Treatment Trainers:
Laura Murray, Ph.D., Treatment Trainer for Drs. Cohen and Mannarino's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) study, has conducted numerous trainings on TF-CBT, AF-CBT and TF-CBT-CTG, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Murray has extensive experience in training therapists of diverse cultural backgrounds to implement, adopt, and adapt Drs. Cohen and Mannarino's models for children and families in community settings. She has and continues to provide extensive international training and direct clinical care in Africa, Romania, and for the World Health Organization/World Psychiatric Association.
Esther Deblinger, Ph.D. is a widely respected researcher at the New Jersey CARES Institute, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey, who, with Drs. Cohen and Mannarino, developed, standardized and evaluated the TF-CBT model over the past 20 years. Together they conducted the largest randomized controlled trial ever published with traumatized children, which was the first to demonstrate the efficacy of any treatment model for multiple traumatized children. Dr. Deblinger has published extensively on this subject and has delivered numerous local and regional presentations on TF-CBT.
Amy Hoch, Psy.D. is a psychologist licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who is currently Program Development Specialist at the University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey's CARES Institute where she specializes in working with children and famlies who have experienced sexual abuse and other traumas. She also provides community education and professional workshops on such topics as identification and treatment of sexual abuse, dissociation, postraumatic stress disorder, dating violence, and sexual assault.
Current and Upcoming Events:
August 14-17, 2008: APA Convention, Boston, MA
Drs. Cohen and Mannarino will be presenting at the the 116th Annual American Psychological Association Convention. This will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Dr. Cohen's will speak about cognitive behavioral therapy techniques used for children exposed to trauma, specifically related to Project-Fleur-de-Lis (Hurricane Katrina). Dr. Mannarino will discuss PTSD treatments.
October 28-November 2, 2008: AACAP Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
Drs. Cohen and Mannarino will be presenting at the 55th Annual AACAP meeting in Chicago. Attendees for this meeting will include mental health professionals, governmental agencies, and public and private entities.
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