FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 13, 2007 Contact: Andrew Boucher
Phone: 202-783-7663
Email: andrew@nationalregister.org

WISCONSIN STATE-LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

June 13, 2007, Washington, D.C. - The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (National Register) Board of Directors today announced the up-coming presentation of the Alfred M. Wellner Senior Career Psychologist Award to Asher R. Pacht, Ph.D., of Madison, Wisconsin. The prestigious award is named for the National Register's first executive officer and recognizes excellence in a National Register credentialed psychologist with more than ten years of postdoctoral experience.

In Dr. Barbara Van Horne’s nomination letter, she described Dr. Pacht’s “enduring contributions to teaching and training of psychology students, his service on the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board and in his various roles with the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, and his leadership in the application of psychology in the public interest all making him a deserving candidate for this award.”

Dr. Van Horne went on to quote the award citation presented to Dr. Pacht in 2006 when he was awarded the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest: “his decades of research and treatment of sex offenders, his vision and initiative in developing training standards and models for treatment of mentally ill correctional clients, his mentoring of young professionals in public service, his leadership and service in numerous and varied professional organizations, and his commitment to the regulation and licensing of psychologists with an emphasis on public protection.  A gentleman, scholar, humanitarian, colleague, teacher, mentor, gifted clinician, and visionary, Asher has devoted his career to serving the profession and the public.”

Dr. Pacht received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been credentialed by the National Register since 1975.

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