About
Bio
A child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, Steven Foreman has been in practice in San Francisco since 1985. He is past president of the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group. He has conducted research on the process and outcome of psychotherapy with children and adults. He has lectured internationally on the subject of psychotherapy and has published numerous clinical and research papers as well as a book for parents and clinicians, Breaking the Spell, Understanding Why Kids Do the Very Thing That Drives You Crazy.
Education
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Child Psychiatry Fellowship
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute
401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA. 94143
1983 - 1985
Psychiatry Resident
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute
401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA. 94143
1979 - 1983
Doctor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Medical School
1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19107
1975 - 1979
Bachelor of Arts, College Scholar, Distinction in all subjects
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences
Ithaca, NY
1971 - 1975
Faculty and Administrative Experience
Teacher, supervisor, past president
San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group
1986 - present
Director of Child Psychiatry
Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
Developed child psychiatry consultation liaison service. Developed training program for psychiatry and psychology trainees in child psychiatry.
1989 - 1990
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Psychiatry
Langley Porter Institute