Michael L. Bloomquist

Michael Bloomquist, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota and a child clinical psychologist at PrairieCare, both in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He has nearly 30 years of experience in working with youth and families, and he has been involved in research evaluating what works to help children and teens with behavioral and emotional struggles. In addition, he is the author of journal articles and books about evidence-based intervention and prevention. Dr. Bloomquist conducts workshops and training for parents, practitioners, and mental health organizations.

Dr. Bloomquist wrote the "Skills Training for Struggling Kids" books to provide parents and practitioners with proven skills building strategies to assist a child between the ages of 5-17 in catching up in psychological development and to enable family members to better cope with a struggling child at home. The books provide guidance to devise a specific, age appropriate plan of action based on one or more of the skills building modules below:

* Enhancing a Child's Behavioral Development - Managing a child's misbehavior without power struggles.

* Enhancing a Child's Social Development - Teaching a child social skills and assisting him or her in challenging social situations.

* Enhancing a Child's Emotional Development - Teaching a child emotional coping skills to better manage difficult feelings and stress.

* Enhancing a Child's Academic Development - Teaching a child executive skills related to organization, planning, time management, etc. and ideas for effectively working with the school.

* Enhancing the Well-Being of a Parent - Helping parents in coping with personal stress and in-the-moment emotional reactions with a child that can derail effective parenting.

* Enhancing the Well-Being of a Family - Enhancing parent-child bond and broader family interactions.