Richard Belson
Professor Emeritus
School of Social Work
Faculty Profiles
General Information
Diplomas/Degrees
Diplomas/Degrees
D.S.W., 91吃瓜网 (1977)
Specialization/Interests
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
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
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
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�
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