Dr Thomas Gordon

His gordon model concepts are now known world wide.
Dr thomas gordon. Widely recognized as a pioneer in teaching communication skills and conflict resolution methods to leaders managers parents teachers and youth dr. His gordon model concepts are known world wide. Gordon was really interested in was the relationships between people. Was developed by award winning psychologist and three time nobel peace prize nominee dr.
Gordon began to pursue a career in optometry in 1984 after completing a bs in electrical engineering at the university of maine at orono. Benefiting a million parents since 1962 across 53 countries p e t. Thomas gordon 1918 2002 widely recognized as a pioneer in teaching communication skills and conflict resolution methods to parents teachers youth organization managers and employees dr. Gordon began in the field of psychology he was dissatisfied with the emphasis on statistics and scientific process.
He was mainly known for his gordon method primarily a method to improve relationships between parents and children that was later developed into a general communication method to improve all relationships. The first book i ever read about people skills was dr. Parent effectiveness training or p e t. His gordon model concepts are now known world wide.
Offers proven practical logical communication skills and problem solving steps applicable to any demographic status of the. Thomas gordon march 11 1918 august 26 2002 was an american clinical psychologist and colleague of carl rogers he is widely recognized as a pioneer in teaching communication skills and conflict resolution methods to parents teachers leaders women youth and salespeople. Is the world s no. Thomas gordon was the founder of gordon training international.
Everything he said over 30 years ago remains valid and useful today even though dozens of books have been written about people skills since. This is an audio recording only where the father of parent training dr. In 1989 dr gordon received the doctor of optometry degree and joined his father s practice in south casco maine. 1 parent education program.
Thomas gordon was the founder of gordon training international. Thomas gordon was the founder of gordon training international. Thomas gordon was an american clinical psychologist student and later colleague of carl rogers. Thomas gordon s 1970 book p e t which stands for parent effectiveness training in 1978 he published l e t.
Thomas gordon explains active listening communication roadblocks and problem owner.