Psychotherapy and Consultation
Dear Community, We are saddened to report the death of Dr. Harvey Peskin. He died on April 21, 2018. Harvey Peskin was a clinical psychologist who practiced, taught, wrote and supervised in Berkeley, CA for nearly 60 years. Harvey died as he lived, with a clear mind, a desire to understand lived experience, an attention …
Dear Friends and Colleagues; Several clinicians have banded together to provide ongoing psychotherapy for international survivors of trauma and refugees in the East Bay, CA. There is a much greater need for treatment for this group than there are available providers (one of the few projects serving this community is the Partnership for …
The title of this post, “Psychology and Dehumanization” describes a course developed by Harvey Peskin, PhD and me that highlights a particular problem in modern psychology; Dehumanization. Dr. Peskin died on April 18, 2018. The follwoing was written during the years Harvey and I taght this course at the Wright Institue and NCSPP. Dehumanization is …