Background
Brother Seán"s parents were immigrants to the United States, his father from Ireland, his mother from England.
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Brother Seán"s parents were immigrants to the United States, his father from Ireland, his mother from England.
In 1970 Brother Seán graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie. He taught at his alma mater while studying at The New School where he earned a Master"s degree in 1973. In 1982 he received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fordham University.
In 1978 he was invited to be a staff member at the House of Affirmation, a renewal and rehabilitation center in Massachusetts, and was named its International Clinical Director in 1982, a position he held until 1987.
At the present time, he is a licensed psychologist in the State of New York and a member of the National Register of Health Care Providers.
Director research and education, House of Affirmation, Hopedale, Massachusetts, 1981-1984; international clinical director, House of Affirmation, Natick, Massachusetts, 1984-1987; provincial, Marist Brothers, Pelham, New York, 1987-1993; vicar general, Marist Brothers, Rome, since 1993.
(From the perspective of developmental psychology, this bo...)
(From the perspective of developmental psychology, this bo...)
(Marcellin Champagnat had a practical mind. This trait was...)
At the present time, he is a licensed psychologist in the State of New York and a member of the National Register of Health Care Providers.