permanente clinics, did research on the early detection of dementia, the assessment of adult attention-deficit disorder and closed head injuries. He combined neuropsychology and psychotherapy developing the behavioral medicine portions of a headache clinic and a mindfulness-based multi-disciplinary Chronic Pain Management Program. His lifelong interest in mind-body medicine resulted in his creating programs for neurology and psychiatry patient to learn qigong, meditation, yoga and relaxation methods as well as his teaching colleagues how to employ hypnotherapy for patients with chronic medical problems.
In the late 1980s Dr. Rosenbaum received a Fulbright to teach in India at the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuroscience. After coming back to the United States, for a time he served as the director of the graduate psychology training program of the California Institute of Integral Studies before returning to work again at Kaiser-Permanente.
Since retiring from Kaiser Permanente in 2010, Dr. Rosenbaum has continued to consult to medical clinics and counseling centers and offer professional continuing training workshops in chronic pain management, neuropsychology, and the integration of meditation and movement practices with psychotherapy.