Visiting Associate Professor, Applied Visiting Faculty

Office: Psychology, A237
Email: haboush@rci.rutgers.edu

Research Interests and Clinical Work:

Urban school psychology, psychological assessment, clinical supervision of psychologists, comprehensive school-based mental health programs, integration of attachment theory and psychodynamic theories with school psychology practice, international school psychology, play therapy, treatment of trauma, childhood behavior disorders and sexual abuse, culturally competent practice with children and families of Middle Eastern descent, gender issues.

Introduction to School Psychology

Personality Assessment: Child

Advanced Supervision in School Psychology

Karen Haboush's primary clinical and research interests include: psychological
assessment, supervision and professional development of school psychologists,
comprehensive school-based mental health programs for at-risk and urban youth,
integration of attachment theory and psychodynamic theories with school psychology practice, international school psychology, play therapy, treatment of trauma and child sexual abuse, and gender and ethnicity issues. She has published journal articles and book chapters on clinical supervision, trauma, psychological assessment, and culturally-competent psychological practice with children and families of Middle Eastern descent. In addition to teaching and supervising students at GSAPP, she assists in the coordination of school psychology practica, including sites associated with the School Psychology Leadership Preparation Grant. Karen maintains a full time private practice in Highland Park, New Jersey where she works with children and adolescents and provides consultation regarding school issues. She draws on her clinical practice as well as her previous supervisory positions in school-based mental health programs when teaching and supervising to model the integration of theory and practice. Karen is active in state and international professional groups aimed at promoting school psychology practice with traumatized and underserved children and families.

2009 Rutgers University PTL Professional Activities Fund Award

Haboush, K.L., Selman, J., & Sievering, K. (2008). Traumatized youth: New roles for school psychologists. In David H. Molina (Ed.), School psychology: 21st century issues and challenges (pp. 117-155). Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Haboush, K.L. (2007). Working with Arab American families: Culturally competent practice for school psychologists. Psychology in the Schools, 44, 183-198.

Haboush, K.L. (2005). Lebanese and Syrian families. In M.McGoldrick, J. Giordano, & N. Garcia-Preto (Eds.), Ethnicity and family therapy (3rd ed., pp. 368-386). New York: Guilford Press.

Haboush, K.L. (2003). Group supervision of school psychologists in training. School Psychology International, 24, 232-255.