The Author & Developer of Relationship Awareness Elias H. Porter received his Ph.D. degree in Psychology from the Ohio State University in 1941.

While pursuing doctoral studies, he was appointed as an Assistant in psychology and taught a variety of courses. His dissertation adviser was the founder of client-centered therapy, Carl Rogers, Ph.D. Porter spent seven years at the University of Chicago, where he served as a staff member of the Counseling Center under Carl Rogers.

Here he combined teaching with clinical work and editing a publication devoted to non-directive counseling. It was here also that he began his research into self-concept, which led to his development of Relationship Awareness™ theory in early 1970.

Dr. Porter held teaching posts at the University of Oregon, University of California at San Diego, and University of California at Los Angeles. He served as associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, and maintained a private practice through the years.

Dr. Porter's industrial and organizational experience included the positions of Assistant Director of Human Factors Directorate at System Development Corporation and Senior System Scientist at Technomics, Inc. He contributed material to several books, numerous scientific journals, and authored two books: Introduction to Therapeutic Counseling, Houghton Mifflin, 1950, and Manpower Development, Harper and Rowe, 1964. In 1971 he founded Personal Strengths Publishing, Inc., and served as President of that company until his death in December, 1987.

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