Campbell, Terence W. 1943-

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Campbell, Terence W. 1943-

PERSONAL:

Born September 9, 1943; son of Jess Frank and Dorothy Agnus Campbell; married Constance Lee, August 20, 1966 (divorced July 1, 1977); married Sharon Kay, August 20, 1982; children: Elisabeth, Derek. Education: Western Michigan University, B.S. (cum laude), 1965; University of Maryland, Ph.D., 1970.

ADDRESSES:

Office—4105 Metro Parkway, Ste. 103, Sterling Heights, MI 48310; fax: (586) 268-3963.

CAREER:

Certified psychologist, and diplomate in forensic psychology. Clinical psychology intern, National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Branch, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, DC, 1968-69; Maryland Penitentiary, Baltimore, on staff of chief psychologist, 1970-72; psychologist in private practice, Sterling Heights, MI, 1972—. Adjunct assistant professor, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, 1969-72; assistant professor, Mercy College, Detroit, MI, 1972-80; consultant Macomb County Circuit Court, Macomb County, MI, 1971-81, 1990-94, and to Lifeline-Doctor's Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1989-91; advisory board member, FMS Foundation, 1993, National Association for Consumer Protection in Mental Health Practices, Salt Lake City, UT, 1994, and National Parental Alienation Foundation, Washington, DC, 2000-2001; member of scientific and advisory board, False Memory Syndrome Foundation. Consulting psychologist, Mapletree Counseling Centers, Livonia, MI, 1995-98; and Family Centers of America, Farmington Hills, MI, 1995-96. Member of board of trustees, Michigan Children's Law Center, 1994-95.

MEMBER:

American Psychological Society, American Psychological Association, American Psychology-Law Society, American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, Michigan Interprofessional Association.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Fellowships from American Psychological Society, 1992, Council for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health, 2003, and American Academy of Forensic Psychology, 2006.

WRITINGS:

NONFICTION

Beware the Talking Cure: Psychotherapy May Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health, Upton Books (Boca Raton, FL), 1994.

Smoke and Mirrors: The Devastating Effect of False Sexual Abuse Claims, Insight Books (New York, NY), 1998.

(With Demosthenes Lorandos) Cross Examining in the Behavioral Sciences, West Group (St. Paul, MN), 2001.

Assessing Sex Offenders: Problems and Pitfalls, Charles C. Thomas (Springfield, IL), 2004.

(With Demosthenes Lorandos) Benchbook in the Behavioral Sciences: Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, Carolina Academic Press (Durham, NC), 2005.

Contributor of articles to professional journals and periodicals, including Employee Assistance, American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Experts-at-Law, and American Journal of Family Therapy. Editorial consultant, Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 1993-98; member of editorial board, Journal of Systemic Therapies.

SIDELIGHTS:

Terence W. Campbell is a psychologist who has made a special study of false claims of sexual abuse. His Smoke and Mirrors: The Devastating Effect of False Sexual Abuse Claims examines the reasons that false accusations surface, and studies the effects of these claims on the accused. He explains the distinction between "false" claims, which may be the result of a mistake or a misunderstanding, and "fabricated" claims, in which lies are deliberately told. Campbell believes that children involved in sexual abuse cases are often interviewed in ways that lead them to give damaging answers that are not necessarily accurate, or to call up "memories" of things that did not actually happen. He provides sample cases to illustrate his point that such accusations are very difficult to prove, and he discusses the damage done by accusations that have no basis in reality. A reviewer for Publishers Weekly took exception to the author's "hostile words" and his suggestion that false accusations are extremely prevalent, but approved of the "excellent," in-depth suggestions on how to handle interviews with children involved in sexual abuse cases.

In Benchbook in the Behavioral Sciences: Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, a book aimed primarily at judges, Campbell and coauthor Demosthenes Lorandos offer both legal and scientific guidelines on how to deal with expert testimony from behavioral scientists serving as expert witnesses. Their book covers such topics as child abuse and neglect cases, how to assess claims of psychological damage, and how to evaluate sexual harassment and other claims of harassment at work.