Richard Belson | Faculty Profiles

Diplomas/Degrees

D.S.W., 91吃瓜网 (1977)

Recent Courses

Stress,Crisis,Trauma And Coping

Specialization/Interests

Associate Clinical Professor, Postgraduate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy, Derner Institute, 91吃瓜网, Garden City, N.Y. (2000-present).

Associate Professor, 91吃瓜网 School of Social Work, Garden City, N.Y.(1984-present).

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, N.Y.U. Medical Center, New York, N.Y. (1983-2010).

Editorial Board, Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapies, (1981-1993).

Faculty, Family Therapy Institute of Washington, D.C. In association with Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes, supervised mental health professionals in strategic family therapy (1980-1990).

Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research(IPTAR)1971-1976.

For two years was Chaplain(1st Lt.),Combat Engineers,U.S.Army.

Other Work

" How to be a Successful Failure as a College Teacher",Adelphi Online Faculty Newsletter(Fall 2006 Edition).

"'You Wouldn鈥檛 Even Say Hello鈥� or My Three Joining Principles鈥�,Journal of Systemic Therapies (Winter, 1993).

鈥淭en Tried and True Methods to Achieve Burnout鈥�,Family Therapy Networker (September/October, 1992).

鈥淧assionate Stalemates鈥�, Family Therapy Networker (May/June, 1989).

鈥淭he Ghandi Technique: A New Procedure for Intractable Problems鈥�,Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (Vol. 13, No. 3, 1988).

Introduction to Special Edition: "Humor and Strategic Therapy鈥�,Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapies (Vol. 7, No. 9, 1988).

鈥淩etrospectives of a Strategic Therapist Who Likes Shredded Wheat鈥�, Family Therapy Networker (September/October, 1986).

鈥淚nternational Politics and Family Systems: Some Observations of Tactics鈥�, International Journal of Family Therapy (Vol. 2, No. 4, 1980).

鈥淭he Importance of the Second Interview in Marriage Counseling", The Counseling Psychologist(Vol.5 No.3,1975).

鈥淚 Taught Him to Swear鈥�,Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy (Vol. 11, No. 1, 1975).

鈥淵ou Have to Know Who is Who鈥�, Journal of Family Counseling (Vol. 2, No. 1, 1974).

鈥淒eepening Our Counseling鈥�, Journal of Family Counseling (Vol. 1, No. 2, 1973).

Honors and Accomplishments

PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Awarded $5000.00 prize as the outstanding teacher at 91吃瓜网 for 2003-2004.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington D.C.: "Dr. Belson....you have been recognized as a true innovator in the field of family therapy....I would like to ask you to provide us with your expertise, whether that be in a lecture or workshop format...." Capt. C.M.J. USAF.

CITED IN PROFESSIONAL BOOKS:

Sex, Love and Violence, Madanes, C., W.W. Norton Publishers, New York, 1990. Case of a couple in therapy.(R.Belson, therapist).

Problem Solving Therapy, Haley, J., (Second Edition) Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1981. First session of a marriage therapy. (R. Belson,therapist).

Strategic Family Therapy, Madanes, C., Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1981. Case of a depressed man.(R. Belson ,therapist).

CITED IN THE MEDIA:

New York Magazine (June 15,1992) Full page interview.

New York Times (July 9,1989). Full page interview.

Professional Activities

WORKSHOPS:
-Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, 91吃瓜网 School of Social Work(Nov.2009)."Thoughts of a Strategic Therapist Who Likes Shredded Wheat:How to Use Strategic Therapy to Solve Individual,Couple and Family Problems"

-Mannerheim League, Helsinki, Finland (October, 1988). Invited to the largest family therapy agency in Finland for a three-day workshop.

-Washington, Philadelphia, Detroit, Houston, Louisville, Seattle, Nashville, Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Greensboro, Hartford (August 1985 鈥� August 1986).
Invited by Jay Haley to join him in a series of workshops on Strategic Therapy.

-Institut fur Ehe und Familie, Zurich, Switzerland (July, 1983). Invited for a two day workshop on family therapy.

-Munich Institute of Psychoanalysis, Munich, Germany (June, 1983).
Invited for a one day workshop on Strategic Therapy.

INVITATIONS:
-91吃瓜网 NY Statewide Breast Cancer Support Group(September,2009)."Coping with Anxiety and Depression-Techniques You Can Use to Feel Better"

-Hofstra University, Graduate Program in Marriage Therapy (March, 2004).
鈥淪trategic Therapy with Sexual Problems鈥�

-91吃瓜网 School of Social Work (November, 2003).鈥淣uances of Teaching鈥�

-Samuel Field YM & YWHA (June, 2003).
鈥淗umor with Elderly Couples鈥�

-91吃瓜网 School of Social Work, Keynote Speaker, Two-Day Conference on Couples and Families (April, 2003).
鈥淚ntensity, Chaos, Humor and Redemption: 30 Years of Working With Couples and Families鈥�

-Michigan Home Based Family Service Association: Keynote Speaker (November, 1994).鈥淭he Healing Power of Humor鈥�