Dr. Long completed his Psychiatric Residency at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in 1959 and then trained at the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Training Center. Despite his unorthodox views, he was greatly respected by his peers, his patients, and the communities in which he worked. In 1969 he was honored as a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Through the years he served as Private Practitioner, Mental Health Planner, Medical School Professor, Chief of Psychiatric Inpatient and Emergency Services, Expert Witness, Designer of Programs for Dysfunctional Adults and Children, and finally, Associate Director of Psychiatry for the City and County of Denver.