Community Services Institute is proud to be a partner of The Head Start Program that was launched in the summer of 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War On Poverty”. The first Head Start program was an 8 week summer course to help prepare pre-school children for entrance into school. Over the last 5 decades […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A Culture of Learning. Each year undergraduate & graduate students from colleges & universities across the U.S. come to CSI Springfield for training. The dynamic commitment of student interns energizes and enriches the agency’s culture of learning. Clients, staff, and students alike benefit. CSI works to help students meet requirements particular to each respective […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →by Frank C. Sacco, Ph.D., CSI President, Scholar in Residence In order to effectively treat an abused child, it is critical for the therapist to be able to understand what abuse does to the child. The tragedy of abuse is difficult for an adult to comprehend from the child’s perspective. Effective therapy with abused kids […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →by Frank C. Sacco, Ph.D., CSI President, Scholar in Residence OK, I am a bit of a psychoanalytic groupie. Dr. Gabbard is an old friend and a leader in the field of psychiatric education. He is a clinician first and a teacher drawing from a deep and rich reservoir of experience. I was struck by […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →by Frank C. Sacco, Ph.D., CSI President, Scholar in Residence Real Estate has a famous quote: 3 key ingredients to a good real estate property: location, location, and location. In teen psychotherapy, the 3 key ingredients are: safety, safety, and safety. Parents become obsessed with being correct. There is never a question about the parent […]
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We’re recruiting clinicians, case managers, and the staff to support them in our Springfield and Dorchester, MA locations. We also offer Doctoral Psychology internships for in-home and community-based mental health.