About the Author:
Richard A. Erickson, PhD, is the father of four grown children and five grandchildren. He holds a doctorate degree in clinical psychology, a masters degree in social work, and a ...view moreAbout the Author:
Richard A. Erickson, PhD, is the father of four grown children and five grandchildren. He holds a doctorate degree in clinical psychology, a masters degree in social work, and a bachelors degree in English literature and sociology.
Dr. Erickson has previously been a therapist in private practice, a school social work-er/psychologist, a professional speaker, and an af-filiated faculty member in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota and the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at the University of St. Thomasall three in Minne-apolis, Minnesota. Dr. Erickson also has extensive experience as a correctional/probation officer and as a therapist working with families in juvenile correctional institutions. He has also been the Teen Times columnist for Family Times Magazine, au-thor of the audio tape The Psychology of Parenting Teenagers, and coauthor of Making Sense of Ado-lescence: How to Parent from the Heart (Triumph 1995).view less