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Facilitating Your Teen's Transition Into College

• By Modesto Jesus Hevia, PsyD, Core Faculty in the Clinical Psychology Department
• October 5, 2015

Few events are as poignant (and anxiety provoking) for parents as seeing a child off to college. Transitioning into college is a gradual process that

Surf Your Anxiety

• By Brian Ott, PhD, Core Faculty in the Clinical Psychology Department
• October 5, 2015

Our bodies have an emergency system that does a wonderful job helping us survive life- threatening situations. It works automatically and involves the

I am getting divorced. Do I need a GAL, and what is that?Research & Advocacy

• By Hon. Christina Harms
• October 5, 2015

In Massachusetts, a “GAL” (Guardian ad Litem) is a person (in the past often an attorney but at present almost always a PhD/PsyD psychologist or LICSW) who is appointed by a court.

Reflections on National Coming Out Day

• By Jessica Stahl, PhD, Program Director, Counseling Psychology
• October 5, 2015

Happy National Coming Out Day!! National Coming Out Day is celebrated annually on October 11 to remember the 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian

Helping Children Cope with Stress

• By Bruce Ecker
• October 5, 2015

Today’s children are growing up in an increasingly complex world. They routinely encounter multiple sources of adversity and stress in their homes, schools, peer groups, communities, and the media. Despite this, however, children can be highly resilient, and there is much we can do to help them cope...

Healthy Eating

• By Allyson Cherkasky
• October 5, 2015

Eating is an essential and everyday human function. Everyone knows how to eat; but not everyone knows how to eat well, that is, in a way that promotes health. Healthy eating requires taking into account not only on what we eat, but also on how we eat it - and why.

Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence

• By Robin Deutsch, PhD, Director of the Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law; Core Faculty in the Clinical Psychology Department
• October 5, 2015

Domestic violence expresses itself in many ways. Among the most common are physical aggression, emotional or psychological threats or intimidation, and

Seeking Counseling

• By Nilda M. Laboy, PsyD, Chair of the Counseling Psychology Department
• October 5, 2015

All of us go to see a physician and a dentist on a regular basis for preventative care and/or when we have physical and dental pain. So it is only natural

How Great Companies Innovate

• By Staff Report
• October 5, 2015

Successful Aging

• By Erlene Rosowsky, PsyD, Director of the Center for Mental Health and Aging; Core Faculty in the Clinical Psychology Department
• October 5, 2015

Getting older has its challenges. The iconic bumper sticker “Old age is not for sissies” had it right. It’s not. The good news is that older adults are