Linda S. Penn
Professor
Psychology
Long Island University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Penn founded the Psychological Services Center of the Long Island University Brooklyn Campus, which provides clinical training for PhD students in clinical psychology and offers free personal counseling to LIU students, in 1978 and she directed it until August, 2012. In addition to Dr. Penn teaching PhD level courses in the psychology department, from 1978-2012 she set and directed all administrative and clinical policies for the Center. Since September 2012, Dr. Penn has continued to teach full time in the clinical psychology doctoral program, supervise PhD students on their clinical work, be a member of dissertation committees, and has been an active member of the department on numerous committees including the personnel committee, admissions committee, student evaluation committee, and many additional ad hoc committees.
Research Interest
Psychodynamic/Relational Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Process, the Impact of Cultural Issues and External Variables on the Psychotherapy Process, Clinical Supervision and Clinical Training Issues
Publications
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When the therapist must leave: Forced termination of psychodynamic therapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
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upervisory criteria for evaluating psychotherapy trainees: the impact of the supervisor’s theoretical orientation and the severity of the patient’s diagnosis. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. Rome, Italy.
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Vicarious trauma: Emotional empathy and emotional overidentification in mid-career trauma clinicians. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York
