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Forest Institute Honors the Life of Don Wessel

Wessel, who passed away earlier this week, served as former Chairman to the board, and left a lasting impression upon the institution and its family.

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Dr. Skrade Named to Board of Isabel's House

The appointment will allow Dr. Skrade to be a voice for the organization which provides an emergency shelter to youth who are at risk of neglect and/or abuse.

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Forest to Host Autism Accessible Performance

On April 14, 2012 the Spectrum Theatre Ensemble will present two performances of "Weird Beard, the Asperger's Pirate" at our Springfield campus. Tickets on sale now.
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Forest - St. Louis Partners with Special School District

The partnership will provide reduced tuition to employees of SSD wishing to continue their applied behavior analysis training.

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Forest Students Help with Greene County Teen Court Workshop

Several Forest students are conducting a Family Communication Workshop for teens sentenced through the Greene County Court system under the supervision of Dr. Kristina Brown.
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Psychology: A Graduate Degree Worth Its Weight

According to a recent article by website "Daily Finance," a graduate degree in the social sciences is one of a few worth obtaining while the economy is in a downturn.
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Forest's ABA Program Featured in Missouri Autism Report

The article on page seven of the monthly publication highlights why a mom chose to give back to others by entering Forest's MSABA program.

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Dr. Gerald Porter Featured on National Radio Show

Porter joined the discussion on "The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour" on the Progressive Radio Network to talk about moving lives forward in 2012. Porter also announced a visit by Dr. Breggin to Forest this spring.
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Springfield Business Journal Highlights Dr. Jennifer Baker

The newspaper named Baker to its list of "12 People You Need to Know in 2012". The story featuring Baker's work is now available for reading online.

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Operation Us Teams Up With YMCA

The partnership will continue the "Hitched & Happy" workshop series beginning January 25th at the Y's Pat Jones Center for a discounted rate.

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Spring 2012 Travel Stipends Awarded to Students

Several Forest students will get assistance as they travel to conferences to present their research in the new year.

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Sock Drive Helps Local Teens

More than 300 teens at Rare Breed Youth Center will benefit from a sock drive held by Forest Institute and the Robert J. Murney Clinic.

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Give A Day Breaks Volunteer Record for St. Jude Walk

Saturday, 23 Forest students, faculty, and staff walked in the St. Jude Give Thanks Walk. The team raised more than $1,600 for the organization making it one of the top contributors.
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Forest Blanket-A-Thon Helps Project Linus

Medical Family Therapy and Child and Adolescent Psychology Student Groups teamed up to create 23 fleece blankets for the organization on Friday.

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Students Present at PERK Conference

Gage Stermensky II and Jacob Chavez presented diabetes protocol and what is needed for successful diabetes management.

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Friends of Operation Us Receives Grant Funding from CFO

Friends of Operation Us received notice that the Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded the program $5,000 for use in the upcoming "Hitched (or Not) & Hatching Event."
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Dr. Jennifer Baker: A Need to Know Person

Springfield Business Journal released its "Top 12 People You Need to Know in 2012" list. Among those making the cut is Dr. Jennifer Baker for her work in maintaining healthy marriages.
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APA Issues Clarification on Psychology Employment Data

The clarification comes after news stories by the Huffington Post and National Public Radio last week which referenced employment data on undergraduate psychology majors.
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Dr. Glenna Weis Weighs In on Penn State Scandal

Dr. Weis was interviewed by Ozarks Local News about the Penn State scandal and the effects of sexual abuse to a child over time. Video is included in this story.
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Fall 2011 Alumni News

The latest edition of our alumni newsletter is now available. Stories include an update on the Joplin tornado, information on working with developmental disabilities, the latest changes to the Murney Clinic, book releases and much more.
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The Toast of Dr. David Mrad

Friday Forest Institute students, faculty, and staff honored Dr. David Mrad in the annual Toast of Forest celebration. Many spoke of the good times and the great work Dr. Mrad has done for the institution.

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Forest Students Present at Diversity Research Symposium

Dhara Shah and Ben Hunter presented on how stigma affects multi-cultural populations in mental health.

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CFHA Conference Gets Underway

The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association conference is underway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Forest President, Dr. Mark Skrade is in attendance.

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Partnership with Boys and Girls Club featured in News Leader

Forest Institute's partnership with the Boys and Girls Club to provide counseling services was featured in this weekend's News Leader.

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Drs. Brown and Robison Featured on KOLR 10 News

Two stories this month on KOLR 10 feature Dr. Kristina Brown talking about smartphone addiction, and Dr. William Robison talking about the aftermath of cheating.

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Dr. Baker Talks "Community Focus Reports" in News Leader Article

In the article, Dr. Baker breaks down the yearly report and accounts for some of the "Red Flags" brought out by the data.

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Give A Day Volunteers Get Busy

If you are looking for a chance to volunteer and add some credits to your vitae, the Forest Give A Day program is the perfect opportunity. This weekend students volunteered at the Soup Cook-Off.

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MedFT Pumpkin Carving Contest

Students in the MedFT group spent Friday evening carving some super spooky jack-o-lanterns. The theme was Medical Family Therapy.

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Record Number of NHSC Members Announced

More than 10,000 primary care providers across the nation are now supported through the National Health Service Corps program.

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Forest Students to Present at NAACP Conference

Three students will present in the 9th annual NAACP Youth Empowerment Conference on Friday, October 21st.

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Leadership of the Murney Clinic to Change Hands

Dr. Jennifer Baker takes on the role of Director of the Robert J. Murney Clinic as Dr. Robert King steps into a new position in his professional career.

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Two Forest Faculty Members Take On New Roles

Dr. Michael Leftwich is appointed to Dean of the Doctoral Program, and Dr. David Mrad is appointed to Director of Clinical Training.

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Health Literacy Missouri Launches New Website

The website is designed as a tool for Missouri health professionals to improve communication in their clinics, hospitals and community organizations.

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DIPI Purchases Diversity Resources for Murney Clinic

Among things purchased are toys, books, and costumes, all which promote diversity and help clients feel more welcome.
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Murney Clinic Continues Growth in Community Outreach

RJ Murney Clinic recently finalized several area partnerships that have resulted in increased access to mental health services for underserved populations.
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Robert J. Murney Memorial Award Recipient Announced

Vanessa Welch-Pemberton was selected for showing both personal and professional characteristics of Dr. Murney as she completed her practicum and internship.

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Fall Travel Stipend Recipients Announced

Eleven Forest students will be able to attend conferences and make presentations through this program.

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Annual Campus Security Report Released

Forest continues to prove its locations are safe to students.

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Dr. Michael Leftwich Presents Ideas for Doctoral Program

As a candidate for Dean of the Psy.D. program, Dr. Michael Leftwich presented his vision to faculty, staff, and students Friday.

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Finalists Announced for Robert J. Murney Memorial Award

Four Forest Doctoral students were nominated and selected as finalists for the award which will be announced next week.

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Forest Institute Teams Up with NAACP for MLK Celebration

The partnership will help bring Dr. Tererai Trent of Zimbabwe to next year's celebration.

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Commons Area Dedicated in Memory of Laura Myers

On September 15th, members of the Forest community gathered to re-dedicate the lounge and atrium areas in memory of Myers and her support for the professional psychology movement.
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Stacy Ogbeide Contributes to Psychotherapy Bulletin

She is the featured student in the publication which features an article she wrote about Motivational Interviewing within the older adult population.
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Forest Institute - St. Louis Featured in Commerce Magazine

Addition of Applied Behavior Analysis Program among things discussed.

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Annual "State of the Family" Report is Released

This year's "State of the Family" report issued by Operation Us takes a closer look at outcomes for families in the region and hopes to "Connect the Dots" of understanding.
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Murney Clinic Partners with Local Publication

The Robert J. Murney Clinic is joining forces with Unite Publications of Southwest Missouri, a monthly newspaper, to focus efforts on increased awareness and service access to a diverse community.
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Open Invitation to CFHA Conference

Registration is now open for the 2011 Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Conference which will be held in Philadelphia, PA. This year's conference is aimed at "Accelerating Adoption of Collaborative Care."
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Forest President Dances For A Good Cause

Over the weekend Forest Institute President, Dr. Mark Skrade, showed off another side of himself to raise money for Springfield Catholic Schools. Skrade participated in the annual "Dancing With Our Stars" event.
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David Bauman Gets Hands-On With PEM Newsletter

Bauman recently acted as editor of the Performance Excellence Movement Newsletter which is published through the Association of Applied Sports Psychology.
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Dr. Glenna Weis Featured on KOLR 10 News

Dr. Weis is featured in a story about the work Forest is doing with the Boys and Girls Club of Springfield.
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Kristy Carter Promoted to Graduate Recruiter

After two years as the Administrative Assistant to Admissions, Kristy Carter will step into a new role as Graduate Recruiter.
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Dr. Kristina Brown Publishes Tip Sheet for NHMRC

Dr. Brown's fourth contribution to the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center is focused on "Helping Couples with Medically Fragile Children."

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Jennifer Copeland Contributes to MSN Article on Weight Bias

Student Jennifer Copeland hopes to break down weight-based stereotypes through her contributions to MSN Health and Fitbie®.

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Christine Biddle Receives Tylenol® Scholarship

Biddle is one of the national winners of the annual Tylenol® Future Care Scholarship valued at $5,000.

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Forest Announces 2011-2012 Scholarship Recipients

More than two dozen Forest students will attend classes for the 2011-2012 academic year with support from the Forest Administrative Scholarship Committee.

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Kimberly Ramacciotti Becomes New Master's Program Advisor

In a newly created position, Kimberly Ramacciotti will work closely with students in the master's program to help them achieve their academic and professional career goals.
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Dr. Gerald Porter Begins First Week With Forest

Taking on the roles of Interim Dean of the PsyD program and Associate VP of Academic Affairs, Dr. Gerald Porter sat down with us for a one-on-one about his first week at Forest and his future plans.
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Dr. Ellen Orr Appointed to St. Louis Faculty

Ellen Glover-Orr, Ph.D. joins the faculty of Forest Institute - St. Louis and will be teaching in the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology program.
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Library Offers Several New Displays

A new exhibit and two poster displays are now up for viewing in the Francis D. Jones Library and Information Commons.
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Dr. Shawn McDaniel Is Giving Back in Central Missouri

Missouri Valley College recently announced Forest alumnus Dr. Shawn McDaniel will be joining its faculty as Assistant Professor and will provide services to the campus counseling center.
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Alumnus Andrew Berry Is On The Fast Track To Success

Dr. Andrew Berry is now a certified clinical psychologist after being the first person in the country to complete the ABPP's early entry program. He speaks with us about what he's been doing since graduation.
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Impact of Poverty Simulation Felt on Campus

The OACAC poverty simulation, which returns for round two this Friday, is an opportunity that's both moving and powerful for participants.

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Forest student recieves top honors from APA: Division 18

Shawna Baron is the recipient of the 2011 APA: Division 18 Outstanding Dissertation Award in Criminal Justice for her research on prison rapes and inmates' attitudes towards them.
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Forest Institute Receives National Honor

Forest is one of 15 schools in Missouri to be named to the "President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll" which highlights its community service programs, practices, and community partnerships.
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Forest Alumnus Talks Headache Management

Dr. Steve Boling, with the Headache Care Center in Springfield, talked with students and faculty at Tuesday's Primary Care Psychology meeting about the psychological side of headache and pain management.
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Committee of Neuropsychology Featured by APA

Members of Forest's Committee of Neuropsychology will be featured for the next four months by the APA Division 40: Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training.
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Students Enjoyed A Springfield Cardinals Game For Summer Social

Whether it was the tailgate party or watching the Cardinals win over the RoughRiders, students enjoyed the Summer social put together by Student Council and the Society for Sports Psychology.
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Poverty Simulation Set to Return to Campus

OACAC will be bringing its poverty simulation back to the Forest Institute campus, giving everyone a chance to see what it's like living with little to no income.

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Association for Applied Sports Psychology Features Students

David Bauman and Bridget Beachy are involved in several projects to help students interested in sports psychology. This month they are featured in the Association for Applied Sports Psychology's newsletter.
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Forest Alumnus Wins Award for Edvance360

Dr. Glen Moriarty, the co-creator and CEO of Edvance 360, won the 2011 CODiE Award for Best Postsecondary Course or Learning Management System.

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Dr. Porter Named Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs

After several visits to the Forest campus, Dr. Gerald Porter was named as Interim Dean of the PsyD program and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs today in a letter from the President.
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Dr. Jennifer Baker Named Vice President

In a letter from the President, Dr. Jennifer Baker, PsyD, LFMT was named Vice President, a newly created position within the organization.
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Forest Student Gets Book Published

Bryce Gray's passion for children and adolescent psychology led him to write the book "Elephant in the Room," which was recently published and is now available at major booksellers.

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GLEE Members Make Strong Connections at Pride Event

Members of Forest's GLEE Organization (Gays, Lesbians and Everybody Else) attended Springfield Pride this month and brought back a wealth of information they can use in their practice.
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Forest Alumnus Helps Create PCP Wikipedia Page

Brian Sandoval's work in Primary Care Psychology landed him another role recently. His work is now being featured on Wikipedia.

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Wii Tournament Aids Ronald McDonald House

3rd Annual Wii Tournament raised more than 130 dollars for the Ronald McDonald House and showed just how well Forest students could dance.

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13 Students Receive Travel Stipends to Present at Conferences

Forest's Student Travel Award Program released the names of those students this week along with the conferences they will be presenting at.

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Forest Students Make Cyber-Bullying Presentation

Two Robert J. Murney Clinic graduate providers showed children how to stop cyber-bullying before it gets started in an engaging and interactive presentation at Youth Camp in Racine, MO.
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Forest Blood Drive A Huge Success

With a recent disaster on their minds, many Forest students, faculty, and staff lined up for the annual blood drive and broke a Forest record.

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Give Blood; Save a Life

In light of the recent disaster in Joplin, many are looking for ways to give. One of those is to roll up your sleeves for the annual Forest blood drive with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks on June 15^th.
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Dr. Pietz Reports To Judge On Arizona Shooter's Competency

Dr. Christina Pietz recently worked a case drawing national attention. She and a coworker interviewed Jared Lee Loughner, accused of a shooting spree aimed at Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona.
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Dr. Moss Talks First-Aid Psychology

After visiting Joplin several times Dr. Robert Moss talks to us about "First-Aid Psychology" and what makes it unique after a large traumatic event.

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New Certificate Programs in Applied Behavior Analysis

The addition of two new certificate programs in Applied Behavior Analysis brings more continuing education options for current students, alumni, and anyone working in a related field.
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Center for Professional Solutions Changes Name

CPS, as it was formerly called, is now the Center for Innovation and Community Health.

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Give A Day Volunteers Make Balloon Release and 5k a Success

As part of "Give a Day," several Forest students and faculty recently participated in the Lost and Found Memorial Balloon Release and 5k run.
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Joplin, Mo Relief Efforts Underway

Forest Institute is working to help in tornado ravaged Joplin, MO. This is the latest on those efforts and will be updated periodically as new information comes in.
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Library Book Sale

The Francis D. Jones Library book sale is approaching with your opportunity to save money on a great variety of new and lightly used books.
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CPS provides CE credit for upcoming HAPTC training event

The Center for Professional Solutions at Forest Instititute teams up with the Heart of America Training Consortium.
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Forest's ABA Program Recognizes Autism Awareness Month

Forest's ABA program has upcoming events to recognize Autism Awareness Month in April. All events are open to the community. Please join us!
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ABA Courses Approved - Meets Requirement for Certification Exam

Forest Institute's ABA coursework has been approved by the BACB. This coincides with a new Missouri law requiring insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
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Forest Alumni Published in Professional Journal

Forest alumni, Robert M. Mindrup, authored an article that was published in the Journal of Ethics & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.
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Forest Student Honored by Psychologists in Long Term Care

Forest student Christine Biddle, MA, has been honored by the Psychologists in Long Term Care organization.
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Forest President Appointed to New APA Task Force

Forest is pleased to announce that President Dr. Mark Skrade has been appointed to serve on the American Psychological Association’s new Primary Care Task Force.
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Dr. Renae Courtney Interviewed by KY3 Reporter

Dr. Renae Courtney was interviewed by reporter Linda Russell of KY3 this week in a story about ways to cope with weather-related stress and preventative measures to deal with negative moods.
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Faculty-Published Companion Tip Sheet Now Available

Kristina S. Brown, PhD, LMFT, authored a tip sheet for Certified Family Life Educators on the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center website, titled Helping Couples Cope with Cancer: Tips for MRE Practitioners.
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The Give a Day Program Hosts its First Event of 2011

The first Give a Day program event of 2011 took place this Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 at the Ronald McDonald House of the Ozarks.
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Forest Welcomes New Faculty Member and Program Director

Forest is pleased to announce the arrival and appointment of Dr. Michele Williams as the Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Program
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The Robert J. Murney Clinic Announces New Classes

The Robert J. Murney Clinic at Forest Institute is pleased to announce registration for affordably priced psychoeducational classes open to adult members of our community.
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Faculty Published on the NHMRC Website

Kristina S. Brown, PhD, LMFT, authored a tip sheet published on the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center website, titled In Sickness and In Health: Couples Fighting Cancer Together.
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NHSC Loan Repayment Application Cycle Now Open

The National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program application cycle is now open. The NHSC offers primary medical, dental and mental health clinicians up to $60,000 to repay student loans in exchange for service in medically underserved areas.
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