As field education director, Karen provides oversight of the field education portion of both the Graduate School Psychology program and the PSYD Clinical/School Program. 4jue.dos5.net/psych
She also adjuncts for the Social Work Department, here at Roberts.
Karen comes to Roberts from a clinical therapist position at Orleans County Mental Health Clinic. She had the opportunity to work with a variety of clients within the clinic and at two satellite offices, within their local high school and middle school.
In her leisure time she enjoys time with family and friends. Karen is married to the men’s soccer coach, here at Roberts Wesleyan. They have three adult children, two married and one soon to be, along with one very precious grandson.
TRAINING & CONFERENCES
Foundations of Anti-Racism Clinical Practice: Examining Biases and Harmful Thinking Reminders - University at Buffalo
August 2021
LGBTQ Clients in Today’s World – Treatment Strategies for Gender and Sexual Identity Issues - PESI
April 2021
Trauma Informed Care – Univera
March – 2021
Tele-health for Mental Health Professionals - PESI
March 2020
CBT for Cluster B – Proven Strategies for Borderline, Narcissistic, Anti-Social and Histrionic Personality Disorders – PESI
March 2020
Attachment Focused Play Therapy – PESI
February 2020
Navigating LGBTQ Adolescent Health for Healthcare Provider – University at Buffalo
October 2019
Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD – New York University Webinar
September 2019
Suicide and Self-Harm – Stopping the Pain – PESI
September 2019
FIT (Focus on Integrated Treatment) Online Training – Columbia Psychiatry
September 2015 – November 2018
Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents - PESI
November 2017
Giving Voice to Loss and Grief – University at Buffalo
November 2017
Mindfulness in Youths and Adolescents – University at Buffalo
September 2016
All In the Family: Supporting LGBTQ Needs Through the Lifecycle – University at Buffalo
April 2016
CAMS – Suicide Prevention Training
November 2014
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy – University of Rochester
August 2014
Motivational Interviewing
December 2013