About The

Author

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"In spite of having to attend a separate and unequal school,starting in first grade,I feel that we had black teachers who were qualified to teach.They were also caring and they also taught us to strive for excellence"

Focus:

  • - Adolescents and families
  • - Stress management
  • - Grief and Bereavement
  • - Sexual Abuse issues
  • - Anger Management
  • - Consultation
  • - Facilitation of Foster Parent Clinics
  • - Workshops in the area of bereavement,stress management,violence and other topics pertaining to mental health

Education:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  • - B.A. Psychology
  • - Illinois School of Professional Psychology
  • - M.A. Clinical Psychology
  • - Illinois School of Psychology
  • - Doctorate,Clinical Psychology

Professional Experience

  • - Licensed Clinical Psychologist(February 2001-present) Private Practice
  • - Therapy Practicum(1 year)Warrenville Correctional Facility(Adolescent males and females)Warrenville,Illinois.
  • - Psychology Diagnostic Practicum(1 year) Englewood Mental Health Center,Chicago,Illinois.
  • - Pre-Doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology at Ethan Allen School in Wales,Wisconsin and Southern Oaks Girl's School in Union Grove,Wisconsin.
  • - Post Doctoral internship at Ethan Allen School,Wales,Wisconsin.
  • - Consulting Psychologist for Ethan Allen School

Published Books:

  • - Too Young to Die:Inner City Adolescent Homicides(A Psychological Investigation)
  • - The Making of a Black Psychologist
  • - The Middle Generation Syndrome(A Throw Away Society) co-author

Accomplishments:

  • - Trained in the U.S. Army as a combat medic and surgical technician during the Vietnam War
  • - Employed as a surgical technician at several Army hospitals and St.Joseph's and St. Lukes's Hospitals in Milwaukee,Wisconsin
  • - Trained and worked as a cardiovascular perfusionist at several hospitals in the Milwaukee area.(1980-1996)
  • - A strong adherence to the medical model
  • - Consultant to several mental health agencies in the Milwaukee area
  • - 2006 Community Trailblazer Award
  • - 2010 Brother Booker Ashe lay Ministry Program(Certificate Program)
  • - 2012 PBS interview,Black Nouveau) Channels 10 and 36,Milwaukee,Wi.
  • - 2010 Black Child Development Institute,Children's Legacy Award,in the catergory of mental health
  • - Consulting Psychologist to Milwaukee Job Corps
  • - CBS News:Channel 58.Eye to eye(In Studio Interview)Feb. 2012
  • - WXKS,Minority Counter Point(radio interview)Boston,Ma. 2012
  • - The Huffington Post(interview)Expert Commentary,Feb.2013
  • - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,On Milwaukee.com,Feb.2013
  • - NPR Wisconsin Public Radio,At Issue,(in studio interview)Feb,2013
  • - WTMJ-TV,The Morning Blend.(NBC,Milwaukee,Wi.(in studio interview)Feb. 2013
  • - WTMJ-Wisconsin Tonight.NBC,Milwaukee,Wi.(In studio interview)Feb.2013
  • - KDKA-AM News talk 1020,CBS,(Radio interview)Racism in America,Pittsburg,Pa.April 2013
  • - 90.7(Radio interview)Portland,Oregon August,2013
  • - Recipient of the Mary Ellen Strong Foundtion 2018 service award in mental health

Author | Writer Dr. Earl Bracy