William R. Safarjan (1943-2023)

This article memorializes William R. Safarjan (1943-2023). Dr. Safarjan spent much of his career working as a clinical psychologist for the California Department of State Hospitals at Atascadero State Hospital, 1984-2009. During his professional career, Dr. Safarjan served in many roles with the Cal...

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Published in:The American psychologist 2024-04, Vol.79 (3), p.467-467
Main Authors: Safarjan, Erin, Sheppard, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association Divisions
Clinical Psychologists
Clinical Psychology
Hospitals
Human
Liaison
Male
Membership
PAC
Political action committees
Professional associations
Psychology
Public Sector
Societies, Scientific
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Summary:This article memorializes William R. Safarjan (1943-2023). Dr. Safarjan spent much of his career working as a clinical psychologist for the California Department of State Hospitals at Atascadero State Hospital, 1984-2009. During his professional career, Dr. Safarjan served in many roles with the California Psychological Association, including president in 1998, liaison to the California Psychological Association, and membership chair and chair of the research political action committee. He served as vice chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) membership committee, chair of the APA committee of state leaders, council of representatives from California. In addition to his work in psychology, Dr. Safarjan served in several professional organizations including Rotary International where he was recognized as an outstanding club president (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/amp0001312