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Marlene Sweet joined the Department of Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Social Sciences as a full time faculty member in the fall of 2007, after serving as the counselor for TSU students since 1998. Since 1999 Ms. Sweet served as an adjunct for psychology. Prior to coming to Tri-State, Marlene was an outpatient therapist in community mental health (Branch County Michigan). Ms. Sweet’s past professional experience includes Parkview Behavioral Health, in addition to contractual work for the state’s Division of Family & Children Services, among others, cumulating to more than twenty years of clinical and case management service.
At TSU, Sweet teaches a wide range of courses including Forensic Psychology, Psychology of Addiction, Principles of Psychology, and other related subjects. She is also responsible for the development and oversight of internships in psychology, which now number over 30 diverse options for students, including mental health centers, camps, hospital in-patient units, and child protective services.
Sweet has served as an advisor for BACCHUS, a peer education student organization, since its inception at TSU and has played an active part in prevention education initiatives such as National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness, Sexual Assault Awareness, Eating Disorders Awareness, National Depression Screening, and the like.
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