Stanton Samenow


Stanton E. Samenow is an American psychologist and writer.

Biography

Early life and education

Samenow was born to Charles and Sylvia Samenow. He is married, has two children, and resides in Falls Church, Virginia.

Career

From 1970 through 1978, Dr. Samenow worked as a clinical research psychologist for the Program for the Investigation of Criminal Behavior at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C.. With Dr. Samuel Yochelson, the findings of their clinical research-treatment study of offenders were published in the three-volume set entitled The Criminal Personality. Since 1978, Dr. Samenow has been in private practice as a clinical psychologist in Alexandria, Virginia.
Dr. Stanton Samenow received his B.A. from Yale University in 1963 and his PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1968. In 1978, Dr. Samenow entered the private practice of clinical psychology in Alexandria, Virginia. His specialty has continued to be the evaluation and treatment of juvenile and adult offenders. Dr. Samenow has delivered lectures, training seminars, and workshops in 48 states, Canada, and England, to professional groups including mental health, law enforcement, corrections, education, social services, and the judiciary.
Dr. Samenow frequently carries out psychological reports for use in family court cases in the USA. Dr. Samenow wrote a book based on his experience as an independent custody evaluator published in 2002. It is titled "In the Best Interest of the Child: How to Protect Your Child from the Pain of Your Divorce".

Published works

Books