Senior Staff

Barbara S. Cain , LMSW , is a clinical social worker and senior supervisor of social workers and clinical psychology trainees at The Psychological Clinic where she joined the staff in 1978. She received her BA and MSW from the University of Michigan and served on the staff of Hawthorn Center, a residential treatment center for children and the University`s Counseling and Psychological Services.

Her clinical interests and journal publications include articles on the impact of divorce on youth and the elderly, bereavement and school phobia. She has authored four children`s books on psychological issues and a manuscript on the psychology of siblings of autistic children. Her mass publications include articles in The New York Times Magazine, Science Times, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, on divorce, eating disorders, parenthood, and dual career retirement.

She has conducted a private practice in Ann Arbor since 1975.

Jeff Urist did both his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Michigan, receiving his B.A. in 1966 and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1973. He joined the U of M Department of Psychiatry in 1973, serving as Chief Psychologist in the Adolescent Psychiatry Program from 1979 to 1989. In 1989, he joined the staff of the U of M Psychological Clinic where he continues to teach and supervise trainees on their treatment and evaluation of adult clients.

As a graduate of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, Jeff also serves on their faculty. A significant portion of his professional time is devoted to his private practice, which he has maintained in Ann Arbor since 1973.

Among his areas of interest are adolescent development and treatment, personality assessment, and the role of agency in the development of the self.

Susan Watts, LMSW, is Training Director for Social Work and Couples Therapy at the Psychological Clinic at the University of Michigan. She trained as a Social Worker at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and at the University of Michigan. She has practiced in Australia, the United Kingdom and in Michigan in hospital, school, and clinic settings.

She has broad clinical interests in family systems, attachment theory, and couples therapy, particularly the applications of Dr John Gottman’s research. She has been involved in implementing diversity training in a clinical setting and is interested in culturally sensitive clinical practice. Currently she is interested in teaching and training, particularly implementing a competencies-based training model. She is involved with supervising a large group of Social Work interns as they prepare for clinical work in many spheres of Social Work practice.