Mark Hickey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both Texas and Indiana. He holds master degrees in Psychology and in Social Work. He has worked in the social work field for the past 19 years and has been in private practice for 16 of those years, conducting court ordered social studies. Over the past 10 years Mr. Hickey has been a consultant to child placing agencies, assisting them with development of their program as well as staff. He has been a Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrator and the director of a therapeutic foster care agency. Prior to this Mr. Hickey was employed as a unit supervisor and caseworker by Child Protective Services in Texas. Currently has a private social work practice based in Texas providing social work consultation services.
While working in both public and private child welfare Mr. Hickey has supervised and written hundreds of social studies. He is very familiar with the court system and is very comfortable in the legal setting. Over the past 25 years he has testified as an expert witness in over a hundred custody cases, both as a representative of the state and in his private practice. Because of his extensive experience and education, Mr. Hickey, is able to provide expert testimony that is understandable to both attorneys and judges as well as juries.