School of Professional Psychology Faculty
Daniel Scott McKitrick, Ph.D.
Professor
Psy.D. Clinical Program
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
Education
- Ph.D. in counseling psychology, 1978, University of Maryland
- M.A. in psychology, 1976, University of Maryland
- B.S. in psychology, 1969, University of Illinois, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, James Scholar
Roles and Interests
- Professor
- Clinical supervisor, Psychological Service Center
- Instructor of advanced clinical skills
- Private Practitioner
- Research interests in interventions, clinical supervision, multicultural psychology, brief therapy, death and dying, psychological health, cross-professional collaboration, and aging
Selected Publications
- McKitrick, D.S., & Li, S.T. (in press). Multicultural treatment. In M. Hersen & A.M. Gross (Eds.), Handbook of clinical psychology (Vol.I). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- McKitrick, D.S., Edwards, T.A., & Sola, A.B. (2007). Multicultural issues. In M. Hersen & J.C.Thomas (Eds.), Handbook of clinical interviewing with adults (pp. 64-78). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- McKitrick, D.S., & Jenkins, S.Y. (2000). Considerations for ethnically diverse clients. In M. Hersen & M. Biaggio (Eds.), Effective brief therapy: A clinician's guide (pp. 411-432). San Diego: Academic Press.
- McKitrick, D.S. & Garrison, M.A. (1992). Theory of supervision outline: A training tool. The Clinical Supervisor, 10, 173-183.
- McKitrick, D.S. (1988). Time limits in existential psychotherapy. The Oregon Psychologist, 16(2), 1,5,&6.
- McKitrick, D.S., & Gelso, C.J. (1983). Initial client expectancies in time- limited therapy. In C.J. Gelso & D.H. Johnson (Eds.), Explorations in time- limited counseling and psychotherapy. Columbia University: Teachers College Press.
- McKitrick, D.S. (1981-82). Counseling dying clients. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 12(2), 165-187.
- McKitrick, D.S. (1981). Generalizing from counseling analogue research on subjects' perceptions of counselors. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 28(4), 357-360.
- McKitrick, D.S. (1978). Initial client expectancies in time-limited counseling. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 25(3), 246-249.
- McKitrick, D.S. (1977). Counseling psychologists: Misperceptions as the identity issue. The Counseling Psychologist, 7(2), 53-54.
Recent Presentations to Professional/Scientific Groups
- Green, M.A., & McKitrick, D.S. (May, 2006). Intervention preferences of older persons facing end of life issues. Poster presented at the Oregon Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
- McKitrick, D.S. (2005, May). Reconfiguring clinical psychology training for collaborative socially-transformative human services. Paper presented at the national conference of the Psychologists for Social Responsibility and Counselors for Social Justice, Portland, OR.
- Arnaut, G., & McKitrick, D.S. (2005, March). The impact on intern training and supervision of specialty concentrations versus a generalist emphasis in graduate programs. Poster presented at the APPIC Conference, Orlando. FL.
- McKitrick, D.S. (Symposium Chair). (2002, August). Multiculturally competent practice with older adults. Presented at American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago.
- Campbell, W., McKitrick, D.S., & Sturm, C. (2002, August). Internet psychotherapy: A critical review and suggested guidelines. Presented at American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago.
- Mckitrick, D.S. (2002, January). Educating professional psychology students as social change agents. Presented at the 2002 Midwinter Conference of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
- Christiansen, L.R., Ishee, T.C., Rosqvist, M.A., Wilson, C., Thomas, J.C., & McKitrick, D.S. (2001, August). Needs-analysis survey of scientific and academic psychologists in Oregon. Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco.
- McKitrick, D.S. (2001, March). Organizational multicultural competency: Implications for clinical skills training in multicultural competency. Presented at the APPIC Conference, New Orleans.
Selected Other Major Professional Activities
- Invited Trainee, Morita Therapy Institute, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 1991
- Oregon Representative to APA State Leadership Conference, 1993 & 1994
- Acting Executive Director of OPA, 1993-94
- Board of Directors, OPA, 1992-93 and 1995-2000
- Oregon Representative to APA Council of Representatives, 1995-2000
- Labby Award from OPA "for outstanding contributions to the advancement of psychology", 2000
- Editorial Board of Clinical Case Studies and Journal of Family Violence, continuing
Daniel S. McKitrick, Ph.D.
School of Professional Psychology
HPC/Pacific University
222 SE 8th Avenue, Suite 563
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123-4218
Phone: (503) 352-7321
Fax: (503) 352-7320
Email: mckitrid@pacificu.edu