David S. (Scott) Klajic, Ph.D
Major, US Army (Retired)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Montana Lic# 2842 Good Standing since 2019
Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California Ph.D Clinical Psychology 2010
Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California MS Clinical Psychology 2007
The Master’s College, Santa Clarita, California MA Christian Counseling 2003
EXPERIENCE:
Owner and Clinician, Treasure State Psychological Services, Inc. April 2019-Present
Helena, Montana
Bureau Chief, Montana Department of Corrections September 2018-March 2019
Helena, Montana
Senior Behavioral Health Officer, 1st Armored Cavalry Brigade Combat Team July 2017-September 2018
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
Chief, Special Subjects Branch, Department of Behavioral Health Sciences June 2015-July 2017
AMEDD Center and School and Health Readiness Center of Excellence
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Deputy Chief, 3d Brigade Embedded Behavioral Health Clinic Oct 2014-June 2015
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Fort Hood, Texas
Chief, Behavioral Science Consultation Team (J-Special Staff Position) Apr 2014-Oct 2014
Joint Task Force, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Chief, 3d Cavalry Regiment Embedded Behavioral Health Clinic May 2012-April 2014
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Fort Hood, Texas
Behavioral Science Officer, Role 2 Hospital June 2011-May 2012
Task Force Med--Alpha
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Staff Psychologist, Urgent Care and Triage Center June 2010-June 2011
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Fort Hood, Texas
Psychology Resident, Clinical Psychology Residency Program Oct 2009-June 2010
Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon, Georgia
Psychology Intern, Clinical Psychology Internship Program (APA Accredited) Oct 2009-Oct 2009
Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon, Georgia
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Utilization rates of soldiers at the Embedded Behavioral Health Clinic pre and post opening.
Predictive Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) scores on utilization and outcomes.
Telephone Case Monitoring for Veterans with PTSD
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
AMEDD Center and School and HRCOE June 2015-Present
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Basic Officer Leadership Course (psychology track)
Captains Career Course (branch and area of concentration track)
Behavioral Health Science Consultation Course Manager
Embedded Behavioral Health Course
Brigade Health Care Provider Course (Behavioral Health Officer track)
Various teach-ins to Physicians assistant and Nurse Practitioner courses
University of Maryland, Extension Campus Sept 2011-Apr 2012
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Psychology 101
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
Substance Addictions
OTHER RELEVANT WORK EXPEREINCE:
Turning Point Counseling and Education Services April 2005-Aug 2007
Sunnyvale, CA
SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS:
US Army Health Professions Scholarship AY 2006-2010
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING:
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM-Mitchell and Everly Model)
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Combat and Operational Stress Control (COSC)
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide (CAMS)
MILITARY SPECIFIC TRAINING:
Instructor Training Course
ITC-Required for instructor positions with AMEDD C&S
Behavioral Science Consultation Team
BSCT—an operational assignment performed in a national security setting
Basic Officer Leader Course
BOLC—the entry level officer course upon being commissioned
Captains Career Course
CCC—second level officer course, required for promotion to Major
OTHER RELEVANT ASSIGNMENTS/SPECIAL DUTIES:
Subject matter expert (SME) for Fort Hood, Texas providers to learn and consult/train on Command Directed Behavioral Health Evaluations
CDBHE—these are quasi-forensic evaluations of soldiers at the request of command seeking questions about fitness for duty.
Completed 20 Rules for Court Martial 706 (RCM 706) evaluations while part of the regular rotation for these.
These are court-ordered sanity/forensic evaluations for defendants making an insanity plea.
Sleep SME for Army Performance Triad “Train the Trainer” program at AMEDD Center and School.
Conducted several years supervising interns/unlicensed mental health providers while stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. This was an additional assigned duty as I was the senior psychologist on Fort Hood. It was my job to assist unlicensed psychologist complete their dissertations and complete the licensing process in order for them to be world-wide deployable.
MILITARY AWARDS/DECORATIONS:
DEFENSE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (DMSM)
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL w 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER (MSM)
ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL w 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER (ARCOM)
ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL (AAM)
PUBLICATIONS/POSTERS:
Paine, C.M., Klajic, D.S., (2016, September). A Retrospective Epidemiologic Study on Prevalence and Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in U.S. Service Members. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Military Social Work Conference, Austin, TX.
Klajic, D. S. (2010). Reliability and factor structure of the combat readiness questionnaire (Order No. 3428374). . (817737704). Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/817737704
Crawford, E.F., Rosen, C.S., Fitt, J, Klajic, D.S., Franco, Z, & Goodwin, M. (2007, August). Telephone Case Monitoring for Veterans with PTSD. In C.S. Rosen, (Chair), Using Innovative Technologies to Expand Access to PTSD Treatment. Paper presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Beutler, L. E., Clinton, D. Gierlach, E., & Klajic, D. S. (2008). Evidence-based and empirically supported treatments. In Leong, F. T. (Editor-in-Chief), Tinsley, H. E. A., & Lease, S. H. (Volume Editors). Encyclopedia of Counseling: Volume 2. Personal/Emotional Counseling and Mental Health (pp. 589-592). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
REFERENCES:
Upon Request.
