GSPP News
Exciting news from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP)!
- Dr. Rhodius to present at the Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Conference in the U.K.
- The MA Counseling Psychology Program in the GSPP received the prestigious CAMFT School and Agency Award.
- Dr. Matthew Mock has been awarded the CAMFT Educational Foundation Grant
- Sharon Mulgrew, faculty in the Organizational Psychology program (currently in teach-out) in GSPP, authors a new e-book
- GSPP Launches ACT Workshop Facilitator Training
- Counseling Centers Receive $75,000 Grant from Kaiser Permanente
- APA Designates JFK University Western Regional Violence Prevention Training Site
Dr. Rhodius to present at the Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Conference in the U.K. Alison Rhodius, PhD, Director of Research and a core faculty member of the Sport Psychology program in the GSPP, has been invited to present a paper at the Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Conference in Roehampton, UK, June 10-12, 2009. Her presentation is cited by the conference organizers as ... "a valuable contribution to this diverse symposium with presenters from sports physiology, sports coaching and sport psychology". Please join us in saluting Alison on this wonderful accomplishment.
The MA Counseling Psychology Program in the GSPP received the prestigious CAMFT School and Agency Award. The MA Counseling Psychology Program in the GSPP received the prestigious CAMFT School and Agency Award. The award will be presented on May 2, 2009 at the CAMFT 45th Annual Conference in San Jose. The award from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists acknowledges the academic excellence and core values which reside in this program. The work of the counseling centers was highlighted as an important component of our overall success in receiving this distinguished recognition. Congratulations to Gail Kinsley-Dame, Program Director, and the faculty and staff of the MA Counseling Psychology program; we applaud their commitment to excellence.
Dr. Matthew Mock has been awarded the CAMFT Educational Foundation Grant Our very own Dr. Matthew Mock has been awarded the CAMFT Educational Foundation Grant and will receive his award at the CAMFT 45th Annual Conference in San Jose, CA. Dr. Mock's research project proposal: Increasing Cultural Competence Utilizing Narrative Processes was selected among many very competitive submissions and represents his leadership and advocacy relative to multiculturalism and social justice. Please join us in saluting our esteemed colleague on his stellar achievement.
Sharon Mulgrew, faculty in the Organizational Psychology program (currently in teach-out) in GSPP, authors a new e-book Sharon Mulgrew, faculty in the Organizational Psychology program (currently in teach-out) in GSPP, is the author of a newly published e-book: Creating Internal Service Agreements wherein she takes readers through her 8-step process for building and committing to service agreements. We encourage you to learn more about building a collaborative network by reading this fabulous e-book.
GSPP Launches ACT Workshop Facilitator Training From May 15 - 16, 2009, GSPP will host its Adults and Children Together (ACT) Against Violence Workshop Facilitator Training. This training is for teachers, therapists, nurses, nurse practitioners, clergy and others in contact with parents of young children who want to deliver the American Psychological Association's (APA) highly successful ACT Parents Raising Safe Kids workshop in their own communities. Eligible participants can receive CEUs for the APA and, in California, the BBS and the BRN for a small fee. GSPP is the APA's official Western Regional Training site for its ACT Workshop Facilitator Training, serving California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii. For more details and additional 2009 training dates, contact Della Combs, ACT Regional Coordinator, at dcombs@jfku.edu or (925) 969-3129.
Counseling Centers Receive $75,000 Grant from Kaiser Permanente In December 2007, Kaiser Permanente awarded $75,000 to GSPP's Community Counseling Centers in Pleasant Hill and Sunnyvale. This grant will be used to support the KP - JFKU Mental Health Partnership, and will allow the Counseling Centers to continue to supplement local public mental health services, as well as strengthen and expand their own service offerings, which include violence prevention classes for parents, increased access to trainings and workshops using advanced technology, and greater access for student interns to licensed therapists for supervision. GSPP is deeply grateful for the support of Kaiser Permanente and the opportunity to partner with a leading local provider of community health services.
APA Designates JFK University as Western Regional Violence Prevention Training Site John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) has been designated the first official ACT Regional Training Site in the Western U.S. by the American Psychological Association (APA) Violence Prevention Office. This designation will let JFKU train the leaders of the APA's highly successful ACT - Adults and Children Together - Against Violence program. The training site will be managed by the Counseling Psychology program in JFKU's Graduate School of Professional Psychology and will officially serve Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Northern California. The other three official APA-ACT training sites are located in Illinois, Ohio and Florida. The new JFKU site will offer 3 APA-ACT "Train-the-Trainer" workshops per year. These workshops will train mental-health professionals, agencies, colleges, hospitals and community organizations that have regular contact with families to deliver the basic ACT Program to parents, caregivers, and others involved with children ages 0-8 years. According to 2005 statistics published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, parents perpetrate nearly 90% of violence against children, and 77% of children who die from abuse or neglect are younger than 4 years old. The ACT program mobilizes communities and educates families and caregivers to protect children and youth from violence before it occurs. The ACT program and the ACT Train-the-Trainer programs are national anti-violence researched-based programs that have been clinically evaluated and approved by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC will continue to formally evaluate client satisfaction with both programs as they are delivered across the country. "We are thrilled and honored to have been named as a regional training site for the ACT Train-the-Trainer program," stated Gail Kinsley-Dame, Director of the Counseling Psychology Program at JFKU. "Violence against children must be stopped and the ACT program provides the tools to make that happen." JFKU has been offering the ACT Program directly to local communities since February, 2007, as the "Parents Raising Safe Kids" program. This service was made possible by a generous donation from the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation, as well as the APA. In the next few months, it will also begin offering the ACT program at its counseling centers in Pleasant Hill and Sunnyvale, California. Dates for the new ACT Train-the-Trainer program will be posted on the JFKU website and on the APA-ACT website as they become available. - The MA Counseling Psychology Program in the GSPP received the prestigious CAMFT School and Agency Award.