Ted C. Bonar, Psy.D. is Chief Clinical Officer and Subject Matter Expert at A-G Associates, Inc. A clinical psychologist, he is a nationally recognized trainer and speaker at conferences and universities and known as a subject matter expert in suicide prevention, lethal means safety, military and veteran mental health concerns, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He serves on the Healthcare Advisory Committee for PsychArmor, was previously the Director of End Family Fire at Brady, and the Chief of Continuing Education Programs at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP).
Ted has spoken at over 300 universities, national conferences, and continuing education events, including special projects for End Family Fire/Brady United, PsychArmor Institute, the Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO), the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), the National Center for Veterans Studies (NCVS), PsychHub, Inc., and the National Council for Behavioral Health. Ted has held clinical positions at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, The Ohio State University Counseling and Consultation Service, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Counseling Center, and private practice in both Bethesda, MD and Columbus, OH. He was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Alum award by the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University/Chicago.
Dr. Bonar leads large-scale, multi-million-dollar, multi-organizational teams across behavioral health, public health, research analysis, operations, project development, strategic dissemination and implementation, and mass media sectors. He oversees team operation and coordination inclusive of nine separate organizations and multi-layered, multi-domain efforts, inclusive of integration and direction for C-suite, operations, analyst, financial, and logistics personnel. He serves as the behavioral health subject matter expert on all matters at A-G Associates to address crisis intervention, suicide prevention, lethal means safety, post-traumatic stress disorder, training of evidence-based practice, DEI initiatives, multicultural adaptation of evidence-based care, implementation and dissemination of behavioral health interventions, and clinical ethics. Dr. Bonar oversees and initiates business development in the military and veteran behavioral health space, and professional engagement across the full spectrum of individual, nonprofit, professional association, and the academic behavioral health landscape.
CLINICAL APPLICATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY TRAININGS
CURRICULUM DESIGN
EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS FOR SUICIDE
GENERAL EDUCATION TRAININGS
KEYNOTE, PLENARY, AND CE PRESENTATIONS
LETHAL MEANS AND FIREARM SAFETY
MILITARY, VETERANS, AND FAMILIES
ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND SUICIDE
PROJECT DIRECTION
PROLONGED EXPOSURE THERAPY
I have been fortunate to work on many projects with friends, colleagues, organizations, and institutions. Below is a sample of organizations with whom I have worked.
I would love to hear from you! If you have any inquiries about previous projects, future projects, or ideas you’d like to explore, please reach out. I would love to talk to you about any ideas you might have, big or small.