Case Discussion 04 Panel – Jay Haley, M.A. Virginia M. Satir, A.C.S.W. Lewis R. Walberg, M.D. Joseph Wolpe, M.D.

Jay Haley, MA Related seminars and products: 37

Jay Haley (M.A., 1953, Stanford University) was Director of Family Therapy Institute of Washington, D.C. He was one of the leading exponents of the strategic/interpersonal approach to family therapy. Haley served as Director of the Family Experiment Project at the Mental Research Institute and as Director of Family Therapy Research at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. He has authoered seven books, co-authored two and edited five. Additionally, he has more than 40 contributions to professional journals and books. Haley is the former editor of Family Process, and the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of The Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

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Virginia Satir, M.A., A.C.S.W. Related seminars and products: 15

Virginia M. Satir, M.A., A.C.S.W.

For almost forty years, Virginia Satir has practiced and taught psychotherapy. One of the founders of family therapy, she has co-authored four books and authored five. Additionally, there are a number of books about her approach. She is recipient of the Distinguished Family Therapy Award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. 

Satir is the co-founder of the Mental Research Institute. She is past president of the Association of Humanistic Psychology and has a number of honorary doctorates. Her master’s degree was granted in 1948 from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.

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Lewis R Wolberg, M.D. Related seminars and products: 9

Lewis R. Wolberg, M.D., has practiced psychiatry and psychotherapy for more than 50 years. he received his M.D. from Tufts College Medical School in 1930. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 26 books and has authored 35 book chapters and numerous papers. He is Founder of the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York, with which he has been associated since 1945, and a Founding Fellow of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis. 

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Joseph Wolpe, M.D. Related seminars and products: 36

Joseph Wolpe, MD, was a South African psychiatrist, one of the most influential figures in Behavior Therapy. Wolpe grew up in South Africa, attending Parktown Boys’ High School. Joseph received his M.D. in 1948 from the University of Whitatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was Emeritus Professor fo Psychiatry and Former Director of Behavior Therapy Unity at Temple University Medical School. He was Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. One of the leading practitioners of behavior therapy, he has authored three books and co-edited two, and has more than 200 professional publications. He cofounded the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. He is receipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association.

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