Douglas Hooper
Douglas Frederick Hooper
FBPsS[1] (27 June 1927 – 25 October 2010) was an English psychologist. He was the president of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) from 1986 to 1993.[2]
Early life and education
Hooper was born in
Sutton Grammar School for Boys until the age of 16, when he found work as a librarian.[3]
Hooper's national service was spent with the
Reading University to study psychology. He obtained a PhD in psychology from King's College, Cambridge, under the direction of Derek Russell Davis.[3]
Career
During his doctoral studies, Hooper began working as a counsellor for the
Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology hired Hooper as a researcher. He left the position two years later to work with Gerald Caplan at Harvard Medical School. Hooper returned to England in 1964, accepting a lecturer position at the University of Bristol. He was named the chair of social work at the University of Hull in 1980, a post he held until retirement seven years later. Hooper then served as the president of BACP until 1993. Four years later, he was elected vice president of Relate, which had changed its name from the National Marriage Guidance Council in 1988.[3]
Personal life
Hooper married his wife Mavis in 1950. They died in a car crash on 25 October 2010, survived by their three children.[3]
References
- ^ Baron, Judith; Hope, Derek; Bell, Elsa (December 2010). "Obituary – Professor Douglas Hooper, PhD, FBPsS, FBACP, President BACP 1986-1993". Therapy Today. 21 (10): 40. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015. EBSCOHOST link
- ^ "History of Officers and Chief Executive". British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d Murch, Mervyn (16 November 2010). "Douglas Hooper obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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