Thomas McMahon, PhD
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Biography
Thomas J. McMahon, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Child Study. He is also the Program Director for the West Haven Mental Health Clinic at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. As a clinician, educator, and researcher, he is broadly interested in developmental perspectives on psychopathology and developmentally informed approaches to clinical intervention offered in community settings.
As a clinician, he is interested in the psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with a history of child abuse or neglect, particularly in the context of parental addiction. As an educator, he coordinates training in clinical child, adolescent, and young adult psychology; and he is actively involved in cross-training on addiction, family process, and child development within the child welfare, child guidance, and addiction treatment systems. As a researcher, he is interested in the impact of drug addiction on family process; and he is involved in the development of family-oriented intervention for men and women affected by drug addiction.
Dr. McMahon has been the recipient of several grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to explore parenting as a treatment issue for men struggling with drug addiction; and he has been invited to participate in national and international initiatives designed to attenuate the impact of alcohol and drug addiction on family process and child development.
Education & Training
- PhDNew York University (1994)
- MANew York University (1986)
- BSWTemple University (1975)
Activities
- Understanding Substance-Abusing Parents in Systems of Care: An Evolutionary PerspectiveAlberta Providence., Canada 2011
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Sidney J. Blatt Award for excellence in clinical work, teaching, and research | Psychology Section, Department of Psychiatry | 2013 |
Stephen Fleck Award for conscientiousness and humanitarianism as a clinician and an educator | Department of Psychiatry | 2012 |
Professional Service
Organization | Date |
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U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Member of an advisory panel to develop a national strategic plan to promote more gender-sensitive behavioral health services for men. | 2013 - Present |
American Psychological Association, Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53). Co-chair of a new Special Interest Group on Emerging Adulthood developed to promote research, practice, and training related to young adults. | 2013 - Present |
American Psychological Association, Education Directorate. Member of the Continuing Education Committee responsible for the development of policy, procedures, and programs for the continuing education of professional psychologists. | 2013 - 2015 |
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Member of an advisory panel to develop a national strategic plan to promote attention to fathering. | 2011 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Connecticut Mental Health Center
- Division of Addictions
- Predoctoral Internship and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Psychology Section
- Substance Abuse Research
- Yale Medicine
- Yale University