#679 Part 2 Noted Therapist, Arthur Kovacs PhD Reflects on His Evolution
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About Dr. Kovacs | Career and Honors
Career
Received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan
Is a licensed psychologist
Has been in practice for more than 40 years
Was a consultant to the Student Counseling Center, California State University at Northridge
Was a consultant to the Marianne Frostig Center for Exceptional Children, Pasadena
Was a consultant to the California Youth Authority Center for Delinquency Control, South Central Los Angeles
Was the Founding Campus Dean of the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Los Angeles; currently holds the post of Founding Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor
Formerly Editor of the journal PSYCHOTHERAPY: Theory, Research, and Practice
Served as a consultant on health care reform appointed by the American Psychological Association’s Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice
Teaches and trains doctoral candidates studying psychology and masters candidates studying marriage and family counseling
Counsels individuals, groups, couples, families, and adolescents; works with individual and family developmental adjustment impasses; does executive coaching, couples counseling about marital distress, family and parent counseling, mediates separation and custody disputes, and teaches coping skills to those with chronic illnesses or their caretakers
Supervises and consults with other health and mental health professionals
Honors
Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
Fellow of the American Psychological Association’s Divisions of Clinical Psychology, of Psychotherapy, of Independent Practice, of Family Psychology, of Media Psychology, and of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity.
Recipient of Psychologist of the Year Award conferred by the Division of Independent Practice, American Psychological Association
Recipient of Distinguished Professional Psychologist Award conferred by the Division of Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association
Former President of the Division of Independent Practice and also of the Division of Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association
Awarded an American Psychological Association Presidential/Board of Directors’ Citation for a career of distinguished service to the Association