Richard Belson
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Social Work Building 317
516.877.4437
belson@adelphi.edu
Faculty Profiles
General Information
Diplomas/Degrees
Diplomas/Degrees
D.S.W., Ā鶹ֱ²„ (1977)
Recent Courses
Recent Courses
Advanced Social Work Practice With Couples
Child Abuse And Neglect
Introduction To Social Welfare And Human Services
Stress,Crisis,Trauma And Coping
Specialization/Interests
Specialization/Interests
Associate Clinical Professor, Postgraduate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy, Derner Institute, Ā鶹ֱ²„, Garden City, N.Y. (2000-present).
Associate Professor, Ā鶹ֱ²„ 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 Wouldnāt Even Say Helloā or My Three Joining Principlesā,Journal of Systemic Therapies (Winter, 1993).
āTen Tried and True Methods to Achieve Burnoutā,Family Therapy Networker (September/October, 1992).
āPassionate Stalematesā, Family Therapy Networker (May/June, 1989).
āThe Ghandi Technique: A New Procedure for Intractable Problemsā,Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (Vol. 13, No. 3, 1988).
Introduction to Special Edition: "Humor and Strategic Therapyā,Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapies (Vol. 7, No. 9, 1988).
āRetrospectives of a Strategic Therapist Who Likes Shredded Wheatā, Family Therapy Networker (September/October, 1986).
āInternational Politics and Family Systems: Some Observations of Tacticsā, International Journal of Family Therapy (Vol. 2, No. 4, 1980).
āThe Importance of the Second Interview in Marriage Counseling", The Counseling Psychologist(Vol.5 No.3,1975).
āI Taught Him to Swearā,Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy (Vol. 11, No. 1, 1975).
āYou Have to Know Who is Whoā, Journal of Family Counseling (Vol. 2, No. 1, 1974).
āDeepening Our Counselingā, 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 Ā鶹ֱ²„ 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, Ā鶹ֱ²„ 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 ā 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:
-Ā鶹ֱ²„ 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).
āStrategic Therapy with Sexual Problemsā
-Ā鶹ֱ²„ School of Social Work (November, 2003).āNuances of Teachingā
-Samuel Field YM & YWHA (June, 2003).
āHumor with Elderly Couplesā
-Ā鶹ֱ²„ School of Social Work, Keynote Speaker, Two-Day Conference on Couples and Families (April, 2003).
āIntensity, Chaos, Humor and Redemption: 30 Years of Working With Couples and Familiesā
-Michigan Home Based Family Service Association: Keynote Speaker (November, 1994).āThe Healing Power of Humorā
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