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President Diane Blau

Play in Everyday Life

MSP is beginning a new chapter in student engagement that will take a clinical approach to programming.  Each month, students will have the opportunity to engage in activities on campus to deepen their understanding of one of the key Humanistic values to compliment and deepen their academic experience.  September’s theme

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Reflections from President Blau: Reunion and Celebration

Our monthly blog feature from MSP President, Dr. Diane Blau, discussing what’s on her mind and in her heart regarding MSP and the field of professional psychology. It was a beautiful fall Saturday in downtown Detroit.  Upon entering the Guardian Building, graduates from more than 35 years of the school’s

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Cynthia Ransley, MA, LLP

Do the work so you know what it looks like

“You look miserable.” Dr. Blackstock smiles at me as I walk into his afternoon class. I think I may have glared at him.  And he kept on smiling cheerfully and looking at me with his trademark “I accept you unconditionally” look. You get a lot of that at MSP.  The

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Roxanne Christensen, PsyD III

Student Reflection: Research collaboration using qualitative analysis

Over the past few years I have had the remarkable opportunity to work with an excellent team of practitioners, scholars, and researchers toward the publication of “Surviving Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Pilot Qualitative Survey Study of Survivors” in the Journal of Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. This collaboration between me,

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Cynthia Ransley, MA, LLP

Presence Alone: Learning the basics over and over

One thing I didn’t consider about my new career as a psychologist was how precious my client facing hours would become. All through my training at MSP, we discussed and labored over how to be with our clients: how to listen and really hear, how to use nonverbal cues to learn even

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End of Year Message from Dr. Blau

Dear Students, “Always leave them wanting more” is a famous adage in entertainment, and while entertainment is not our goal, it does fit for learning too. The desire to know more is a key motivator for ongoing professional development. Soon you will have completed the 2015-2016 academic year.  I hope

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Deb Hamilton

Beyond the Education: Paying It Forward

When I agreed to write about why I volunteer at MSP, I didn’t think that it would be this hard to do, but, I’m really finding it difficult to put my feelings into words so that I can explain why. If I had to start somewhere, it would be with

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Kate Caddy

Student scholarship recipients 2015/16

MSP is committed to contributing annually to assist in student scholarships and aid. Scholarship and financial assistance funding is supported by gifts from alumni, family, and friends. Generally, funds are disbursed in the form of tuition credit. This academic year Kat Lewitzke, fourth year PsyD student, was awarded the Jill

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