ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 241
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
A RESOLUTION
To commend Dr. Susanne Jensen upon receiving the 2016 Distinguished Psychologist
Award from the Louisiana Psychological Association.
WHEREAS, Dr. Susanne Jensen received her Ph.D. from the University of Bonn in
Germany in 1963 and came to the United States for further study and professional
development on a Fulbright Fellowship; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen chose to make Louisiana her home and to become a citizen
of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen served with distinction as the clinical director for Mental
Health Services at the Louisiana State University Student Health Center from 1975-1990;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen was adjunct associate professor in the Department of
Epidemiology and Community Health at the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary
Medicine from 1980-1990; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen was the cofounder of and a consultant from 1970-1989 for
'The Phone', which is now known as the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen served on the steering committee for the faculty and staff
human development group at Louisiana State University from 1970-1980; was a member of
the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists from 1974-1975; was president of
the Louisiana Group Psychotherapy Society from 1978-1980; and served as a director of the
World Council for Psychotherapy and was the vice president for North America in 2002; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen established the Group Psychotherapy Training Program at
the Louisiana State University Mental Health Center, where she mentored psychology, social
work, and pastoral counseling students throughout the years; and
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen was named Woman of the Year in 2003 by the American
Group Psychotherapy Association, Women's Task Force; she received the 2013 Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Louisiana Group Psychotherapy Society; and the Susanne M.
Jensen Scholarship was established in her honor; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen has been a loyal member of the Louisiana Psychological
Association and the American Psychology Association throughout her career, has presented
at national and international conferences throughout the world, and has numerous
publications to her credit; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Jensen has been in the private practice of clinical psychology since
1990, and it is fitting to commend her many accomplishments upon receiving the 2016
Distinguished Psychologist Award from the Louisiana Psychological Association.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Dr. Susanne Jensen, recipient of the 2016
Distinguished Psychologist Award from the Louisiana Psychological Association and does
hereby express best wishes for continued future success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Dr. Susanne Jensen.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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