Teaching Abnormal Psychology: The Stories Behind the Disorders
Join Dr. Jeffrey Nevid for a discussion on teaching abnormal psychology from an "I" perspective through the sharing of first person narratives of people with psychological disorders.
Dr. Jeffrey Nevid, St. John's University, New York
Abnormal psychology attracts students who may be preparing for courses in the helping professions, to fulfill a gen ed requirement, or to learn more about types of psychological disorders that they themselves or people close to them may have experienced. Traditionally the course has been taught like a compendium of symptoms, disorders, and treatments. What often gets overlooked, however, are the human stories behind the disorders, the personal experiences of people struggling with various types of psychological disorders. This presentation focuses on teaching abnormal psychology from an "I" perspective through the sharing of first person narratives of people with psychological disorders, putting a human face on the study of abnormal behavior.
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About the speaker
Dr. Jeffrey Nevid, St. John's University, New York
Jeffrey S. Nevid is Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University in New York, where he teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels and supervises doctoral students in clinical practicum work. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from SUNY Albany and was a staff psychologist at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York. He was also a National Institute of Mental Health Post-Doctoral Fellow in Mental Health Evaluation Research at Northwestern University. He holds a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Academy of Clinical Psychology, and has served on the editorial boards of several journals and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. He is the recipient of the 2022 Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award bestowed by the American Psychological Foundation.