Rivka Bertisch Meir

Rivka Bertisch Meir
Meir in 2013
Born
Rivka Bertisch

December 12, 1941
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedAugust 14, 2014 (aged 72)
Aventura, Florida
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Saybrook University
Known forContributions to international psychology
AwardsFellow, American Psychological Association
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Doctoral advisorsRaymond Corsini and Stanley Krippner

Rivka Bertisch Meir (December 12, 1941 – August 14, 2014) was an Argentine-American psychologist, licensed mental health counselor, and psychotherapist. She is known for the creation of personal development programs in the United States, Israel, and Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s and for establishing global partnerships in international psychology.

Meir was a chairperson and International Liaison of International Psychology (Division 52) of the American Psychological Association from 2005 to 2012. As International Liaison, she recruited international psychologists to establish partnerships with the American Psychological Association. Meir was the founder of the APA "Adopt a Psychologist" initiative, which established international alliances between psychologists. Meir was co-founder of the APA National Speakers Network.