Educational Background

Donald J. Franklin, Ph.D. has been licensed in New Jersey as a psychologist since 1987. These educational programs fulfilled part of the requirements for licensure as a psychologist. Also listed are a sampling of Continuing Education programs completed since licensure.

Ph.D., 1985, Fordham University, New York, New York 10023
This degree program included courses in psychometric theory, psychological assessment and testing; personality theory, adult and child psychopathology, theories of motivation, social psychology, theory and practice of psychotherapy and counseling, clinical supervision, theory and practice of marriage and family therapy, several practicums in counseling and psychotherapy, and courses in psychological research methods and the application of research to practice. (Completion of a doctoral level training program is one of the requirements for licensing as a psychologist in New Jersey.)

MA, 1976, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
This degree program included courses in the psychological basis of counseling theory, techniques of counseling and psychotherapy, group counseling, medical and psychological aspects of disability, medical and psychological aspects of severe disability, psychological testing, psychodrama techniques, and research methods, plus other related courses.

BA, 1973, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837
This degree program provided the basic theoretical psychological background for graduate training in psychology. Courses included: Foundations of Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Memory and Thinking, Personality Theory, Study of Freudian Psychology, Perception, Psychological Testing and Mental Retardation, Advanced Psychological Testing, Abnormal Psychology, Physiological Psychology, Psychology of Later Childhood and Adolescence, Psychology of Motivation, and the Sociology of Mental Illness and Suicide.

Dr. Franklin has also participated in many Continuing Education courses since licensure as a Psychologist in 1987. This includes the completion of additional graduate course work in Child Psychology, as well as continuing education workshops in Psychological Testing, Treatment of Depression, Social Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Cognitive Therapy Methods, Neuropsychological Assessment, Memory Impairment, Evaluation and Treatment of Sexual Offenders, Divorce Mediation, Child Custody and Divorce Issues, Identification of Child Abuse, Personality Disorders, Diagnosis and Clinical Evaluations, Attention Deficit Hyperative Disorder, Assertiveness Skills, Parenting Skills, Couples Therapy, Short Term Psychotherapy, Coping Skills, and Forensic Evaluation procedures, plus many other areas of psychology.

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Donald J. Franklin, Ph.D. is a NJ licensed psychologist (#2244)
with offices in Bridgewater, NJ and Flemington, NJ.
Please call for information or to make an appointment:
Bridgewater - (908) 526-8111 or Flemington- (908) 806-7344