Dr. Marina Bluvshtein is a faculty member at the Adler Graduate School (AGS) and Director of Special Projects.  She has been in private practice since 1998 in New Hope, Minnesota. She works in bilingual and multicultural therapy, parent education, and mental health case management with individuals, couples, and families of all ages and diverse linguistic, ethnic and racial backgrounds. 

Professional Affiliations:

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (Clinical Member), 1999-Present
• American Psychological Association, 2001- Present
• North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP), 1996 - Present
• National Council on Family Relations, 1999 - 2008
• Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, 2001- 2008

Workshops and Presentations:

• Multiculturalism  
• Cross-lingualism and Its Implications in Therapy, Assessment and Research
• Immigration
• Family Survival Through Dementia

Research Interests:

• Bilingualism and life span
• Language and culture in psychotherapy and cognitive assessment
• Outcome measures in psychotherapy
• Families and aging 
• Dementia

Publications:

Bluvshtein, M. (2004).  Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS): Russian Language Adaptation.  (Doctoral dissertation, Capella University, 2004).  UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations, DAI-B 65/07, 3698.

Bluvshtein, M. (nee Kuznetsov). (September 1998 – March 2002).  Family Problems in Immigration (Monthly Column).  Shalom. A Community Publication of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.

Articles about Dr. Bluvshtein:
Capella University New Release, 02/27/2006
http://www.capellaeducation.com/news/news/02-27-06_bluvshtein.aspx

Workshop at AGS:
CEU workshop: “Counseling New Immigrants”

Classes at AGS:
Alternate Instructor for Clinical Assessment, Developmental Psychology, Multicultural Counseling, and Family Systems  

Diagnostic Specialties:

Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents. 

Various emotional disturbances due to general medical conditions (most notably, heart conditions, chronic pain, and physical injuries) as well as those due to physical abuse, domestic violence and grief issues.

Immigration adjustment, international adoption and cross-cultural marriages as well as parenting, multigenerational families and marriage difficulties are also areas in which Dr. Bluvshtein practices. 

Previous experience with: chemical dependency, dementia of various etiologies; treatment and care non-compliance; chronic/severe/persistent general health and mental health problems in older clients; Borderline Personality Disorder; Psychotic Disorders. 

Your Strengths as an Instructor:

“I believe in the magic of a story. I like to wrap my teaching in a good story and fill my teaching with an even better story.  I am inspired when my students succeed.  I like difficult questions and challenging clinical vignettes presented by students. I don’t know anything more stimulating than that.”   

What Brought You to Adlerian Psychology?

“In 1994, with my mother and my son and following in the steps of my younger brother, I moved to this country.  There were many things that I did not know when I arrived: how to drive, how to speak English, how to write a check or how to earn at least a little bit of money to be able to write a check.  Welfare-bound and culturally-aphasic, I desperately needed guidance.  I also wanted to go to school.  I needed a school to be within walking distance.  All together, I knew about ten people in this country.  Challenging my own “firstborn-ness,” I asked my brother for advice.  He told me that there was a graduate school three miles from my apartment.  That was the Alfred Adler Institute of Minnesota.  There are so many places we would never miss in life if we just walked.”         

Contact Information :
Work: (763) 231-0333
Email: drb@soulinmotion.us

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