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Chamberlain, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Mack), 1928-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1928 - 2015

Biographical History

Jonathan M. Chamberlain (1928-2015) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, therapist and counselor in Utah.

Jonathan M. Chamberlain was born on August 26, 1928 in Alton, Utah to Guy and Vera Heaton Chamberlain. Between 1951-53 he served in London during the Korean conflict in the US Air Force as a career guidance specialist. On January 16, 1953 he married Beverly Christensen. He graduated from Brigham Young University in French and English in 1958. He taught high school and seminary for five years in Panaca, Nevada. He received his doctorate in pyschology from the University of Wyoming in 1967. He was a therapist and counselor in Utah. He worked a lot with people who had self destructive behavior. He wrote multiple books and taught people how to overcome this disorder. He was also a religious instructor, marriage and family counselor, pyschologist, author, and career guidance specialist. He became the Director of The Regional Child Study Services for five school districts in Southeastern Utah. In 1970 he joined the BYU Faculty as professor of psychology in the student counseling center and the Educational Psychology Department, retiring in 1993. After his wife Beverly passed away in 2010 he was married to Janet Baker Schofield Clark on June 1, 2013. Chamberlain died on November 30, 2015.

Citation:
familysearch, via WWW, Nov. 18, 2015 (Jon Chamberlain; b. Aug. 16, 1928

library of congress, via WWW, Nov. 18, 2015 (Chamberlain, Jonathan M.; also religious instructor, marriage and fam counselor, pyschologist, author, and career specialist)

Jonathan Chamberlain papers, 1963-1994 (worked with SDB and wrote books on it; was therapist and counselor in UT.)

walkersanderson, via WWW, Dec. 2, 2015 (Jonathan Mack Chamberlain; d. Nov. 30, 2015; b. Alton, UT Guy and Vera Heaton Chamberlain; 1951-53 london korean conflict US Air Force as career guidance specialist; Jan. 16, 1953 married Beverly Christensen; 1958 graduated BYU in English and French; five years taught in Nevada; doctorat U of Wyoming in 1967; Director of the Regional Child Study Services for five schools in UT; 1970 BYU professor of Pyschology; retired 1993; Beverly passed away 2010; remarried Janet Baker Schofield Clark on June 1, 2013)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jonathan M. Chamberlain papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8778
Content Description

Contains outlines, proposals, case studies, and other material on counseling produced by Chamberlain during his career at Brigham Young University. Dated 1963-1994.

Dates: 1963-1994

Mary E. Wooley Chamberlain autobiographical sketch

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 452
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography which tells of her children, friends, labors, marriage and travels. Also includes short typewritten description by Jonathan Chamberlain of his activities as an officer in the Thomas Chamberlain Family Organization.

Dates: 1936-1939

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