About the author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Clayre Breslin-Heaslip is a retired Medicare/Medicaid certified geriatric psychotherapist with an extensive medical background and as an Associate Professor at Arizona State University taught Aging Social Policy to graduate students. It was this experience of preparing class content, combined with her gero-psychotherapeutic profession, that first prompted Clayre to begin the documentation that would eventually lead to the manuscript for this book.
Humorously labeling herself as a "professional student", Clayre earned 2 Master degrees and a Ph.D. from Universities in California and New York with a concentration in Aging Studies, and holds several certificates in alternative health protocols. She's had a protracted career in the medical/mental health/ administrative milieus, and was actively involved in the establishment of in-patient and out-patient psychiatric programs/facilities and now, as a retired "older adult" joyfully fills her days with artistic endeavors, painting, making greeting cards and writing books. This is her third book with another one in progress.
It has long been Clayre's conviction that governmental bureaucracy... the administrative and overhead costs... usurps the money necessary for programs to succeed, and says, "We must learn how to help those in need without the governmental bureaucracies helping themselves, and invest in proper training for those working and interfacing with older adults."