PsyD News

Faculty and students from Antioch PsyD programs on both coasts recently attended the virtual National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Conference in January. NCSPP, an organization composed of delegates from many professional psychology programs and schools, aims to seed cutting-edge research and practices across psych grad programs and institutions and to...CONTINUE READING The post Antioch PsyD at 2022 NCSPP Conference first appeared on Common Thread.

Kathi Borden, PhD, wears two hats (that we know of). While this makes her a very busy individual, her two primary professional roles, Professor of Clinical Psychology at AUNE and Editor of the APA (American Psychological Association) Journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, complement each other beautifully. Each institution benefits from her work with and...CONTINUE READING The post AUNE Psychology Professor Serving Six-Year Term as Editor of APA Journal first appeared on Common Thread.

Peace and justice activism and spirituality are the core of Dr. Dean Hammer’s clinical psychology practice and teachings. In his private practice in South Londonderry Vermont, Hammer takes an integrative approach to counseling, combining traditional psychodynamic methods with existential and cognitive-narrative perspectives and techniques. The courses he teaches at Antioch reflect a similar blend. Since...CONTINUE READING The post The Roles of Activism & Spirituality in Psychology first appeared on Common Thread.

Psychology has been elevating attention to racism and has the opportunity to counter the pervasive and damaging effects of racism. Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky, Professor Emerita of the New England PsyD in Clinical Psychology program, has recently co-authored the book Anti-Black Racism in Contemporary America (Cognella Academic Publishing) with Sam Steen, Kaye W. Cole. Featuring chapters written by...CONTINUE READING The post Professor Emerita Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky Co-Authors “Anti-Black Racism in Contemporary America” first appeared on Common Thread.

“It’s part of our job description as parents to remain reasonable—to have access to a rational adult brain—when our kids start falling apart,” writes Dr. Martha Straus in her latest publication. But, she says, “It’s a job that appears to take a lifetime of practice to get better at.” That’s precisely why Straus, a Professor...CONTINUE READING The post With New Workbook, Martha Straus Helps Parents and Children Manage Big Emotions first appeared on Common Thread.

A therapist’s capacity to empathize and relate to a patient’s emotional state is one of many core skills needed to provide in-depth psychological care. Some of these skills can be learned during training, while others may be reared in other areas of the therapist’s life. Listening, mutual respect, allyship, and other aspects of empathy might...CONTINUE READING The post Dr. Shannon McIntyre Publishes Article in the “Journal of Contemporary Psychology” first appeared on Common Thread.

Antioch University New England PsyD in Clinical Psychology faculty Dr. Lorraine Mangione and Dr. Katherine (Kate) Evarts, and student Casey Buonocore, presented at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2021 Annual Convention. The title of their symposium was “The #MeToo Movement: Using Technology and Creativity in Healing.” The presentations included: “Women, #MeToo, & Creativity: Healing Interactions”...CONTINUE READING The post AUNE PsyD Faculty and Student Present at the APA’s Annual Convention first appeared on Common Thread.

Dr. Martha Straus, Professor in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program at Antioch University New England, and Kevin McKenzie, a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology program, published a relevant and interesting article on adolescents “You Can Do Anything, The Outsized Dreams of Adolescents” in the Psychotherapy Networker. “In this piece, we suggest that some...CONTINUE READING The post PsyD Professor and Doctoral Candidate Publish Article first appeared on Common Thread.

People of Color: Casebook of Clinical Considerations, a recent collaboration by co-authors Gargi Roysircar, Antioch University Professor Emerita, and Licensed Psychologist, Allyssa Lanza, AUNE PsyD ‘14 with contributions from AUNE PsyD in Clinical Psychology alums Katherine Russell, PsyD ’17, and Sarajane Rodgers, PsyD ’21, was published through Amazon in February of 2021. For the authors...CONTINUE READING The post A Timely Diversity Resource for Mental Health Clinicians, Graduate Students, and Instructors first appeared on Common Thread.

Alicia MacDougall has been interested in how the human mind works—why different people approach similar situations in a variety of ways, how relationships form, the content and meaning behind our dreams—for as long as she can remember. For MacDougall, who is prepared to complete her PsyD in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England this...CONTINUE READING The post Psychology, Trauma, and Dreamwork first appeared on Common Thread.

The PsyD in Clinical Psychology program in New England is honored to announce Dr. Brian Zuzelo as the guest lecturer for the program’s colloquium on Monday, June 14. Dr. Zuzelo’s presentation will be on the Supervision of Trainees Providing Therapy for PTSD in VA Training Programs. “We are delighted to have Dr. Brian Zuzelo come back...CONTINUE READING The post Dr. Brian Zuzelo to Speak at PsyD’s June Colloquium first appeared on Common Thread.

“There’s not a lot of psychologists with disabilities,” says Dr. Craig Kramer. As a psychologist with a speech disability—he stutters—Dr. Kramer can see quite clearly how few others like him there are in his chosen field. And he also sees, in a way that people without disabilities often cannot, the way that this lack of...CONTINUE READING The post Disability Activist Joins Key Psychology Committees first appeared on Common Thread.