Education
Firestone received her Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from California School of Professional Psychology in 1991. She is involved in clinical training and research related to the assessment of suicide and violence potential.
Firestone received her Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from California School of Professional Psychology in 1991. She is involved in clinical training and research related to the assessment of suicide and violence potential.
She has also been actively involved in clinical training and research in areas of suicide and violence. Education Firestone works as a clinical psychologist in private practice and with The Glendon Association as the Director of Research and Education. She is a former adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education.
Firestone partnered with her father, Robert West. Firestone, and developed the Firestone Assessment of Self-destructive Thoughts (FAST), a scale that assesses suicide potential and the Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts (FAVT), a scale that assesses potential for violence.
Firestone is also a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and www.PsychAlive.org.