Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP

Current

• Advising family businesses while serving at Independent Management Role as a Lawyer and Clinical Psychologist
• Affiliate Professor of Law/Clinical Professor of Psychology at University of Washington

Past

• Parliamentarian at APA
• member at aba

Education

• University of Arizona

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Website

Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Summary

A colleague wrote the following description for a workshop that I present:

While working with families engaged in high-conflict litigation and lawyers suffering from various mental health and drug abuse problems, Dr. Benjamin was named "Professional of the Year" by the Washington State Bar Association's Family Law Section. He was elected to serve as President of the Washington State Psychological Association and later his colleagues there created an award named after him for "outstanding and tireless contributions" that is given to a colleague for similar services on an annual basis. He was honored by the Puyallup Indian Nation's Health Authority for serving as a "modern day warrior fighting the mental illnesses, drug-alcohol addictions" of the people served by the Nation's program. After being elected as a representative of the great state of Washington to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Council for two terms, he was appointed the Council’s Parliamentarian, and still serves in that capacity. The APA conferred the Heiser Award on Dr. Benjamin in recognition of his record of public service and advocacy in numerous areas of professional activity.

Dr. Benjamin has published 46 peer reviewed articles in Psychology, Law, and Psychiatry journals. He is the author of three books published by APA: Law and Mental Health Professionals (1995,1998); Family Evaluation in Custody Litigation: Reducing Risks of Ethical Infractions and Malpractice (2003); and The Duty to Protect: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations in Risk Assessment and Intervention (2008).

Dr. Benjamin lives in Seattle with his wife of 31 years and their two children. His hobbies include extensive family travel watching his son's and daughter's soccer teams. He was an active soccer coach until 2004 and happily reports that both kids’ teams exceeded his skills by the time team members were 12 years of age.

Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Specialties:

A specialty not mentioned in the description above is my work with families that are passing their business down to a younger generation. Not only must families resolve psychosocial issues, but also strategic business and legal decisions must be made to further the best interests of all family members. My background and experience can assist families in reaching great outcomes.

Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Experience

• Advising family businesses while serving

  Independent Management Role as a Lawyer and Clinical Psychologist

  (Management Consulting industry)

  January 1985 — Present (24 years 11 months)

  Advising family businesses about how to form and to implement business structures and healthy psychological practices so that productive transitions in family leadership occur.

• Affiliate Professor of Law/Clinical Professor of Psychology

  University of Washington

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 1985 — Present (24 years 11 months)

  My most recent peer reviewed article about lawyers was published in TRIAL: The Journal of American Association of Justice, and can be found at: http://depts.washington.edu/petp/Reclaim_Your_Practice_ Reclaim_Your_Life.pdf. Please distribute this article, I have retained the publication rights.

• Parliamentarian

  APA

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2005 — 2009 (4 years )

• member

  aba

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1985 — 2009 (24 years )

Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Education

• University of Arizona

  J.D., Ph.D. , Law and Clinical Psychology , 1980 — 1985

  Published Master's thesis in clinical psychology:
  
  Benjamin, G.A.H., Kahn, M.W., and Sales, B.D. (1984). Developmental differences in infants and policy on undocumented Mexican-American parents. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 6, 145-160.
  
  
  Published Doctoral dissertation in clinical psychology:
  
  Benjamin, G.A.H., Kaszniak, A., Sales, B. & Shanfield, S.B. (1986). The role of legal education in producing psychological distress among law students and lawyers. American Bar Foundation Research Journal, 1986, 225-252.

  Activities and Societies:

  Travel Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Research, University of Arizona Graduate Student Development Program, 1982.
  
  Elected to the Society of Sigma Xi, 1982.
  
  Student Editor-in-Chief, Law and Human Behavior, 1982-1983.

Additional Information

Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Websites:

• My Website

Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Interests:

Family Business Transitions

Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Groups:

Advisor, American Bar Association standing committee on lawyer competence, 1988 to 1996.

Elected President, Washington State Psychology Association during the 50th year of its existence, 1997.

Advisor, Member of the American Psychological Association's Working Group on End of Life Decisions, 1997 to 2000.

Elected to the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives representing the State of Washington, 1999-2006.

Appointed as a member of the Committee on Legal Issues (COLI) of the American Psychological Association to three year term 2000-2002, and elected as chair, 2001.

Elected and served as a member of the Policy and Planning Board of the American Psychological Association, 2004-2006, elected as chair, 2006.

Appointed and served as Parliamentarian of the American Psychological Association Council, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009.

Council Member, Washington State Psychology Association 1998 to present.

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Andy Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP’s Honors:

Elected as Professional of the Year by the Washington State Bar Association's Family Law Section, June 6, 1992.

Honored by the Puyallup Indian Nation's Health Authority for serving as a "modern day warrior fighting the mental illnesses, drug-alcohol addictions" of the people served by the Nation's program, November 7, 1997.

Honored by his psychology colleagues for "outstanding and tireless contributions to the Washington State Psychological Association (WSPA);" An annual G. Andrew H. Benjamin award is given to other psychologists since being honored 1999.

Awarded the Heiser Award for an outstanding record of public service and advocacy by the American Psychological Association, August 21, 2003.

Elected to Fellow status in Divisions 31, 41, 42, 43, 45, 56 of the American Psychological Association.

American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) specialty certification in Couple and Family Psychology.

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