bmspa.biz Dr. Marc T. Dicker, Counselor, Therapist, Medication Management Wichita, Ks

BMSPA is an independently owned and operated group of mental health care counseling and behavioral health care counseling providers serving Wichita, Ks. and the greater South Central Kansas area. Our dedicated professionals provide immediate and seamless access to a wide range of individual mental health care counseling, behavioral counseling, child counseling, couples counseling, family counseling, group therapy, EMDR Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Play Therapy and more.

316-686-5195

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Dr. Marc T. Dicker
PhD, PAC
Counseling Wichita, Ks.

BMSPA
7829 E. Rockhill
Building 100
Suite 101
Wichita, Ks
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Clinic Hours
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Mon - Thur
8:00 - 6:00
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Friday
8:00 - 2:30
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Evening
Appointments
Available
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Phone:
316-686-5195
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Fax:
316-686-8714

Dr. Marc T. Dicker is BMSPA's Psychotropic Medication Management Specialist.

Education

Doctorate Degree: Counselor Education and Educational Psychology Kansas State University 1989
Master of Arts: Clinical Psychology, additional coursework in Experimental Psychology. Wichita State University 1976.
Bachelor of Health Science: Physician Assistant. Wichita State University 1976.
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology. University of Missouri. Columbia, MO 1970
Associate of Arts: Liberal Arts. Meramec Junior College, Kirkwood, MO 1968.

Consultant Activities and Staff Privileges

Wichita Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Family Consultation Services of Wichita
Our Lady of Lourdes Rehabilitation Hospital of Wichita
Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital of Wichita

Educational Site Reviewer for Physician Assistant Programs through the American Medical Association - Committee for Allied Health Education and Accreditation. Secretary/Treasurer for Behavioral Medicine Specialists: August 2004 to present.

Professional Licensures, Certifications, Organizations.

Kansas Board of Healing Arts - Licensed Physician Assistant.
Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.
National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants.
American Academy of Physician Assistants.
American Society for Psychiatric Physician Assistants.
American Mental Health Counselor's Association.
Kansas Counseling Association.
Veterans Affairs Physician Assistant Association.
Association of Physician Assistant Programs, faculty member.

Professional History:

Private practice as a psychiatric PA and PhD licensed clinical professional counselor. Psychodiagnostic evaluations, psychopharmacologic evaluation and management. Supervised by psychiatrist, Garry Porter, MD.

• BMSPA - Behavioral Medicine Specialists, P.A. - Wichita, KS

1997 to present. Corporate - Clinical Partner.

Psychiatric Practice

• Professional Affiliates, P.A.

1992 to present. Corporate - Clinical Partner.

Psychodiagnostic evaluations, psychopharmacologic evaluation and management. Supervised by psychiatrists Gary Porter, MD and child psychiatrist, John Bober, MD. Treating primarily children and adolescents.

• Family Consultation Services of Wichita, Wichita, KS

2000 to present. Psychiatric Consultant.

Inpatient psychiatry and substance abuse treatment units. Performed initial history, physical examination, laboratory studies, medication stabilization and follow-up. Coordination of inpatient services and transition to out patient services. Performed daily rounds and brief psychotherapy. Treated and or triaged medical problems. When all psychiatric inpatient services were transferred to Topeka BA Medical Center, transferred to the Wichita VA outpatient mental health clinic. Duties included psychodiagnostic evaluations and medication management.

• Wichita Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Wichita, KS

1995 to 2005. Psychiatric Consultant.

Consultation by psychiatrists to perform individual, marital, family, and group psychotherapy. Also, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and medical histories, physical examinations, admission orders, medications and laboratory studies, assignment to therapeutic groups and tracks.

• Charter Clinic and Hospital, Wichita, KS

1989 to 1992. Psychotherapist and Psychiatric P.A.

Teaching and Administration. Involved with counseling students and spouses with a variety of anxiety, depression and school-related adjustment disorders.

• Wichita State University Physician Assistant Department, Wichita, KS

1975 to 1992 - Faculty.

Psychiatric consultant. Worked with inpatients for pain management, mood and anxiety disorders, individual, family and group psychotherapy. Cognitive, behavioral, emotive theoretical approach. Integrated physical medicine with psychiatric component for various rehabilitation problems.

• The Rehabilitation Hospital of Wichita, Department of Behavioral Medicine.

1992 to 1993

Development and implementation of group therapy. Stress Management Group involved teaching stress identification and management skills to inpatients, and counseling family to achieve maximum therapeutic progress. Medication Education Group involved teaching patients about their medications, monitoring for therapeutic improvement and/or adverse events. Patient diagnoses included anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia, somatoform disorders, personality disorders, and chemical dependency.

• Charter Hospital of Wichita. Wichita, KS

1987 to 1988

• Assistant Professor and Clinical Sciences Coordinator - Wichita State University Physician Assistant Department. 1982 - 1992

Biofeedback - Extensive training.
Clinical Hypnosis

Mental Health Clinical Rotations:

Wichita Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Wichita, KS
Sedgwick County Mental Health Center Drug Treatment Program, KS

Medicine Focused Clinical Rotations:
Family medicine, primary care, internal medicine, rehabilitation medicine (physiatry), and surgery.

Other Clinical Medicine Experience:

Wichita VA Medical Center-Clinical teaching for the Wichita State University Physician Assistant Department (1975 - 1992). Clinical access to patients in most medical specialties for teaching purposes including cardiology, pulmonary, neurology, urology, surgery, etc. Worked with internist, David Givner, MD, who was also my mentor and friend for many years.

- Part time practice with Wichita Cardiology Associates - admission history, physical examinations, rounds, patient education and counseling with Dr. Joseph Galichia as primary supervisor (1981 - 1982).

• Other Training and Clinical Medicine Experience.

University Admistration and Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator - Wichita State University Physician Assistant Department. 1975 - 1982

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (ACLS) for Sedgwick County American Heart Association. 1983 - 1992

Publications, Professional Communications and Other Scholarly Activities

Publications, Editorial Activities

Peer Reviewer: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants - 2003.
Peer Reviewer: Poster Session for the Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council of the American Academy of Physician Assistants/Association of Physician Assistant Programs - 1992 - 2003.
Author: Sanders, L.E., Dicker, M.T., Meissen, G.J.. "Increasing PA's Awareness and Understanding of Self-Help Groups- An Educational Model". Physician Assistant, pp.66-74. August, 1995.
Author: Dicker, M.T. and Lary, M.J. "Recognizing Chemical Impairment from the Patient's Medical History". Kansas Medicine. March 1992. 78-91.
Author: Dicker, M.T. "Depression-A Stitch In Time". Preventive Medicine Update. Spring. 1991.
Author: Penner, M., Dicker, M.T. Ens, S. "Using Postcards to Increase Patient Provided Information on Medication Use". Family Medicine, 1991: 23:44-50.
Author: Dicker, M.T., "Didactic and Practice Relaxation and Suggestion Training for Older Persons." University Abstracts/Dissertations, March, 1989.
Author: Dicker, M.T. and Tinterow, M.M. "Hypnosis: Relaxation and Suggestion Training In Primary Care." Physician Assistant, 11,57-61, 1987.
Author: Dicker, M.T. "The Problem Oriented Physical Examination." Copyright: The Wichita State University. 1986.
Author: Dicker, M.T. and McKeller, N. "Reported Physician Assistant Student Stressors" Proceeding of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, 1985.
Editor/Author: Parenchyma: The Newsletter of the Physician Assistant Department of Wichita State University. 1982-1987.

Multimedia

Multimedia Co-Author: Dicker, M.T. and Anderson, M. "Relaxation and Suggestion Training" Audiotape Series for Cardiovascular Surgery Patients. Copyright. 1987.
Multimedia Co-Author: Dicker, M.T. and Anderson, M. "Relaxation and Suggestions Training. Adolescent and Adult Relaxation Skills Training." Audiotape. Copyright. 1986.
Multimedia Co-Author: Dicker, M.T. and Anderson, M. "A Restful Interlude with the Three Pigs." Children's relaxation skills training audiotape. Copyright. 1986.

Presentations

Presenter: Dicker, Marc T.

"New Psychotropic Medications and New Indications for Older Medications." Paper presented to Behavioral Medicine Specialists. February 13,2003.
"New Generation Antidepressants and Management of Side Effects." The Heart of America Continuing Medical Education Conference. Kansas Academy of Physician Assistants. September 17, 1996.
With Bober, J. "Beating the Blues" for KAKE Television, October, 1994.
"Recognizing Eating Disorders." Kansas Academy of Physician Assistants, Topeka, KS October 13, 1990.
"Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety Disorders." Charter Hospital, Wichita, KS April, 1990.
"Testicular Self-Examination." The American Cancer Society of Sedgwick County. Wichita, KS February 27.1988.
"Becoming An Effective Partner In the Care of a Person with Alzheimer's Disease." Prairie View Mental Health Center, Wichita, KS April 12, 1987.
"Stress Management Techniques For the Senior Citizen." The Eleventh Annual Kansas Governor's Conference On Aging. Wichita, KS May 21, 1986.
With Chan, F. and Hsieh, K. "A Method for Teaching Basic Suturing Procedures." National Convention for the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, Boston, Mass. May 5, 1986.
With McKeller, N. "Reported Physician Assistant Student Stressors." National Convention for the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, San Antonio, Texas, May, 1985.
With Tinterow, M.M. "Relaxation and Suggestion Training Workshop for Physician Assistants." National Convention of the American Academy of Physician Assistants/Association of Physician Assistant Programs. San Antonio, Texas. 1985.
"The Problem Oriented Physical Examination." Poster Session. National Convention of the American Academy of Physician Assistants/Association of Physician Assistant Programs. San Antonio, Texas. 1985.
with Angelo, L. "Survey On the Aging Kansas." 12th Annual Conference of the Mid-America Congress On Aging. Kansas City, MO. April, 1985.