Bennet Wong

Bennet Wong
Bennet Wong, M.D., F.R.C.P.(c), D.Litt.
Born	July 16, 1930 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	September 25, 2013(2013-09-25) (aged 83) British Columbia, Canada
Education	University of Alberta, Menninger Clinic
Years active	1956-present
Known for	Co-founder, Haven Institute
Medical career
Profession	Psychiatrist, Author, Lecturer
Institutions	Haven Institute
Research	Human Potential Movement

Bennet Randall Wong (July 16, 1930 – September 25, 2013), was a Canadian psychiatrist, author and lecturer who co-founded the Haven Institute, a residential experiential learning centre on the west coast of Canada, with Jock McKeen. His writings focused on mental illness, group psychotherapy, humanistic psychology and personal growth.

Wong was clinical director at the Winfield State Hospital in Winfield, Kansas, from 1957-59. He then practised adolescent psychiatry in Vancouver, B.C., from 1961 until 1975. Wong was an early adopter of the encounter group process. During the late 1960s, he offered media comments on youth, including hosting a national television forum on youth on CBC-TV He discussed many issues with Canada's former Minister of Health and Welfare, Judy Lamarsh, and television journalist (and later Canadian senator) Laurier Lapierre. Throughout his career, he has been an advocate of humanistic approaches to dealing with children, adolescents and families. He incorporated the mind-body approaches of Wilhelm Reich into his work, as well as the perspectives of existential therapy. Wong was a member of the Board of Directors of Moffat Communications Ltd. for twenty-five years (1973–1999). He has been noted in Who's Who in Canada. Wong was appointed as Visiting Professor of Humanistic Psychology at Hua Wei University in Shen Zhen, China, in 2007.