Lisa Firestone
| Lisa Firestone | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 27, 1957 Los Angeles, California |
| 🏡 Residence | California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | United States |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | California School of Professional Psychology |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Author |
Lisa Firestone (born October 27, 1957, Los Angeles, California) is a clinical psychologist, Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association, Senior Editor at PsychAlive and author of a number of books about psychological defenses. She has also been actively involved in clinical training and research in areas of suicide and violence.
Education[edit]
Firestone received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from California School of Professional Psychology in 1991.[1] She is involved in clinical training and research related to the assessment of suicide and violence potential.[2]
Career[edit]
Firestone works as a clinical psychologist in private practice and with The Glendon Association as the Director of Research and Education.[1] Firestone partnered with her father, Robert W. Firestone, and developed the Firestone Assessment of Self-destructive Thoughts (FAST), a scale that assesses suicide potential [3] and the Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts (FAVT), a scale that assesses potential for violence.[4] Firestone is also a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and www.PsychAlive.org.
In 2000 she received the Krasner Award from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Glendon Association Staff". The Glendon Association. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Lisa Firestone, Ph.D". Psychology Today. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "Nous vous offrons un choix de plus de 500 tests provenant de 30 éditeurs". Institut de recherches psychologiques (in French). Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Firestone, Lisa (16 November 2009). "Learning From the Fort Hood Tragedy: Comments from an Expert on Suicide and Violence". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ Early Career Award, Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. Accessed July 3, 2016
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