Background:
Fatemeh Bani-Taba, Psy.D. was introduced to the Hume Center as a pre-doctoral intern where she was a mentee of Dr. Singh. Fatemeh finished her work with us, graduated from the Wright Institute, and then moved to Kaiser Permanente as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Once a fully licensed psychologist, she worked as an Adult/Crisis Psychologist with patients in both emergency room and clinical settings for five and a half years.
Due to her love for creating programs (having developed the Hume Center testing program as an intern), when she heard that Kaiser Permanente was piloting an integrated HealthCare Ombudsman Mediator (HCOM) role for each of its United States locations, she jumped at the chance to be at the forefront of change in the healthcare industry as it related to dealing with medical mistakes and its aftermath. That was 2005.
Fatemeh is skilled at making productive connections among people using her education and training to remain confidential, impartial, independent, and informal while advocating for a fair process. For decades, she has helped executives, administrators, directors, doctors, nurses, patients and families learn about themselves while trudging through vicarious trauma, pain and suffering to facilitate meaningful interactions in the aftermath of medical errors.
Luckily for us, Fatemeh accepted our invitation to join the Center’s Board of Directors in 2010. While on the board she has served as Personnel Committee Chairwoman responsible for guiding the development, review and authorization of personnel policies and procedures. In 2018 Fatemeh agreed to be the Board of Directors Chairwoman assisting with the creation of our 25 year Anniversary Gala, a reprise of the role she played in organizing our 5 year anniversary event when she was an intern. Today, she continues to serve on the board as vice chairperson, and in 2023, she was asked to share her vast expertise by serving the Executive Leadership Team as a Chief Consultant of Communication and Conflict Resolution.
Education:
Fatemeh holds both Masters’ and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology, a B.A. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology, an AS in Biology & Speech Communications. She is a certified communications trainer of the Crucial Conversations and Crucial Accountability courses. Her greatest passion is to compassionately navigate healing for involved parties facing the devastating impact of unanticipated medical outcomes and the conflict that manifests out of them.