José Szapocznik, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist

Psychologist

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 of Polish

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-Cuban

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 ancestry and one of the nation's leading family therapists specializing in Hispanic

Hispanic

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 families. He is the developer of One-Person Family Therapy

Family therapy

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 and Brief Structural Therapy. He is a leading scholar on Hispanic psychology

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He is director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of Miami

University of Miami

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,where he has been inducted into its Iron Arrow Honor Society

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. He has authored numerous scientific publications and has received numerous awards for his work on behalf of Hispanic families.