On 3 Jun 2006 at 13:45, Jose Ferreira Alves wrote: > Dear Colleagues > > I have a very sad new about a famous psychologist that put a big mark in > psychology and in many of his friends: Michael Mahoney > (http://www.constructivist.net/mahoney/home.htm ) commit a very violent > suicide.
I'm very sorry to hear this. I recall Michael J. Mahoney as an accomplished cognitive behaviour modifier, although I had only limited knowledge of his work. I think I must have at least one of his books on my shelf. A scan through his bibliography on the web page given by Jose shows a highly impressive career, with many important contributions to behaviour modification. Judging from the description on his web page describing him as a "holistic counsellor" and details in his autobiography, it appears, surprisingly, that he had in recent years moved on to matters some distance from the field of behaviour modification. I was unable to find any news item reporting his death, unusual for such an important contributor to clinical psychology. However, the report is confirmed by the following message on the website of Salve Regina University, June 3, 2006 ( http://www.salve.edu/salvetoday/ ): "The university community is saddened by the passing of Dr. Michael Mahoney, a professor in the holistic counseling department since last September. Further details regarding arrangements will be announced as they are shared with the university. Please keep Michael Mahoney and his family in your thoughts and prayers." Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) QC J1M 0C8 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
