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posted by Stanley W. Standal Ph.D. @ 11:14 AM
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Stanley W. Standal 1923-2008
Stan Standal passed away June 7th in the Philippines after a long illness. Stan was a larger than life man who touched and enriched many people during his lifetime. He lived a full creative life, overcoming many personal challenges to contribute many lives. Please share with us your thoughts and memories of this very creative, brilliant and complex man- Paul
Thursday, July 31, 2008
About Me
- Name: Stanley W. Standal Ph.D.
has been described by those who knew him, colleagues, friends and clients, as a brilliant mind whose creativity and energy changed and challenged all those around him. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Chicago in 1954. His dissertation: "The Need For Unconditional Positive Regard" was a groundbreaking theoretical paradigm that continues to be a cornerstone for understanding interpersonal relations. It is seminal to the understanding of the change process in the therapeutic relationship. Stan founded, directed and inspired the therapeutic community, Deer Creek Institute, located near Utah’s Escalante Wilderness. He described it as a human relations laboratory in which his theories of growth and change could be explored in an in-vivo environment. Although he continued to write and remain creative, Stan was diagnosed with Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type in the mid 1990's. As his function continued to deteriorate, he and his fifth wife Ophelia decided to move to the Philippines where they felt that he would be cared for lovingly and effectively by her family. He is survived by three of his four children Paul, Kamala and Gregory.
