James L. Hughes, Ph.D.
QUALIFICATIONS
Jim Hughes is a senior licensed
psychologist with expertise in the assessment of cognitive
and personality functioning throughout the lifespan, as well
as personality and behavior change and enhancement. At Seamless Strategy,
Dr. Hughes provides assessment for pre-employment screening,
fitness for duty evaluations, and other assessments for public
safety personnel. He provides advanced knowledge and competency
in assessing key performers in cognitive, intellectual, learning,
and attentional issues. He also provides a key coaching resource
in these areas, as well as personality functioning, behavioral
and motivational interventions, and personal/organizational
troubleshooting.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Dr.
Hughes professional background is in clinical psychology,
where he has an extensive background in assessment, psychotherapy
and counseling with a variety of ages and demographic groups.
His style matches McDaniel & Associates’ consulting
philosophy because of his pragmatic and common sense approach
to personal, interpersonal and organizational challenges.
In assessment, Dr. Hughes has provided hundreds of full-scale
evaluations of individuals, and provided extensive and detailed
recommendations for personal, clinical and educational change.
In addition, he is a seasoned advocate and coach for individuals
with unique learning styles, learning disabilities, clinical
or health conditions, or other personal challenges. While
these challenges can often be seen as obstacles, Dr. Hughes
has a long record of success in using them as a platform
for personal accomplishment in those he advises, in corporate
situations as well as others. Dr Hughes’ keen understanding
of mental processes and unique ways of human thought and
reaction provide him with great wisdom in one of McDaniel & Associates’ primary
activities: understanding and utilizing the unique talents
of “key performers.”
Dr. Hughes has been involved in police evaluation through
McDaniel & Associates’ partnership with the Institute
for Forensic Psychology. He has provided hundreds of pre-employment
screens, as well as fitness for duty evaluations of police
officers. As in his other work, Dr. Hughes blends his knowledge
of human behavior with acute insight into the demands of
police work to provide incisive, practical and valuable recommendations
for employment, training, development and, sometimes, rehabilitation.
Dr. Hughes was certified in both high and low “ropes” course
training and facilitation in 1998, and has led team-building
and experiential ropes learning sessions with corporate,
educational and youth groups, as well as individuals who
used the ropes experience for personal growth and challenge.
Participants routinely cite his positive, focused, practical
and encouraging coaching style as one of the best parts of
their ropes experience, and McDaniel & Associates uses
these advantages in coaching and other assignments.
EDUCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Dr.
Hughes received his Ph.D. from Auburn University in 1992
after completing his clinical internship at the University
of Tennessee Department of Psychiatry Professional Psychology
Consortium, Memphis TN. He had previously received a bachelor’s
degree with High Honors from Old Dominion University. Dr.
Hughes maintains a private clinical practice in Hendersonville
Tennessee. He holds a license in psychology in the State
of Tennessee (#P1708 Clinical Psychology with the Health
Service Provider Designation).
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