Health/Science Calendar Jun 9, 2008
Friday, June 13Veteran mental healthThe Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology will host a lecture on the mental health care needs of war veterans, as suicide rates among returning war veterans continue to rise. Pre-registration advised. (Boston Globe)
Political Notebook Jun 4, 2008
In front of the graduates of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, state Rep ... At the graduation ceremony June 1, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology awarded Balser with a doctor of humane letters honorary degree. (Newton Tab, MA)
Tossed bottle injures car rider Oct 15, 2007
The event, hosted by the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, commemorates Dr. Cynthia Lucero, who died after collapsing from hyponatremia during the 2002 Boston Marathon. After her death, the psychology school and Lucero's family and friends founded the Dr. Cynthia Lucero Center. (Boston Globe)
Report exposes harmful racial bias in healthcare delivery Aug 16, 2007
The writer is president of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Ex-stripper guilty of fraud as unlicensed psychologist May 5, 2007
Wightman acknowledged, however, that she adver tised as having a doctorate in psychology, despite withdrawing from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology after completing five years of course work without earning a degree ... Under cross-examination, Wightman acknowledged that the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology began proceedings in March 2001 to kick her out for operating what a school official described in a letter as an "independent private practice" without a... (Boston Globe -- Local)
More of this story May 4, 2007
Wightman, on trial for allegedly practicing psychology without a license starting in 1998, said she spent five years completing her course work at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology before getting kicked out of the program in 2001. She found out that I used to be a stripper, said Wightman, who performed as Princess Cheyenne during the heyday of strip clubs in Boston s infamous Combat Zone. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Former stripper takes stand in trial May 3, 2007
Wightman, who has a master's degree in counseling psychology from Lesley University, said she had completed five years of course work at the accredited Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, plus internships, but withdrew in July 2001 before receiving a doctoral degree ... Under cross-examination by Assistant Attorney General David Andrews, Wightman acknowledged that the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology began proceedings in March 2001 to kick her out for operating what a... (Boston Globe)
Trial starts for ex-stripper who had therapy practice Apr 27, 2007
But Wightman's lawyer, Katie Cook Rayburn , said her client has a master's degree in psychology and studied five years at the accredited Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology before withdrawing for reasons Wightman will explain when testifying in her own defense. Feeling she had completed her academic training as well as thousands of hours of internship , Wightman bought a doctorate online from Dominica-based Concordia College & University, believing it was legitimate, Rayburn said. (Boston Globe -- Local)
How to cope with shock of cancer diagnosis Jan 23, 2007
If you have an inkling that your doctor visit may yield bad news, take someone with you, said Nicholas Covino , a clinical psychologist who heads the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. People often hear bad news alone, he said, "then have to find their way home by themselves.". (Boston Globe)
Robbie Lacritz-Deitch, advocate, cancer patient Dec 4, 2006
Dr. Deitch was born in Utica, N.Y. She earned a bachelor's in psychology from the University of Miami in 1970 and her doctorate in psychology from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in 1986 ... "Philanthropy is an important way of giving back to the community -- and even on a broader scale -- humanity," Dr. Deitch told MSPPrapport , the newsletter of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, last year. (Boston Globe)
Brookline Resident Dr. Thomas Cottle to Speak About His Book 'When the Music Stopped, Discovering my Mother' at MSPP on November 5 Oct 28, 2006
Source: Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology ... Cottle will talk about this fascinating book and his exploration of the mother-son relationship at a luncheon at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology on Sunday, November 5 ... What: Meet The Author Luncheon, Sponsored by the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Pioneers When: Sunday, November 5, 2006, 12:00 - 2:00 pm Where: MSPP, 221 Rivermoor Street, Boston, MA 02132 How: Lunch to be followed by Dr. Cottle's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Today, Sunday, October 22, MSPP Holds Fifth Annual 5K Lucero Memorial Run Will Raise Funds for New England's First Program Training Psychologists to Develop Linguistic (Spanish) and Cultural Competence to Care for Latinos Oct 23, 2006
Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- EVENT: Dr. Cynthia Lucero Memorial Run and Walk WHERE: Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP), 221 Rivermoor Street, West Roxbury, MA WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2005 Pre-Registration: 10 AM Start Time: 10:30 AM WHY: To raise funds for the Dr. Cynthia Lucero Center's Latino Mental Health Training Program at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, one of the first programs in the country and the first and only (not sure if that is true, but if... (PR Newswire)
Ready for takeoff Jul 10, 2006
"Beck, a clinician and dean of the doctoral program at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, also alludes to the sense of deep fulfillment that can be a by product of such a program. ``Anyone who overcomes phobias and anxiety feels a sense of personal control, mastery and empowerment -- and a general increase in self-esteem.". Requiring regular but not hugely time-consuming homework, Forgione's treatment is based on learning how to breathe freely and relax easily on cue. (Boston Globe)
A new program in West Roxbury aims to provide Latinos with culturally appropriate mental health care Jul 5, 2006
Latino psychologists, especially in the Northeast," Amaro says.To change the situation, Amaro was among a small group of about 15 advisers who over the last two years helped the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in West Roxbury create a Latino Mental Health certificate for students in its four-year doctorate in psychology program. The certificate program will welcome its first group of students next month.In a country where 1 in 10 household residents speaks Spanish, the program... (Boston Globe)
Exposed: The Stripper Turned Shrink Jan 23, 2006
She then began attending the accredited Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. There was no doubt, says friend and colleague Katy Aisenberg, a Cambridge psychologist, that Wightman was talented. (Boston Globe)
