Aaron Beck Dies at the Age of 100

Posted By: Micah Perkins

Psychotherapist the world over are morning the loss of Aaron Temkin Beck, the founder of Cognitive Therapy which later  became known as Cognitive Behavior Therapy. 

His daughter Dr. Judith Beck, a practicing psychologist, researcher, and current president and co-founder of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy informed the world of her father's passing in an email statement sent at 10:01AM CST on November 1, 2021. 

Notice of his passing was also posted on the Beck Institute website.  

We will forever value the contribution that Aaron Beck made to the field of psychology and the practice of psychotherapy. 

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