Abstract
Dr Robert F. Hobson (Bob), who died on 13 November 1999, aged 79, made an immense contribution to the professions of psychiatry, psychotherapy and counselling. He was a pioneer in interdisciplinary work at many prestigious institutions, including the Portman Clinic, the Middlesex Hospital, the
Highlights
He was able to link this experience with his former role as Chair of the Jungian Society for Analytical Psychology, and his personal meeting with Carl Jung
In 1944/45 he served as surgeon lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, on the Arctic convoys which gave him a model of how a captain must lead from the front while supporting from the rear. He trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital under Professor Sir Aubrey Lewis and Professor Sir Denis Hill before developing a distinguished career as a psychiatrist, carrying out a classic study on the effectiveness of electroconvulsive treatment for his MD
He shaped psychotherapy training in the north from a base in the Manchester Royal Infirmary with sessions around the region. He persuaded the regional training director to let him use the staff training college at Brindle Lodge. Through those intensive workshops he inspired a group of colleagues, many of whom are still active as trainers, and inspired the development of advanced training in psychotherapy in the north-west
Summary
He was able to link this experience with his former role as Chair of the Jungian Society for Analytical Psychology, and his personal meeting with Carl Jung. He shaped psychotherapy training in the north from a base in the Manchester Royal Infirmary with sessions around the region. Through those intensive workshops he inspired a group of colleagues, many of whom are still active as trainers, and inspired the development of advanced training in psychotherapy in the north-west.
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