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Using The Arts To Enhance Your Life

• By Yousef AlAjarma, PhD, REAT, Program Director - MA in Counseling Psychology in Expressive Arts Therapy; Core Faculty in the Counseling Psychology Department
• October 5, 2015

All of us look for ways of staying well in mind and body, and the arts can be a wonderful means of connecting our body with our mind. Art forms such as

How Great Companies Innovate

• By Staff Report
• October 5, 2015

Using Relaxation to Manage Stress

• By Staff Report
• October 5, 2015

Stress is something familiar to all of us. If affects us both physically and psychologically. Although the human body is designed to withstand stress,

Technology, Children, and the Internet

• By Nadja Lopez, PhD, Associate Director of the Richard I. and Joan L. Freedman Center for Child and Family Development
• October 5, 2015

A recent national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 8-18 year-olds spend an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes using media across a typical

Managing Loss

• By Richard Reilly
• October 5, 2015

The experience of loss, and its frequent companion, grief, have perhaps always been captured most poignantly by poets and lyricists, yet mental health care providers are often left with the daunting task of trying to help those who have suffered a loss comprehend it, work through it and eventually come...

Do What You Love, Love What You Do

• By Jessica Stahl
• October 5, 2015

As the quote from Confucius implies, finding an occupation that one loves has been linked to occupational satisfaction. But how does one find such an occupation

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

Preventing Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults

• By Robert Kinscherff, PhD, JD, Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
• October 5, 2015

Violent acts committed by youth are complex and often misunderstood phenomena. For example, many believe that rates of violent crime committed by youth

Parenting Advice and Support

• By Margaret Hannah
• October 5, 2015

Parenthood can bring joy and sorrow. It can make one feel proud, tired, bored, and overwhelmed - sometimes all at once. It is the most important, most wonderful, and most difficult job ever.

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.