W olpe, J oseph (1915–97)

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Abstract Joseph Wolpe (1915–97) is recognized as one of the founding fathers of behavior therapy. While obtaining his medical degree in South Africa, he conducted animal research that involved reciprocal inhibition and systematic desensitization. This pioneering research established the groundwork for behavior therapy as we know it today. In 1966 Wolpe founded the Behavior Therapy Unit at Temple University, which served as a research and training center for other behavior therapists. He played a crucial role in the foundation of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapies (now the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies) and the journal Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry . Wolpe was a prolific writer and advocate for behavior therapy, and his work includes the books Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition (1958) and The Practice of Behavior Therapy (1969), as well as hundreds of articles.

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