Psychological First Aid and the Good Samaritan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780965941594)

Dr. Wonderling is one of those rare professionals with a variety of different careers and plenty of street savvy. As a mediocre high school student, he excelled in athletics with later inductions into the high school and college football halls of fame. Despite minimal academic interests, he managed a BA college degree in sociology and physical education. Then drafted into the Korean War, he served as a field counselor for traumatized combat soldiers and as a football coach. When discharged, his work with the emotionally troubled guided him away from a sports career to a MS degree in psychology. In his spare time, however, he enjoyed competitive skiing, ski patrol, ocean sailing, and national race car driving--for over 20 years. After a decade in the criminal justice system as parole agent, probation officer, and psychologist in several maximum security prisons, Dr. Wonderling obtained his PhD in clinical psychology and a private practice with drunks, junkies, and a wide variety of mentally disturbed social rejects in the rough San Francisco Tenderloin. He also worked as a Peace Corps consultant psychologist for fifteen years, with assignments throughout the world including Afghanistan, Swaziland, Ghana, Morocco, and both Central and South America. In addition to assisting troubled volunteers, he gained an international reputation as a cross cultural speaker and a human relations program developer. He is a critically acclaimed author with seven published books since his retirement, a columnist for a local Prescott, Arizona magazine for over five years, and has written numerous professional articles. In his 80's, Dr. Wonderling leads an exceptionally healthy, active life, with a continued concern for helping the disadvantaged, while enjoying each day.