He has received multiple professional awards, such as APAâs Distinguished Career Contributions to Education
Bio
He has received multiple professional awards, such as APAâs Distinguished Career Contributions to Education
- Dr. John C. Norcross, PhD
- @ChangeologyBook
Specialties:
- Psychology
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Affiliation:
- University of Scranton, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Location:
- John C. Norcross, PhD
- Scranton, PA
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Credentials
- Education
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B.A. Psychology, Rutgers University, 1980, magna cum laudeM.A. Clinical Psychology, University of Rhode Island, 1981PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Rhode Island (APA Accredited), 1984
- Internship
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Clinical Psychology, Brown University School of Medicine (APA accredited), 1984-1985
- Board Certifications
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Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
- Additional Certifications of Specialty Qualifications
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- Professional Membership or Societies
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American Psychological AssociationAssociation for Psychological ScienceSociety for Psychotherapy ResearchEastern Psychological AssociationPennsylvania Psychological AssociationPsi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology
- Honors or Awards
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Pennsylvania Professor of the Year, Carnegie FoundationFellow, American Psychological AssociationDistinguished Practitioner, National Academy of PracticeDistinguished Contributions to Science & Profession of Psychology, Pennsylvania Psychological AssociationRosalee G. Weiss Award, American Psychological FoundationDistinguished Contributions to Education and Training, American Psychological AssociationG. Stanley Hall Lecturer, American Psychological AssociationFellow, Association for Psychological ScienceErnest R. Hilgard Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Psychology
- Publications
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Changeology: 5 steps to realizing your goals and resolutions. New York: Simon & Schuster.Self-help that works: Resources to improve emotional health and strengthen relationships (fourth ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.Insider's guide to graduate programs in clinical and counseling psychology. 2012/13 edition. New York: Guilford.Psychotherapy relationships that work (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.Systems of psychotherapy: A transtheoretical analysis (7th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
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