Tag Archives: Therapy
Nova Southeastern University to Provide Free Relationship “Check Ups” In Time for Valentine’s Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – It’s just over three weeks away – the time when the candy, flowers and cards fly off the shelves. Valentine’s Day. It is supposed to be the one day set aside to express just how much you love someone. Unfortunately, despite…
SHSS Alumna Named One of the “Top 100 Most Outstanding Women in Broward County”
Kate Campbell, Ph.D., graduate of the master’s and doctoral programs in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named one of the “Top 100 Most Outstanding Women in Broward County,” by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County….
Looking for Work-Life Balance? Let NSU Help You Find that Balance
When it comes to balancing the responsibilities of both work and family life, we often find ourselves in the dilemma of trying to balance the conflicting demands of work with family responsibilities. Many of us are having more difficulty achieving Work-Life Balance because of the rapidly changing workplace. The workday…
College of Dental Medicine Mourns Loss of Associate Dean
Dominick P. DePaola, D.D.S., Ph.D., an associate academic dean at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine passed away in April. He was 70. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., DePaola received a B.S. degree from St. Francis College in 1964 and a D.D.S. degree from New York University in 1969. Following…
NSU to Launch Respiratory Therapy Program
Nova Southeastern University’s College of Health Care Sciences will offer Florida’s first-ever bachelor of science in respiratory therapy for licensed registered respiratory therapists (RRT). The program, which offers students a bachelor of science degree, will start in October at NSU’s Palm Beach Student Educational Center (SEC). “Our unique respiratory program…
SHSS Faculty Member Presents on Equine Therapy at Conference in Texas
Shelley Green, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at Conversation-Fest 2013 in Galveston, Texas. The conference theme was, “Opening Doors to Possibilities: Inviting Dialogue, Stories and Community in Therapy and Social Transformation.” Green’s presentation was entitled,…
Teen Cancer Survivor Hosts “For Hair’s Sake” Benefit at NSU to Collect Ponytails, April 7
Most 16-year-olds have enough worries from getting their driver’s license, to passing their next exam, to making plans with that special someone. But when NSU junior Lesly Viera was 16, she had a different kind of concern – she was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors discovered a lymphoma located between her…
Did you know? NSU Offers Free Smoking Cessation Classes
It’s never too late to quit. Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (NSU-COM) Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program through funding from the Florida Health Department, is offering evidence-based group and individual smoking cessation programs throughout Broward County. All sessions are FREE. Classes are designed to help you: Prepare…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Publishes Textbook on Family Therapy
Michael Reiter, Ph.D., associate professor at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, published Case Conceptualization in Family Therapy (Pearson) in paperback on Feb. 14. E-book versions are also available for the Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble NOOK. Reiter’s textbook focuses on a single case family, exploring how nine…
Occupational Therapy Student Conduct Research Study
A group of five Masters of Occupational Therapy (MOT) student researchers are conducting a study entitled NSU Health Care Professionals Students’ Knowledge about the Occupational Therapy Profession. The goal of the research study is to assess the knowledge of health care professional students regarding the career of Occupational Therapy…
SHSS Faculty, Students and Alum Help North Side Elementary School Celebrate Snow Day
On December 20, 2012, Anne Rambo, Ph.D. and Christine Ajayi, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), along with DFT graduate students helped students at North Side Elementary School celebrate the “North Side School Snow Day,” by distributing…
College of Health Care Sciences Holds Induction and Commencement Ceremony
This past December, NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences (CHCS) initiated 11 new members to the CHCS Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA). These new members gave their final project presentations to a collection of TLA members, colleagues and coworkers. Presentations were followed by a reception and induction ceremony in the…
SHSS Welcomes Delegation from Beijing Normal University
Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), along with Tommie Boyd, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of Department of Family Therapy, and Anthony J. DeNapoli, Ed.D., executive director of NSU’s Office of International Affairs, recently welcomed a delegation of scholars from Beijing Normal…
Medical School Wins Approval for New Medical Specialty: Correctional Medicine
In January, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine received approval for a new medical specialty—correctional medicine—that was developed at the college in collaboration with the Florida Department of Corrections. The college became the first medical school in the country to gain such recognition when the standards developed by the…
SHSS Faculty and Student Present on Equine Assisted Therapy at AAMFT Conference
Shelley Green, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), Robert Keever, M.S., doctoral student in the department and Lorisa Lewis, M.S., LMHC, director of Stable Foundations presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s (AAMFT) Annual…
During the summer a group of graduate students and faculty from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) traveled to Bejing, China to engage in a ten day Intercultural Exchange in Counseling, Psychology and Family Therapy. The trip was led by John Miller, Ph.D., associate professor in the…