Gerald W. Lewis, Ph.D.

A licensed Clinical Psychologist and has been practicing in the Boston area since 1977.

He was the Chief Psychologist at the Marlboro Hospital, in-patient psychiatric unit from 1977 through 1985 and as Team Leader, was responsible for coordinating the clinical treatment and behavioral management of half the patients on the unit.

In 1985, he established a private practice and, as Co-Director, organized Mental Health Affiliates, a multidisciplinary group of mental health providers with two office locations.

In 1986, he founded COMPASS, providing Employee Assistance Programs, management consultation, organizational development and employee training and education. In addition, COMPASS provides “At Risk” Assessment (Fitness for Duty Evaluations).Dr. Lewis is an international consultant/trainer who has addressed government agencies, treatment facilities, schools and private businesses on a wide range of work, behavioral health and organizational issues. Included are: the U.S. Postal Service, the U.S. Army, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Bank of Montreal, the Johns Hopkins University and Medical School, the City of Phoenix, AZ, the Panama Canal Commission and the Government of Barbados. He was also the Assistant Team Coordinator of the MASSPORT (Logan Airport) Trauma Response Team from its inception in 1990-2004.

He provides litigation consultation/expert testimony in the areas of: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual harassment, workplace violence, fitness for duty, negligent retention/termination, Americans with Disabilities, malpractice, depression, drugs and alcohol issues, etc.

He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Boston University, where he serves as the Faculty Coordinator of BU's on line graduate program in Emergency Management and Organizational Continuity.

He is the Clinical Consultant to the police department of the City of Cambridge MA.

Dr. Lewis is a prolific writer and has authored numerous articles and three books: Critical Incident Stress and Trauma in the Workplace (1994) and Workplace Hostility: Myth & Reality (co-author, 1998). Organizational Crisis Management: The Human Factor (March 2006). In addition, he contributed the chapter, "Violence at Work: Causes and Protection" in Psychopathology in the Workplace: Recognition and Adaptation, edited by Thomas, J. and Hersen, M., Bruner-Rutledge, NY, 2004.

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Dr. Jim Muller

Dr. Muller is a Senior Staff Psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. He has published numerous articles on psychiatric inpatient treatment, psychiatric emergency services and psychological testing. He maintains a private practice in Boston and Framingham.

Since 1994, he has served as the Associate Director of COMPASS and is responsible for the assessment services.

He has been devoting much of his time to the development of the COMPASS "At Risk" Assessment Protocol.

Dr. Don Chase

Dr. Chase is a licensed psychologist and is listed in the National Register for psychology. He received postgraduate training at the Harvard School of Public Health focusing on financial trends in the health care market. He has worked for the past 15 years as a clinical psychologist as well as an administrator, managing behavioral health care programs in the Boston area. In addition to his work with COMPASS, Dr. Chase maintains a private practice as well as providing consultation services to area schools.

Terri Sorensen

Terri studied psychology and sociology at Clark University and completed a B.S. in Marketing from Bentley College. Terri provides the clerical, organizational and a myriad of other support services to COMPASS and its staff.