Imago Dei Clinic
Harrisburg, PA

Dr. Dilsaver conducts Imago Dei Clinic. He holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, as well as a master degree in the theology and ethics of marriage and family. Dr. Dilsaver is author of the book Imago Dei Psychotherapy and is the developer of the "Imago Dei Psychotherapeutic Conceptualization."

EDUCATION

Philhaven Psychiatric Hospital
Mt. Gretna, PA

American Psychological Association accredited clinical internship.

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

Doctoral Degree in clinical psychology; American Psychological Association accredited program.

Dooner Scholar; awarded for "excellent academic performance, spiritual maturity, leadership potential, extracurricular activities, & community involvement".

Highest score of cohort on doctoral candidacy comprehensive examinations.

President of Regent University Newman Club.

Pontifical Institute for the Studies of Marriage and Family
Washington, DC

Master Degree in Theological Studies; McGivney Scholar; graduated w/honors.

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Saint Ignatius Institute great books/liberal arts four-year core-curriculum certificate; NAIA varsity football.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Division 36 Psychology of Religion Mid-Year Meeting (2003)
Baltimore, MD

Single Authored Paper: Secularity as a Metaphysical Placeholder to Ensure Scientific Integrity and Foster Worldview Diversity in Clinical Psychology.

Edgewater Children and Youth Services
Harrisburg, PA

Invited speaker/training session: Parenting and the moral development of the therapeutic foster child, May 2005.

Philhaven Hospital Psychologist's Staffing
Mt. Gretna, PA

Invited Speaker: Integration of Spirituality and Psychology (June 2005).

Philhaven Hospital, Hospital-Wide Luncheon Presentation
Mt. Gretna, PA

Invited Speaker: Imago Dei Psychotherapy (June 2005).

American Psychological Association Annual National Convention
Washington, DC

Single Authored Paper: Moral Agency Intervention (August 2005).

Diocese of Harrisburg, Dean's Quarterly Meeting
Harrisburg, PA

Invited Speaker: Imago Dei Clinic (September 2005).

St. Mary’s Parish Lenten Retreat
Lancaster General Hospital, PA

Invited Keynote Speaker: Losing Oneself in Prayer (February 2007).

IPSO Dinner Lecture
Harrisburg, PA

Invited Single Speaker: The Sacred amidst the Secular, (March 2007).

Diocese of Harrisburg, Quo Vadis Vocational Retreat
Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD

Invited Speaker: The Vocation of Fatherhood (July 2007).

Holy Name School, Vocations Day
Harrisburg, PA

Invited Speaker: Vocations (April 2008).

SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS

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Book: Imago Dei Psychotherapy: A Catholic Conceptualization, Sapientia Press (in press).

Essay: “Liturgical and Sexual Abuses;” a commentary on the causal psychological link between priestly irreverence in liturgical rubrics and unchaste behavior. Homiletic and Pastoral Review (Dec. 07).

Essay: Guest Columnist, “Sexual Orientation and Sacerdotal Ordination,” Our Sunday Visitor (October 2005).

Essay: Karol Wojtyla and the Patriarchial Hierarchy of the Family: His Exegetical Comment on Ephesians 5.21—33 and Genesis 3.16. Christian Order June/July 2002.

Essay: "No Surprise," commentary on social unrest as a reflection of overall Societal spiritual and familial ills. Homiletic and Pastoral Review.

Essay: "A Story of a Soul," an essay on the stages of the spiritual life as manifested in the life of St. Therese of Lisieux. Catholic Faith.

Animated Screenplay: Francis Xavier & the Samurai's Lost Treasure. CCC Productions.