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President Diane Blau

Reflections from President Blau: Beginning Yet Again

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.  This week begins the 2016-17 academic year. As always there are several days of orientation for new students and those returning for the

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Dr. Amorie Robinson

My Reflections on Diversity Perspectives

It’s been quite a year. In fact, the past few years have been eye-opening for most of America. For me, and for other African Americans, unfortunately, it’s been business as usual. America has not always been fair and kind to people of color and those who are LGBTs and gender

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President Diane Blau

Reflections from President Blau: Moving Forward

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 is somewhat bittersweet to compose a message for the month of July. MSP’s approaching graduation calls for celebration yet vivid mages of

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Ryan Blackstock, PsyD

Taking Elliot on the Road

I recently spent several days at the Living Games conference in Austin, Texas. In getting oriented to Austin, I discovered that one of its slogans was “Keep Austin Weird.”  And I found that to be a little bit of a relief, as it completely explained why my 3.5 hour presentation

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DonnaRockwell

Mindfulness-based Pain Management

There are some areas of healthcare that allude adequate treatment and cure, leaving patients struggling to find relief. Chronic pain is one of them. Chronic pain affects 100 million people in the U.S. per year, reaching $630 billion in lost productivity and healthcare costs (Lu, 2015). As the population ages,

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Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Kevin Keenan

Kevin Keenan, PhD is core faculty at MSP, teaching classes in the doctoral program. Where did you grow up? Buffalo, NY What or who influenced you to study psychology? My Psych 101 professor. I had been an engineering student, but I didn’t feel it was things I was trying to understand,

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President Diane Blau

Reflections From President Blau: Trust The Process

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.   Our current graduate programs germinated from the seeds of a two-year course of study entitled “Enhancing Human Potential” (EHP) offered at the Merrill

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Betz King, PsyD

Of Goddesses and Fools

Excerpted with author’s permission from previously published essay in About Place Journal[1].  This excerpt begins after Dr. King has completed her MA in Clinical Psychology at MSP (then called the Center for Humanistic Studies or CHS). A couple of years later, I was trying to find ways to combine my

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