He trains nationally on a variety of mental health, substance abuse and systemic change topics and consults with schools and residential programs around curriculum and behavioral incident issues. Before going into private practice Dr. Jacobs was the Director of the Adolescent and Adult Partial Hospital Programs at Salem Hospital in Salem, MA. He has a master’s in education from Harvard University, a master’s in business administration from Salem State University, and he earned his doctorate from MSPP in 1997.