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State of Confusion, Bryant Welch Video

Medical Necessity

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Length-35 minutes, 41 seconds

Dr. John Riolo, host of The Insider podcasts interviews Bryant L. Welch, J.D., Ph.D., author of State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind published by Thomas Dunne Books about medical necessity.

Dr. Bryant Welch, a nationally-prominent psychologist/attorney for thirty years, provides expert witness evaluations and testimony for psychological trauma, psychological injury, discrimination and civil rights matters, and malpractice. He also provides expert testimony in front of professional licensing boards.

Dr. Welch graduated from Harvard College in 1968 and Harvard Law School in 1972 before receiving the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. He is a Research Associate graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute.

From 1986 to 1993 Dr. Welch initiated and ran the American Psychological Association Practice Directorate leading Organized Psychology through one of its most successful advocacy eras. Under Dr. Welch's leadership psychologists gained access to practice in Medicare, hospitals, and psychoanalysis. He was also one of the first critics to warn of the dangers of the managed health care system.

Dr. Welch is an outstanding public speaker. A past president of the Harvard debate council and successful national debater, he has provided testimony on psychological matters to all levels of government including the White House, Congress, and the Federal Judiciary. He has been widely recognized as an effective advocate for mental health services and for civil rights.

Dr. Welch has appeared on all major networks and been quoted in most major news sources on mental health related matters. He has received numerous awards from national and state mental health organizations and held academic appointments with several universities including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and the University of South Carolina at Beaufort.

Most recently Dr. Welch has published his first book, State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind, (Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Press, June, 2008)

Dr. Welch has been married to his wife, Debbie, for forty years. They currently reside in Hilton Head Island, SC and have two adult sons.  Visit his website.

Carmella's Quest: Taking On College Sight Unseen

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Dr. John Riolo, host of the Insider, interviews Ms. Carmella Broome, author of Carmella's Quest: Taking on College Sight Unseen published by Red Letter Press.

Carmella Broome works for a private counseling agency in the midlands of South Carolina. She holds an Educational degree in Counselor Education Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of South Carolina and is licensed as a Professional Counselor and as a Marriage and Family Therapist/Intern in the state of SC. She works with adolescents,adults, couples, and families and is passionate about relationship issues.She has a particular interest in young adults and all the transitions and choices faced during that phase of life.

Carmella's first book, Carmella's Quest: Taking On College Sight Unseen  describes a part of her own young adulthood.  It is the story of Carmella's first year at a small Christian college in upstate SC .  Carmella has been legally blind since birth due to complications related to  prematurity.  Her struggles with wanting to just be like everyone else while dealing with the day to day  limitations and frustrations of having limited vision are discussed in her book along with the usual college issues of  relationships,  academics, and differentiation.  Visit her blog.

Lincoln Portrait Video

A video depiction of the Aaron Copland piece Lincoln Portrait.

Lincoln the Inventor

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Length-27 minutes, 44 seconds

Dr. John Riolo, host of The Insider podcast, interviews Mr. Jason Emerson, author of Lincoln the Inventor published by Southern Illinois University Press.

 

Jason Emerson is an independent historian freelance writer living in Cazenovia, NY. He has published numerous articles and book reviews in both scholarly and popular publications.

He has worked as a National Park Service park ranger at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Military Park, and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (the Arch) in St. Louis; a costumed interpreter at the Genesee Country Museum in Mumford, NY, a professional journalist, a newsletter publisher, and a freelance writer. Visit his website.