Past President, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY;
Editor, JOURNAL OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY; MANHATTAN SOCIETY FOR MENTAL HEALTH, INC.;
Awarded scroll: "In recognition Of Outstanding work with delinquent youth..." (1955);
THE SOCIETY FOR STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS (Affiliate of American Sociological Association), 1959 DeRoy Award ) for "Best paper reporting an a significant social problem." Paper entitled "The Delinquent Gang as a Near-Group" was published in Social Problems Journal, Fall 1959;
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE My paper on
gangs was nominated for The Newcomb Cleveland Award for best scientific paper presented
at the l962 Philadelphia Meetings.
In l967, I was selected from among the 9000 Professors In The California State University
System to receive The California State University Board of Trustees "Outstanding
Professor Award". For the Award, I received a financial award and plaque that
stated for "... high achievement in Scholarship, Teaching and Public Service".
In 1992, I was honored to receive the Dr. J. L. Moreno Award (J. L. Moreno, M.D.
was the founder of group psychotherapy ) at the American Society of Group Psychotherapy
and Psychodrama at its Annual Meeting in the form of a plaque that states "...the
American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama Presents to Dr. Lewis Yablonsky
the Dr. J. L. Moreno Award for his lifelong contribution to the field of Group Psychotherapy
and Psychodrama."
In 1994 I was honored to receive The Group Psychotherapy Association
of Southern California Lifetime Achievement Award at its Annual Meeting in the form
of a plaque that stated "The Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California
Honors Dr. Lewis Yablonsky in Recognition of His Outstanding Contributions to the
Mental Health Profession."
In l997 I received the "Frederic Thrasher Award" from THE NATIONAL GANG
CRIME RESEARCH CENTER, "for excellence in a lifetime career of gang scholarship."
In l998 I was honored to receive the "Pacific Sociological Association Award
for Sociological Practice." According to the criteria for the Award, it is given
to a sociologist for "...applied sociological activity that contributes to community
betterment, and/or eases human suffering."
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