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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Boston College, 1985
M.S.W. Columbia University, 1972
B.A. Cornell University, 1970
EXPERIENCE AS A WRITER
Books
Pilgrim Cat, Albert Whitman and Co., 2004
Death and Dying, Scholastic Library Press, 2004
Mommy Far, Mommy Near; An Adoption Story, Albert Whitman and Co., 2000
Sugar Was My Best Food: Diabetes and Me, Albert Whitman and Co., 1998
Hand Me Down Dreams, Schocken Books, 1981
EXPERIENCE AS A PSYCHOLOGIST
Practice
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1981–Present |
Mt. Auburn Counseling Associates
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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1982-1992 |
Clinical Director, Northeastern Family Institute Group Home
Newton, Massachusetts
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1981-1983 |
Clinical Consultant, CBS London Films, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Input for screenplay of Hand Me Down Dreams |
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1972-1977 |
Program Director, DARE Girls' Program, Somerville, Massachusetts |
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1977-1979 |
Assistant Commissioner for Girls' Services,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Youth Services Boston, Massachusetts |
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Pet Therapy
Research and article, "The Role of the Therapist's Pet in Initial Sessions with Adolescents." Project included videotapes of live therapy sessions, using a dog co-therapist with teens. Dr. Peacock's therapeutic work with pets featured in:
"The Case for Pet Power." The Boston Herald 22 Aug. 1986:
3+.
"New and Expanded Roles for Man's Best Friends." The
New York Times 23 Aug. 1986: 33+.
"Furry and Feathered Therapists." Time Magazine 30 March
1987: 74.
Luterman, Alison. "A Therapist's Pet Theory." The Boston
Herald Sunday Magazine 1 Feb. 1987: 12+.
Croke, Vicki. "Therapist's Pet Theory Helps Troubled Kids." The
Boston Globe 16 Dec. 1988: 87-88.
Meltz, Barbara F. "In The Lives of Children, Animals Can Play a
Role." The Boston Globe 17 Jan. 2002: 3+.
Souter, Catherine Robertson. "Psychologists Explains Role of
her Co-Therapist Canine." Massachusetts Psychologist Apr.
2004: 3+.
Articles
| "The Emerging Personality," Adoptive Families Magazine, July/August 2002. |
| "Your Child the Expert: Taking Her Cues," Adoptive Families Magazine, July/August, 2001. |
| "Pregnancy as an Opening to Talking about Adoption," Adoptive Families Magazine, May/June 2001. |
| "Come Play with Me: Projective Play with Children," Adoptive Families Magazine, March/April 2001. |
| "The Helpful Bookshelf," Adoptive Families Magazine, January/February 2001. |
| "Adding a Furry Family Member; Pets Can Play an Important Role in Children's Development," Boston Parents' Paper, July, 1994. |
| "Triangulation as a Therapeutic Tool in Treating Adolescents." Paper/videotape presented at Human Resource Institute, Winter, 1993. |
| "Assessing and Intervening in Adolescent Suicide." Seminar for Boston School Department, Spring, 1988. |
| "Eliciting Therapeutic Disclosures from Adolescent Incest Victims." Paper presented at Delta Society International Congress, August 1986. |
| "Animals and Mental Health." National Forum, Vol. LXVI, No. l, Winter, 1986. |
| "The Role of the Therapist's Pet in Initial Psychotherapy Sessions with Adolescents." Interactions, Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 1985. |
| "Female Adolescent Sexuality and the Mother-Daughter Bond." Exchanges, Journal of Rutgers School of Social Work, Winter 1984. |
| "Serving the Poor: Chronicles from the `80's." Foundation News, May/June, 1984. |
| "Pandora and Eve, Revisited." New Designs for Youth Development, Vol. 5, No. l, January/February, 1984. |
| "Young Female Offenders in Massachusetts." In Penelope Russianoff, (ed.) Women in Crisis. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1981. |
| "The Massachusetts Experiment: Towards Equal Services for Girls" In International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 23, No. 3., London, England. Spring, 1980. |
AFFILIATIONS
 Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Massachusetts Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Families with Children from China
LICENSE
Licensed Clinical Psychologist #3952
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