Talk:Paul A. Verdier

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He was one of the founders of CAMFT. Most US states modeled their laws regarding MFTS using proposed CAMFT drafts and lobbying techniques. Paul Andre Verdier was a licensed psychologist in California. He was one of the founders of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (currently over 30,000 members). During the late 70s he was extremely notable and popular and was on a number of chat shows in San Diego and Los Angeles commenting on the Patty Hearst kidnapping as well as a number of cult related news stories. This was due, in large part, to the timely release of his book Brainwashing and the Cults : an Expose on Capturing the Human Mind. As an author of four books in the field of psychology and a founder of CAMFT he is a key influence in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. It would be “common sense” for wiki to maintain an article on him. Dorriswhite (talk) 06:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]