ABSTRACT

In this collection of articles spanning 65 years as a clinical psychologist, Nick  A. Cummings selects articles that heralded often far in advance each phase of clinical psychology’s evolution to the present. A pioneer in effecting change, Cummings established the first free-standing professional school of clinical psychology, demonstrated that medical utilization was reduced with psychotherapy, was an early proponent of universal healthcare, fought for the inclusion of psychotherapy in National Health Insurance, established Biodyne, the first private managed care firm for mental health coverage, and battled to maintain psychological services for children against the trend toward medication. This resource will teach not just the history of psychology, but what lies ahead.

chapter 1|4 pages

The California School of Professional Psychology

One Alternative to the Extinction of Professional Psychology

chapter 5|15 pages

Turning Bread into Stones

Our Modern Antimiracle

chapter 10|15 pages

Behavioral Health in Primary Care

Dollars and Sense

chapter 12|28 pages

Universal Healthcare

Readings for Mental Health Professionals

chapter 13|14 pages

We Are Not a Healthcare Business

Our Inadvertent Vow of Poverty