What have we learned from 30 years of school shootings?

May 30, 2018

In May of 1988, a 30-year-old woman, Laurie Dann, walked into an elementary school in Winnetka, Ill., and opened fire with a handgun,... Read more...

The more things change… Friedman and Nichols react to a new version of the MMPI

March 19, 2018

Personality assessment is predicated on the empirically supported proposition that under similar circumstances, individuals will behave... Read more...

Suicide Prevention Drive Ensnaring Psychologists

August 3, 2017

Do doctoral level psychologists need more training in suicide prevention? The California Board of Psychology says yes – but the California... Read more...

Ethics for Psychologists: African American Families, Diversity and Ethics

August 1, 2017

The National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology as well as the American Psychological Association have determined... Read more...

Rural Psychologists and Integrated Primary Care

January 21, 2016

There are significantly few psychologists per capita in rural areas. Rural people may be the largest cultural minority about which... Read more...

Ethical Considerations for Clinical Supervisors

July 30, 2015

Clinical supervision is integral to graduate student training, postdoctoral licensure preparation and psychologists’ development... Read more...

Enter uniformity, Exit creativity

July 30, 2015

In the past several years, the American Psychological Association has become concerned about the quality of graduate education. There... Read more...

Supervising Students Isn’t Easy

July 30, 2015

The supervision of a student in training to become a psychologist is serious business and it is not something that should be approached... Read more...

Hoarding Differs from OCD

January 6, 2015

Hoarding is a unique compulsion, so different from others that the DSM 5 now designates it as a separate disorder rather than a specific... Read more...

Transition to ‘Dr.’ stirs anxiety

June 2, 2013

A few weeks ago I wrapped up an intake at my internship and the client’s mother turned to me and said, “Thanks, Dr. Shale!” As... Read more...

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