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Jose Szapocznik, PhD (1947–)

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Jose Szapocznik is the founder of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT). He is one of the top most NIH-funded researchers and has served on multiple boards, committees, and task forces. Recent positions include service as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee for the National Advisory Council, Chair of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse, Member of the Expert Panel for the National Strategic Plan on Hispanic Drug Abuse Research, and Secretary of Health and Human Services for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He has over 250 publications. Szapocznik has been the Director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of Miami, Chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences and Director of the Brief Strategic Family Therapy Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Emeritus Founding Director of the Miami Clinical Translational Science Institute. He has been on the forefront of...

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  • Brown, S. C., Mason, C. A., Lombard, J. L., Martinez, F., Plater-Zyberk, E., Spokane, A. R., … & Szapocznik, J. (2009a). The relationship of built environment to perceived social support and psychological distress in Hispanic elders: The role of “eyes on the street”. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, gbn011, 64(2), 234–246.

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  • Brown, S. C., Mason, C. A., Spokane, A. R., Cruza-Guet, M. C., Lopez, B., & Szapocznik, J. (2009b). The relationship of neighborhood climate to perceived social support and mental health in older Hispanic immigrants in Miami, Florida. Journal of Aging and Health, 21(3), 431–459.

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  • Distelberg, B. J. (2008). History of evidence-based practices: An interview with Jose Szapocznik. The Family Journal, 16(2), 173–179.

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  • Robbins, M. S., Feaster, D. J., Horigian, V. E., Rohrbaugh, M., Shoham, V., Bachrach, K., … & Vandermark, N. (2011). Brief strategic family therapy versus treatment as usual: Results of a multisite randomized trial for substance using adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79(6), 713.

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  • Schwartz, S. J., Mason, C. A., Pantin, H., Brown, C. H., Wang, W., Campo, A. E., & Szapocznik, J. (2008). Relationships of social context and identity to problem behavior among high-risk Hispanic adolescents. Youth and Society, 40(4), 541–570.

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  • Szapocznik, J., & Kurtines, W. M. (1989). Breakthroughs in family therapy with drug abusing problem youth. New York: Springer.

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Thompson, C., Datchi, C. (2018). Szapocznik, Jose. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_684-1

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