Institute for Psychological Therapies
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The Institute for Psychological Therapies is a research group for clinical psychology in Northfield, Minnesota
run by Ralph Underwager
until his death in 2003.
In his book Elusive innocence: survival guide for the falsely accused, author Dean Tong states the IPT is "A leading research firm that analyzes child interviews and generates raw data and reports".
Northfield, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,147 people, 4,909 households, and 3,210 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,452.2 people per square mile . There were 5,119 housing units at an average density of 732.1 per square mile...
run by Ralph Underwager
Ralph Underwager
Ralph Underwager was an American minister and psychologist who rose to prominence as a defense witness for adults accused of child sexual abuse in the 1980s and 1990s. Until his death in 2003, he was the director of the Institute for Psychological Therapies, which he founded in 1974...
until his death in 2003.
Background
The website of IPT states that it is a clinical psychology private practice with a focus on "allegations of child sexual abuse, sexual harassment, recovered memories of childhood abuse, accusations of rape, allegations of improper sexual contact by professionals, forced and coerced confessions, false confessions, personal injury claims, mitigating factors in sentencing, custody, and medical and psychological malpractice."In his book Elusive innocence: survival guide for the falsely accused, author Dean Tong states the IPT is "A leading research firm that analyzes child interviews and generates raw data and reports".