Mildred Newman graduated from Hunter College High School and
from Hunter College, where she received an M.A. in psychology. She
spent a number of years in training with Theodore Reik, and she
completed the analytic training program at the National
Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. Newman was a
supervisor for the Community Guidance Service of New York City, and
her work has been anthologized in New Approaches in Child Guidance.
She was married to Bernard Berkowitz until her death in 2001.
Bernard Berkowitz graduated from City College, received an
M.S. from Columbia University, and his Ph.D. from New York
University. He attended the Alfred Adler Institute and the
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health. Dr. Berkowitz has been
affiliated with City College and with the John Jay College of
Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, and has had
numerous articles and reviews published in various journals. He
lives in New York City.
Jean Owen graduated from Skidmore College and received an
M.A. in philosophy from Columbia University. After collaborating
with Newman and Berkowitz, she trained as a psychoanalyst and is
currently practicing in New York City.
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