Dennis B. Alters M.D., F.A.P.A.
C.E.O. / Medical Director

Dennis B. Alters, M.D. is a double Board Certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist; recognized as and one of the country's leading behavior management experts in a psychiatric specialty. Dr. Alters has been a specialist in a private practice in San Diego, California as well as North County San Diego and Oceanside since 1982. Dr. Alters is a trained child development scientist specializing in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders and learning disabilities. Dr. Alters serves as a juvenile judicial psychiatric evaluator San Diego County HHSA TERM team.

In addition to psychiatric treatment and therapy, Dr. Alters' staff provides referral coordination for services in other specialties if needed. Often, these referrals can provide valuable diagnostic clarification and compliment Dr. Alters' comprehensive psychiatric assessments. Diagnostic accuracy and documentation by multiple qualified professionals allow for successful treatment and the tools necessary to ensure that adults and children receive appropriate accommodations in school or the workplace. Dr. Alters' referral coordinator is available to assist in procuring psychological evaluations, learning disability testing, audiological assessments, as well as educational advocacy. This thorough evaluation and assessment process seeks not only identify and treat, but also document relevant disabilities which can be helpful in the successful planning of 504 Plans, effective IEP's, and wrongful termination litigation.

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Donald J. Viglione Jr. Ph.D., Assoc.

Dr. Donald J. Viglione Jr. is a Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in San Diego. As a researcher, instructor, and practitioner, he has been working in the area of psychological assessment and testing for over thirty years. He has published nearly 50 professional papers on the Rorschach and other assessment instruments. As an instructor, he has taught assessment courses to graduate students and to a variety of national and international audiences. As a practitioner, he has conducted and supervised psychological evaluations of children, adults, and couples for a wide range of educational, psychiatric, forensic, and professional development/career enhancement reasons. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Assessment Psychology and a Fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment. Although Dr. Viglione is not a member of the staff at Dennis B. Alters, Inc, the accomplished psychologist and his associates are preferred as providers of quality psychological evaluations and assessments.

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Ms. Laura A. Warren

Laura Warren has been Dr. Alters' dedicated office manager and referral coordinator for over a decade. Blessed with a child with learning differences of her own, she has experienced first-hand how difficult it is for parents to understand the ins-and-outs of the IEP process without the support of professional advocacy. Inspired by her own experiences, she is now serving as an educational advocate for other children and their families. Laura works with parents and their child's school districts to facilitate the implementation of IEP services for not only Dr. Alters’ patients, but any family who requests advocacy assistance in obtaining a free and appropriate education as well as required services and support from local school districts.