WISCONSIN LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST NEFTALI SERRANO, PSYD RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
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June 17, 2008, Washington, D.C. - The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (National Register) Board of Directors today announced the winner of its award for early career psychologists.
Neftali Serrano, Psy.D. of Madison, WI, was named winner of the 2008 Judy E. Hall, Ph.D. Early Career Psychologist Award. The award is named for the National Register's current Executive Officer, Judy E. Hall, Ph.D., and recognizes excellence in a nationally credentialed psychologist with less than ten years of postdoctoral experience.
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According to Dr. Hall, "The National Register Board of Directors was particularly impressed with Dr. Serrano's plan to place informational videos on iPods for use in primary care settings by physicians and mental health professionals alike to enhance patient education in mental and behavioral health issues. The Board is delighted to present this prestigious award to such a deserving early career psychologist."
Dr. Serrano received his Psy.D. in clinical psychology in 2001 from Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, IL. He is currently the manager of Primary Care Behavioral Health for Access Community Health Centers in Madison, WI, as well as a Fellowship Supervisor at the University of Wisconsin Health Psychology Post-Doctoral Program. Dr. Serrano's websites include primarycareshrink.com and ipsyc.com. Dr. Serrano has been credentialed by the National Register since 2003.
About The National Register
The National Register is the largest credentialing organization for psychologists. The independent, non-profit organization was created in 1974 with the help of the American Psychological Association and the American Board of Professional Psychology. Today, the National Register is the leading source of information on nationally credentialed psychologists in health care. Psychologists who are awarded national registrant status have achieved the highest educational and professional standards in health care. Early career psychologists can accumulate the necessary credentials during their training so that when they apply for a license to practice, they also are ready to become registrants of the National Register. It is the only independent, credentialing body with a national level standard for verifying education and training qualifications, licensing, and ethical standards with more than 12,000 doctoral level psychologists in its database. The National Register is relied upon by the health care industry, state and provincial licensing boards, and consumers. National Register also provides this valuable information to consumers as a free referral service to top quality psychologists at www.findapsychologist.org.
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