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Monte B.Shapiro (born: May 31, 1912; died: April 29, 2000) is considered to be one of the founding fathers of clinical psychology in the United Kingdom[1] along with Hans EysenckHans Eysenck.http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/may/02/guardianobituaries1
The British Psychological Society identified Shapiro as one of four "influential clinicians" who created case formulation along with Eysenck, Vic Meyer and Ira Turkat, a core skill required of practicing psychologists in the UK as of 2011.Good Practice Guidelines on the use of Psychological Formulation. In particular, Shapiro developed the use of the experimental method in single clinical cases as a way to integrate psychological practice and a scientific approach.[2]
In 1984, the British Psychological Society honored Shapiro by creating the M.B. Shapiro Award, an annual award to honor a British psychologist who has achieved eminence in their contributions to the field.