Mayo Clinic Proceedings Publishes New Model for Fostering Physician Well-Being   A new model for preventing physician burnout was published today in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Last week on Veterans Day, we took a moment to honor and appreciate PAU’s veteran community for their commitment, dedication, and sacrifice on behalf of our country. PAU currently enrolls 30 student veterans or veteran family members and counts more than 65 in its alumni network. 

 

Over 25 Palo Alto University (PAU) faculty members, students and alumni have been invited to participate in this year's 100th annual Western Psychology Association (WPA) Virtual Convention taking place October 28-31, 2020. 

Download or see the the full schedule listed below.  Please note that all times are Pacific Time (PT).

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To highlight the importance of work done on behalf of survivors of domestic violence, we spoke with PAU alumna Amanda Harris (née Feldman), J.D., Ph.D., a psychologist and attorney representing domestic violence survivors.

Lisa M. Brown, PhD, ABPP, FGSA, a clinical psychologist at Palo Alto University has co-authored a new interactive tool called "Decision Aid" developed by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) to help people make more informed decisions when considering interacting with other people or taking part in activities outside their homes during the pandemic.

Robert Friedberg, Ph.D., ABPP, is a full professor at Palo Alto University. He’s the Head of the Pediatric Behavioral Health Emphasis Area in the Ph.D. program, as well as Director and Research Group Advisor, Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxious Youth. Dr. Friedberg co-edited "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Youth: Tradition and Innovation" with Brad Nakamura, Ph.D.

This year’s presidential election is unlike any other in history and it’s taking a toll on the mental health of people across the country. Feelings of stress are compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, fears of long polling lines and contracting the virus.     “If you think in terms of Maslow’s hierarchy, many people are at the bottom,” says Donya Wallace, Ph.D., a visiting assistant professor in the Master’s in Counseling program at Palo Alto University.

A Message from Palo Alto University President Maureen O'Connor

This year’s World Mental Health Day arrives amid a global pandemic that brings unprecedented challenges to individuals, families, and our communities. In our own California community, the fallout of COVID-19 is compounded by the devastating impact of the state’s wildfires. People see injustice and inequity and fear for their health and safety, their children's education, their economic well-being, their homes and their future.

In 2015, about a year before Lorna Chiu started graduate school, she learned about the tragic suicide cluster at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. Many of the suicides involved Asian-American teens. Lorna was distraught by the fact that this was happening to youth in the Bay Area where she grew up, and she wanted to help.