Bryant Welch to speak at Harvard COOP Friday
October 7th, 2008
For Boston area readers:
My friend and colleague Bryant Welch will be doing a presentation on his book, State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind (St. Martins Press) Friday, October 10 at 7 PM at the Harvard Coop. [Bryant is the author of Why Did the APA Do It?, posted on this blog in August, which presents his understanding of the institutional origins of the APA's interrogations policy.]
Dr. Welch is a clinical psychologist and attorney. He is a 1968 graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina doctoral program in clinical psychology. He created the American Psychological Association Practice Directorate which he ran for several years. He is also an experienced psychotherapist and practicing attorney.
In State of Confusion Dr. Welch uses his combined experience as a psychotherapist and political advocate in Washington, DC politics to explain the psychology behind the techniques used by neo-conservative forces to gain political power. Dr. Welch contends that these techniques are making us sicker as a country and causing what many people refer to as a “dumbing-down” of America.
Dr. Welch has extensive media experience. He has appeared on all national networks, been quoted widely in the mainstream press, and testified on dozens of occasions before Congress, the White House, and other advocacy forums. He is a past president of the Harvard Debate Council and a widely sought-after speaker.
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