2 Colchester Avenue
John Dewey Hall, Rm 114
Burlington, VT 05405-0134
United States
- B.A. S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook, 1984
- Ph.D. University of Vermont, 1988
Director, Behavior Therapy and Psychotherapy Center
Internship Co-Director, Clinical Psychology Internship Program
BIO
As the Director of the Behavior Therapy and Psychotherapy Center, my responsibilities include managing the clinic and supporting a scientist-practitioner model of training for pre-doctoral clinicians. My clinical work and research is focused on two primary areas: Refugee Mental Health and Interpersonal Violence. Interpersonal Violence topics include: child victimization, sexual abuse, trauma, domestic violence, and criminality. I also conduct forensic evaluations and provide expert testimony for the courts. Two recently developed community programs are Connecting Cultures and the New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma (NESTT):
Connecting Cultures is a mental health program, specifically designed for refugees re-settled in Vermont. This program focuses on the development and dissemination of evidence-based services including:
- Community-based outreach services
- Direct clinical services
- Mental health research
- Training
New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma (NESTT) program was designed to coordinate and meet the psychological, legal, social, and physical needs of survivors of torture and their families and communities.
Embracing the line between chaos and order | Karen Fondacaro | TEDxMiddlebury
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Bio
As the Director of the Behavior Therapy and Psychotherapy Center, my responsibilities include managing the clinic and supporting a scientist-practitioner model of training for pre-doctoral clinicians. My clinical work and research is focused on two primary areas: Refugee Mental Health and Interpersonal Violence. Interpersonal Violence topics include: child victimization, sexual abuse, trauma, domestic violence, and criminality. I also conduct forensic evaluations and provide expert testimony for the courts. Two recently developed community programs are Connecting Cultures and the New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma (NESTT):
Connecting Cultures is a mental health program, specifically designed for refugees re-settled in Vermont. This program focuses on the development and dissemination of evidence-based services including:
- Community-based outreach services
- Direct clinical services
- Mental health research
- Training
New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma (NESTT) program was designed to coordinate and meet the psychological, legal, social, and physical needs of survivors of torture and their families and communities.
Embracing the line between chaos and order | Karen Fondacaro | TEDxMiddlebury