Author: Curtis Smith

Curtis E. Smith is an Ordained, Non-denominational Minister. He holds graduate degrees in marriage and family counseling, religious education, and human behavior. He holds postgraduate degrees in psychology, religion and human behavior. He is a graduate of California Baptist University, Riverside, California. In undergraduate studies he majored in Human Behavior with a Minor in Business Administration. While a student, he worked part-time, in the retail industry moving through various positions as management trainee, assistant manager, and ultimately being promoted to an executive management position where he worked for many years. During this time he kept notes on humorous customer / management / sales person relations, and subsequent consequences. From those notes he has captured the wit, humor, and sometimes frustration presented in this publication titled Do You Work Here? Leaving the retail industry to return to school, he earned graduate and post-graduate degrees, and transitioned into the medical field, specializing in Pastoral care, as a Chaplain / Clergyperson caring for the sick and dying in both acute Hospital, and Hospice care. He currently serves as Chaplain for various Hospice Agencies in Southern California. Dr. Curtis, as he is fondly called by associates, and colleagues, has extensive education and experience working in private practice, as a Counselor, Pastoral Psychotherapist, Marriage / Family Counselor in the Medical Field, as a Counselor and Spiritual Counselor / Chaplain, in both acute hospital care, and hospice care settings. A published author, he has written seven self-books on family, hospice care, Positive Thinking and religion dealing with life, spirituality and infinity. He has a Clinical Pastoral educational background having trained with a Credentialed Clinical Pastoral Education Training Center operated by (at the time) the Crystal Cathedral, located in the state of California. He currently resides in Southern California. His Personal Website is doctorcurtissmithauthor.com. He can be reached through a contact number at: 714-928-6597.