ROSEVILLE, CA, January 09, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Leonard Peter Campos, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Campos celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Having accrued more than 60 years of expertise as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Campos has garnered a laudable reputation as a specialist in youth and family therapy. He attended the City College of New York, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in 1955. He served as a personnel psychologist in the U.S. Army, 1955 to 1957. Following his honorable discharge, Dr. Campos completed his education in 1963 with a Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from Michigan State University.
From 1958 to 1960, Dr. Campos worked as a U.S. Public Health Research Fellow in Psychology at Michigan State University. He subsequently completed an internship in psychology at the Veteran's Administration Hospitals of Palo Alto, and Battle Creek, Michigan, between 1960 and 1962, and a pre-doctoral research fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health at Michigan State University from 1962 until 1963. Dr. Campos later found success as an assistant professor of psychology at the University of the Pacific from 1963 to 1966, and a staff psychologist at the O.H. Close School for Boys between 1966 and 1970.
In 1970, Dr. Campos became the director of the San Joaquin Transactional Analysis Institute, with which he would affiliate until 1981. He continued his career in private practice from 1970 until 1994, and acted as a consultant for the California Youth Authority of Stockton and Sacramento between 1972 and 1994. Furthermore, Dr. Campos set up and directed the child treatment program at the El Hogar Mental Health Center from 1982 to 1987, and was the director of the Sacramento Institute for Redecision Therapy from 1982 until 2000, for which he remains as a consultant.
Dr. Campos has conferred his services as a medical expert for the Social Security Administration and a special consultant for the California State Personnel Board of Appeals Panel. He provided psychological assessments and short-term family counseling to the Sacramento County District Attorney's Victim-Witness program between 1990 and 1997. Dr. Campos likewise worked as a staff psychologist for the California Northern Youth Correctional Reception Clinic Center from 1995 to 1999.
Dr. Campos is the author of more than 30 professional journal articles and several books, including "Introduce Yourself to Transactional Analysis," first published in 1969, with the latest edition published in 2015, and "Introduce Your Relationship to Transactional Analysis," released in 1994. He is a Teaching Member of the International Transactional Analysis Association, and has received numerous commendations for his work in the field. Dr. Campos was a member and former president of the Sacramento Valley Psychological Association, and is a Lifetime Member of the American Psychological Association.
Pictured above are photos of Leonard's life partner, Patricia Tocher, his son, David Campos's family, and his daughter, Barbara Gates's family.
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