About

Delaware Valley Assessment and Learning, LLC  is supervised by

Dr. Dwight A. Hood. 

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Dr. Hood is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey Certified School Psychologist and a Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over  25 years experience working in a variety of urban and suburban settings. His skills include assessment and therapy with students in grades K through 12 presenting a variety of educationally handicapping conditions, such as learning disability, emotional disturbance, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. 

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Dr. Hood provides therapy to adults as well, focusing upon challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and relationship concerns. Treatment orientations emphasize:

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Person-Centered Therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

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Dr. Hood is a part-time faculty member in the School and Mental Health Counseling Program at the University of Pennsylvania. 

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Dr. Hood's interests  include intellectual, academic, and social/emotional assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students , individual and group counseling, behavior modification planning and implementation, and consultation with parents and school staff. 

 

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