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. (2008). Multicultural treatment. In M. Hersen & A.M. Gross (Eds.), Handbook of clinical psychology (Vol.I) (pp. 724-751). 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
- McKitrick, D.S, Adelhart, S., Dhaliwal, S., Jacob, K. Stotler-Turner, & Vaughn, H. (October, 2008). Interdisciplinary health professions education program development that bridges health professional and arts and sciences studies. Poster presented at The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions 2008 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
- 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 Oregon Psychological Association (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
