Dr. Sloan-Pena is a graduate of Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California where she was awarded her Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology, an American Psychological Association (APA) approved program. At Pepperdine University she received training in neuropsychological evaluation and psychotherapy from the University of Southern California (USC) General Hospital as well as Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Dr. Sloan-Pena also provided individual psychotherapy and psychological evaluations at the Pepperdine University Counseling Clinic. Dr. Sloan-Pena completed her internship at Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health Department of Psychology/Psychiatry where she conducted neuropsychological and developmental evaluations as part of the Autism Clinic and Diabetes Clinic. Dr. Sloan-Pena also participated in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic where she assisted in training the Medical Residents. Dr. Sloan-Pena completed a second internship at the Clinical Evaluation and Guidance Unit (CEGU) for the Orange County Health Care Agency where she performed neuropsychological evaluations and provided individual therapy to foster/adopt children and youth. For three years Dr. Sloan-Pena also worked in a private practice in Orange County, California completing neuropsychological evaluations for pediatric, adults and geriatric patients. Dr. Sloan-Pena completed her Post-Doctoral training at Fullerton Neuropsychological Services in Orange County, California. In this position, she conducted neuropsychological evaluations and provided individual and family therapy to children and young adults. Dr. Sloan-Pena also completed a two-year, Academy of the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (AABN), Post-Doctoral Residency under the supervision of Dr. Geoffrey Kanter, Dr. Nancy Parsons, Dr. Kathy Baum and Dr. John Myers, where she conducted comprehensive adult and pediatric neuropsychological evaluations as well as Inpatient and outpatient medical
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Dr. Sloan-Pena is well-versed in completing neuropsychological assessment for workers compensation, medical malpractice, and civil forensic evaluations. Dr. Sloan-Pena has testified and been retained for numerous neuropsychological evaluations and has become a national expert for her work in forensic neuropsychology and mental health assessment with Bi-lingual Spanish speaking children and adults.