My area of expertise is the healing of trauma. I wrote a book on the subject called "Why Students Underachieve", and now lecture internationally training school districts, educating parents, and sharing my approach with the medical and mental health communities. For more information, visit www.DrMelrose.com.

EDUCATION | B.A. in Psychology; M.A. in Developmental Psychology; Ph.D. in Clinical Child and School Psychology, all from Canada's Harvard, McGill University

HOW TO GET STARTED | You have to love it. It's not about ego. It's about serving others and doing the right thing. The most important thing I can encourage someone to do is heal their own trauma. Seek the best trauma healing therapist and don't give up on finding your own peace for your children's sake and the sake of your clients.

MUST HAVE TRAITS | Passion; time management; balancing career with a rewarding personal life that feeds your work.

how I got started | I always knew I wanted to work with children in their natural environment where I could observe them in their daily life with parents, teachers, and peers. That's why I decided to work in schools. There, I discovered a growing number of grossly misunderstood students who were being misdiagnosed and overmedicated. They weren't getting better with our interventions, but worse. Once I learned about how trauma changes the brain, I knew how to intervene differently and soon saw excellent results. I began sharing the students' successes with others and the book began to write itself. Parents and educators alike urged me to continue to share this information in a big way.

why this job?| My love of children inspired this career path, as well as my reverence for where we can all go in our lives, when we courageously heal our own trauma.

why I love this job!| Seeing people understood and helped in a way they never were before.

my typical day| Wake up with my son and have quality time with him. Teach a class at the university. Go to the gym. Work from my home office preparing for a school district training, or parent education seminar. See clients in my private practice. More quality time with my son.

what they are | Travel can be challenging and being away from my son.

all about growth | It is the most rewarding career because of the possibilities for growth, expansion, doing new and different things at every turn, getting to wear so many different hats. There is a high demand for the best in any career. This one is no different. It's about being innovative and open to new developments and becoming the best at what is most effective. There is a ladder to climb as far as education and staying on top of the research as well as your own personal development.

my website| http://www.DrMelrose.com