Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Philip H. Friedman (2nd nomination)

Philip H. Friedman

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Please see the DRV where additional sources/citations were provided. The consensus is that these need to be discussed. I am relisting this as an adminstration action in connection to the DRV and am therefore neutral Spartaz ^Humbug! 10:33, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. No evidence of GNG or PROF. Couldn't find any scholarly reviews of his books. (Searches by other Editors in first nomination suggested same.)— James Cantor (talk) 15:08, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:PROF C1, Gscholar h-index of 7, with cites going 87,20,15,12,12,8,7.... This is not enough for psychology (particularly the clinical/medical variant), which is a high citation field. As previous editor didn't find anything to pass WP:AUTHOR and previous AfD (as well as a Google news search) didn't find any secondary sources to pass WP:BIO, I see no reason to keep the article. Ray^Talk 15:29, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment After reviewing the DRV, I can understand why the decision was undertaken as it was (basically the previous discussion went dead for lack of participation), but it might be better for the closing admin to take the remarks from the previous discussion into consideration, as those remarks were recent enough to be on point and relevant. Ray^Talk 15:32, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment DRV isn't an extension of the AFD. Its a review of the decision and if there is evidence presented that needs consideration it has to come back to AFD as DRV doesn't so much consider content as the deletion process. Spartaz ^Humbug! 15:44, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
delete original AFD nominator. Complete fail of WP:GNG. Article claims he is a founder of Integrative psychotherapy. That article does not mention him at all. All of the lninks point to self help websites where you can buy the subjects books and CDs. No 3rd party articles or reviews by reliable soureces. Gaijin42 (talk) 15:38, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There is still no evidence that this author has had any impact on his field. The "references" listed at the article, and the "additional sources" offered at the DRV, are merely a bibliography of his self-authored material. The only secondary source is one review of one of his books in a non-notable ~~journal~~ website called "Spirituality and Practice". I was the sole commenter at the original AfD (full disclosure: this second AfD was called to my attention by Gaijin42), where I said I found no citations at Google Scholar; I apparently didn't allow for the fact that he has such a common name. On re-searching now I find some listings, but most are self-published rather than in peer reviewed journals, and most of them are citations rather than actual publications. Eliminating citations, I find half-a-dozen publications in peer-reviewed journals, with fewer than 10 citations each. I stand by my original assessment that this subject is not notable under WP:SCHOLAR, WP:AUTHOR or WP:GNG. --MelanieN (talk) 19:50, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- lots of books, but none with important presses nor have any reviews been found. No independent RS of any particular merit. -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 03:02, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please consider the following, additional information:

Technical Eclecticism is referred to in the Wiki article on Integrative Psychotherapy as one of the 4 routes to integration. Dr. Friedman came to Philadelphia in 1968 on a NIMH postdoctoral fellowship to study with Arnold Lazarus, when he was developing multi-modal therapy and technical eclecticism. In the years after that Dr. Friedman stayed in touch with Arnold Lazarus who moved to Rutgers in Princeton, N.J. in 1969. Dr. Friedman was a multi-modal therapist but eventually expanded multi-modal therapy and technical eclecticism into Integrative Psychotherapy. Dr. Friedman was invited in 1979 by Richie Herink, editor, to write the chapter on Integrative Psychotherapy in the The Psychotherapy Handbook first published in 1980 by New American Library. Three more related articles in peer reviewed journals on integration and Integrative Psychotherapy followed in the next 2 years.

An integrative approach to the creation and alleviation of dis-ease within the family.

PH Friedman - Family Therapy, 1980 - psycnet.apa.org Abstract 1. Discusses psychotherapy in the context of healing and focuses on the intrapersonal, interpersonal (mainly family), and transpersonal or spiritual factors that create distress, disharmony and" dis-ease" within individuals and families and that in turn trigger ...

Integrative family therapy. PH Friedman - Family Therapy; Family Therapy, 1981 - psycnet.apa.org Abstract 1. Presents a 3-dimensional model to aid in the integration of different approaches to family theory and therapy. Metaphors from different family therapy approaches are classified within the structure of the model. Various characteristics of integrative family ...

The multiple roles of the integrative marital psychotherapist.

PH Friedman - Family Therapy, 1982 - psycnet.apa.org Abstract 1. Discusses 3 roles that an integrative marital psychotherapist may play with an individual or couple: director, catalyst, and spiritual healer. The case of a 32-yr-old female who had been separated from her husband for 2 mo illustrates a number of other roles

Dr. Friedman became very active at conferences and workshops in the early 1980's with a few other colleagues in developing Integrative Marital Therapy and Integrative Family Therapy, especially at the AFTA conferences, with Pinsof, Lebow and Moultrup among others in the early 1980's.

Then in 1983 the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration was launched.

None of this information is shared in the Wiki article. In fact there are very few references in the Wiki Integrative Psychotherapy article before 2000 and only one before 1992, by Jerome Frank on his book "Persuasion and Healing" which also influenced Dr. Friedman's thinking, though it was not a book on integrative psychotherapy per se.) In other words the history of Integrative Psychotherapy reviewed in the Wiki article is very incomplete and doesn't reflect a complete, accurate history of the field.

The Friedman Well-Being Scale published in 1992 is used all over the world. Dr. Friedman frequently get requests, moreover, from graduate students working on their M.A. or Ph.D degrees to use The Friedman Well-Being Scale in their dissertations from far away as Australia. Below are some web sites referring to the The Friedman Well-Being Scale and one study described using it. The scale was developed 3 years after the publication of his book Creating Well-Being (1989) which mapped out 12 core principles of well-being. This was 10 years before the field of Positive Psychology was organized focusing heavily on well-being. Even today 24 years later the ideas in my Creating Well-Being book still carry a lot of weight and are aligned with current thinking about well-being.

http://www.mindgarden.com/products/fwbss.htm http://psycentre.apps01.yorku.ca/drpl/?q=node/15848 http://www.prasadpsycho.com/friedman-well-being-scale http://www.neurosoup.com/MSFinalPaper_KrystleCole.pdf http://managementconsultingbusiness.net/tag/friedman-well-being-scale/

Corporate Report Suggests Staff Become Happier at Home and at Work Following 3 Principles Training

More Happiness at Work? Corporate Report Suggests Staff Become Happier at Home and at Work Following 3 Principles Training

SANJOSE (April 19, 2012) – Is more happiness at work possible through “state of mind education?’ And does more happiness link with more productivity? Yes, as results show. Read the summary of the training results of a program designed and led by our Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Gabriela Maldonado-Montano. It bolsters recent research showing a causal link between happiness and productivity. A win-win for the client, The Center for Employment Training.

A research team at Warwick Business School in the UK found that subjective feelings of happiness had measurable effects on how hard and well people worked. The Warwick team concluded, “If happiness in the workplace brings increased returns to productivity, then human resource departments, business managers and the architects of promotion policies will want to consider the implications.”

Results of the“State of Mind Leadership Training” showed 80% of those attending saw in positive shift in the way they work. Fifty managers and employees attended a Three Principles-based educational program to raise the level of understanding about how state of mind creates a person’s experience, and how that experience effects productivity and performance.

Results found that improvement in subjective well-being was statistically significant and was sustained up to four months after the training: 〉84% indicated that the training had a positive impact on their world view 〉80% reported positive change in how they are doing things at home and work 〉50% responded that they felt better physically after the training 〉90% responded “yes” when asked if the training had improved communications and had a positive impact with others including family members and co-workers

Thinking outside the human resource development box, Center for Employment Training executives decided to focus on staff well-being rather than organizational functioning per se. “The capacity of an organization’s leadership to bring out the best in an employee depends on the mental state of both,” the report states. “Their ability to handle change as well as the everyday crisis is dependent on their mental states…. In general people with high levels of well-being are more in harmony with themselves and others, engage in more positive, optimistic, hopeful thoughts and attitudes. Therefore, one of the most fundamental issues determining the organization’s operation is the state of mind of its employees.”

Comments from staff point to a link between higher levels of well-being and work performance. According to one, “I notice that I pay more attention to detail with less mistakes.” Another said, “I’m more aware of how I’m feeling at work and how my co-workers are feeling.” “You have control over what is happening on the inside and that (awareness) makes a difference in how you take care of business,” said another.

One person commented that staff members are accustomed to seeing value only in action-oriented training with a specific outcome. Another participant said, “What struck me was that this was not a tool, but was introduced as transformative knowledge. And the more we reflected or were thoughtful or just let it sink in, then it would be transformative. So I think the three days were very rich.”

A few participants noted dramatic personal changes. One quit smoking right after the retreat and commented, “I thought I would struggle, but using my awareness of my own thoughts made it a lot easier.” She also noted that her relationship with her spouse improved “drastically.”

A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that workplace wellness programs were of benefit to business by reducing absence due to illness, reducing staff turnover, increasing employee satisfaction, and boosting company profile and productivity.

The Three Principles approach teaches that when people develop an understanding of state of mind within themselves, they enjoy greater freedom from their own personal thought systems and gain clarity, peace of mind, wisdom and creativity.

A Full Report on the Evaluation of State of Mind Leadership Training by the Center for Employment Training is available upon request. This training consisted of three parts: pre-training intake; 2.5-day retreat at Asilomar Conference Grounds on the Monterey Peninsula; and five subsequent “brown bag lunch” sessions at the workplace (26 hours total). Quantitative data was derived using the Friedman Well-Being Scale (FWBS), and qualitative results were obtained through analysis of staff journals and through focus groups.

Center for Employment Training has conducted follow-up evaluations to determine the success of the training over a lengthier period of time, please ask us to view these results showing sustained improvements over time. The report was prepared by Linda Ramus, Director of 3 Principles Services Division, Department of Alcohol and Drug Services in San Jose, in collaboration with Gabriela Maldonado-Montano. Trainers and evaluators included Betty Nelson of Santa Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services, Christine Baucus of Transformation Research and Consulting, Liz Alameda of Connecting Principles and Elese Coit of the Center for Sustainable Change.

"Dr. Phil Friedman's The Forgiveness Solution draws upon extensive knowledge of contemporary forgiveness research, and then charts new territory by fusing that research with a deeply spiritual orientation. It offers a veritable goldmine of practical exercises drawn from years of guiding therapeutic clients into the experience of forgiveness. Friedman's profound commitment to helping his clients and his readers along the road to true forgiveness shines through on every page. If you are serious about walking on that road yourself, read this book -- and use it." --Robert Perry, Founder of the Circle of Atonement and author of Path of Light and Signs: A New Approach to Coincidence, Synchronicity, Guidance, Life Purpose, and God's Plan

"A comprehensive and powerful book that teaches hurt people to recover their center and let go of painful wounds and grievances." --Fred Luskin, PhD, Director, Stanford Forgiveness Projects, and author of Forgive for Good

"The Forgiveness Solution is a wonderful, passionate, healing book that is easy to read, practical, integrative, and powerful. Readers will not only learn how to forgive themselves and others but will also be on the way to developing a forgiving personality and reconnecting with the inner goodness and light within themselves and each other." --Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., author of Love Is Letting Go of Fear and co-author of A Mini Course for Life

"There is no doubt that the #1 solution to so many of our personal, political, and social problems today is forgiveness. In this book Dr. Friedman offers a wealth of forgiveness techniques and processes that skillfully blends science, spirituality, and clinical practice into a seamless garment of love, peace, strength, and resilience." --Colin Tipping, author of Radical Forgiveness

"The most practical book I've ever read on forgiveness. From beginning to end, it focuses on giving you a direct experience of forgiveness and helps you to incorporate this way of being into every facet of your life. If you do the exercises in this book, I know your life will be changed forever." --David Paul Doyle, co-author of The Voice for Love: Accessing Your Inner Voice to Fulfill Your Life's Purpose

"Forgiveness is quite possibly one of the most misunderstood words in the dictionary. We've all been told we 'should' forgive, but why is it so important and so difficult to do? Dr. Friedman's book answers these questions. Not only does he point to the benefits of forgiveness for your own health and inner peace, he gives you numerous ways to actually forgive and release the pain, hurt, guilt, and anger. World peace begins with inner peace; you owe it to yourself and the planet to read this book." --Mary T. Sise, LCSW, former president of the Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology and co-author of The Energy of Belief: Psychology's Power Tools to Focus Intention & Release Blocking Beliefs

"The Forgiveness Solution is a comprehensive, in-depth look into every aspect of the power of forgiveness. Drawn from a wide variety of perspectives, it has more exercises, techniques, and energetic processes than any book about forgiveness on the shelves today. Dr. Philip Friedman shows us how one simple act can transform our personal lives and the world around us. If you're experiencing challenges of any sort and don't know what to do, forgiveness is your next step and this book will guide you true. The Forgiveness Solution is a winner!" --Tony Burroughs, author of The Code: 10 Intentions for a Better World

"The Forgiveness Solution is a wonderfully healing book, an inspiring and practical guide that assists individuals on working through the rigorous task of releasing even the darkest of emotions." --Caroline Myss, author of Defy Gravity and Anatomy of the Spirit

"If you want more peace, satisfaction, and joy in your life, then The Forgiveness Solution can be your solution. This book will not only change your life, it will change the world you live in. You can't afford the luxury of being unforgiving." --Stevan Thayer, Director of the Center of Being and author of Interview with an Angel

"I opened this book and could not stop reading it! If you want to give up guilt, suffering, or painful distance from loved ones who have disappointed or hurt you, definitely get yourself a copy of The Forgiveness Solution. This is the most practical book you can buy on forgiveness. It can help you restore your own peace and happiness and make a rapid 180 degree turn in healing the most important relationships in your life!" --Diana Kirschner, Ph.D., author of Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True Love

"Dr. Friedman's years of study and practical application of his deep knowledge, along with his obvious grace in dealing with this most sensitive and significant psychological problem, will inform and inspire you to new freedom from unforgiveness. Unforgiveness runs deep in all of us; it is ingrained in our childhood and highly reinforced in our society. The Forgiveness Solution will help you enormously, both personally and with your clients who suffer silently with this debilitating problem of how to become free through forgiveness. This book is a treasure and is well suited for laypersons as well as for professional practitioners." --Larry P. Nims, PhD, author of the BE SET FREE FASTâ„¢ book and DVD

"Wow, what a rich and comprehensive resource The Forgiveness Solution is. Though the theme is 'forgiveness', Dr. Friedman offers us a rich resource to guide us to a positive, fulfilling, and satisfying life. Not only does he present us with a compendium of ways to perceive, assess, and take action to heal ourselves, but he even provides the questions and answers we might ask him to have the confidence to apply these methods. This is a book we could all use." --Barry G. Ginsberg, PhD, Director of The Center of Relationship Enhancement and author of Relationship Enhancement Family Therapy and 50 Wonderful Ways to Be a Single-Parent Family

"The Forgiveness Solution makes two bold claims -- that unforgiveness underlies virtually all psychological problems, and the solution to that underlying problem (and also other problems) is to forgive. Philip H. Friedman, equipped by years of practical psychotherapy experience, offers you a practical, powerful, and personal book that will help you forgive. Doable exercises are engaging, useful, and therapy-tested. While many psychologists integrate scientific findings into their practice, I know of no therapist who does as often as Friedman. His integration of research and practice has resulted in a book that will help you, teach you, and heal you. It is the best blend of science and clinical practice." --Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of Forgiving and Reconciling: Bridges to Wholeness and Hope

"An amazing contribution to the field that draws upon scientific research, clinical experience, spiritual wisdom, and cutting-edge methods. Keeping this resource handy will help anyone navigate the toughest of times." Â --Fred P. Gallo, PhD, author of Energy Psychology and Energy Tapping for Trauma

"The Forgiveness Solution is a treasure-trove of inspiring quotations, powerful examples from Friedman's clinical practice, and numerous effective and healing exercises that bring the material alive. Whatever your orientation, you will find doors to walk through and abundant resources to continue your journey toward greater peace, happiness, love, and joy." --Martha Crampton, Ph.D., founder and former director of the Canadian Institute of Psychosynthesis in Montreal

"There are many solutions to personal, social, and interpersonal problems, but The Forgiveness Solution is one of the best. With empathy, care, wisdom, and intuition, Dr Friedman gives you a detailed, step-by-step, and focused approach to healing, wholeness, peace, and happiness. Drawing on scientific research, spiritual teachings, and years of clinical experience, he teaches you how to forgive yourself and others." --Dr. Loren Toussaint, associate professor at Luther College

"If you were to have one book on the all-important subject of forgiveness, this is the one. In an easy-to-read style, The Forgiveness Solution deftly compiles research with exercises, case studies with concise insights. It's a clear handbook on how to forgive, written for the lay person and professional alike. It also uses some of Dr. Friedman's own powerful techniques for dealing with forgiveness. To have a great life, you need to know how to forgive. This book really maps out what you need in a fascinating and comprehensive way." --Dr. Phillip Mountrose, co-author of The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond and co-director the Awakenings Institute 24.0.187.139 (talk) 20:53, 14 March 2013 (UTC) This template must be substituted.[reply]

Interesting slip-up in the above TLDR post: "...the ideas in my Creating Well-Being book..." ...in my book? I think we now understand who wrote this post. This is the same account that requested the DRV. --MelanieN (talk) 01:16, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

All information above has been obtained by and provided by Rich Ferrucci (me) the original requester of the DRV. I did obtain the above information and some of the material came from sources in which Dr. Friedman was listed as a reference, hence the reason one of the lines was in the first person during an interview. The particular line in question should have been removed but in the vast information I collected, it was simply an oversight. 24.0.187.139 (talk) 02:52, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Additional google scholar articles can be found searching for "friedman well-being scale" to show the importance of this work:

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22friedman+well-being+scale%22&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_vis=1 will provide the following list, which will provide 31 results. On the first page 8 out of 10 responses have more than 10 citations.

Some of the scholarly articles referencing Dr. Friedman's work include: Journal of Neurotherapy, Journal of Group Psychotherapy and the Journal of Correctional Education 24.0.187.139 (talk) 03:05, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]