Fielding Graduate University

Areas of Instruction:

• Addiction Assessment
• Phases of Change
• Provider-Patient Relationships
• Co-occuring Disorders
• Addiction Treatment Within the Context of Psychotherapy
• Thinking About Theories: Finding Your Clinical Orientation

Scholarly & Professional Interests:

• Facilitating Addiction Recognition in Mental Health Care and Health Care Settings
• Integration of Addiction Treatment and Psychotherapy Factors
• Motivating Addictive Behaviors

• Individual and Couples Psychotherapy
• Supervision
• Addiction Assessment

Professional Memberships:

• American Psychological Association (1, 29, 50)

Honors and Awards:

• 1982: Study Grant, Mellon Foundation
• 1978-1979: Yale University Psychology Fellow
• 1974-1978: Graduate Fellowship, Clark University
• 1972: Phi Beta Kappa, University of Minnesota

Publications:

• Freimuth, M., Moniz, S., & Kim, S. (2011). Clarifying exercise addiction: Differential diagnosis, co-occurring disorders, and phases of addiction.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8, 3399-3415. doi:10.3390/ijerph8083399.
• Freimuth, M. (2010). The “new look” in addiction assessment: Implications for medical education. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education, 16, 30-39.
• Freimuth, M. (2008). Another missed opportunity: Recognition of alcohol use problems by mental health providers. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 45, 405-409. Brief of this article presented in Clinician’s Research Digest (2009). Don’t ask, Don’t’ Tell, 27, 1.
• Freimuth, M., Waddell, M., Stannard, J. Kelley, S., Kipper, A., Richardson, A., Szuromi, I.  (2008). Expanding the scope of dual diagnosis and co-addictions: Behavioral addictions. Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 3-4, 137-160.
• Freimuth, M. (2008, 1999). A self-scoring exercise on APA style and research Language. Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology Online. http://teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/resources.php?category=Research%20and%20Teaching.
• Freimuth, M. (2007) Routine Screenings: Expanding Psychologists’ Role In Preventing Substance Use Disorders, The Addictions Newsletter, 14, 14-15.
• Freimuth, M. (2003). The unseen diagnosis: Addiction assessment Psychotherapy Bulletin, 37, 38-42.
• Freimuth, M. (2002). The unseen diagnosis: Substance use disorder. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 37, 26-30.
• Freimuth, M. (2000). The conjoint model for working with psychotherapy patients in 12-step programs. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 50, 297-314.
• Hansen, N. E., & Freimuth, M.J. (1997). Piecing the puzzle together: A model for understanding the theory-practice relationship. The Counseling Psychologist, 25, 654-673.
• Freimuth, M. (1996). Combining psychotherapy and psychopharmacology: With and without prescription privileges. Psychotherapy, 33, 474-478.
• Freimuth, M. (1996). Psychotherapists' beliefs about the benefits of 12-step groups. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 14, 95-102.
• Freimuth, M. (1995). Integrating psychotherapy and 12-step programs. The Addictions Newsletter, 3, 19-20.
• Freimuth, M. (1994). Psychotherapy and 12-step programs: A commentary on Humphreys. Psychotherapy, 31(3), 551-553.
• Freimuth, M. (1992). Is the best always preferred? American Psychologist, 47, 673-674.
• Hornstein, G. &, Freimuth, M. (1982). A critical examination of the concept of gender. Sex Roles: A Journal of Psychology, 8, 515-532. Reprinted in Rodriguez, C.P. (2000). Bisexuality in the United States: A social science reader (pp. 61-77). New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 61-77.
• Freimuth, M. J., & Wapner, S. (1981). The influence of lateral organization on the evaluation paintings. British Journal of Psychology, 72, 211-218.
• Freimuth, M. J., & Wapner, S. (1981). Preference for lateral organization or orientation? A reply to Gordon. British Journal of Psychology, 72, 321-322.
• Bibace, R., Crider, C., Demick, J., & Freimuth, M. J. (1979). The clinician's "world of action" as an approach to teaching abnormal psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 152-155.

Presentations:

• 2011: Behavioral Addictions: Disease or Choice. Medicine and Humanities Consultation: Grand Rounds and Workshop. Texas A&M’s Scott and White Hospital. Temple TX.
• 2010: Addiction as a continuum disorders: Implications for Treatment. Invited Speaker. Cambridge Health Alliance CE program, Boston, MA.
• 2010: Assessment of Behavioral Addictions.  On-line CE presentation sponsored by APA Division 50.
• 2010: Behavioral Addictions: Assessment and Treatment Initiation in Mental Health Settings. Princeton House CE. Princeton, NJ.
• 2010: Recognizing and Initiating Treatment of Behavioral Addiction in Mental Health Settings. Full day workshop funded by Kaiser-Permanente. San Diego, CA.
• 2009: Dealing with Unseen Addictions: Assessment and Change in Ongoing Psychotherapy, APA Clinician’s Corner CE presentation, Wash DC.
• 2009: Initiating Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations. Mary Marlatt Director. North County Mental Health Association, Petosky MI.
• 2009: The “New Look” in Addiction Assessment and Brief Intervention. Invited Plenary Address, 39^th Annual Meeting: Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education. Santa Fe, NM.
• 2008: Recognizing and Initiating Treatment of Addictions in a Mental Health Setting, CE Program American Psychological Meetings, Boston, Mass.
• 2008: What mental health providers need to know about addictions. Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
• 2007: Addiction Assessment within the Context of Psychotherapy, Steinway Child and Family Services, Queens, NY.
• 2005: Freimuth, M. and the Addiction Research Group. The missed diagnosis: Alcoholism. Fielding Graduate University.
• 1993-2003: Freimuth, M. Assessing addictions and initiating treatment. CE Program, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1999: Addictions: Assessment and Initiating Treatment, New York University Medical Center.

Funded Grants/Contracts:

• 2003-2004: Faculty Research Grant, The Under Diagnosis of Addiction. Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, $5,000.
• 2000-2001: Faculty Research Grant, The Under Diagnosis of Addiction, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, $5,784.

Professional Experience:

• Doctoral Faculty, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University.
• Chair, Personnel and Finance Committee, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University.

Other Professional Activities:

• 2011-present: Ad hoc Reviewer, Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education.
• 2007-present: Consultant and trainer, Brookdale Center on Health Aging and Longevity: Hunter College, NY, NY. Teach protective service workers across NY state about: a) mental health and addiction assessment, b) working with a dually diagnosed population, and c) facilitating change.
• 2005-present: Editorial board, Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery.
• 2005-present: Ad hoc Reviewer, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
• 2004-present: Ad Hoc Editor, Addictive Behaviors.
• 1980-present: Psychologist, Private Practice (part time).
• 2008: Curriculum development in mental health and addictions funded by New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
• 2008: Editor special issue on co-occurring disorders of Journal of Group in Addiction & Recovery, 3-4.
• 2001-2004: Health Advisory Board member for Bedford Central School District.
• 1999-2004: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training Ad hoc Reviewer.
• 1998-2004: Health Advisory Board Member, Bedford Central School District, Bedford, NY.
• 1994-2004: Editorial Consultant, Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training.
• 2001: Field Reviewer Group Psychotherapy and Substance Abuse TIP.
• 2001: TIPS (Treatment Improvement Protocol Series) Consensus Panel member for Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy TIP sponsored by CSAT.
• 1980-1986: Professor, Sarah Lawrence College, Psychology.