Dianne Sharon Salter

Adjunct Associate Professor of Education

Education
1971: B.A., Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
1972: M.A., Clinical Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
1977: Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
1987: Juris Doctor, Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, NJ

Professional Experience
As Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, Dr. Salter conducts courses in the Applied Psychology-Human Development Division that focus on the psychology of the African-American, and legal and ethical issues in Psychology. She also provides clinical supervision for doctoral students. Dr. Salter’s independent private practice as a Psychologist is concentrated on the areas of psychotherapy with children, adolescents, adults, families, groups, and couples. Her independent private practice as an Attorney focuses on areas of estate planning, family law, and civil litigation. As Director of Program Development for VisionQuest, Dr. Salter’s duties include the administration of a community-based prevention program; programmatic development of prevention programs for at-risk youth and their families; staff training; staff supervision; and consultation with administrative and management staff. As the Consultant Attorney and Psychologist for the Women's Law Project, Dr. Salter works with its staff on the Child Custody and Family Violence Project and Working Group on Delivery of Services to Women with Substance Abuse Problems. Her responsibilities include interviews with clients, court personnel and legal and mental health professionals; the research of legal and psychological issues; public speaking and drafting articles.

Selected Publications/Presentations
Salter, The Duty to Warn Third Parties: A Retrospective on Tarasoff, 18 Rutgers L.J. 145 (1986).

Heckscher and Salter, The Dead Man's Statute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (1989).

Salter, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Coursebook, Philadelphia Bar Association, People's Law School (1989).

Terrill and Salter, Limiting Trustees' Liability, (1990).

Presentations
"Mental Health Delivery in the African American Community." Keynote Address at "Breaking the Silence: A Summit on Behavioral (Mental) Health Within the African American Community." Philadelphia, PA 1998.

"Development of African American Psychologists." Keynote Address at the Delaware Valley Association of Black Psychologists Annual Career Day, Philadelphia, PA 1998.

"The Role of the State Board of Psychology in Establishing Standards of Ethical and Professional Conduct: A dialogue between the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the State Board of Psychology." Co-presented at Pennsylvania Psychological Association 1999 Convention, King of Prussia, PA. 1999.

"Female Offenders- Challenges to the Juvenile Justice System Or One Size Doesn’t Fit All." Co-presented at Pennsylvania CASSP Conference, State College, PA. 2001.

"Bioethics." Distant learning videotaped presentation for Psychopharmacology Postdoctoral Training Program, Fairleigh Dickerson University, Orlando, FL. 2001.

“The Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System.” Developed and co-presented curriculum to Pennsylvania juvenile detention center employees for Pennsylvania CASSP Training and Technical Assistance Institute, Harrisburg, PA. 2002.