Dan Anderson (March 30, 1921 – February 19, 2003) was an American

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and

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. He served as the president and director of the

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. He is most associated with the development of the Minnesota Model, the clinical method of addiction treatment, based in part on the

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Biography

Anderson was born in

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and studied at the

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, where he received a B.A. degree in 1950. Starting in 1952 he worked at Willmar State Hospital. After having graduated in 1956 as a M.A. in Clinical psychology from Chicago's Loyola University, he began consulting and lecturing at

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in 1957. In 1961, he left Willmar and became vice president of Hazelden. In 1966 he received the Ph.D. degree from the

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. In 1971, he advanced to president of Hazelden, a position he held until his retirement in 1986. He also taught for many years at the

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Summer School of Alcohol Studies and lectured frequently at the

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Chemical Dependency Counselor Certificate Program.

Honors

*Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota (1987) *Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of St. Thomas (2000)

Selected works

Origins of the Minnesota Model of Addiction Treatment–A First Person Account'' (Journal of Addictive Diseases. Volume 18, Issue 1, 1999) Daniel J. Anderson PhD with John P. McGovern MD and Robert L. Dupont MD

References

Other sources

*McElrath, Damian (1998) ''Dan Anderson: A Biography'' (Hazelden's Pioneers Series, Hazelden Foundation)

External links

Obituary, Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2003
20th-century American psychologists People from Willmar, Minnesota 1921 births 2003 deaths University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni Loyola University Chicago alumni University of Ottawa alumni American expatriates in Canada American clinical psychologists American psychologists {{US-psychologist-stub