Stanton E. Samenow (born October 16, 1941) is an American

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

and writer.

Biography

Early life and education

Samenow was born to Charles and Sylvia Samenow. He is married, has two children, and resides in Falls Church, Virginia.

Career

From 1970 through 1978, Dr. Samenow worked as a clinical research psychologist for the Program for the Investigation of Criminal Behavior at

St. Elizabeth's Hospital St. Elizabeths Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Southeast, Washington, D.C. operated by the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health. It opened in 1855 under the name Government Hospital for the Insane, the first federally oper ...

in Washington, D.C.. With Dr. Samuel Yochelson, the findings of their clinical research-treatment study of offenders were published in the three-volume set entitled ''The Criminal Personality''. Since 1978, Dr. Samenow has been in private practice as a clinical psychologist in

Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city (United States), independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of Downto ...

. Dr. Stanton Samenow received his B.A. (cum laude) from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

in 1963 and his PhD in psychology from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1968. In 1978, Dr. Samenow entered the private practice of

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

. His specialty has continued to be the evaluation and treatment of juvenile and adult offenders. Dr. Samenow has delivered lectures, training seminars, and workshops in 48 states, Canada, and England, to professional groups including mental health, law enforcement, corrections, education, social services, and the judiciary. Dr. Samenow frequently carries out psychological reports for use in family court cases in the USA. Dr. Samenow wrote a book based on his experience as an independent custody evaluator published in 2002. It is titled "In the Best Interest of the Child: How to Protect Your Child from the Pain of Your Divorce".The psychological reports are intended by the judiciary to be an impartial, third-party assessment of each parent's psychological state and to include any recommendations for custody. In this article published in the Washington Post, entitled "He's on the Front Line in Custody Battles" from January 21, 2002, author Phil McCombs describes Dr Samenow's role, "His goal was to learn the elusive "truth," sorting out charges and countercharges, in effect psychoanalyzing the parents, getting to know them so well that he could recommend exact details for realistic custody arrangements."

Published works

Books

*''The Criminal Personality, Volumes I, II & III'' (1976, 1977, 1986) *''Inside the Criminal Mind'' (1984) *''Before It's Too Late'' (1989) *''Straight Talk About Criminals'' (1998) *''In the Best Interest of the Child'' (2002) *''Inside the Criminal Mind: Revised and Updated Edition'' (2004) *''The Myth of the Out of Character Crime'' (2007)

Articles

*''Understanding the User'' (unknown date) appeared in Virginia Lawyer.

Videos

*''Good Intentions, Bad Choices: Overcoming Errors in Thinking'' *''Commitment To Change I: Overcoming Errors in Thinking'' *''Commitment to Change II: Tactics—Habits That Block Change'' *''Commitment to Change III: The Power of Consequences''

References

External links

Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D.CCJP.com, The Institute for Addiction and Criminal Justice Studies
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