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Lessons
from the Field: Historical Trauma, Microaggressions, and Identity: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice. Race, Culture and Children's Mental Health Series 2009-10 Workshop #1 (Windows Media player)
Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, founded and directs the university-wide, Interdisciplinary Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington and is an affiliate faculty of the West Coast Poverty Center. Her research focuses on historical, social, and cultural determinants of physical and mental health among Native American individuals, families and communities as well as cultures of poverty and two-spiritedness. |
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Lessons
from the Field: Intersection of Culture and Children’s Mental Health in working with Immigrant & Refugee Families. Race, Culture and Children's Mental Health Series 2009-10 Workshop #2 (Windows Media player)
Dr. Michael Goh's academic and professional goals developed through counseling experiences in the diverse contexts of youth, schools, the military, international students, career development, academic advising and counseling in universities, spiritual counseling, and in teaching undergraduates and graduates in the United States and Singapore.
Dr. Goh’s research agenda focuses on two main strands that contribute to the knowledge base on: (a) multicultural counseling issues and (b) international counseling contexts. The overall goal of his research program is to improve access to mental health services for ethnic minority populations and to grow helping services in international contexts. He is presently a member of the Hmong Mental Health Research Group, an interdisciplinary team seeking to develop mental health approaches that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for the Hmong and other Southeast Asian immigrant groups. His current research program includes investigating the experiences of Asian psychologists trained in the United States, the use of interpreters in mental health counseling, help-seeking behavior and attitudes across cultures and countries, cultural competence, a multinational study of master therapists, and creating innovative mental health projects that help to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in mental health, and preparing psychologists for cross-cultural contexts. |
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from the Field: Promoting Child Well-being and Early Intervention within a Cultural Context. Race, Culture and Children's Mental Health Series 2009-10 Workshop #3 (Windows Media player)
The third workshop in the Race, Culture and Children's Mental Health series featured Dr. Brenda Jones Harden from the Department of Human Development, University of Maryland. Dr. Harden has devoted her career to practice and research relevant to children at risk with a special focus on early childhood intervention. She has done extensive work related to the field of child welfare and working with young children and their families in a cultural context as well as working closely with both Head Start and Zero to Three. Her presentation included a focus on socio-cultural influences on parenting and what this means in working with children at risk. In addition, she addressed how key elements of this approach can inform prevention and intervention models in this field. |
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Lessons
from the Field: Foundations of Autism. Autism Series 2008-09 Workshop #1 (real player)
Dr. Scott Selleck and a panel of University faculty and community professionals with expertise in the field of autism presented on “what the research is telling us and is not telling us” regarding emerging issues in the field of autism. Recently, concerns around the incidence and causes of autism have placed autism in the spotlight. Misconceptions and myths have abounded and professionals as well as families are faced with sorting through what is fact vs myth. The presentation focused on the current research and what it can and can’t tell us about the many facets of autism causation and resulting presentations and interventions. Included in the presentation were varied perspectives on the role of genetics and environment, measures of incidence of autism, differing levels of evidence, and evaluating the validity of information presented from various sources. |
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from the Field: Multidisciplinary Intervention. Autism Series 2008-09 Workshop #3 (Real player)
The third workshop in the 2008-09 Lessons from the Field: Autism Series focused on multidisciplinary interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders. The lead presenter was Dr. Randi Hagerman, a professor of pediatrics and the endowed chair of Fragile X research at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, where she also serves as the medical director of the Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute. Dr. Hagerman has a strong clinical and research interest in autism and has conducted research examining the association between autism and Fragile X syndrome. Dr. Hagerman is an internationally recognized expert with more than 20 years of experience in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders. She has published extensively on these topics: her most recent books are Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment (Oxford University Press, 1999) and Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research, 3rd Edition (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002). Her presentation will focus on the current multidisciplinary aspects of treatment, intersection of autism and Fragile X, and developmental targeted treatments that require multidisciplinary interventions to be effective in treating autism spectrum disorders. |
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Lessons
from the Field: Integrative Medicine. Autism Series 2008-09 Workshop #4 (Real player)
The fourth workshop in the 2008-09 Lessons from the Field Series on Autism Spectrum Disorders focused on Integrative Medicine, featuring Dr. Lawrence Rosen, a board-certified general pediatrician committed to family-centered, holistic child health care. He practices primary care at the Whole Child Center in Oradell, NJ and consults at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, serving as Chief of Pediatric Integrative Medicine. |
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from the Field: Attachment Series 2007-08 Workshop #1
Dr. Abigail Gewirtz, Ph.D., L.P., led a workshop on the impact of trauma on the developing child. Dr. Gewirtz is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Social Science and the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gewirtz’s research focuses on understanding and supporting parenting to promote resilience among children exposed to traumatic stressors and related risks. |
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Lessons
from the Field: Attachment Series 2007-08 Workshop #2
Dr. Oliver Williams, professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota and Executive Director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, presented on the consequences of exposure to domestic violence on children and families as well as lessons learned from stories of success in promoting the healthy development and resilience of children exposed to domestic violence. |
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Lessons
from the Field: Attachment Series 2006-07 Workshop #1
Drawing on over 30 years of longitudinal
research at the University of Minnesota, this presentation provided
a detailed foundation for understanding parent-child attachment
and its importance to individual and family development. |
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Lessons
from the Field: Attachment Series 2006-07 Workshop #3
Dr. Sulik, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
and Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of St.
Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Services, is a national presenter
on depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and violence in children
and adolescents as well as a consultant on models of integrating
children’s mental health with primary care needs. |
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from the Field: Attachment Series 2006-07 Workshop #4
The final workshop in the attachment series focused on the critical elements of intervention and repair in attachment work. The workshop included multiple tools of attachment therapy via presentation of promising practices from representative residential, day treatment, family focused and in-home models of intervention. |
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ConsortiumConnections
CYFC's premier publication.
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Children's Mental Health eReview
CYFC's Children’s Mental Health eReview promotes use of research in practice and policy in order to improve services for children. Each eReview issue features (i) a review of published research in a specific area related to children’s mental health, and (ii) a collection of responses from different types of service providers regarding use of that research. The primary audience for the eReview is children’s mental health service providers, policy-makers and policy-implementers, but content is appropriate for parents and anyone working with children and families.
The Child Welfare Series of the Children’s Mental Health eReview (Series 2) is supported in part by grant GRK%29646 awarded to the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. Grant funds are Title IV-E funds made available through the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services Division.
The Impact of Trauma on Infants
- January 2012
Series 2, Volume 4
Creating Trauma-Informed Systems of Child Welfare-
March 2011
Series 2, Volume 3
Historical Trauma and Microaggressions: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice-
October 2010
Series 2, Volume 2
What is Trauma and Why is it Important? -
March 2010
Series 2, Volume 1
Attachment Relationships and Adoption Outcomes -
August 2009
Series 1, Volume 1
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Policy Briefing Reports
Evidence-Informed Policymaking: Increasing Outcomes and Accountability for Children, Youth and Families
Policy Issues in Special Education Finance
Options for a Responsive & Accountable Early Childhood System in MN |
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President's
Initiative on Children, Youth and Families
The Final Report of the President's Initiative
that was managed by the Children, Youth and Family Consortium. |
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Savvy
Use of Research: Tips for Policy Makers
Being an informed consumer of research
and determining when research findings are questionable and when
they can be trusted is important for good policy-making. Policy
decisions that are based on credible research provide accountability
and improve outcomes. This brief offers tips to evaluate the
credibility of research studies.
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