The Psychology Hour National Register of Health Service Psychologists

Dr. Bifano—staff psychologist for Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Pediatric Psychology Consultation Service Program—discusses setting healthy family boundaries. She addresses the importance of balancing the perspectives and expectations of the multiple members of the family and the definition of self-care.

Dr. Ronelle Langley—founder of the Cedar Valley Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing in Cedar Falls, Iowa—discusses taking ownership of one’s mental health and the meaning of resilience. She delves into some of the ways to recognize the need to seek care and describes different types of resilience.

Dr. Jon Goodwin—Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Roy J. and Lucille Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa—defines psychological assessment, explains the various types, and discusses who usually performs them and how they are used.

Dr. Carlo DiClemente—co-developer of the transtheoretical model of behavior change—discusses making and maintaining healthy behavior changes around substance misuse and abuse. He addresses recognizing problematic substance use behaviors in oneself, incorporating feedback from others and the nonlinear process of behavior change.

Dr. Anthony Bean—licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Geek Therapy Training—discusses how to understand when video gaming becomes a problem. He covers important aspects of this work including defining video game addiction and tips for better communication between parents and children about gaming.

Dr. Samuel Lustgarten, assistant clinical professor in counseling psychology and assistant director of the Counseling Psychology Training Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains what telepsychology is, covers various mediums used to facilitate telepsychology, and explores telepsychology considerations for the consumer.