Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy pp 1–2Cite as

Olson, David

  • 24 Accesses

Name

Dr. David Olson.

Introduction

Dr. David Olson is Professor Emeritus of the Family Social Science Program at the University of Minnesota. He is most known for developing the Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems as well as several couple and family assessment measures and programs including the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales (FACES) and PREPARE/ENRICH Program.

Career

Dr. Olson obtained his bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College and completed his doctoral training at Pennsylvania State University. He has notable achievements, awards, and honors including the Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy and Research from both the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and the American Family Therapy Association (AFTA). He also has a distinguished alumni award from Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Olson is a fellow and member of both the American Psychological Association and the American Association of Marital and Family Therapy. He is also...

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

References

  • Olson, D. H. (1988). Clinical Rating Scale (CRS) for the circumplex model of marital and family systems (rev.). St. Paul: University of Minnesota, Department of Family Social Science.

    Google Scholar 

  • Olson, D. H. (2000). Circumplex model of marital and family systems. Journal of Family Therapy, 22, 144–167.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Olson, D. (2011). FACES IV and the circumplex model: Validation study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37(1), 64–80.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Olson, D. H., Portner, J., & Bell, R. Q. (1982). FACES II: Family adaptability and cohesion evaluation scales. Minnesota: Family Social Science, University of Minnesota.

    Google Scholar 

  • Olson, D. H., Olson, A. K., & Larson, P. J. (2012). PREPARE-ENRICH program: Overview and new discoveries about couples. Journal of Family & Community Ministries, 25, 30–44.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Corinn A. Elmore

  2. Hays State Prison, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Jessica S. Henry

Authors
  1. Corinn A. Elmore
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jessica S. Henry
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

Section Editor information

  1. Council for Relationships, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Heather Pederson

  2. Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA

    Diana Semmelhack

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG

About this entry

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this entry

Elmore, C.A., Henry, J.S. (2018). Olson, David. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_776-1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_776-1

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-15877-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-15877-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference Behavioral Science and PsychologyReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Chapter history

  1. Latest

    Olson, David
    Published:
    05 February 2018

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_776-2

  2. Original

    Olson, David
    Published:
    23 December 2017

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_776-1

Search

Navigation