Barry Lubetkin
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Dr Barry Lubetkin is the Director and founder of The Institute For Behavior Therapy in New York City
. He is Board certified
in both Clinical Psychology
and Behavioral Psychology
. He is the author of numerous academic and popular articles as well as two popular self help books: "Bailing Out"and "Why Do I Need You to Love Me in Order to Like Myself". He also has recorded the popular insomnia treatment CD set "Dr. Barry's Sound Asleep."
The Institute for Behavior Therapy is the oldest private Cognitive Behavior Therapy center in the United States founded in 1971. It is especially noteworthy that Dr Lubetkin and Dr Steven Fishman boldly opened the Institute in New York City,the center of Psychoanalytic thinking, when Behavior Therapists were seen as "symptom removers", not comprehensive practitioners. Over the last decades, of course, that naiive perspective has radically changed. Many hundreds of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Workers have received training at the Institute and have gone on to become leaders in Behavior Therapy. Over 20,000 patients have received treatment at the Institute.
Lubetkin received his Doctorate
in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University
in 1969 and was a fellow in the National Institute of Mental Health
Alcoholism Training Program at Harvard Medical School
and Massachusetts General Hospital
and an NIMH fellow in Behavior Modification at Stony Brook. He has had faculty positions at Rutgers, Hofstra, Stony Brook, Yeshiva
and New York University
. Lubetkin has lectured internationally as well as being a popular guest expert on TV shows such as Oprah
, Sally, CNN
, Fox
and others.
Lubetkin is the recipient of several awards and honors within the profession of Psychology including The Annual Meritorious Service Award from The Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (currently ABCT). He served as President of The American Board of Behavior Therapy for 12 years and has served on numerous editorial and review boards. He also served as the Editor in Chief of the Diplomate, the first journal published by the American Board of Professional Psychology. In addition to his 2 books, he has published over 50 articles in the fields of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and General Psychology.
New York City
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. He is Board certified
Board certified
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in both Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of 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 personal development...
and Behavioral Psychology
Behaviorism
Behaviorism , also called the learning perspective , is a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all things that organisms do—including acting, thinking, and feeling—can and should be regarded as behaviors, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior...
. He is the author of numerous academic and popular articles as well as two popular self help books: "Bailing Out"and "Why Do I Need You to Love Me in Order to Like Myself". He also has recorded the popular insomnia treatment CD set "Dr. Barry's Sound Asleep."
The Institute for Behavior Therapy is the oldest private Cognitive Behavior Therapy center in the United States founded in 1971. It is especially noteworthy that Dr Lubetkin and Dr Steven Fishman boldly opened the Institute in New York City,the center of Psychoanalytic thinking, when Behavior Therapists were seen as "symptom removers", not comprehensive practitioners. Over the last decades, of course, that naiive perspective has radically changed. Many hundreds of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Workers have received training at the Institute and have gone on to become leaders in Behavior Therapy. Over 20,000 patients have received treatment at the Institute.
Lubetkin received his Doctorate
Doctorate
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in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
in 1969 and was a fellow in the National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
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Alcoholism Training Program at Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
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and Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
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and an NIMH fellow in Behavior Modification at Stony Brook. He has had faculty positions at Rutgers, Hofstra, Stony Brook, Yeshiva
Yeshiva University
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and New York University
New York University
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. Lubetkin has lectured internationally as well as being a popular guest expert on TV shows such as Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
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, Sally, CNN
CNN
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, Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
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and others.
Lubetkin is the recipient of several awards and honors within the profession of Psychology including The Annual Meritorious Service Award from The Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (currently ABCT). He served as President of The American Board of Behavior Therapy for 12 years and has served on numerous editorial and review boards. He also served as the Editor in Chief of the Diplomate, the first journal published by the American Board of Professional Psychology. In addition to his 2 books, he has published over 50 articles in the fields of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and General Psychology.