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The psychological assessment of applicants to the seminary is a specialty clinical practice. Thus, on-going training is needed to exhibit the needed competences to be a psychological expert in assessment for the Catholic Church. This webinar is intended to provide foundational knowledge of important church documents and language relevant to the assessment process. The webinar will review the common report structures, psychological tests, and interview questions used in seminarian assessments. Instruction on how to translate gathered test data into relevant, meaningful recommendations for various audiences (Church representative, formation faculty, applicant, another mental health professional) will be provided. Finally, a primary goal of the webinar is to advance the professional knowledge from common to best practices.
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This program does not qualify for NBCC credits
Dr. Timothy Lock is a Catholic father, husband, Franciscan tertiary, clinical psychologist, lecturer, educator, and author. He is the founder and director of the Goretti Center for Healing and Forgiveness. He served on the faculty of St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie) for five years as the Director of Psychological Services. Dr. Lock has recently published Choosing Forgiveness: Unleashing the Power of God’s Grace, with Fr. Thomas Berg. In addition, Dr. Lock has published professional articles and book chapters in the area of clergy sexual misconduct, same-sex attractions, psychological trauma, and traumatic memory. He has lectured nationally and internationally to seminarians, clergy, mental health practitioners, and the general public on issues including the treatment of anxiety, forgiveness, Catholic psychology, Catholic psychotherapy, clergy sexual misconduct, and the psychology of same-sex attractions.
The new Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is truly one of a kind — the only program in the U.S. that fully integrates Catholic faith and ethics into clinical psychology training. Rooted in the Lasallian Catholic tradition, this program blends rigorous clinical training with a faith-based perspective, emphasizing ethics, spirituality, and holistic well-being. Designed to prepare compassionate, evidence-based mental health professionals, this program helps you align your values with your practice — and better serve your clients.
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Anthony Isacco, PhD is program director, professor, and head of clinical research in the new Catholic faith-integrated MS in Clinical Psychology program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He is a licensed psychologist and is the principal of Puritan Psychological Services, a small private practice focused on helping clergy, seminarians, and women religious live healthy, holy, and happy lives in their vocations. Dr. Isacco is a generalist, with areas of expertise in the psychology of men and masculinity, fatherhood, psychological assessment, and religious/spiritual integration in psychology. He is a Fellow of the St. John Paul II Foundation. He sits on the Advisory Board of Saint Paul Seminary, Diocese of Pittsburgh and the Formation Team of Saint Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Seminary, Eparchy of Pittsburgh. He is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville (BA), Boston College (MA), and Loyola University of Chicago (PhD). Dr. Isacco lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife and four daughters
Shannon Mullen, Ph.D., CSAT-S, is a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist and Supervisor by the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. She has more than 20 years of experience in assessment and treatment and is considered an expert in sexual behavior and trauma recovery. Dr. Mullen is EMDR trained and an IFS therapist (level II). She regularly teaches and supervises other professionals in this work. Additionally, Dr. Mullen is a regular consultant for religious organizations and houses of formation within the Catholic Church in the assessment and treatment of addiction and trauma-related disorders. Dr. Mullen is the former Chair of the CPA Ethics Committee and lead author of the CPA Ethics Code (2023). She currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association.
Dr. Eric Gudan received his Doctorate in Psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences and has provided therapy for over fifteen years. He brings a broad experience as a clinician to address anxiety and depression, is EMDR trained, and has trauma informed training using parts language. He has worked extensively and presented professionally on strategies for men struggling with sexual compulsivity, specializing in pornography addiction. Throughout his clinical work, he has specialized in the integration of the science of psychology and the truths of the Catholic faith, utilizing sound therapeutic techniques from the perspective of the richness of the Christian tradition. He has presented at the national meetings of the Society for Personality Assessment and the Catholic Psychotherapy Association regarding a variety of assessment and psychotherapeutic issues. He has experience with comprehensive, multimodal personality assessment batteries, including vocational assessments for several dioceses and religious orders.