Ken Kinter

Kenneth T. Kinter, MA, LPC has worked with people with mental illness and addictions throughout his 30-year career. This includes 25 years working in psychiatric emergency settings, partial care programs and in a county jail. Much of this work consisted of doing intake/lethality assessments, crisis interventions, and running therapeutic groups. His current faculty appointment is comprised of two different projects: implementing evidence-based practices in psychiatric hospitals, and implementing Motivational Interviewing at several NY/NJ service providers as part of the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) grant by SAMHSA. Mr. Kinter is currently completing his Ed.D. and his dissertation involves predicting and preventing 30-day readmissions to state psychiatric hospitals. He has also published on Lean Thinking / Six Sigma, deinstitutionalization, wellness centers, and Illness Management and Recovery. He and his wife also operate a therapy practice in Bordentown, New Jersey. In his spare time, he plays bass, sleeps, and spoils numerous animals.