9/19/2005

Contact: K.E. Schwab  -- 724-738-2199;  e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu

SRU PLANS ‘BUT HE NEVER HIT ME…’ DEALING WITH BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

     SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Author and licensed marriage and family therapist Dr. Jill Murray will offer “But He Never Hit Me…” dealing with building healthy relationships through personal empowerment when she visits Slippery Rock University at 7 p.m. Sept. 27.

     The free lecture, set for Eisenberg Classroom Building, is sponsored by SRU’s Division of Student Life, the university’s Bridge Project, VOICe, the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County, State Rep. Frank LaGrotta and Sprint.

      Murray is a nationally recognized expert in the field of domestic violence as well as a leading internationally recognize expert in teen dating violence and has been seen on ABC’s 20/20, Oprah, Good Morning America Weekend Edition and Montel, among others.

     Her books include “But I Love Him,” and “Destructive Relationships” and her latest work “But He Never Hit Me” is due out soon.

      She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCLA, her master’s degree and her doctorate degree in psychology from the American Behavioral Studies Institute. Her certificate of clinical specialization in the field of intergenerational psychotherapy and also diagnosis assessment, and the treatment of sexual disorders.

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