Curriculum Vitae
G. Andrew H. Benjamin, JD, Ph.D.
Personal Data:
Age: 56
Birthplace: Oregon
Marital Status: Married, 33 years with two children
Education:
University of Oregon Honors College, Eugene, Oregon, B.A. (Independent Scholar Program) 1976.
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, M.A. (Clinical Psychology; Law Psychology) 1982.
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, J.D., 1984.
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology; Law Psychology), 1985.
Internship in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 1984-1985.
Employment:
Acting Assistant Professor, 1985 to 1992, Clinical Associate Professor, 1992 to 1997, Clinical Professor, 1997 to 2003 in the Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychology, 2008 to present; and Director, Parenting Evaluation Treatment Program, 1989 to present with the University of Washington.
Director, Lawyers' Assistance Program for Impaired Attorneys, Washington State Bar Association, 1986 to 1993.
Affiliate Associate Professor, 1996 to 1997. Affiliate Professor, 1997 to present with the University of Washington School of Law, endowment provided by the bequest of Carrie W. Garrison.
Adjunct Professor, 2002 to present, Department of Education, Seattle University.
Senior Research Professor, 2004 to 2008, Acting Dean of Doctoral Psychology 2006, Antioch University Seattle Department of Psychology.
Honors:
Stipend as visiting student, Richmond Fellowship, halfway house agency for mentally ill and substance abusers, London, England, 1975.
Travel Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Research, University of Arizona Graduate Student Development Program, 1982.
Elected to the Society of Sigma Xi, 1982.
Certificate of Appreciation, American Bar Association Commission on Partnership Programs for development and implementation of the Washington State Bar Association, Lawyers' Assistance Program, February 8, 1991.
Elected as Professional of the Year by the Washington State Bar Association's Family Law Section for developing and implementing both the University of Washington's Parenting Evaluation Training Program and the Washington State Bar Association's Lawyers' Assistance Program, June 6, 1992.
Appointed Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Law, through endowment provided by the bequest of Carrie W. Garrison, 1996 to 1997, promoted Affiliate Professor, 1997 to present.
Honored at the annual Puyallup Health Authority dinner for serving 11 years as the consulting clinical psychologist for the Puyallup Alcohol/Drug Inpatient Treatment Program and Kwawchee Mental Health Services for acts as a clinical psychologist and “modern day warrior fighting the mental illness, drug-alcohol addictions” of the Puyallup clients, November 7, 1997.
Honored for "outstanding and tireless contributions to the Washington State Psychological Association (WSPA)," a G. Andrew H. Benjamin award is given annually to a WSPA psychologist, October 4, 1999.
Honored for "Excellence in Mentorship" by the class of 2001 Psychology Residents, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, June 22, 2001.
Awarded the Heiser Award for public service advocacy in numerous areas of professional activity by the American Psychological Association, August 21, 2003.
Elected to Fellow status in Divisions 31, 41, 42, 45, 56 of the American Psychological Association 2006-7.
Honored by the Students for "Extraordinary Service and Contributions to the Emotional Health, Education and Professional Development of the University of Washington School of Law,” May 28, 2008.
Board Certified, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
Licensure to Practice:
Licensed Lawyer (lic. # 9611), Arizona.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (lic. # 1125), Washington.
National Responsibilities:
Advisor, American Bar Association standing committee on lawyer competence, 1988 to 1996.
Advisor, American Bar Association office of the president and president elect, 1990.
Elected Member, Planning Conference "Health Care Reform and Psychologists in Medical Schools," Association of Medical School Professors of Psychology, 1995.
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, and 2009.
Special Local Responsibilities:
Consultant, Indian Health Service- Provided clinical and forensic assessment and treatment services to Coastal Salish tribes within Portland Area, 1986-1989.
Member, Washington State Bar Association Family Law Task Force- Focused on improving family law services to pro se litigants, 1991 to 1993.
Member, King County Bench/Bar Task Force- Unified Family Court. Developed and implemented a comprehensive merger of family court and juvenile court services for dependency and high conflict family law cases, 1994 to 1996.
Committee Member, Washington State Psychological Association, Psychologists' Support Program- Provides expertise in developing and implementing services for impaired psychologists, 1987 to present.
Consultant, Puyallup Indian Nation Health Department- Provided clinical and forensic assessment and treatment services to clients of mental health outpatient services and alcohol and drug inpatient treatment programs, 1989-2005.
Vertical Advisor, University of Washington School of Medicine- Advised 45 medical students of all four classes, 1989 to 2002.
Consultant, Ethics Committee, Washington State Psychological Association- Provides consultation whenever differences arise for the Committee 1995 to present.
Advisory Board Member, Children's Hospital Rehabilitation Psychology Program, 1995 to 1998.
President, Washington State Psychology Association during the 50th year of its existence, 1997; elected to its executive committee and served as its Vice President, President Elect, President, and Past President, 1996 to 1999.
Board Member, University of Washington School of Law Child Advocacy Clinic, 1996 to present, and served as Chair for 2002.
Executive Board Member, Washington State Psychology Association 1996-2006.
Council Member, Washington State Psychology Association 1996 to present.
Grants or Contract Awards:
Research Grant for Outstanding Graduate Research, University of Arizona, 1983 ($3,500).
Co-Investigator, American Indian Research Program, $524,000 direct costs from National Institute of Alcohol and Alcoholism, 6/87-5/92.
Co-Investigator, Prozac and Behavioral Treatment for Smoking Cessation, $95000 direct annual costs from Eli-Lily for 7/89-6/91.
Lawyers' Assistance Program, obtained direct costs from Washington State Bar Association from contract award beginning in 1986 ($103,925) and recontracted annually until the end of 1993 ($207,000).
Co-Principal Investigator, Job Stress, Diet, and Plasma Lipids, $688,078 direct costs from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 1/91-12/96.
Principal Investigator, Development of Forensic and Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Program, $199,213 direct costs from Antioch University, 9/04-3/08.
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Job Corp Program- Clinical Training site, $31,000 direct costs from the Tribe, 9/06-9/07.
Skagit County Human Services, Parenting Evaluations & Treatment for Families in Dependency Court, $35,000 direct costs, 11/07-07/09.
Editorial Responsibilities:
Student Editor-in-Chief, Law and Human Behavior, 1982-1983.
Monthly Column Editor, In the LAP, The Washington State Bar Association Bar News, 1987 to 1993.
Article reviewer, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 1996 to 1999.
G.A.H. Benjamin, J.L. Werth, Jr. and L. Gostin (eds.), Hastened Death, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY & LAW, 261-581, 2000.
Journal Article Reviewer, APA Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Journal, 2005.
Consulting Editor, APA Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 2005 to present.
Series Co-Editor, APA Book Series on Forensic Psychology, 2008 to present.
Consulting Editor, APA Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2008 to present.
Publications:
APA Policy and Planning Board. (2005). APA 2020: A perfect vision for psychology: 2004 five-year report of the policy and planning board. American Psychologist, 60, 512-522.
APA Policy and Planning Board. (2006). APA’s response to international and national disasters and crises: Addressing diverse needs: 2005 annual report of the policy and planning board. American Psychologist, 61, 513-521.
APA Policy and Planning Board. (2007).Who cares about APA policy and does it have an impact: 2006 annual report of the policy and planning board. American Psychologist, 62, 419-503.
Beck, C., Sales, B., Benjamin, G.A.H., (1996). Lawyer distress: Alcohol-related problems and other psychological concerns among a sample of practicing lawyers, Journal of Law and Health, 10, 1-67.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1976). Murder in Oregon. Honors Thesis, University of Oregon, Eugene.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1977). Oregon's revised murder statutes: The regressive impact of court-appointed counsel for indigent defendants. Oregon Law Review, 56, 702-713.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1982). Developmental differences in Hispanic-American infants: Alien compared to U.S. citizen parents. Masters Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1985). How to avoid malpractice suits. Behavior Today, 16, 1-2.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1985). Psychological distress of law students and lawyers: Imagined,
ingrained, or induced. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Benjamin, G.A.H. ( 1985). Psychological distress in law students and new lawyers. Washington State Bar News, 39, 13-17.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1986). Depression & stress a help? Bar Briefs, 24(3), 1.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1986). Psychological distress in law students and lawyers. Resources in Education, ED270698, Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1987). Education, legal profession and stress. Sage Public Administration Abstracts, 14, 159.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1987). Synopsis: Benjamin's article about law school stress. Arizona
Advocate, 20, 5.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (1992). How do law schools fail? Association of American Law Schools Section on Professional Responsibility Newsletter, Spring.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (2000). A continued debate about hastened death. In G.A.H. Benjamin, J.L.
Werth, Jr. and L. Gostin (Eds.). Hastened Death: Psychology, public policy & law, 261-268.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (2005). [Review of the book Ethical and legal issues for mental health professionals: A comprehensive handbook of principles and standard]. PsycCritiques-Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (2005). [Review of the book Psychologists on the Witness Stand: Coping with cross-examination and other pathways to effective]. PsycCritiques-Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books.
Benjamin, G.A.H. (2008). Reclaim your practice, reclaim your life. Trial: Journal of the
American Association for Justice, December, 30-33.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Darling, E.J. & Sales, B. (1990). The prevalence of depression, alcohol abuse, and cocaine abuse among United States lawyers, International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 13, 233-246.
Benjamin, G.A.H. & Gollan, J. (2003). Family evaluation in custody litigation: Reducing
risks of ethical and malpractice infractions. American Psychological Association Press.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Gollan, J., Ally, G. A. (2007). Family evaluation in custody litigation: Reducing risks of ethical infractions and malpractice. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 7, 101-111.
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.
Benjamin, G.A.H. & Kaszniak, A. (1992). The discovery process, deposition, courtroom and board testimony. In H. Doerr & A. Carlin (Eds.), Forensic Neuropsychology.
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.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Kent, L. & Sirikantraporn, S. A Review of Duty-To-Protect: Statutes, Cases, and Procedures for Positive Practice. In Werth, J.L.Jr., Welfel, E.R. & Benjamin G.A.H. (Eds). (2009). The Duty to Protect: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations in Risk Assessment and Intervention. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Reid, M., Wood, B. & Dunne, J. (1996). Psychological Aspects of Divorce. Washington Family Law Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Reid, M. & Gollan, J. (2000). Psychological aspects of Divorce. Washington Family Law Deskbook. Washington State Bar Association.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Rosenwald, L., Overcast, T. & Feldman, S.B. (1995). Law and mental health professionals: Washington. American Psychological Association Press.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Rosenwald, L., & Feldman, S.B. (1998). Supplement- law and mental health professionals. American Psychological Association Press.
Benjamin, G.A.H., Sales, B., Darling, E.J. (1992). Comprehensive Lawyers' Assistance Programs: Justification and Model, Law & Psychology Review, 16, 113-136.
Benjamin, G.A.H. & Sales, B. (1992). Lawyer Psychopathology: Development, Prevalence and Intervention. In Ogloff, J. (Ed.). Law and Psychology: The broadening of the discipline.
Benjamin, G.A.H. & Wood, B. (1994). Distress and the Family Law Practitioner: The Value of Mental Health Consultation, American Bar Association: Children and The Law Committee, 6.
Benjamin, G.A.H. & Wood, B. (1994). Distress and the family law practitioner: the value of mental health consultation, American Bar Association: Children and The Law Committee, 6.
Carr, J.E. & Benjamin, G.A.H., (1997). The future of psychology in departments of psychiatry. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 4, 143-154.
Chiles, J.A., Benjamin, G.A.H., and Cahn, T.S. (1990). Who Smokes? Psychiatric aspects of continued cigarette usage among lawyers in Washington State. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 31, 176-184.
Chiles, J.A., Carlin, A.S., Benjamin, G.A.H. & Beitman, B.D. (1991). A physician, a non-medical psychotherapist and a patient: the pharmacotherapy-psychotherapy triangle. In B.D. Beitman & G. Klerman (Eds.), Integrating Pharmacotherapy & Psychotherapy, American Psychiatric Association Press, 105-120.
Dunner, D.L. & Benjamin, G.A.H. (1994). Bipolar Affective Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness), The Bar Examiner, 63, 25-32.
Elwork A. & Benjamin, G.A.H. (1995). Lawyers in Distress. Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 205-222.
Elwork A. & Benjamin, G.A.H. (1996). Lawyers in Distress. Law in a therapeutic key, 569- 583. In Wexler, D. B. & Winick, B. J. (eds.). Carolina Academic Press.
Feldman, S.R., Moritz, S. & Benjamin, G.A.H. (2005). Suicide and the Law: A Practical Overview for Mental Health Professionals. Women & Therapy: A Feminist Quarterly, 28, 95-103.
Hysjulien, C., Wood, B. & Benjamin, G.A.H. (1994). Child Custody Evaluations: A Review of Methods Used in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 32, 466-489.
McCann, B.S., Benjamin, G.A.H., Wilinson, C.W., Carter, J., Retzlaff, B.M., Russo, J., & Knopp, R.H. (1996). Determinants of plasma lipid concentrations during examination stress. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 3, 251-265.
McCann, B.S., Russo, J., & Benjamin, G.A.H. (1997). Hostility, social support, and perceptions of work. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2, 175-185.
Shanfield, S.B., Benjamin, G.A.H., and Swain, B. (1984). Loss of an adult child from cancer. American Journal of Psychiatry, 141, 1092-1094.
Shanfield, S.B. and Benjamin, G.A.H. (1985). Psychiatric distress in law students. Journal of Legal Education, 35(1), 65-75.
Shanfield, S.B., Benjamin, G.A.H., and Swain, B. (1988). The family under stress: The death of adult children. In O.S. Margolis, et al. (Eds.), Grief and the Loss of an Adult Child, New York: Praeger Publishers.
Shanfield, S.B., Swain, B., & Benjamin, G.A.H. (1987). Parents' responses to the death of adult children from accidents and cancer: A comparison. Omega Journal of Death and Dying, 17, 289-297.
Werth, J.L., Benjamin, G.A.H. & Farrenkopf, T. (2000). Requests for physician assisted death: Guidelines for assessing mental capacity and impaired judgment. In G.A.H. Benjamin, J.L.
Werth, Jr. and L. Gostin (Eds.). Hastened Death: Psychology, public policy & law, 348-372.
Werth, J.L., Farrenkopf, T. & Benjamin, G.A.H. (2000). Guidelines for assessments: Reactions to the commentators. In G.A.H. Benjamin, J.L. Werth, Jr. and L. Gostin (Eds.). Hastened Death: Psychology, public policy & law, 408-415.
Werth, J.L., Benjamin, G.A.H., Fenn, D.S., Gordon, J. (2002). A Patient Requesting Physician-Assisted Suicide, JAMA, 288, 1984.
Werth, J.L.,Welfel, E.R. & Benjamin G.A.H. (2009). The Duty to Protect: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations in Risk Assessment and Intervention. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Werth, J.L.,Welfel, E.R., Benjamin G.A.H. & Sales, B.D. (2009). Practice and Policy Responses to the Duty to Protect. In Werth, J.L.Jr., Welfel, E.R. & Benjamin G.A.H. (Eds). (2009). The Duty to Protect: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations in Risk Assessment and Intervention. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.