Steven Degelsmith, Ph.D. seeks to improve the performance of an organization through raising the interpersonal effectiveness of its employees. He provides training, coaching and consulting for managers and employees to help them improve handling conflict and difficult behavior, dealing with stress, and managing anger and emotions in the workplace. He also works with organizations to reduce their risk of violence and trauma by offering expertise in assessment and implementation of violence prevention programs, and trauma recovery.

Some of the organizations Steve has worked with include the VA Hospital in West Los Angeles, LA County Dept. of Public Works, So. Cal. Gas Co., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Managed Health Network, Loyola Marymount University, The Los Angeles Zoo, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Bank of America, Union Bank of California, Aids Project Los Angeles, The City of Culver City, The City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, International Truck & Engine, and Allstate Insurance.

Educated and trained in psychological systems, communications theory, psychology of the workplace, stress, anger and violence, Dr. Degelsmith received his Master’s degree in Education from the University of Southern California, and his Doctorate in Psychology at the California Graduate Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Degelsmith has worked in the employee assistance field for over 15 years providing on-site employee counseling and team interventions to troubled workgroups. His background includes team building retreats, team/employee conflict resolution, wellness promotion programs (i.e., stress management), managing emotions/anger at work, and preventing violence in the workplace. Steve is trained in critical incident stress management and serves on the crisis response team at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and at Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena. Until recently he has been practicing psychotherapy in the San Fernando Valley. He has been a licensed therapist since 1986.

In addition to his work as a consultant and trainer, Steve is an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Northridge and has taught courses at Antioch University in the past. He is an active member of the American Society of Training and Development, having recently served as Vice President of the Los Angeles Chapter.

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