Larry E. Beutler, Ph.D. is Wm McInnes, Distinguished Professor
and former Chair of the PhD Programs at the University of California,
Santa Barbara and Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. He is also
a Consulting Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at
Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Beutler is the past
Editor of the Journal of Clinical Psychology and the Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology. He is a fellow of the American
Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society.
He is the Past-President of the Society for Clinical Psychology
(Division 12 of APA), a Past President of the Division of Psychotherapy
(APA), and a two-term Past-President of the (International) Society
for Psychotherapy Research. He is the author of approximately 350
scientific papers and chapters, and is the author, editor or co-author
of twenty-two books on psychotherapy, psychopathology, depression,
clinical assessment, and drug abuse. Dr. Beutler is the Editor,
(with L. G. Castonguay) of "Principles of Therapeutic Change that
Work" that is co-sponsored by the Society of Clinical Psychology
(Division 12) and the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research.
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John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor of Psychology
and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton,
a clinical psychologist in part-time practice, and an internationally
recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy. Author
of more than 300 scholarly publications, Dr. Norcross has co-written
or edited 17 books, including Leaving It at the Office: A Guide
to Psychotherapist Self-Care (with Jim Guy), Clinician's Guide to
Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health and Addictions (with Hogan
and Koocher), Psychotherapy Relationships that Work, the Authoritative
Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health, Changing for Good
(with Prochaska and DiClemente), 10 editions of the Insider's Guide
to Graduate Programs in Clinical & Counseling Psychology (with
Sayette and Mayne), and Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical
Analysis (with Prochaska), now in its 7th edition. He is president-elect
of APA's Division of Clinical Psychology, past-president of the
APA Division of Psychotherapy and the International Society of Clinical
Psychology, and on the Board of Directors of the National Register
of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Dr. Norcross is also
editor of Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session and has been
on the editorial boards of a dozen journals. His work has been featured
in hundreds of media interviews, and he has appeared on many national
shows, such as the Today Show, CBS News Sunday Morning, and Good
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Karen Friday, M.D. is a Clnical Professor of Medicine (Affiliate) at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Case-Western Reserve University School of Medicine, did her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and fellowships in Critical Care Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology , cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology and has board certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine. Her research interests have included cardiovascular drugs, cardiac arrhythmias and more recently, autonomic function. |
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Bruce Bongar, Ph.D., ABPP, FAPM graduated from the University of Wisconsin (with Distinction) with a degree in psychology and received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1977. Dr. Bongar is the Calvin Professor of Psychology at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, California, and Consulting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He also has served as a Visiting Distinguished Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. From 2002- 2005, he was the founding director of the National Center on the Psychology of Terrorism. Early in his career, Dr. Bongar developed strong interests in identifying the risk factors associated with suicidal behavior and other clinical emergencies, and he has remained a very prolific contributor to the scholarly literature in this area. He is past president of the Section on Clinical Emergencies and Crises of Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA). The American Association of Suicidology recognized Dr. Bongar for his work by the early career achievement Edwin S. Shneidman Award of (1993) for outstanding contributions to research in suicidology, and the Louis I. Dublin Award (2004) for significant lifetime career contributions to research in suicidology. In 2008, Professor Bongar was presented with the Florence Halpern award from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the APA for his distinguished contributions to the profession of clinical psychology.
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Oliver B. Williams, Ph.D. is a consultant with numerous mental
health HMOs and insurance groups. He is currrently engaged
in multiple research programs including applying selective treatment
in group settings. Dr. Williams has written software applications
for clinical patient assessment, data collection, and statistical
analysis. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of California,
Santa Barbara. He has been awarded two Masters Degrees: Statistics
and Methodology and Counseling Psychology. His Bachelors
degree was a double major in Physics and Psychology. Before changing careers, Dr. Williams
was employed with the microelectronics industry for over 17 years,
serving in both engineering and management roles. He was distinguished
by having invented a unique optocoupled
solid state relay that revolutionized high power solid state
switching technology. He designed and managed several microelectronics
facilities employing hundreds, the most notable being a heart
pacemaker facility. While working as an engineer, Dr. Williams evolved
a keen familiarity with electronic and computer technology. His goal in
psychology is to apply technology to the science of helping people
change. Dr. Williams is also an accomplished pilot, and holds an
Airline Transport Pilot certificate, Certified Flight Instructor,
and is Lear Jet type rated.
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