Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program

Congratulations: To Thomas J. Dinsmore our 2012 Class Speaker.

Michael Burns — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:21:26 +0000

A good deal can happen in two years time… I remember Dr. Levy-Bell commenting in the Fall of 2010 that in her observation, graduating classes often leave the program different than how they came into the program. “I would hope so”, I thought. What I didn’t understand at the time was what that difference would look like, how much discomfort and joy would be involved, and what the process would say about me and my beliefs around being a helping professional. With graduation upon us and happening in a number of days, I can say that I am now more self-informed. I am quite grateful for that.

My time in the program has given me many memories – I am honored to have been a part of the collective learning process we have undertaken together. The group of professional and personal ties I now have will undoubtedly last throughout my life. I became engaged to my lovely wife Kimberly and recently married her in April. The clinical placement experiences I have had working with patients in an ER and students through a college counseling center were wonderful. The support I have received from the faculty, both academically and in an advising sense, were integral to my success within the program. These are just a couple pieces of the difference that Dr. Levy-Bell spoke about.

As speaker for the graduating class of 2012 I want to extend my gratitude to all my peers who felt that I was a good fit for the job. It is an honor for me to represent us as a group during commencement. I would also like to say thank you to Dr. Jori Berger-Greenstein, my academic advisor and tireless advocate for me through all the clinical things I got myself involved in while a student. She helped me stay on the most fruitful path. Ultimately, I would also like to thank all the patients and clients who allowed me into their lives in order to help them the best I could. The learning I experienced from their willingness to stand with me in a curious space has made the most, and the biggest, difference.

Sincerely,

TJ Dinsmore

Class of 2012

In the near future I plan on taking the National Clinical Mental Health Counselors Exam soon after graduating, begin working, and accrue the needed clinical hours required to be licensed in Massachusetts. While in the program I have also developed an interest in supervising other psychotherapists and look forward to developing my skills in this area. Perhaps these aspirations will come together in a few years time, perhaps it will look different, either way I’m open to it. A good deal can happen in two years time.

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Michael Burns — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:01:02 +0000

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Welcome Dr. Carryl P. Navalta: our newest core faculty member!

Michael Burns — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:20:23 +0000

Dr. Navalta’s general area of expertise is Childhood Mental Health Disorders. Within this field, he strives to understand the interplay between child-specific factors and social-environmental elements that impinge upon a child’s adaptation and development as they relate to psychotherapeutic strategies for mitigating symptoms and improving functioning. Presently, Dr. Navalta’s main emphasis is to utilize a developmentally-grounded scientist-practitioner framework to understand the consequences of childhood exposure to traumatic events and to create and disseminate effective community-based interventions for traumatized youth.

We would like to acknowledge and welcome Dr. Carryl P. Navalta as the newest faculty member in the Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine Program. Dr. Navalta will teach our Theory and Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy course, as well as our Practicum Supervision course, beginning January 2012.

OPEN HOUSE SESSION

Bernice Mark — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:39:02 +0000

Please come out and visit us at our up and coming open house/interview session on:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20th

from 10-11:30am

(Information presentation only)

Location

Evans Seminar Room E112A

RSVP to nicey@bu.edu if you would like to attend this session.

New Course in Human Sexuality

Bernice Mark — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:26:16 +0000

The MHBM program is offering a new course in Human Sexuality beginning in the Spring of 2009. Dr. Todd Kates will be teaching this course.

This course will explore physiological, psychological, socio-cultural aspects of human sexuality, focusing on trends in the field, including teen sexuality, pregnancy, and early sexual experiences, sexual assault, HIV/AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases, sex addiction, sexuality across the lifespan , and ethics.