American popular "psychologist" Chuck Spezzano

The UK-published Routledge International Handbook of Dramatherapy / edited by Sue Jennings and Clive Holmwood (2016) describes Chuck Spezzano as an "American popular psychologist."

https://books.google.com/books?id=Ew4zDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&lpg=PT535&dq=psychologist+%22chuck+spezzano%22&source=bl&ots=gIlaG30xam&sig=QpGOJOMQQJUX-ve31qJb9roZ7Dg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijkrHPk-jeAhWUCTQIHQMeBQs4ChDoATAGegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=psychologist%20%22chuck%20spezzano%22&f=false

It is disturbing to see a reputable publisher like Routledge spreading this fable.

Spezzano's 1977 Ph.D. was apparently in something exotic called "Professional Psychology." It was not accredited by the APA, which means his diploma bypassed any sort of national standard. Even in Europe this should disqualify him from being called a "psychologist." Both of the Spezzanos are on record saying Chuck is not a "psychologist."

In addition, Spezzano was fined by the State of Hawaii in 2004 for impersonating a professional. He is not licensed and is not even remotely qualified to practice professional psychology even if he applied. He has NEVER worked as a licensed "psychologist" or published any research in peer-reviewed journals that we can locate. His credentials have been inflated and falsified for decades, starting with his own newspaper advertisements in the 1980s. Here are some links to some primary sources of interest so you can see the evidence:

http://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2015/09/charles-lee-spezzano-ph-d-in_28.html

https://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2015/09/state-of-hawaii-v-charles-l-spezzano.html

http://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2015/10/state-of-hawaii-requirements-and.html

https://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2017/10/honolulu-advertising-clips-from-1980s.html

https://psychologyofvision.blogspot.com/2015/12/marquis-whos-who-breaththrough-seminars.html