A biography of Dave Capuzzi, JournaLearning's founder

DAVID CAPUZZI, Ph.D., L.P.C., is a Past President of the American Counseling Association. He is professor of Counselor Education in the School of Education at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Prior to affiliating with Portland Sate University in 1978, he served in faculty positions at Florida State University, Our Lady of the Lake University of San Antonio, and the University of Wyoming.

Dr. Capuzzi's publications have appeared in journals such as Counselor Education and Supervision, Counseling and Values, Humanistic Education and Development, Generations, and the Journal for Specialists in Group Work. From 1980 to 1984, he served as editor of the School Counselor. Dr. Capuzzi has authored a number of textbook chapters and monographs on the topic of preventing adolescent suicide and was co-editor and author, with Dr. Larry Golden, of Helping Families Help Children: Family Interventions with School Related Problems (1986) and Preventing Adolescent Suicide (1988). Dr. Capuzzi co-edited and authored Youth At Risk (1996), Introduction to the Counseling Profession (1997), Introduction to Group Counseling (1998), and Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories and Interventions (1999) with Dr. Douglas R. Gross, professor emeritus, of Arizona State University. He is the author of Suicide Prevention in the Schools (1994) for the American Counseling Association.

Dr. Capuzzi has won a number of awards for his contributions of service and expertise to professional groups. Among these are the Kitty Cole Human Rights Award of the American Counseling Association, the Leona Tyler Award of the Oregon Counseling Association, the Outstanding Service Award of the Western Region of the American Counseling Association and the Silver Award for Editorial Excellence of the Society of National Association Publications. A frequent keynoter and speaker for professional conferences and institutes, Dr. Capuzzi also has consulted with a variety of school districts and community agencies interested in initiating prevention and intervention strategies for youth at risk and adolescents at risk for suicide.

Dr. Capuzzi and his family live in Oregon and enjoy gardening, exploring the Pacific coastline, and traveling.