About
Physicians
Dr. Ahmad K. Tarar, MD — Medical Director
- Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Graduated from AUC School of Medicine in 1981
- Post graduate residency in psychiatry from UMKC School of Medicine from 1982-1986 with emphasis on child and adolescent
- From June 1986 to December 2000 worked as staff psychiatrist at Heartland Beginnings
- Past Medical Director of Heartland Hospital 1998 – 2000
- Chief of inpatient at Jerry L. Pattis VAMC in Loma Linda, CA
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, LLU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Loma Linda, CA from 2001 to 2008
Dr. Latha Venkatesh, MD
- Board Eligible in Pediatrics
- Board Certified in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Inpatient Medical Director at Spellman Memorial Hospital, Children's Division
- Inpatient Medical Director, Children's Division, Child Clinic – Western Missouri Mental Health for seven years
- Assistant Professor UMKC 1993-2000
- Staff Psychiatrist at Burrell Behavioral Health 2002-2008
- Areas of Interest and Expertise – Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders; Neuro Psychiatry
Dr. David Trobaugh, DO
- Undergraduate: Northeastern University – Tahlequah, OK
- Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences – Kansas City, MO
- Internship: Steven's Park Hospital – Dallas, TX
- Residency in Psychiatry: Michigan Osteopatheic Medical Center – Detroit, MI
- Following residency have been in the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry in Miami, OK and Carthage, MO
Clinical Leadership
Larry Skinner RN, BSN, MS — Chief Nursing Officer
- Master's in education from the University of Central Arkansas
- Bachelor's in nursing from Middle Tennessee State University
Alyson Wysong Harder, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW — Director of Residential Services
- Master's in social work from the University of Kansas
- Licensed clinical social worker in the state of Missouri
- Licensed specialist clinical social worker in the state of Kansas
- Specialized training in the treatment of behavioral and personality disorders
- Specific focus on cognitive-behavioral modification, strength-based interventions and dialectic behavioral therapy. Primary focus is in the treatment of adolescents and families.
Dr. Bret White — Director of Sexual Offenders Program
- Ph.D. in social work from the Institute of Clinical Social Work in Chicago
- Actively treating individuals who have committed sexually abusive behaviors since 1989
- Presented on sexual offender issues at various national conferences
Human Resources Department
- Joe Hardin — Director
- Paula Feldmann — Administrative Assistant