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Lynn Osterkamp's Press Kit
Lynn Osterkamp,
Ph.D., MSW, is a
social worker who
has worked in
hospitals, hospice,
and as a
long-term-care
ombudsman. She is
the author of two
nonfiction books as
well as numerous
articles, manuals
and national
newsletters. She
lives in Boulder
Colorado, where
she works for
Boulder County
Aging Services.
Too Near the Edge
is her first novel.
Ph.D., MSW, is a
social worker who
has worked in
hospitals, hospice,
and as a
long-term-care
ombudsman. She is
the author of two
nonfiction books as
well as numerous
articles, manuals
and national
newsletters. She
lives in Boulder
Colorado, where
she works for
Boulder County
Aging Services.
Too Near the Edge
is her first novel.
- Co-author, Stress? Find Your Balance, (1-933826-18-5), 4th edition, revised, 2006.
(Earlier editions, 1983, 1988, 1994). Over 50,000 copies sold. - Author, How To Deal With Your Parents When They Still Treat You Like a Child, New
York: Berkley, 1992. - Author, “Filial Responsibility.” In, Levinson, D. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Marriage and
the Family (pp. 309-313). New York: Macmillan, 1995. - Author, “Family Caregivers.” In, Cox, H. (Ed.), Annual Editions: Aging (8th ed.).
Guilford, CT: The Dushkin Publishing Group, 1992.
Lynn
- Evaluates the outcomes of social programs delivered and/or funded by Boulder
County Aging Services, an agency whose mission is to create a vibrant community in
which we all age well. - Was a long-term-care ombudsman in Boulder County from 1999 - 2006.
- Has a M.S.W. degree in clinical social work and a Ph.D. in communication and human
relations. - Is the co-creator of the Preventive Measures Computerized Stress Inventory, used
nationally and internationally by hospitals, wellness centers, physicians, military
installations, employee assistance programs, universities, psychologists and
consultants since 1984 to help people examine their sources and symptoms of stress. - Is a graduate of the Boulder Citizens Police Academy.
- Has taught classes in loss and grief, social work research, aging and communication
at 3 universities. - Received a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Mary E. Switzer
Distinguished Rehabilitation Research Fellowship in 1992. - Founded and edited Parent Care (a national newsletter for professionals who assist
family caregivers), published by the University of Kansas Gerontology Center from
1985-1991. - Was the coordinator for the Kansas Governor’s Conference on Aging in 1985.
- Is a CU graduate and a member of the CU alumni association.
Fast Facts
Some of Lynn's Nonfiction Writing:
Email:
Lynn@pmibooks.com
Phone:
303-440-9095
Lynn@pmibooks.com
Phone:
303-440-9095
Contact Info: