About Marcella Derrick

Credentials Before Retiring:

• Licensed EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)

• Licensed Professional Counselor/Psychological Examiner

• Clinical Associate, American Board of Medical Psychotherapists

• Associate School Psychologist

• Professional Special Education Counselor

I worked in public schools as an Associate Psychologist/Psychological Examiner, Director of Services for Disabled Students at a Junior College, and in Private Practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Psychological Examiner over a career of 28 years.  I was also an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) as a first responder for medical emergencies in the area where I lived.

Because psychology, the study of human behavior, was my career, I know how human behavior changes during an emergency and what families need to feel “normal” during that time.  I know how to bring back “normalcy”. 

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I have been a writer all my adult life as writing psychological reports was demanding and critical to be correct because they changed people’s lives.  I know the importance of research and truthful reporting.

Being an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), gives me medical knowledge to instruct others how to deal with medical care in emergency situations.

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