Psychological Services Center
Associated Programs
The PSC is also associated with several treatment and research programs directed by faculty members in the Department of Psychology at UB, some of which use the PSC facilities.
Center for Children and Families & the Summer Treatment Program
The Center for Children and Families (CCF) conducts applied research and provides state-of-the-art treatment for children and adolescents with attentional problems, behavioral problems, emotional problems, and learning problems. Services include diagnostic and psychoeducational evaluations, parent training, school intervention, medication assessments, and family therapy. The CCF also provides educational outreach to area schools, mental health professionals, and parental groups. In addition, the CCF offers the award-winning Children's Summer Treatment Program (STP) for children ages five to twelve. The STP is an eight-week day treatment program in which children spend weekdays in academic and computer learning centers and recreationally based therapeutic group activities that focus on improving social skills. The STP has been named a model program in service delivery by the American Psychological Association.
CONTACT:
Lisa Burrows-MacLean, Ph.D.
Clinical Director, Center for Children and Families
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
318 Diefendorf Hall (3435 Main Street, Building 20),
Buffalo, NY 14214-3093
Voice: (716) 829-2244
Fax: (716) 829-3692
E-mail:
lbm@acsu.buffalo.edu
Depression Research and Treatment Program
The University at Buffalo's Depression Research and Treatment (DRT) Program is a clinical research program that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders among adults. The objectives of the DRT program are to provide high quality treatment with proven effectiveness, to train the next generation of clinical scientists, and to increase knowledge about psychological and environmental causes of depression so that even more effective treatment and prevention interventions might be developed. The DRT Program provides free help to persons struggling with depression who meet diagnostic and research criteria. The treatment program is structured as an educational course for groups of five to eight participants, taught by advanced graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology (under the direct supervision of Clinical Psychology Faculty). Participants learn skills that have been proven to alleviate depression, including relaxation, changing negative patterns of thinking, increasing pleasant activities, and social skills such as assertiveness. The course includes lectures, homework assignments (in which skills are practiced), and readings.
CONTACT:
John Roberts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Park Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-4110
Voice: (716) 645-3650, ext. 221
Fax: (716) 645-3801
E-mail:
robertsj@acsu.buffalo.edu