Family Therapy Training program
Faculty
The Family Therapy Training Program was first established in 1983 under the leadership of Drs. M. Duncan Stanton and Judith Landau. Subsequent Directors were Dr. Susan H. McDaniel (1994-2000), who initiated the accreditation of the Post-degree Certificate Program; and Dr. David B. Seaburn (1998-2000) who, in 1998, initiated the establishment of the graduate program in marriage and family therapy. Dr. Pieter Le Roux has been the Director of the Family Therapy Training Program since 2000.
The faculty is recognized for developing Transitional Family Therapy, a model that blends transgenerational, ecosystemic and here and now approaches to the family, while utilizing family strengths and competence in therapy. All faculty are Clinical Members/Approved Supervisors of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
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 Barbara Gawinski, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Behavioral Health Services
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Major interests: behavioral health, training and supervision.
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 Susan H. Horwitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Marriage and Family) and Family Medicine.
Liaison, Strong Families/Strong Communities Advisory Council.
Major interests: partner violence, death and mourning, children living in separated and divorced families, training and supervision.
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 Pieter leRoux, D. Litt. et Phil.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics.
Director: Family Therapy Training Program.
Primary Care Family Psychology Fellowship: Site Director for Pediatric Track.
Major interests: training and supervision, multicultural issues in family therapy, medical family therapy, and family issues in the workplace. |
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 Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) and Family Medicine.
Director: Division of Family Programs and
Director: Wynne Center for Family Research.
Major interests: medical family therapy, infertility and new reproductive technologies, genetic testing, somatization, and collaboration between primary care physicians and mental health providers.
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Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry(Psychology).
Major interests: child abuse, foster care, effects of trauma, family functioning and psychopathology, child psychopathology.
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 Anthony Pisani Ph.D.
Senior Instructor in Psychiatry (Psychology) and Pediatrics.
Director: Strong Family Therapy Services.
Major interests: primary pediatric care and behavioral health, supervision and training and spirituality.
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 Carol Podgorski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry.
Director: Wellness Center, Monroe Community Hospital.
Major interests: life cycle and human development, aging.
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 Ellen Poleshuck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology), Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Family Medicine.
Major interests: women’s health, trauma and families, and education and training.
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 Sally J. Rousseau, LMFT, LMSW
Clinical Associate (Family Medicine and Psychiatry) at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Major interests: clinical, research; clinical areas of interest include Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Medical Family Therapy in working with families, couples, and individuals.
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 Jenny Speice, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Marriage and Family) and Internal Medicine.
Major interests: families and health, infertility, genetics screening, collaboration between primary care providers and mental health practitioners, grief and loss, family therapy outcomes.
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 William H. Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) and Neurology
Major interests: mind/body issues, spirituality and psychotherapy, family issues in the workplace, training and supervision.
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