MARGARET A. CRAMER

PhD, Clinical Psychology (Health Psychology Specialization)

California School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles, 1992

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA (APA Approved), 1992-1993

mcramer@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Internship: Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (APA Approved), 1989-1991

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Faculty (unranked)

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

History and Systems of Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychopathology

Health Psychology

Psychoanalytic and Neoanalytic Theory and Psychotherapy

Critical Thinking Skills

 

Practice Interests:

 

Dual Diagnosis

Personality Disorders

PTSD

Mood Disorders

Integration of Theory and Technique

Transference/Countertransference

Parallel Process and Systems Theory

Clinical Supervision

Staff Training

Consultation

Psychotherapy Process

Women's Treatment

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Psychological Association (26, 38, 39)

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1991: Excellence in Clinical Writing, Upjohn Achievement Award, Psychiatric Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

 

2005: Innovator Award, Women and Children's Treatment, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Bethesda, MD

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Cramer, M. (2001). Introduction. WELL project training curriculum for providers: Developing integrated services for women with substance abuse, mental illness and trauma. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Health and Recovery.

 

Cramer, M. (2002). Under the influence of unconscious process: Countertransference in the treatment of PTSD and substance abuse in women. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 56(2).

 

Cramer, M. (2003). Welfare reform: A holistic approach to improving service integration and responding to the needs of women and families. Proceedings: SAMHSA's Third National Conference on Women, Orlando, FL, June 2001.

 

Cramer, M. (2004). "Imaginary gardens with real toads": Attachment to others, attachment to the market. Psychotherapy: Theory/research/practice/training. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Cramer, M. A. (2000, June). AOD treatment: Responding to women's needs. Presented at SAMHSA, The Fifth State Systems Development Program Conference, Illuminating Pathways to Recovery: Translating Research Into Practice, Orlando, FL.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2000, June). Issues in the treatment of women. Featured speaker at the Women's Training Institute, SAMHSA, Orlando, FL.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2000, June). Trauma-informed treatment of women with co-occurring disorders: Issues clinicians encounter in providing integrated care. Speaker at the Adcare Educational Institute, Worcester, MA.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2000, September). Numbing the pain: PTSD and substance abuse. Presented at the Commonwealth Educational Seminars, Dedham, MA.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2000, October). Issues in the treatment of dual diagnosis: PTSD and substance abuse in women. Speaker at DATA of Rhode Island, Providence, RI.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2001, March). Coming together: Challenging societal pressures. Keynote speaker at Women and Addiction Recovery Week, CAB Health & Recovery Services, Inc., Danvers, MA.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2001, May). Treatment issues in dual diagnosis. Speaker at DATA of Rhode Island, Providence, RI.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2001, June). Welfare reform: A holistic approach to improving service integration and responding to the needs of women and families receiving TANF. Keynote speaker at SAMHSA's Third National Conference on Women, Orlando, FL.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2001, September & October). The difficult treatment relationship: Substance abuse and personality disorders. Presented at the Commonwealth Educational Seminars, Boston, MA.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2002, April). Process supervision: Supporting ourselves to support our patients. Presented at the Contra Costa County Substance Abuse Services, Martinez, CA.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2002, May). Women, trauma and addiction. Presented at the Vermont Consortium for Addiction Training, Randolph, VT.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2002, October). When attitudes clash: Values in psychotherapy. Discussant at The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies and The Endowment for the Advancement of Psychotherapy at MGH.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2003, May). Numbing the pain: PTSD and substance abuse. Presented at the Commonwealth Educational Seminars, Dedham, MA.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2005, February). How do we hold on to the values (that made us become therapists in the first place) in the age of managed care? Presented at the Commonwealth Educational Seminars, Newton, MA.

 

Cramer, M. A. (2005, April). Pandora's early object experience. Discussant, Case Presentation at the Psychiatry Department, Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA.

 

Cramer, M.A. (2007, January). Sex, drugs, and treatment with residents: A tale of loss and longing. Discussant, MGH Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Case Conference, The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies and the MGH/McLean Psychiatry Residency, MGH, Boston, MA.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1997-2000: Manager, Dual Diagnosis Adult Outpatient Services, Freedom Trail Clinic, Erich Lindemann Mental Health Center, Boston, MA.

 

1998-2001: Grant Consultant, Staff Trainer, WELL Project, Institute for Health & Recovery, Boston, MA.

 

1999-present: Clinical Instructor (part time), Department of Consolidated Psychiatry/ Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

 

1999-present: Teaching and Supervising Faculty (part time), The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

 

2000: Trainer, Motivational Interviewing with Substance Abusing Women, Contra Costa Health Services Department, Martinez, CA.

 

2001: Member, Initial Review Group, SAMHSA Grant Review, Mentoring and Family Strengthening, Bethesda, MD.

 

2002: Consensus Panel Member, Co-Facilitator, Field Reviewer, Treatment Issues in the Treatment of Women (TIPS). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Bethesda, MD.

 

2002: Field Reviewer, Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Bethesda, MD.

 

2003: Consensus Panel Member, Workgroup Manager, Substance Abuse and Trauma: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Bethesda, MD.