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Psi Chi Approves MSP Chapter

Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology, is proud to announce the addition of a chapter of Psi Chi at the Michigan School of Professional Psychology! The Michigan School of Professional Psychology was granted a Psi Chi charter on November 20, 2014. The charter members are currently planning the

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Diane Blau, PhD, psychology associate

Holiday Greetings from Dr. Blau

Dear Students It seems that it was only yesterday when you walked through the doors for the first day of classes and discovered all the work you needed to do fall semester.  You looked over syllabi that then seemed overwhelming, but now have completed all of the assignments. You have

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Betz King, PsyD

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Betz King

Dr. Betz King is the Program Coordinator of MSP’s master’s program and Core Faculty member.  She provides leadership for the MA program in the areas of curriculum development, practicum training and supervision, admission criteria and interviewing, and student retention.  As an MA program faculty member, she teaches courses related to

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Psychologists Writing for Film

Many movies function as “equipment for living,” a phrase coined by Skip Dine Young based on Kenneth Burke’s idea of literature as equipment for living. This phrase means that movies provide edification, inspiration, and thoughtful debate among viewers about important aspects of living. For example, Thelma and Louise is a

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Dustin Shepler, PhD

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Dustin Shepler

Dr. Dustin Shepler joined the Michigan School of Professional Psychology as a Core Faculty member in 2012.  He teaches in both the MA and PsyD programs. For more on Dr. Shepler click here. Hometown: Bluffton, Ohio Favorite book (non-academic): Catcher in the Rye; Atlas Shrugged Favorite place to grade papers: My

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Honor Society Game Night

On November 5, 2014, MSP students, faculty, friends, and family came together for a night of fun at the MSP Honor Society Game Night. Attendees’ played a variety of games, including board games, charades, and role-playing activities. The aim of Game Night is to allow attendees the opportunity to interact

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Ryan Blackstock, PsyD

Qualitative Gaming

  One of the discussions I have with the students in the Masters Program each year is about the nature of quantitative and qualitative research. These are two very different ways of interpreting our experiences. The quantitative method relies on data, numbers, predictability and outcome. The qualitative models rely not

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The Good Therapist

How effective are therapists? The average therapist is twice as effective as antidepressants in the treatment of depression and is successful in about 70% of all cases no matter what the diagnosis. This is roughly equivalent to the success rate of most common medical treatments. Some therapists are better than

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Don’t Look Away; You Could Miss a lot in 9 Seconds

I went to an ER twice in a short span of time, during which I had three kind nurses stand with their mobile laptops and proceed to ask, “Are you safe in the place you are living?” This is the domestic violence screening question. I watched curiously as two inquired

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Dr. La-Toya Gaines

Breast Cancer and Social Media

In American society, where great value is attached to women’s breasts and their size, a woman with disfigured breasts, one breast instead of two or a woman with none at all, may feel ashamed of her body. For a woman whose self-concept and gender identity is influenced by her relationship

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