Newswise — David H. Barlow, PhD, a renowned psychologist whose work has led to a greater understanding of and new treatments for anxiety disorders, will deliver the keynote address at the commencement celebration for the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) on Sunday, June 6.
What: MSPP CommencementWhere: 221 Rivermoor Street, West Roxbury When: Sunday, June 6, 2004, 2 pm. Barlow, professor of psychology, research professor of psychiatry and the director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, will also be one of two dignitaries to receive honorary doctorates of Humane Letters that day. The other honoree, Harry Levinson, PhD, is the chairman of the Levinson Institute, a clinical professor of psychology emeritus at Harvard Medical School, and a pioneer in the application of psychological principles to the workplace, his expertise spanning psychoanalysis, social psychology, organizational development and workplace behavior. Joining these honored guests will be 21 candidates for the doctor of clinical psychology (PsyD) and eight post-doctoral psychologists who will receive a master of science (MS) in clinical psychopharmacology. The master's degree candidates constitute the second graduating class in the MSPP post-doctoral, psychopharmacology program, which is the only one of its kind in the North East.
"Dr. Barlow and Dr. Levinson are seminal thinkers in their fields and exemplify the range of opportunities and need for the kinds of professionals we are training here at MSPP," says Nicholas Covino, PsyD, president of MSPP, who adds, "They have found ways to evolve traditional psychological theories into applications for new environments and patient care. And, both are teachers who have directly and indirectly influenced thousands of mental health professionals."
MSPP offers degrees in psychopharmacology and clinical psychology as well as advanced training in areas that span the evolving field, including geropsychology, organizational consultation and juvenile forensics, among others.
Covino believes that the new MSPP graduates have been well prepared for a world in which the need for psychotherapeutic treatments and mental health medicines is growing.
MSPP clinical psychology graduates have already worked with individuals, families and institutions as clinicians and consultants, have already met some of the staggering mental health needs of children, the elderly and the under-served, as well as "those of means" burdened by depression, anxiety, individual and family conflict, notes Covino, adding that "The psychopharmacology graduates are a group trained and ready to work as partners with primary care physicians and pediatricians to bring accessible, integrated and complex mental health care to children and medical patients."
Founded in 1974, MSPP's innovative clinical teaching program has given rise to generations of professionals who are today's leaders in the field of clinical psychology as well as compassionate healers in their communities. In its 30th year, MSPP continues to build on the innovative legacy of the past, while creating new programs, methods and models for training young professionals to meet the challenges of the 21st century-challenges that will not only test their skills in new ways, but bring psychologists into nearly every facet of modern life.
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