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Alumni Interviews: Dylan Kersh-Oliva

Dylan, a 2015 graduate of the Counseling Psychology Program, discusses how the Wright Institute prepared him for the work he does now in private practice and as a program coordinator at Shine a Light Addiction Specialists.

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Students participating in panel discussion at the 2018 Convention

A small group of Wright Institute students in the Doctor of Clinical Psychology Program, including Charles Warter and Lizzie Hedrick, will participate on a panel at the in Washington, D.C. in March. After administering a personality assessment on a current client, the students will role-play their respective clients in order to provide Dr. Richard Levak with clinical information to supplement his live interpretations of their MMPI-2 personality assessment results.


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Alumni Interviews: Katherine Tarnoff

Katherine Tarnoff, a graduate of the Counseling Psychology program, speaks about the program and why she decided to begin teaching at the Wright Institute. She describes her experience as a student in the Multicultural Awareness & Sensitivity class, which she now teaches to first year students. She also discusses her school-based work with children at , and in private practice.

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Alumni Interviews: Hazel Zetino

Hazel Zetino graduated from the Counseling Psychology program in 2016. Since then, she has served as a Bilingual Family Clinician at . In this brief video, she speaks about her experience building the skills and confidence to be an effective therapist.

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Psychologists Focus on Diversity in Programs, Policies, and Practices

Founded in 1976, the is an organization composed of delegates from programs and schools of professional psychology who aim to advance the development of graduate training in professional psychology. NCSPP hosts an annual conference for delegates from professional psychology programs across the country. In January, the Wright Institute was well-represented at the :

, Full-Time Faculty member in the , is a member of the NCSPP Conference Planning Committee, and has also served on other committees within the organization in the past.

Therapist Doubles as Asylum Advocate

Sahil Sharma, a third-year student in the Wright Institute鈥檚 , is spending his training year developing not only his clinical and assessment skills, but also learning to compose asylum evaluations for many of his clients. Placed at , a relatively new Bay Area nonprofit founded by a graduate of the Counseling Psychology program, Sahil works with people who were forced to flee their countries of origin.

鈥淥ur clients include refugees, asylum seekers, and victims of human trafficking and other atrocities,鈥� he explained. 鈥淎t my placement, we provide free mental health services and work closely with local legal agencies to provide asylum evaluations for court to help our clients remain legally in the country.鈥�

As his clients鈥� therapist and advocate, Sahil鈥檚 role is distinct from that of an expert witness but still potentially extremely influential.

Dr. Hanna Levenson, core faculty member, to serve as invited discussant

The University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry will host its 13th annual on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 1-5 pm. , Wright Institute core faculty member, will lead the discussion following the keynote address.

Uniting in Grief: Students Start Grief and Loss Group at the

Second-year students Eyal Matalon and Anna Weicker recently launched a process group through the for members of the community dealing with grief and loss.

鈥淕rief and loss are topics steeped in feelings of isolation,鈥� Anna said. 鈥淲hen you lose something that鈥檚 vital to you, it often feels like something nobody understands; but, at the same time, recovering from grief and loss is all about connecting with people and being able to share in that experience.鈥�

Eyal added, 鈥淢any countries and cultures have rituals around grief and loss that are about bringing people together because it can be such an isolating experience.鈥�

Dean Gilbert Newman active in supporting Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

, Dean and Director of Clinical Training, held a meet and greet at his home for Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-11th-CA). The event was arranged as an opportunity to discuss the importance of preserving the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The Congressman is on a key committee responsible for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, through which PSLF is funded. Several Wright Institute graduates contributed personal stories demonstrating the PSLF鈥檚 impact on people receiving services from clinicians enrolled in the program.

The Congressman spent considerable time at the event, answering questions and sharing his views about the divisiveness in Congress, his prescriptions for ways to focus moving ahead, and his concerns about education and other important issues. The participants were all impressed by how well read, informed and personal he was in his comments.

Wright Institute founder, Dr. Nevitt Sanford, in the news

Craig K. Comstock, a writer, TV producer, and former student of Dr. Nevitt Sanford, recently posted two brief articles about Wright Institute founder, Dr. Nevitt Sanford. Comstock served as a teaching assistant for Dr. Sanford during his time in the Psychology department at Stanford University in the 1960s, before Dr. Sanford founded the Wright Institute in 1968. to learn more about Dr. Sanford's background.

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