Monte B. Shapiro

Monte B. Shapiro (May 31, 1912 – April 29, 2000) was considered to be one of the founding fathers of clinical psychology in the United Kingdom[1] (as noted by the University of Kent[2] as well), along with Hans Eysenck.[3] He is credited by King's College London as developing the scientist-practitioner model in the UK.[4]

Shapiro developed the first science oriented training program in clinical psychology[3] in the UK[5] at the Maudsley Hospital. He published as MB Shapiro.[6]

The British Psychological Society identified Shapiro as one of the "influential clinicians" who created case formulation[7]—among others such as Eysenck, Vic Meyer and Ira Turkat—a core skill required of practicing psychologists in the UK as of 2011. In particular, Shapiro developed the use of the experimental method in the individual clinical case[8] as a way to integrate psychological practice and a scientific approach.[9]

Shapiro's development in the 1950s, of application of the experimental method to individual cases in clinical psychology, ultimately extended to current practice in neuropsychology.[3]

In 1984, the British Psychological Society honored Shapiro by creating the M.B. Shapiro Award, to honor a British psychologist each year who has achieved eminence in their contributions to the field. Shapiro was the first recipient of the award.

Earlier in his career, Shapiro's effort to join an elite research organization was met with rejection when his application to the Experimental Psychological Society[10] was declined.[11] At no time in his career was Shapiro awarded a professorship.[3]

Although Shapiro and Eysenck worked together, they were at odds on various issues, including of note, the appointment of Stanley Rachman to their faculty.[11]

References
  1. Turkat, Ira (October 2014). "An historical perspective on the impact of case formulation". The Behavior Therapist.
  2. "MB Shapiro Award - The Tizard Centre - University of Kent". www.kent.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  3. "Monte Shapiro". The Guardian. 2000.
  4. "King's College London - Professor Elizabeth Kuipers awarded MB Shapiro Award 2010". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  5. Shapiro, Monte (1955). "Training of clinical psychologists at the Institute of Psychiatry". Bulletin of the British Psychological Society.
  6. Shapiro, M. B. (1985-02-01). "A reassessment of clinical psychology as an applied science*". British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 24 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1985.tb01308.x. ISSN 2044-8260.
  7. "Good Practice Guidelines on the use of Psychological Formulation" (PDF). British Psychological Society. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-25.
  8. Shapiro, Monte (1957). "Experimental methods in the psychological description of the individual psychiatric patient". International Journal of Social Psychiatry.
  9. Shapiro, David (May 2002). "Renewing the scientist practitioner model". The Psychologist. 15: 232–234.
  10. "Experimental Psychological Society". www.eps.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  11. Buchanan, Roderick (2010). Playing with Fire: The Controversial Career of Hans J. Eysenck. Oxford University press. ISBN 978-0198566885.
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