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Stephon Proctor

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
4601 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3116
Philadelphia, PA 19139
Office: 215-590-7555
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
University of Michigan, 2005.
M.S. (Clinical Psychology)
The Pennsylvania State University, 2007.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
The Pennsylvania State University, 2011.
M.S. (Biomedical Informatics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2025.
Post-Graduate Training
Clinical/Pediatric Psychology Intern, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 2010-2011.
Post-doctoral Forensic Psychology Fellow, Hackensack Medical University Center, Hackensack, NJ, 2011-2012.
Post-doctoral Fellow in Pediatric Psychology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 2012-2013.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr. Proctor is a clinical child psychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disruptive behavior disorders, and anxiety disorders. He has experience treating children through various interventions including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), parent management training (PMT), exposure and response prevention (ERP).

Dr. Proctor’s approach to therapy is to use empirically-supported interventions and to work closely with children’s caregivers and teachers to improve children’s functioning at home and school.

Selected Publications

Sean E. Snyder: A Developmental Systems Guide for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Practitioners. North Broad Press. North Broad Press, 2023 Notes: Contributor to Chapter.

Soffer, S., Lawrence, O., Lewis, J., Proctor, S., Zisk, A. : Improving suicide risk assessment processes in pediatric outpatient behavioral health. Poster presented at The American Association of Suicidality, Washington, DC April 2018.

Soffer, S., Lawrence, O., Lewis, J., Proctor, S.: Improving suicide risk assessment process in behavioral health. Poster presented at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Patient Safety Day Symposium, Philadelphia, PA May 2017.

Proctor, S. N.: Five tips for parenting a perfectionist. Children’s Hospital Health Tip of the Week March 1 2016.

Soffer, S., Kim, A., Proctor, S. N., Williams, N., Thompson, M., Curran, E.: Improving patient care handoffs in outpatient behavioral health. Poster presented at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Patient Safety Day Symposium, Philadelphia, PA February 2015.

Power, T., Proctor, S. N.: Helping kids with ADHD make the transition for the start of school. Interview by Ronnie Robinson for Montgomery News July 25 2013.

Proctor, S. N.: Fostering awareness and responsiveness to child sexual abuse. Audio-Digest Psychology 2(2), April 21 2013.

Proctor, S. N., Meadows, T: The effect of psychopharmacology training and integrated mental health care interventions on primary care providers’ medication prescriptions to youth. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA April 2013 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Azar, S., Maggi, M., Proctor, S. N.: Practices changes in the child protection system to address the needs of parents with cognitive disabilities Journal of Public Welfare 7(5): 610-632, 2013.

Proctor, S. N., Azar, S.: The effect of intellectual disability status on child protection worker decision-making. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 57(12): 1104-1116, 2012.

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