Mackey, Richard A.
MACKEY, Richard A.
MACKEY, Richard A. American. Genres: Psychology, Human relations/ Parenting. Career: Camp Wediko, waterfront director, counselor, and head counselor, summers, 1956-58; Catholic Charities, Buffalo, NY, social caseworker, 1959-60; National Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health Study Center, Adelphi, MD, psychiatric social worker, 1960-66; Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, assistant professor, 1966-69, associate professor, 1969-84, professor of social work, 1984-, director of Psychiatric Social Work Program in Community Mental Health, 1966-75, chairperson of doctoral program, 1979-82. Private practice of clinical social work, 1968-90. National Institute of Mental Health, research social worker in Biometrics Branch, 1960-61; consultant to Veterans Administration Hospital, Youth Service Department of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Cape Ann Family and Children's Center. Publications: Ego Psychology and Clinical Practice, 1985; (with B. O'Brien) Lasting Marriages: Men and Women Growing Together, 1995; (with O'Brien and E. Mackey) Gay and Lesbian Couples: Voices from Lasting Relationships, 1997. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, U.S.A. Online address: mackey@bc.edu; http://www2.bc.edu/~mackey/