Allen Bergin
Allen Eric Bergin | |
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Religion and Mental Health | |
Institutions | Teachers College, Columbia University, 1961-1972; Brigham Young University, 1972-1999 |
Allen Eric Bergin
Bergin was raised in a family that did not actively attend any religious services. He went to high school in
Bergin eventually earned a master's degree from BYU and then a Ph.D. from
In 1972 Bergin joined the faculty of BYU in part as a result of the encouragement of Thomas. During his years there, he also served in LDS Church positions as a Bishop, a Stake President, and member of the Church-wide Sunday School General Board. He and his wife, Marian, later served a Church Education Mission at the Lajolla, CA. Institute of Religion for students at the University of California-San Diego.
Bergin served as president of the
Dr.
Bergin also has a special place in the history of psychologists and researchers who are members of the LDS Church, who traditionally work hard to harmonize scholarship and religion and to reconcile any differences between the truths discovered in science with the truths they believe to be revealed by God.[6][7]
Allen and Marian Bergin are the parents of nine children, and have eighteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.[4] Marian
Important publications
Bergin, A.E., & Garfield, S.L. (1971). Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change: An empirical analysis. New York: Wiley.
Bergin, A.E., & Strupp, H.H. (1972). Changing frontiers in the science of psychotherapy. Chicago: Aldine-Atherton.
Garfield, S.L., & Bergin, A.E. (1978). Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change: An empirical analysis 2nd edition. New York: Wiley.
Bergin, A. E. (1980). Psychotherapy and religious values. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 48, 95-105
Garfield, S.L., & Bergin, A.E. (1986). Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change 3rd edition. New York: Wiley.
Bergin, A.E., & Garfield, S.L. (1994). Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change 4th edition. New York: Wiley.
Bergin, A.E. (1996)."Life and Testimony of an Academic Clinical Psychologist." In S.E. Black (Ed.) Expressions of Faith. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1996.
Richards, P.S., & Bergin, A.E. (1997). A spiritual strategy for counseling and psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Richards, P.S., & Bergin, A.E. (2000). Handbook of psychotherapy and religious diversity. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Bergin, A.E. (2002). Eternal values and personal growth: A guide on your journey to spiritual, emotional, and social wellness. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies. Richards, P.S., & Bergin, A.E. (2004). Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Richards, P.S., & Bergin, A.E. (2005). A spiritual strategy for counseling and psychotherapy 2nd. edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Castonguay, L.G., et al. (2010). "Bringing psychotherapy research to life" Wash, DC: American Psychological Assn.
Lambert, M.J. (2004,& 2013). "Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change" 5th & 6th editions. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Richards, P.S. & Bergin, A.E. (2014). "Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity" 2nd. edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Sternberg, R.J. (2003). "The Anatomy of Impact: What Makes The Great Works of Psychology Great." American Psychological Assn., 2003.
Swedin, E.G. (2003). "Healing souls: Psychotherapy in the Latter-day Saint Community." Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
References
- ^ Hinshaw, Creede. "CREEDE HINSHAW: Some rare good news in a time of bad news". Albany Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ Bergin, A. E. (1980). Psychotherapy and religious values. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 48, 95-105
- ^ Slife, B.D. & Whoolery, M. (2003). Understanding disciplinary significance: The story of Allen Bergin's 1980 article on values. In R. Sternberg (Ed.) The anatomy of impact: What has made the great works of psychology great? Washington, D.C.: Ch.10 by B. Slife & M. Whoolery. American Psychological Association.
- ^ a b Ken Shelton, "Allen Bergin: 'The Gospel is a Continuing Revolution against the Standards of the World'", Ensign, September 1983, p. 34.
- ^ American Psychological Association (1990). Allen E. Bergin: Citation - Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge. American Psychologist, 45(4), 474. As cited in Swedin, E. G. (2003). Book Review: Eternal Values and Personal Growth: A Guide on Your Journey to Spiritual, Emotional, and Social Wellness, by Allen E Bergin. AMCAP Journal, 28(1), 41.
- ^ Swedin, E. G. (2003). Book Review: Eternal Values and Personal Growth: A Guide on Your Journey to Spiritual, Emotional, and Social Wellness, by Allen E Bergin. AMCAP Journal, 28(1), 41
- ^ Ezra Taft Benson, “Your Charge: To Increase in Wisdom and Favor with God and Man,” New Era, September 1979, p. 40.