D. Joseph Hupp Jr., MSSA, LISW-S
Clinical Director
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Serving Adolescents, Adults, Couples & Families
From a young age I knew that I wanted to help people, but I didn’t exactly know what that meant. As a teenager, I was the person who was on the phone at all hours (I am certain my parents did not appreciate that), talking to my friends and working with them on their problems. It was always important to me to help someone to feel better.
As I went on to college, I pursued a dual degree from Bowling Green State University in Psychology and Inter-personal communications. At that time, I still had this sense of wanting to help people, but it wasn’t clear as to how. Feeling that I was going to be a researcher in the field of experimental psychology perked my interest for a time, but something was missing.
After graduating with Bachelor of Arts in 2001, I was a bit lost and re-evaluated what my next course of action was. My interest in research was waning and I wanted to work directly with people but didn’t know how to approach it.
One Summer, I decided to volunteer at a nursing home and had the wonderful opportunity to speak to some of the residents there and hear their stories. This became much more than a volunteer activity for me as it was developing into a passion. The desire to work with and help people flowed strongly through me and I decided that I wanted to go into Social Work to advocate, empower and just generally help people.
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Clinical Director
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Serving Adolescents, Adults, Couples & Families
From a young age I knew that I wanted to help people, but I didn’t exactly know what that meant. As a teenager, I was the person who was on the phone at all hours (I am certain my parents did not appreciate that), talking to my friends and working with them on their problems. It was always important to me to help someone to feel better.
As I went on to college, I pursued a dual degree from Bowling Green State University in Psychology and Inter-personal communications. At that time, I still had this sense of wanting to help people, but it wasn’t clear as to how. Feeling that I was going to be a researcher in the field of experimental psychology perked my interest for a time, but something was missing.
After graduating with Bachelor of Arts in 2001, I was a bit lost and re-evaluated what my next course of action was. My interest in research was waning and I wanted to work directly with people but didn’t know how to approach it.
One Summer, I decided to volunteer at a nursing home and had the wonderful opportunity to speak to some of the residents there and hear their stories. This became much more than a volunteer activity for me as it was developing into a passion. The desire to work with and help people flowed strongly through me and I decided that I wanted to go into Social Work to advocate, empower and just generally help people.
Read MoreD. Joseph Hupp Jr., MSSA, LISW-S
Clinical Director
-
Serving Adolescents, Adults, Couples & Families
From a young age I knew that I wanted to help people, but I didn’t exactly know what that meant. As a teenager, I was the person who was on the phone at all hours (I am certain my parents did not appreciate that), talking to my friends and working with them on their problems. It was always important to me to help someone to feel better.
As I went on to college, I pursued a dual degree from Bowling Green State University in Psychology and Inter-personal communications. At that time, I still had this sense of wanting to help people, but it wasn’t clear as to how. Feeling that I was going to be a researcher in the field of experimental psychology perked my interest for a time, but something was missing.
After graduating with Bachelor of Arts in 2001, I was a bit lost and re-evaluated what my next course of action was. My interest in research was waning and I wanted to work directly with people but didn’t know how to approach it.
One Summer, I decided to volunteer at a nursing home and had the wonderful opportunity to speak to some of the residents there and hear their stories. This became much more than a volunteer activity for me as it was developing into a passion. The desire to work with and help people flowed strongly through me and I decided that I wanted to go into Social Work to advocate, empower and just generally help people.
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