David A. Verhaagen

David A. Verhaagen (born June 21, 1964) is an American psychologist and the author or co-author of six books, including Therapy with Young Men, Assessing and Managing Violence Risk in Juveniles, Sexually Aggressive Youth, and Parenting the Millennial Generation. As a licensed psychologist who earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Verhaagen previously served as clinical director for three mental health agencies. He is a founding partner of Southeast Psych, a large psychology practice in Charlotte, NC. He is board-certified in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a Fellow of both The American Board of Clinical Psychology and The American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. He has been cited several times in USA Today[1][2][3][4][5][6] and Newsweek.[7]

Writing and publishing

As an author, Verhaagen has written on a range of topics, including parenting, violence risk, and therapeutic processes. His writings are unified by a focus on the positive, resiliency-based aspects of psychology. Verhaagen has individually authored two books. Published in 2010,Therapy with Young Men: 16-24 Year Olds in Treatment (Routledge) provides a model of therapy for working with young men in their late teens and early twenties. The book draws from the influences of Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Positive Psychology.[8] His book, Parenting the Millennial Generation: Guiding Our Children Born Between 1982 and 2000 (2005, Greenwood Publishing), offers research-based parenting strategies for building resilience in children. As with most of his writing, the book focuses on how to build on each individual’s unique strengths.[9]

Verhaagen co-authored Assessing and Managing Violence Risk in Juveniles with Dr. Randy Borum, (2006, Guilford Press).[10] He also co-authored Sexually Aggressive Youth: A Guide to Comprehensive Residential Treatment (2001, Praeger Press) with Tim Lemmond, M.A.[11] With Lemmond, he also co-wrote the chapter, “Successful Transitions of Sexually Aggressive Youth from Secure Residential Settings to Less Secure Community Settings,” published in On Transitions from Group Care: Homeward Bound in 2003.[12]

Verhaagen contributed the opening chapter entitled, “Seven Keys to Developing Your Dream Non-Managed Care Practice” to Earning a Living Outside of Managed Mental Health Care (2010, APA Books).[13] He also contributed a chapter to Breaking Barriers in Counseling Men: Insights and Innovations (2013, Routledge) [14]


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Notes

  1. ↑ Jayson, S. "Round and round they go". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. ↑ Keveney, B. "Shriekers seek 'Idol' acclaim". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  3. ↑ Jayson, S. "It's cooler than ever to be a tween, but is childhood lost?" USA Today. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  4. ↑ Jayson, S. "Tech creates a bubble for kids". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  5. ↑ Jayson, S. and Puente, M. "Gen Y shaped, not stopped, by tragedy". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  6. ↑ Jayson, S. "The 'millennials' come of age". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  7. ↑ Kantrowitz, B. "The Fine Art of Letting Go". Newsweek. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  8. ↑ "Therapy With Young Men: 16-24 Year Olds in Treatment". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  9. ↑ "Parenting the Millennial Generation: Guiding Our Children Born Between 1982 and 2000". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  10. ↑ "Assessing and Managing Violence Risk in Juveniles". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  11. ↑ "Sexually Aggressive Youth: A Guide to Comprehensive Residential Treatment". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  12. ↑ "On Transitions from Group Care: Homeward Bound". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  13. ↑ "Earning a Living Outside of Managed Mental Health Care: 50 Ways to Expand Your Practice". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  14. ↑ "Breaking Barriers in Counseling Men: Insights and Innovations". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.