Re-imagining schools | with Dr. Melinda Macht-Greenberg

Psych Mic

English - April 22, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
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Melinda Macht-Greenberg, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who earned her doctorate from Ferkauf in Clinical, Developmental, and School Psychology at Yeshiva University in NY. She offers consultation to parents, individual and family therapy, and educational advising. Dr. Macht-Greenberg works with families experiencing significant stressors and offers therapy for children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism and other emotional struggles. She provides a comprehensive, integrated assessment of the psychological and educational needs of children. She is also a consultant to businesses, schools, law firms, and community organizations. She is also on faculty at Tufts University in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development.

In this episode, we discuss:

Growing up with parents in the mental health care spaceWhat did Melinda do in undergrad to prepare her well for a PhD?How and why did schools become an integral part of Melinda's clinical practice?Why was it important for her to get inpatient experience in addition to her outpatient experience?Why Melinda ultimately chose outpatient?The most important things she learned at her first jobThe benefits of working at a group practiceWhy Melinda transitioned from mainly providing therapy to mainly consulting for individuals, families, schools, and other organizationsWhat does it mean to be a consultant? How is consulting different from therapy?If Melinda could shout from the rooftops, what is a message she’d want to relay?What is Melinda’s vision for schools?What does a week in the life look like?The importance of empathy and emotional intelligenceIf we’re interested in school psychology, where can we start to get experience?How do you reach and train teachers about child mental health?The role of culture in her work

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Music by: Adam Fine