Time Out for a Better Marriage (Baker) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Education—B.S., Nicholls State University; M.S.W., Louisiana State
   University
• Currently—lives north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana


Ford Baker was born in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.  His family moved several times while growing up, eventually returning to South Louisiana, where he graduated from Nicholls State University. He attended medical school, leaving during his first year to pursue a different path.

For almost a decade, he worked for the Louisiana State Police as a Forensic Scientist in their crime lab, testifying as an expert witness in state and federal cases involving firearms and tool mark examinations, arson debris and accelerant analysis, and forensic drug analysis.

After leaving the crime lab, Baker attended graduate school at LSU, earned a master's degree in social work and licensure as a licensed clinical social worker.  He has experience in outpatient, inpatient, and residential behavioral health and substance abuse treatment.  Baker has been in private practice for 13 years, specializing in marital therapy and working with clients and families in recovery from substance abuse.  His family enjoys living on the edge of the tranquil Felicianas north of Baton Rouge.

Time Out for a Better Marriage is the first volume of Baker’s new series, The Husband Guide.  (From the author.)

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