Lewis Aptekar: Educational Workshops





Lewis Aptekar of San Jose, California, has led numerous educational workshops surrounding a variety of topics, including Teaching Counseling to Teachers in the Szechuan Post Earthquake Disaster. Lewis Aptekar has worked all over the world as a visiting professor as well as a Fulbright Scholar. He is a graduate of Wayne State University, where he completed his undergraduate degrees in psychology and special education before going on to complete his Ph.D.at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1970.




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