TRAINING AND CONSULTATION SERVICES
TRAINING & CONSULTATION TOPICS - AREAS of PRACTICE & RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Presented hundreds of lectures at state, national, and international conferences on evaluating, treating, and parenting abused children, as well as testifying in maltreatment cases.
- Trained multidisciplinary groups including child protection workers, law enforcement officers, MSW students, psychology interns, medical residents, physicians, social workers, lawyers, guardians ad litem, and judges to enhance their awareness of child development, assessment, and treatment.
- Guest lecturer at various universities in their Social Work Programs and Law Schools.
- Taught for 15 semesters in the Master of Social Work program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
- Administer supervision to Masters prepared social workers and counselors pursuing licensure.
Selected Presentation Titles
- Child Development Concepts and Linguistic Issues in Child Abuse Evaluations
- Interviewing Young Children to Assess for Sexual Abuse
- Interviewing Reluctant Children Concerning Sexual Abuse
- Interviewing Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Children
- Key Points to Testifying in Child Abuse Cases & Expert Witnessing
- Non-Offending Caregivers
- Parenting Sexually Abused Children
- Collaborative Practice with Divorcing Couples
TRAINING & CONSULTATION TOPICS - AREAS of PRACTICE & RESEARCH INTERESTS
Child Abuse and Neglect
Forensic Social Work
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice
- Child Welfare Law and Policy
- Expert Witnessing
- International Social Work and the Law
Forensic Social Work
- Cultural Competence
- Developmental Linguistics
- Domestic/Interpersonal Violence
- Forensic Interviewing/Evaluation
- Multidisciplinary Teams
- Non-Offending Caregivers
- Parenting
- Sexual Abuse
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice
- Child Custody
- Collaborative Divorce
- Co-Parenting