 Sharon Scott, LPC, LMFT, has been making a difference in people's lives for
30 years through her eight award-winning books, dynamic workshops, and
private counseling services. She has trained over one million people in 42
states and in Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Spain, South Africa, Malaysia,
Turkey, and Micronesia in her proven "Peer Pressure Reversal" skills. Prior
to opening her company, LifeSkills for Positive Living, in 1980, she was
Director of the nationally acclaimed Dallas Police Department's First
Offender Program working with delinquent youth. Sharon has appeared on CNN
and Good Morning Australia and has been quoted by hundreds of media
including 20/20, The London Times, Redbook, Seventeen, The Washington Post,
and Good Housekeeping. She is the only three time recipient of the
"Professional Writing Award" given by the 5,000 member Texas Counseling
Association. She was honored in 2001 with the "Molly Gerold Human Rights
Award" for 20 years of global volunteer service to combat drugs. For
information on bringing Sharon to your school or community to present on one
of her 29 workshop topics, please see her website www.SharonScott.com .
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The guide for parents/educators on how to peer-proof children and teens is Peer Pressure Reversal: An Adult Guide to Developing a Responsible Child, 2nd Ed.
Her best-selling book for teens, How to Say No and Keep Your Friends, 2nd Ed., empowers kids to stand out—not just fit in! 
A follow-up book for teens, When to Say Yes! And Make More Friends, shows adolescents how to select and meet quality friends and, in general, feel good for doing and being good.
