Articles, Leading Stories
Clinician helps others work through employment, pandemic burnout
By Catherine Robertson Souter
After 18 months of a fever pitch of stress and anxiety, it is no wonder that people are feeling burnt out. Having our worlds upended, with forced time to reflect, has left...
Industrial-occupational psychology is fastest growing field
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Occupational Outlook Handbook, issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), predicts that...
How many photos do we really need?
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
I’m getting to know the folks at Apple pretty well, from the greeters with their iPads at the front of their mall store, the geniuses at the big table up front, to the good...
Choosing a specialty can be challenging decision
By Catherine Robertson Souter
If you ask 100 psychologists how they chose what they do, the specialty or the setting, you will get 100...
Rhode Island introduces harm reduction centers
By Eileen Weber
Rhode Island is the first state in the U.S. to enact a law designated for harm reduction centers....
Workforce shortage escalates to crisis point
By New England Psychologist Staff
The workforce shortage in mental health, already a concern before 2020, has gotten worse during the...
Trauma-based theater impacts kids at risk
By Eileen Weber
Sports, art, dance—these kinds of activities have always been enriching for school-aged children. But for some kids, theater is their best bet and there’s data to back that...
Clinical and Support Options: A front door to open access care
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1955, 22 citizens formed the Franklin County Mental Health Association to address the mental health...
Research: Financial incentives may help prompt vaccinations
By New England Psychologist Staff
Cold hard cash may be one way to get those people who still have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shots.
That was the takeaway from a team of...