Nicholas Cummings
Nicholas Cummings | |
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Born |
Salinas, California | July 25, 1924
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley, Claremont Graduate University and Adelphi University |
Occupation | Psychologist |
Spouse(s) | Dorothy Mills Cummings |
Nicholas Andrew Cummings (born July 25, 1924) is an American psychologist and author.
Education
Cummings first attended the University of California at Berkeley, receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology, before moving to Claremont Graduate University for his master's and Adelphi University for a doctorate in clinical psychology.[1]
Professional career
Cummings is a former president of the American Psychological Association (1979) and Chief of Mental Health with the Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (1959-1979).[2] In 1994, he co-founded with his wife the Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation.[3] The Foundation is dedicated to ensuring routine healthcare includes doctoral psychotherapy. He and his daughter Janet L. Cummings founded the Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies in 2014.[4]
Select bibliography
- Cummings, Nicholas A.; William T O'Donohue; Janet Cummings (2 February 2009). Psychology's War on Religion. Zeig Tucker & Theisen. ISBN 978-1934442265.
- Cummings, Nicholas A.; William T. O'Donohue (24 April 2008). Eleven Blunders That Cripple Psychotherapy in America: a Remedial Unblundering. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-415-98963-3.
- Cummings, Nicholas A.; William T O'Donohue; J. Lawrence Thomas (6 December 2002). Entrepreneur of Psychology: The Collected Papers of Nicholas A. Cummings. Zeig Tucker & Theisen Publishers. ISBN 978-1-891944-92-5.
- Cummings, Nicholas A.; Janet L. Cummings (3 March 2000). The Essence of Psychotherapy: Reinventing the Art in the New Era of Data. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-198760-2.
- Cummings, Nicholas A. (September 2002). The Impact of Medical Cost Offset on Practice and Research: Making It Work for You. Context Press. ISBN 978-1-878978-41-7.
- Cummings, Nicholas A. (28 August 2001). Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: Positioning Mental Health Practice with Medical/Surgical Practice. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-198761-9.
- Cummings, Nicholas A.; Mike K. Sayama (1 August 1995). Focused Psychotherapy: a Casebook of Brief, Intermittent Psychotherapy Throughout the Life Cycle. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-87630-789-2.
- Cummings, Nicholas A.; J. Lawrence Thomas; Janet L. Cummings (June 2000). The Value of Psychological Treatment: Collected Papers of Nicholas A. Cummings. Zeig Tucker & Theisen Publishers. ISBN 978-1-891944-12-3.
- O'Donohue, William T.; Nicholas A. Cummings (12 February 2008). Evidence-based Adjunctive Treatments. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-088520-6.
- Wright, Rogers H.; Nicholas A. Cummings (2005). Destructive Trends in Mental Health: the Well-intentioned Path to Harm. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-95086-2.
- Wright, Rogers H.; Nicholas A. Cummings (September 2001). The Practice of Psychology: the Battle for Professionalism. Zeig Tucker & Theisen Publishers. ISBN 978-1-891944-73-4.
Personal life
Cummings was born in Salinas, California. Cummings resides in Reno, Nevada with his wife, Dorothy Mills Cummings.[4]They have two children and two grandchildren.
References
- ↑ "Biographical Sketches, Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D." thecummingsfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ "Former APA President Dr. Nicholas Cummings Describes his Work with SSA Clients". National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation".
- 1 2 "About Dr. Nicholas Cummings".