Category: Health Care

Michael Reiter, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), published the book, Systems Theories for Psychotherapists from Theory to Practice (2018). Contributors to the book include DFT faculty Christopher Burnett, Ph.D., James Hibel, Ph.D., and doctoral student Clinton Lambert. The book, published by Routledge, explores three key theories that underpin many of the models of psychotherapy: general systems theory, natural systems theory, and language systems theory. The book presents the aesthetics (how to see and understand what is happening) and the pragmatics (what to do in the therapy room) behind each theory. It also explores how therapists can successfully conceptualize the problems that clients bring to therapy, offering a range of contemporary examples to show how each theory can be applied to practice.

Systems Theories for Psychotherapists starts with an introduction to systems theories, and then delves into cybernetics, interactional systems, natural systems, constructivist theory, and social construction theory. Each chapter uses a distinctive case example to help clinicians to better understand and apply the theories to their own therapeutic setting. Woven throughout the book are three helpful learning tools: “Applying Your Knowledge,” “Key Figure,” and “Questions for Reflection,” providing the reader with the opportunity to critically engage with each concept, consider how their own world view and preconceptions can inform their work with clients, and challenging them to apply prominent systems theories to their own practice.

For more information on his latest book, https://www.routledge.com/Systems-Theories-for-Psychotherapists-From-

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Scott Colton, B.A., APR., director of medical communications and public relations for the Health Professions Division, received a Special Merit Award in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) III Awards Program in the Best Articles of the Year category, which received more than 900 submissions. Colton’s winning article, featured in the summer-fall 2018 issue of COM Outlook, was titled “A Parent’s Worst Nightmare: Parkland School Shooting Impacts KPCOM Faculty Member.”

More than 550 universities and colleges in the southeastern United States are members of CASE, which advances and supports educational and professional institutions by enhancing the effectiveness of the alumni relations, fund-raising, communications, marketing, and other advancement professionals who serve them.

NSU proudly bestow the 2019 President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service Award upon automotive magnates and philanthropists Rita and Rick Case at its 21st Annual Celebration of Excellence (COE) gala held on February 2nd.

They join an impressive list of honorees that includes The Miniaci Family, Winifred and Joseph C. Amaturo, Mike Jackson, David Horvitz & Francie Bishop Good, Lorraine Thomas and Guy Harvey, just to name a few.

“If you’re looking for a great example of what it means to give back to the community, look no further than our backyard,” said Dr. George Hanbury, President of NSU. “The impact from Rita and Rick Case can be felt here at NSU, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, American Heart Association, Cleveland Clinic, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Habitat for Humanity and many other organizations throughout South Florida.”

The event, which is invitation only, takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, February 2, on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, 3300 S. University Drive. in the Don Taft University Center’s Rick Case Arena. The reception begins at 6 p.m., with the dinner program immediately following.

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The program is also designed to empower students to recognize health disparities and to think of ways of addressing legal and medical hurdles through interdisciplinary collaboration. The high school students came from four South Florida high schools: Somerset North Lauderdale, Somerset Miramar, Mater High Hialeah Gardens, and Pinecrest Glades.

The Dec. 11 event included sessions facilitated by leaders and faculty members from Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine and Shepard Broad College of Law administrators, professors, staff and students.  Students participated in a negotiations lab, a condensed problem-based learning (PBL) case designed to analyze and diagnose a hypothetical patient’s condition; interdisciplinary health disparities brainstorming sessions, and speed networking with medical and law school student leaders and faculty.

On Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, Drs. Philipp Stiegler Associate Professor and Michael Sereinigg, Senior medical doctor of the Medical University of Graz, Austria visited Halmos College faculty and students on the Davie/Fort Lauderdale Campus. While there, they visited with their 2018 summer intern Nada Belal, a senior biology major. They also met their 2019 summer intern Vanessa Cruise, a junior also majoring in biology.

Along with these two Halmos students, Drs. Steigler and Sereinigg met with Halmos College faculty members Mark Jaffe, DPM and Deanne Roopnarine, DPM. D.r Jaffe chairs the Summer Biology Internship Committee of which Dr. Roopnarine is also a member.

Summer 2019 will mark the 11th anniversary of the summer internship partnership between the Medical University of Graz and the Halmos College of Nova Southeastern University.

Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) was invited to give a keynote address at the 45^th Annual Conference of the Southern African Society of Educators. The conference was held this fall in Capetown, South Africa.  Her talk was entitled, “Inclusion as Praxis: Progress through Hearing Student Voices.”  The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Faculty of Education hosted the conference.

 Duckworth teaches qualitative research methods, foundations of conflict resolution, History, Memory and Conflict Resolution, and peace education.

Three graduate students from NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) were awarded 2^nd Place in the Case Study Competition at the 2018 NASPA Florida Drive-In Conference. NASPA is a professional association for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.  The conference was hosted by Valencia College in Orlando. The NSU team included Harlena Munnings, Isa Ramirez, and Hope Swaim. They are working on their master’s degrees in College Student Affairs (CSA) in the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies. NASPA is a leading professional association for those in college student affairs.

The team received a case and had to present a solution to a panel of judges. The case involved racial tension and a large conflict involving a student feuding with a professor. The CSA program from its inception has included courses in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS). This makes the program unique and contributes significantly to its success. The team also won the Innovation and Social Justice Award.

Undergraduate students in the Introduction to Criminal Justice class at NSU’s School of Criminal Justice participated in a semester long exercise, culminating in a successful Mock Murder Trial.  The course is taught by Assistant Professor, Grace Telesco, Ph.D.

The trial was conducted in NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law courtroom, on November 27th. Michael Dutko, a current student in the criminal justice Ph.D., who is a Criminal Defense Attorney, played the role of the presiding judge, making the experience that much more realistic and valuable.

The students worked diligently on the case, from the investigation to the closing arguments, and did an amazing job.  Many of the students described how valuable the experience was in showcasing a potential career in criminal justice.

To learn more about Dr. Telesco and the School of Criminal Justice, please visit the website: https://education.nova.edu/faculty/telesco-grace.html