Moral Development & Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman (2nd Edition) Paperback - 2009 - 2nd Edition

John C. Gibbs, Ph.D. (Harvard University, 1972) is Professor of Developmental Psychology at The Ohio State University. His work on moral judgment assessment and on interventions with antisocial youth has not only seen widespread use in the United States and Great Britain but has also been translated and adapted for use in Germany, Italy, Taiwan, The Netherlands, and other countries. Dr. Gibbs and coauthors' EQUIP intervention program won the 1998 Reclaiming Children and Youth Spotlight on Excellence Award. He has served as a member of the Ohio Governor's Council on Juvenile Justice, as well as the Social Cognitive Training Study Group of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Division of Violence Prevention). He also serves on the editorial board of the "Journal of Near-Death Studies." Some of his other books are "Moral Maturity: Measuring the Development of Sociomoral Reflection "(with coauthors Karen Basinger and Dick Fuller) and "The EQUIP Program: Teaching Youth to Think and Act Responsibly through a Peer-Helping Approach" (with coauthors Granville Bud Potter and Arnold Goldstein). In addition to his books, Dr. Gibbs has published (alone or with coauthors) more than 70 book chapters and articles pertaining to the topics involved in "Moral Development and Reality."