George Louis McGhee
George Louis McGhee | |
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| Born | March 3, 1925 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 2000 (aged 75) |
| Education | University of Southern California (MS) United States International University |
| Occupation | Therapist |
George Louis McGhee (March 3, 1925 – December 20, 2000) was an American marriage and family therapist. He was also a lobbyist for marriage and family therapy laws in the state of California.
Life
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Born in Los Angeles, California, he joined the United States Navy in 1942. He worked as a teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District while earning a Master of Science in education and Counseling and Guidance (1958) at the University of Southern California.
In 1963, he received an honorary doctorate extramurally from the International Free Protestant Episcopal University (UK) in Clinical Psychology for his work in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling and gifted children. He also received an honorary fellowship from Saint Andrew's Ecumenical Church Foundation (UK).
In 1964 he became one of the founders, originators, and first president of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. In 1979 he earned his doctorate in leadership and human behavior from United States International University in San Diego.
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References
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- Graham, A. Lee, (1993) Hemet News (Newspaper), currently The Press Enterprise (Newspaper), front-page article about George L. McGhee page A1, Citizen of the week, May 7, 1993. Hemet, CA.
- Staff writer (2000) Hemet News (Newspaper), currently The Press Enterprise (Newspaper), obituary section article, Obituary on George L. McGhee, December 23, 2000. Hemet, CA.
- Bamberg-Johnson, D. (1994) Las Cruces Sun-News, page A9 Family therapy center of N.M. denies no one service, August 15, 1994. Las Cruces, NM.
- Bamberg-Johnson, D. (1994) Las Cruces Sun-News, Counseling made available to all, May 1994, Las Cruces, NM.
- Staff writer (1942) Los Angeles Times (Newspaper), front-page article about George L. McGhee, page A6, (photo page B) Navy Recruits 10,000th Man Here Since Pearl Harbor, March 13, 1942. Los Angeles, CA.
- American psychotherapists
- Relationship counseling
- United States Navy sailors
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- 1925 births
- 2000 deaths
- Los Angeles City College alumni
- California State University, Los Angeles alumni
- USC Rossier School of Education alumni
- People from Los Angeles
- United States International University alumni
- 20th-century American physicians