Lynn Hoffman (family therapist)
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Lynn Hoffman
Lynn Hoffman (born September 10, 1924 in Paris
, France
), ACSW, is a US
social work
er, family therapist, author and historian of family therapy. Her mother, Ruth Reeves
(1892–1966) was a painter and Art Deco
textile designer. She graduated summa cum laude in English Literature in 1946 from Radcliffe
, and after editing psychiatric works, she started MSW
studies in 1969 and specialized in family therapy.
Originally a systems
-strategic theorist and therapist, she has since become a proponent of post-systems/post-modern/collaborative approaches. She has been an editor of Family Process
and Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Until her retirement in 2000, she had for many years been on the faculty of the Ackerman Institute
and the Smith College School of Social Work. At present she is a lecturer at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford
, Connecticut
.
Lynn Hoffman (born September 10, 1924 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), ACSW, is a US
United States
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social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
er, family therapist, author and historian of family therapy. Her mother, Ruth Reeves
Ruth Reeves
Ruth Marie Reeves was a painter, Art Deco textile designer and expert on Indian handicrafts She attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn from 1910-11, and won a Art Students League's scholarship in 1913...
(1892–1966) was a painter and Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
textile designer. She graduated summa cum laude in English Literature in 1946 from Radcliffe
Radcliffe
- Places :England* Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town* Radcliffe, Northumberland, England* Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, EnglandUnited States* Radcliffe, Iowa, USA...
, and after editing psychiatric works, she started MSW
Master of Social Work
The Master of Social Work is a master's degree in social workand especiality of sociology.- United States :In the United States, MSW degrees must be received from a graduate school that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education...
studies in 1969 and specialized in family therapy.
Originally a systems
Systems theory
Systems theory is the transdisciplinary study of systems in general, with the goal of elucidating principles that can be applied to all types of systems at all nesting levels in all fields of research...
-strategic theorist and therapist, she has since become a proponent of post-systems/post-modern/collaborative approaches. She has been an editor of Family Process
Family Process (journal)
Family Process is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on family system issues, including policy and applied practice. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Family Process Institute...
and Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Until her retirement in 2000, she had for many years been on the faculty of the Ackerman Institute
Nathan Ackerman
Nathan W. Ackerman was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and one of the most important pioneers of the field of family therapy....
and the Smith College School of Social Work. At present she is a lecturer at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford....
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
External links
- Lynn Hoffman
- article from Daily Hampshire GazetteDaily Hampshire GazetteThe Daily Hampshire Gazette is a six-day morning daily newspaper based in Northampton, Massachusetts, and covering all of Hampshire County and southern towns of Franklin County, Massachusetts...
- article from Amherst Bulletin
- Social Construction Therapies Network