Provider Information

Name Dee R. Ramsel, Ph.D., MBA at Veterans Health Administration, National Center for Organization Development
Email

Dee.Ramsel@va.gov
Telephone

513-247-4680
Base location(s) and area(s) where services are provided

I work for the Veterans Health Administration, National Center for Organization Development. Our office is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. We provide services to VHA facilities and offices nationwide
Description of the services as a supervisor, mentor, and/or training site

The VHA National Center for Organization Development offers a two year postdoctoral training/practice opportunity for clinical, industrial/organizational, and counseling psychologists. Trainees participate as consultants, project managers, facilitators, and coaches as part of client work across the VHA. The postdoc requires an average of two weeks of travel per month. All staff and trainees participate in weekly didactic sessions, which include review of assigned readings, skill development, and case analysis. There are four licensed psychologists who serve in supervisory roles. The model of learning includes observation, practice, and direct feedback as a routine.
Formal degrees attained

Doctorate in Psychology (Ph.D. in clinical psychology); MBA

Description of how consulting related experience was gained

My doctoral training included a year-long consulting placement. I was director of a 200-bed mental health rehabilitation unit, gaining executive/management experience. I earned an MBA in 1999, then trained for several years in organization development with VHA’s National Center for Organization Development which I joined full time in 2008. I am owner of a small consulting business, Ramsel Organization Development Services.

Seeking to work with

Post-doctoral fellows, Entry Level consultants, Mid-Level consultants

Attending Mid-Winter Conference

Yes

Provider's self-rated levels of interest in providing supervision, mentoring, and/or training in the consulting areas (adapted from the SCP Guidelines for Practice in Consulting Psychology)

Primarily Individual-Level Consulting   Low Below Average Average Above Average High
Individual assessment for purposes of career and vocational assessment:          
Individual assessment for purposes of employee selection or development:          
Job analysis for purposes of individual assessment:          
Interest in executive and individual coaching:          
Individual-level intervention for job and career-related problems:          
             
Primarily Group-Level Consulting   Low Below Average Average Above Average High
Group assessment:          
Assessment of the functional and dysfunctional group behavior:          
Assessment and development of teams:          
Creating group level teams in organizations (e.g., self-directed work groups):          
Inter-group assessment and intervention:          
Group boundary assessment and intervention:          
Identity group (racial, gender, ethnic) management in the organizational context          
             
Primarily Organizational/Systemic-Level Consulting   Low Below Average Average Above Average High
Organizational diagnosis including systemic assessment of the entire organization or large component parts of the organization:        
Attitude, climate, and satisfaction surveys:        
Evaluation of corporate management philosophy, organizational culture and nature of systemic stressors:          
Identification of aggregate performance measures:          
Work-flow and project planning activities:          
Assessment of organizational values and management practices:          
Organizational level interventions:          
Change management of organizational systems: