Publications & Presentations
If you are interested in training, or collaborating on the project of clinical research, please contact me for further information.
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Workshop/Training
2024
International Task Force, APA Div 35 Sec 5
Fireside Chat for International Students: Applying and Interviewing for Internships and Postdocs
Whittier College Student Counseling Center, Whittier, CA
Mentoring Moment at UniHealth Peer Educator Program
International Task Force, APA Div 35 Sec 5
Asian American International Motherhood: the Blessing, the Tears, and the Wisdom
2023
International Task Force, APA Div 35 Sec 5
Overcoming Challenges as a Foreigner in the U.S.
Asian Law Alliance, San Jose, CA
Stress 101 and Mental Health
Whittier College Student Counseling Center, Whittier, CA
Mentoring Moment at UniHealth Peer Educator Program
2022
The Mindfulness Club, Tzu Chi High School Group, San Jose, CA
Managing Stress and Taking Back Control of Your Life
Whittier College Student Counseling Center, Whittier, CA
Mentoring Moment at UniHealth Peer Educator Program
2021
Hope Services, San Jose, CA
Telehealth Survival Tips for Clinicians, Caregivers, and Educators (with Dr. Xin Sui)
Hope Services, San Jose, CA
Working with Non-verbal Population (with Dr. Xin Sui)
Hope Services, San Jose, CA
Termination Process (with Dr. Evelyn Turner)
2014
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Teaching Kids to Learn Emotions and Interpersonal Interactions through Play
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Case Examples of Psychological Assessment and Intervention for Premature Babies
2012
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Clinical application of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) in Clinical Assessment of Preschoolers
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Articles in Mandarin Media
Yang, M. (2017, September). 國際沙遊年會會前會. Information of Taiwanese Society of Sandplay Therapy. http://www.sandplay.org.tw/data/article/1593503738981287905.pdf
Cheng, A., & Yang, M. (2015, June 28). 耐心互動養育快樂寶寶. Apple Daily. https://www.appledaily.com.tw/headline/20150628/FZ5HSIAQEWUJD5HYB7HX7Z2QDY
Yang, M. (2014, October 26). 父母疼子女,先照顧好自己. Apple Daily. https://tw.appledaily.com/headline/20141026/NKWZWX5OL5DOCOANTXQ2WY3KJQ/
Yang, M. (2012, April). 兩歲的孩子為什麼總愛說「不」?NTUH Epaper. https://epaper.ntuh.gov.tw/health/201204/project_2.html
Yang, M. (2012, April). 培養孩子好習慣. NTUH Epaper. https://epaper.ntuh.gov.tw/health/201204/child_3.html
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Publications
Book Chapter
王明智、王盈彬、楊孟儒(2024)・色不異空:打開日記,就只為了讓我能夠入睡・王明智、王盈彬、楊孟儒、陳建佑、翁逸馨、鄭文郁、黃守宏、陳瑞君、陳俊元、劉又銘、陳俊霖、郭淑惠、黃梅芳、蔡榮裕合著,有心與無心:如果卡夫卡的日記是Bion的Caesura(57-73頁)・薩所羅蘭分析顧問有限公司。
Dissertation
Yang, M. J. (2020). The experience of parents who raise their children with more than one language: Decision making and Strategies (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
Thesis
Yang, M. J. (2009). The effect of countervailing incentives and law of contagion in behavior desire and expectancy bias of fear and disgust for cockroach phobia (Unpublished master’s thesis). National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Translation
Kirsch, T. B. (2013). 給追求靈魂的現代人 〔Contemporary Man Still in Search of a Soul〕(Lee, K. M., Lin, F. H., Huang, M.F., Yang, M. J.,…Chen, J. L., Trans.). Taipei: PsyGarden
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Conference Presentations
Yang, M. (2025). Creating Space for the Experiences of the Non-understandable from wisdom of the Senex-Puer. Poster will be presented at XXIII International Congress for Analytical Psychology, Zurich, Switzerland
Yang, M. (2022). Embracing multiculturalism and keeping analytical psychology training programs thrive in the changing world. Poster presented at XXII International Congress for Analytical Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sabharwal, R., Yang, M., Chan, C., & May, K. (2020). What I wished I had known: For Graduate Students & Early Career Therapists. TogetherWell. doi: hopin.com/events/for-early-career-therapists-graduate-students?fbclid=IwAR1RcdRXgSZYWfqmkEAfCjq
Yang, M., & Giraudo, S. (2020). Culturally and linguistically competent Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Healthcare serving Asian American immigrant communities. Poster presented at Asian American Psychological Association 2020 Virtual Convention
Huynh, J., & Yang, M. (2020). Internalizing shame as a barrier for receiving mental health services in Asian Americans. Poster presented at Asian American Psychological Association 2020 Virtual Convention
Yang, M., & Yokoyama, K. (2019). Culturally and linguistically competent Integrated Behavioral Healthcare eases access to mental health services for Asian American immigrant elders. Poster presented at Asian American Psychological Association 2019 Convention, San Diego, CA
Yang, M., & Yokoyama, K. (2019). Intergenerational trauma and feminist therapy: Working with Cambodian American refugees and their descendants. Discussion session conducted at AWP/SPW suite at the 127th APA Annual Convention, Chicago, IL
Yang, M., & Montenegro, H. (2019). Cognitive dissonance as a cultural factor in a supervisee’s perception of incompetence in clinical supervisors: a case study. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Winter Roundtable Conference in Psychology and Education, New York, NY
Montenegro, H., & Yang, M. (2018). New horizons in Fulbright advocacy-in influencing programs to facilitate international students’ adjustment. Poster presented at the Fulbright Association’s 41st Annual Convention, Puebla, Mexico
Yang, M., Yokoyama, K., & Fong, J. (2018). No shows and no appointments: Managing stigma and promoting psychotherapy for Asian Pacific Americans. Poster presented at the 126th APA Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA
Montenegro, H., & Yang, M. (2018). Challenges to engage Latino adolescent students in school-based mental health services. Poster presented at the 126th APA Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA
Montenegro, H., & Yang, M. (2018). International students in the crossroads of special needs and political upheavals in the United States. Poster presented at the 31st Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education, New Orleans, LA
Montenegro, H., & Yang, M. (2018). The role of an ethnographic/multicultural oriented course in supporting the adjustment of international students. Poster presented at the 31st Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education, New Orleans, LA
Yang, M., & Montenegro, H. (2017). Potential barriers to the utilization of mental health services in South Asian school-age populations – A clinical experience from a doctoral in psychology trainee. Poster presented at the 2nd South Asian Mental Health Conference, Fremont, CA
Chiang, F .M., & Yang, M. (2016) Application of a multidisciplinary intervention for a girl with selective mutism. Poster presented at the 16th Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association Annual Convention, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yang, M., Chang Huang, C. F., Tseng, H. Y., & Hsieh, Y. C. (2015) Preliminary application of Chinese version of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire-Preschool Revision for caregivers of ADHD-preschoolers in Taitung. Poster presented at the 23nd International Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services Annual Convention, Oslo, Norway
Yang, M., Tseng, H. Y., & Hsieh, Y. C. (2015). Application of sandplay therapy for an 8-year-old girl with learning disability and emotional problems. Poster presented at the 23nd International Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services Annual Convention, Oslo, Norway
Yang, M., Lin, C. C., & Huang, P. T. (2014). Model of mental health service for in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: a survey study. Poster presented at the 22nd International Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services Annual Convention, Barcelona, Spain
Lin, Y. H., Yang, M., Lin, C. C., & Huang, P. T. (2014). Application of a trans-disciplinary model in preschoolers with ASD and motor developmental delay. Poster presented at the 22nd International Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services Annual Convention, Barcelona, Spain
Yang, M., & Tseng, C. C. (2013). Mental health service and survey for in-center hemodialysis patients. Poster presented at the 21st International Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services Annual Convention, Gothenburg, Sweden
Yang, M., & Tseng, C. C. (2012). Combining parent and child training for preschoolers with ADHD. Poster presented at the 20th International Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services Annual Convention, Taipei, Taiwan
Yang, M., & Chang, S. H. (2010). The effects of countervailing incentives, law of contagion and contamination on expectancy bias for fear and disgust in cockroach phobias. Poster presented at the 40th European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Milan, Italy
Yang, M., & Chang, S. H. (2009). Behavior motivation in cockroach fearful individuals: Role of countervailing incentives. Poster presented at the 39th European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Yang, M., & Chang, S. H. (2007). The effect of countervailing incentives of disgust for cockroach phobia. In S. H. Chang (Chair), Anxiety Disorders. Symposium conducted at the 2nd Taiwan Association of Clinical Psychology Annual Convention, Tainan, Taiwan
Chang, S. H., & Yang, M. (2004). Disgust in phobias: Diathesis, cognitive mediator, and preparedness of the phobic stimuli. In S. H. Change (Chair), Anxiety Disorders: Diatheses, Mediators and Therapeutic Implications. Symposium conducted at the 43rd Taiwan Psychological Association Annual Convention, Taipei, Taiwan
Yang, M., & Chang, S. H. (2004). The role of disgust sensitivity in cockroach phobias. In S. H. Chang (Chair), Anxiety Disorders: Diatheses, Mediators and Therapeutic Implications. Symposium conducted at the 43rd Taiwan Psychological Association Annual Convention, Taipei, Taiwan
If you are interested in training, or collaborating on the project of clinical research, please contact me for further information.