Jared Kass
Professional Title: Professor of Counseling and Psychology
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
• Clinical Treatment of Trauma, Stress-Related Illnesses, Anxiety, and Depression
• Neuroscience of Stress Coping and Mind-Body Interactions
• Resilience and Positive Psychology
• Mindfulness and Therapeutic Use of the Arts
• Social Justice Perspectives in Counseling
• Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
• Mentoring in Higher Education: Social-Emotional and Psychospiritual Development
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
• Orientation to Professional Psychology
• Clinical Skills and the Counseling Process
• Professional Integrative Seminar
• Doctoral Studies Advising
• Theories of Holistic Counseling and Psychotherapy I & II
• Spirituality: Resource for Psychological and Social Well-Being
Education: B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Independent Scholar in Literature, Amherst College (1969);Ph.D., Psychology and Education, Union Institute and University (1975); Danforth Foundation and Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship Awards; L.M.H.C.
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
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Dr. Jared Kass has been a faculty member at Lesley University since 1976. As an educator and clinician, his work focuses on community-building interventions that promote health, justice, and peace through the social, emotional, and spiritual development of young adults. Read full bio.