Andrzej Samson was a Polish psychologist

Psychologist

Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...

, psychotherapist, one of the pioneers of psychotherapy in Poland.

Life

Andrzej Samson graduated from the University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw

The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...

 Psychology Department in 1970. He worked and greatly contributed to the developing field of psychotherapy in Poland in the early 1970. Throughout seventies he was associated with psychiatrists Kazimierz Jankowski and Joanna Flatau

Joanna Flatau

Joanna Antonina Flatau was a Polish psychiatrist. She developed innovative techniques for treating nervous disorders and established psychiatry services for Warsaw students. .-Life:...

. Under Flatau, he worked as the head of a group of psychologists practicing psychotherapy for patients from Warsaw universities.

He wrote many influential psychology books on topics ranging from the survival in the school environment to marriage counseling. However, he achieved his fame during the rapid transition of Poland from the communist country to a young capitalistic country in the nineties of 20th century. This turbulent transition period created the need for explanation of the new reality and Samson belonged to a selected group of psychologists explaining it.

He published in the popular science journal Charaktery

Charaktery

Charaktery is a monthly magazine published in the Poland. It is a psychology-based magazine about relationships, mental health, and related topics written for a mass audience of non-psychologists...

, gave numerous interviews, and offered advice. He was marriage councilor and worked with children. In one of the interviews during the late part of his life, while in jail, he considered Milton Ericsson and Mara Selvini-Pallazoli as one of the most influential for his own development.

He played in the movie of Marcel Łoziński Jak Żyć (How to Live?).

Between 2004-2009, he was in jail and was prosecuted for pedophilia

Pedophilia

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. He was accused of taking pictures of autistic

Autism

Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...

 children cross-dressed or seen keeping a vibrator. The children were his patients. His case was widely played in the media as an example of abuse of the public trust. Even though he was sentenced to 8 years in prison, the decision was overturned because he was accused for the same acts in two different cases. The case itself was not open to public and only the final sentence without the justification was made available. He was released from jail in 2009 on the ground of deteriorating medical condition and was awaiting another trial. He died an innocent in the apartment of his sister.

Publications

• Andrzej Samson, Człowiek człowiekowi..., Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, 1989, ISBN 8320207452, 9788320207453, 213 stron.
• Pomiędzy żoną i mężem, czyli jak przetrwać w małżeństwie (1995)
• Andrzej Samson, Jak przetrwać w małżeństwie, "Twój Styl", 2001, ISBN 8371633041, 9788371633041
• Andrzej Samson, Zawód psycholog, Laboratorium Psychologii Stosowanej, 1996, ISBN 839012811X, 9788390128115
• Andrzej Samson, Książeczka dla przestraszonych rodziców czyli Co robić, gdy twoje dziecko zachowuje się dziwnie, niepokojąco, nietypowo, Jacek Santorski & Co Wydawnictwo, 2001, ISBN 8386821981, 9788386821983
• Andrzej Samson, Moje dziecko mnie nie słucha, Wydawnictwo Książkowe "Twój Styl", 1999, ISBN 837163160X, 9788371631603.
• Andrzej Samson, Mit szczęśliwego dzieciństwa, Twój Styl, 2000, ISBN 8371631715, 9788371631719
• Melanie McFadyean, Michał Lipszyc, Andrzej Samson, Narkotyki: wiedzieć więcej: praktyczny przewodnik dla zaniepokojonych rodziców, Wydawn. Emblemat, 2000, ISBN 838762621X, 9788387626211
• Andrzej Samson, Być uczniem i przetrwać czyli Szkoła przeżycia szkoły, MCDN, 2001, ISBN 8388618067, 9788388618062
• Wojciech Eichelberger, Andrzej Samson, Anna Sosnowska, Dobra miłość: co robić, by nasze dzieci miały udane życie, Ego Dom Wydawniczy, 2003, ISBN 8391717100, 9788391717103
• Wojciech Eichelberger, Andrzej Samson, Anna Jasińska, Dobre rozmowy: które powinny odbyć się w każdym domu, Ego, 2003, ISBN 8391717127, 9788391717127, 296 stron.
• Andrzej Samson, 20 tysięcy godzin w budzie: o szkole, uczniowskim losie i paru innych sprawach, Jacek Santorski & Co, 2003, ISBN 8388875795, 9788388875793.
• Andrzej Samson, Miska szklanych kulek: powieść, Wydawnictwo Jacek Santorski, 1999, ISBN 8386821744, 9788386821747, 230 stron.