The Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca, Romania, has just established a professorship in the name of Aaron T. Beck. This will be a major step in promoting the presence of Cognitive Therapy in Romania.
Babes-Bolyai University has named Daniel David, PhD to this position. In his reception speech, Dr. David said:
“By founding the “Aaron T. Beck Professorship,” the Babes-Bolyai University honors a scientist who transformed the understanding and treatment of a wide range of psychological and psychiatric conditions… Professor Aaron T. Beck’s development of cognitive therapy and his discovery that it effectively treats many mental disorders has major public health significance. Countless people owe their well-being – and even their lives – to Professor Aaron T. Beck’s work… (more…)