About
Dr. Jeffrey Rubin

Education

Ph.D
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, American Psychological Association accredited Counseling Psychology program. Graduation, August, 1983

M.A.
SUNY at Plattsburg Program provided clinical and school psychology training and led to Permanent NY state School Psychology Certification. Graduation, June, 1976

B.A.
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY Dean’s List, Cum Laude, Psychology Honors. Graduation, June, 1973

Professional Experience

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
Corning-Painted Post School District, Painted Post, NY 1985 - Present. Member of Committee on Special Education, evaluate students with special needs, counsel, consult, design and implement prevention programs, and design and implement research programs to obtain feedback on various interventions.

RESIDENT IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Springfield Diagnostic and Therapeutic Clinic, Springfield, VA, 1983 - 1985. Psychotherapy and vocational counseling.

JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL WORKER
Hennepin County, MN, 1982 - 1983. Individual and group counseling with incarcerated juvenile delinguents.

INSTRUCTOR
Department of Social, Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1981 - 1982. Teach graduate level course that utilized videotapes and behavioral rehearsal techniques to improve conflict resolution skills.

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST INTERN
University of Minnesota Counseling Bureau and Minneapolis Public Schools, 1980 - 1982. Career and personal counseling of college students, implementation of prevention program in a public school and consultation with teachers about conflicts.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
City School District of Rochester, NY, December, 1975 - June, 1979. Chair, Research Committee, develop programs designed to prevent behavioral and emotional problems, special education evaluations, consultation on student emotional and learning problems.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST INTERN
Peru Central School, Peru, NY, January, 1975 - June, 1975.

PSYCHOLOGIST INTERN
Psychological Services Clinic, Plattsburgh, NY, January, 1974 - June, 1975. Diagnosis, individual and group counseling with college students.

PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Child Psychiatric Clinic - Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, September, 1971 - June, 1973. Group and individual psychotherapy with children diagnosed as schizophrenic and acting out.

Publications (Abbreviated List)
Rubin, J. (2000). William James and the pathologizing of human experience. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 40, 176-226

Rubin, J. (1995). Psychiatric Fallacies. The Bookpress, 5, 3-10.

Rubin, J. (1991). Labeling students who qualify for special education: How stupid can we get? The School Psychologist, 45, 8-9.

Rubin, J. (1990). Drugs for treating behavior problems: How safe are they? American Psychologist, 45, 985-988.

Rubin, J. & Shaffer, W. F. (1987). Some interpersonal effects of imposing guilt versus eliciting altruism during interpersonal conflicts, Counseling and Values, 31, 190-193.

Rubin, J. (1986). The emotion of anger: Some conceptual and theoretical issues, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 17, 115-124.

Conference Presentations
Labeling Students who Qualify for Special Education: Are there Viable Alternatives? New York Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference, Syracuse, New York, October 19, 1991.

A Model for Improving the Attainment of Goals Within Special Education. Monroe County Board of Cooperative Education Services’ Special Education Conference, January, 1978.

The Mr. Defensive Program: A School-based program designed to Teach Competency in Dealing with Anger Arousing Situations. Genesee Valley Psychological Association Convention, October, 1978.

Other Professional Activities
Member, American Psychological Association Member, New York Association of School Psychologists