The author of the Language of Power© is an accomplished youthworker who received a BA in Psychology from Drake University and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Iowa. He has devoted his entire career to teaching and helping parents and educators to deal with the entire range of teenage problems. He prefers to use the moniker "Country Joe College" for several reasons. He believes that worthwile endeavors should stand on their own merits and not be associated with factors that may take away from the actual substance of a topic. Working with a wide diversity of serious problems as Country Joe College does, necessitates extreme confidentiality in the social work profession. Additionally, he shies away from any degree of notoriety as he sees it as a distraction to his life's work.  For those interested, Country Joe College's complete resume may be reviewed at any time.  A summary is included below.

His first professional job was as a Child Welfare Worker and he has also worked as a Juvenile Parole Agent and Unit Supervisor at the Iowa Boys Training School (Eldora).

He is the former administrator of two Pennsylvania institutions for juvenile delinquents and is the founder and CEO of CCI, a private social services agency specializing in delinquents and their families. He was also the founder and CEO of Choctaw Ridge Academy (1996-2009), the first and only alternative school for disruptive teenagers to operate as a Therapeutic Community (TC).

He is co-founder and past president of the Youth Services Alliance of Pennsylvania (YSAP), and was the founder and long-time president of the Interagency Youth Coalition (IYC). Country Joe College is the father of two and grandfather of five. He and his dog live somewhere in the Pennsylvania woods.

Professional Credentials:

     ▪     ACSW The Academy of Certified Social Workers

     ▪     BCD Board certified in clinical social work

     ▪     CMFT Clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and

          Family Therapists

     ▪     CFC Certified Forensic Counselor

College Curriculum Vita:

B.A. Psychology, Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

Child Welfare Worker

Johnson County, Iowa

Masters in Social Work,

University of Iowa

Iowa City

Juvenile Parole Agent

Des Moines

Unit Supervisor and Family Therapist

Iowa Training School for Boys

Eldora, Iowa

Professional Certifications:

     ▪     Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

     ▪     American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (AAMFT)

     ▪     Licensed Social Worker (LSW) PA

     ▪     Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD)

     ▪     Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)

     ▪     Certified Forensic Counselor (CFC)

Publications:

     ▪     "Families Come to the Institution: A 5-Day Experience in Rehabilitation," Federal

         Probation Quarterly

     ▪     "A Community Approach to Juvenile Rehabilitation," The PAPPC Quarterly

     ▪     "Searching for the Magic Answer to Juvenile Delinquency," Federal Probation

         Quarterly

     ▪     "Of Honor Systems and Juvenile Justice," YAP Quarterly

     ▪     "The Concept of Integrated Intervention," YAP Quarterly

     ▪     "Child Welfare System Reform: Climbing out of the Abyss," The Forensic Therapist

Workshops and Seminars:

     ▪     Family Therapy and Group Therapy various presentations...

     ▪     "Introduction to Metaphysics"

     ▪     "Belief Matrix Therapy"

     ▪     "Control Your Thoughts and Change Your Life," a 10-week course in positive

          thinking taught at the Bucks County Prison

     ▪     "Self Responsibility Training for Adolescents," Pennsylvania Council of Children's

          Services, Fall Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

     ▪     13th Annual Children's Interagency Conference, State College, Pennsylvania

     ▪     Professionals for Children, Youth & Families Annual Conference,

          Allentown, Pennsylvania

     ▪     "Teenagers and Power"

     ▪     The 2008 PA National Association of Social Workers convention,

          King of Prussia, PA

     ▪     The 2009 Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and

          Family Services, Harrisburg, PA

     ▪     "The Alternative School as an Instrument of Delinquency Prevention," The

        Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile Justice, Harrisburg, PA

Awards:

     ▪     Distinguished Service Award, Youth Services Alliance of Pennsylvania

     ▪     Distinguished Service Award, Bucks County Juvenile Court, for excellence

          in service to Bucks County youth

     ▪     The John F. Kennedy-Robert F. Kennedy Public Service Award (for Bucks County)