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Spring 2007 Training Institute Session

 

Co-instructor Team for Clinical Supervision and Telehealth:

Carol Falender

Carol Falender, Ph.D. is a Consultant, Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and lecturer on supervision, co-occurring disorders treatment with youth, and a wide range of topics on child and adolescent treatment.

She is the co-author of Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach with Edward P. Shafranske.

To learn more about Dr. Falender, please visit her web site, http://www.cfalender.com/.

Catherine Koverola

Dr. Koverola is a clinical psychologist with expertise in the areas of child maltreatment, sexual abuse, domestic violence and cross cultural service delivery. Her clinical practice also includes the intersection of forensic psychology within the domain of child maltreatment, domestic violence and child custody. Dr. Koverola's areas of research interest include: sequalae of trauma, treatment outcome with traumatized populations and forensic interviewing. Currently her primary research focus is community based participatory research on children’s mental health in Alaska Native communities. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. She frequently presents at local, national and international conferences and conducts training seminars on topics that include: assessment and treatment of traumatized children, forensic assessment of child victims, post traumatic stress disorder, and vicarious trauma among mental health practitioners. Dr. Koverola’s clinical and research experience includes working with indigenous peoples in isolated communities throughout Canada and Alaska. She also has extensive experience in the inner city with new immigrant and refugee families from Mexico and Central America as well as African American families who have experienced multiple forms of violence and trauma. She is the founding director of the Alaska Rural Behavioral Health Training Academy.

Frank Haldane

Frank Haldane is a Tsimshian Elder and recently retired chemical addictions counselor. He was born and raised in Metlakatla in Southeast Alaska. Mr. Haldane became a counselor for chemical addictions, after retiring from the FAA, and has worked in Anchorage for the last 20 years. He continues his healing works as a valued Elder and mentor as he shares his cultural wisdom and insight about living within traditional Alaska Native and Western cultures.