About Dr. Robert Brooks
Robert Brooks, PhD, is a psychologist on the faculty, part-time, of Harvard Medical School and former Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric facility. His first position at McLean was as principal of the school in the locked door unit of the child and adolescent program. Dr. Brooks received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Clark University and did postdoctoral training at the University of Colorado Medical Center. He has lectured nationally and internationally about the themes of school climate, motivation, family relationships, education, resilience, and achieving balance in our personal and professional lives.
Dr. Brooks has also written extensively about these topics. He is the author or co-author of many books including Reflections on Mortality: Insights Into Meaningful Living (2017), Play Therapy Interventions to Enhance Resilience (2015), Handbook of Resilience in Children (2012), Raising a Self-Disciplined Child (2007), Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior: Creating Sustainable, Resilient Classrooms (2007), Angry Children, Worried Parents (2004), The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, Personal Strength in Your Life (2004), Seven Steps to Help Your Child Worry Less (2003), Nurturing Resilience in Our Children: Answers to the Most Important Parenting Questions (2002), Raising Resilient Children (2001), and The Self-Esteem Teacher (1991).
Dr. Brooks has received numerous awards including a Gubernatorial Award for Distinguished Public Service for his work with the Governor's Alliance Against Drugs, "Hall of Fame" awards from both CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders), a Special Recognition and Media Award from the Massachusetts Psychological Association, The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Prentice School in Santa Ana, CA for his efforts on behalf of students with learning differences, and the Distinguished Leadership Award from Learning Disabilities Worldwide.
About Dr. Suzanne Brooks
Suzanne Brooks, PhD, earned her certification in School Psychology and masters in Early Childhood Psychology from Fordham University and then went on to earn a doctorate in School/Clinical Child Psychology from Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Dr. Brooks completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychology at McLean Hospital, where she provided a range of clinical services to children and adolescents on a psychiatric inpatient unit and in an intensive residential treatment program for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and behavioral difficulties (Kennedy Hope Academy). Since 2008, Dr. Brooks has been a school psychologist in the Weston Public Schools, while maintaining a part-time private practice. In her private practice, she focuses her work on consulting to families and schools, and providing comprehensive learning and psychological evaluations.
Dr. Brooks is committed to forging positive relationships among parents, outside clinicians, and schools, as well as engaging students in their own learning process, using a strength-based model. She is a Massachusetts Licensed Psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association, and the National Association of School Psychologists. In addition, Dr. Brooks is a member of the Inclusion Task Force at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, Massachusetts, where she has had the opportunity to collaborate with other professionals and parents to develop a model inclusion program for students with special needs. She has collaborated with her father-in-law Dr. Robert Brooks in co-authoring three book chapters in which they articulate strategies for nurturing positive mindsets, engagement, motivation, learning, and resilience in students.
