Ongoing learning is central to how I provide services. I learn in formal settings like seminars, and on the job from peers and clients. Sometimes people are curious about my qualifications. Here is a list of formal trainings I have attended to improve my skills and continue my education.
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Scope of Practice -Thrive Behavioral Health - 2026
Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention - Maryland Department of Health - 2026
Unmasking the Past: Trauma, Identity, and Imposter Syndrome in the Persons of Color Professional - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2026
Family and Group Therapy - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2026
Clarifying the Role of the School Counselor - Thrive Behavioral Health, 2026
Veterans and Mental Health: Helping Those Who Served - Maryland Department of Health - 2026
Suicide Risk Assessment and Management for Behavioral Health Professionals - Maryland Department of Health - 2026
Innovations in Suicide Risk Screening, Assessment, and Treatment - Maryland Department of Health - 2026
Healing Trauma: From Fragmentation to Embodiment - Maryland Department of Health - 2026
Working With Diverse Populations in Mental Health - Maryland Department of Health - 2026
Culturally Responsive Care for LGBTQ+ Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families - Maryland Department of Health - 2026
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Cultural Competence in Working With Women Veterans of Color - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Alcohol and Drug Use Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Cultural and Linguistic Competency - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Shine the Light on Hidden Helpers: Caregiving Military Children - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Building a Bridge to Veterans: Crisis Reduction Through Trust - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Collateral Damage: The Deadly Mix of TBI, Grief, and Addiction in Our Heroes - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Clinical Emotional Freedom (EFT) Techniques - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2025
Assessment and Strategic Planning and Data-Driven Approaches to Addressing Disparities - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Posttraumatic Growth: Intervention and Outcomes - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Managing Worry & Mental Compulsions: Treatment Strategies for Active Minds - Maryland Department of Health - 2025
Grief and Loss - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2025
Health Equity - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2025
Effective Empathetic Evaluations Part 2 - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2025
Effective Empathetic Evaluations Part 1 - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2025
Healing Betrayal Trauma and Restoring Relationships - International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals - 2025
An Introduction to Treating Compulsive and Problematic Sexual Behavior - International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals - 2025
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Thriving Through School Partnerships - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2024
The Treatment of Trauma and the Internal Family Systems Model - Suncrest Counseling & Dr. Richard Schwartz - 2024
Suicide Awareness and Prevention - Thrive Behavioral Health - 2024
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ChildFirst Refresher - MCA/ZeroAbuse Project - 2023
Abusive Imagery and Active Killer Cases - V-Step - 2023
Ethics in Victim Services - V-Step - 2023
Cognitive Interview Training - Center for Hope - 2023
RADAR Child Forensic Interview Model - RADAR - 2023
Unlocking Unconscious Bias - Wayne State University - 2023
Ethics and Obligations for Mandatory Reporting for Abuse and Neglect - Gilchrist - 2023
Taboo Topics: Helping Adult Children Discuss Tough Subjects with Their Parents - Jenerations - 2023
Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children: Assessment and Treatment Strategies - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
An Overview of Evidence-Based Trauma Interventions for Children and Adolescents Impacted by Child Sexual Abuse - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
Developing Communication & Evaluative skills with Children and Parents as a Primary Prevention Tool with Possible Child Sexual Abuse and Problematic Sexual Behaviors - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
When Child Abuse Hits Home: The Role of the Child Protection Worker in a Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation: Prevention and Intervention - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
Are We Really Better Together? Sustaining successful Multi-Disciplinary Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
Child First Forensic Interview Protocol - Zero Abuse Project - 2023
Collaborating with Our Federal Partners in Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Investigations - Maryland Children’s Alliance - 2023
Moving Upstream to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
Child Sexual Abuse: What the Research Tells Us - APSAC & Foundling - 2023
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Suicide Bereavement Clinician Training - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - 2022
Virginia Crimes Against Children Conference - 2022
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Advanced Presenting Evidence
Friends of the Truth: Developing Professionally as Expert and Fact Witnesses
Suggestibility and Memory
Tele-Forensic Interviewing: Emerging Research, Policy, and Practice
The Secrets to MDT and Forensic Interview Alignment
Forensic Interview Toolbox, Interviewing Children with Disabilities - Center for Hope - 2022
Forensic Interview Toolbox (FIT) - Center For Hope - 2022
Trial Skills for Forensic Interviewers - Center for Hope - 2022
Master’s of Social Work, Clinical Behavioral Health Concentration - University of Maryland, Baltimore - 2022
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Bachelor’s of Liberal Arts - St. John’s College - 2018
