Curriculum Vitae 11
David Conrad, L.C.S.W.
Curriculum Vitae
DAVID J. CONRAD, L.C.S.W.
Senior Clinical Instructor with Distinction
JFK Partners/ Department of Pediatrics
University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine
13121 East 17th Avenue, Room 5133, (Mail stop 234)
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Work: 303-724-7634
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EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Social Work, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS (1976)
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS (1974)
LICENSE: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Colorado License Number: 992362
EXPERIENCE:
2000-2011, Senior Instructor
2011-present, Senior Clinical Instructor with Distinction,
JFK Partners Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado.
2000-present, Consultant for the Colorado Division of Child Welfare, Colorado Department of Human Services and Director, Colorado Secondary Trauma Prevention Project
· Program Development and Coordination:
à Authored project proposal and created Secondary Trauma Prevention Project
à Conduct group stress debriefings and individual consultations for CPS staff acutely traumatized by child death cases, serious child injury cases, and staff crises.
à Develop and conduct Secondary Trauma Training Seminars for Colorado CPS caseworkers and supervisors
à Conduct Trauma and Stress Reduction Sessions for CPS staff
2012-present, Consultant for the Wyoming Division of Children and Family Services and the North Dakota Division of Children and Family Services.
· Program Development and Coordination
à Replicate program created in Colorado for Wyoming and North Dakota child protection and juvenile probation staff
2011-2012, Consultant for the Arizona Child Welfare Advanced Training Academy through the Arizona Department of Children, Youth & Families, Phoenix, Az.
· Offered an Advanced Secondary Trauma Training Seminar for all 235 Arizona Child welfare supervisors
2011-2012, Training and Consultation Project Coordinator, International
Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Denver, Colorado.
· In this temporary position, coordinate training and capacity building initiatives and technical assistance projects in developing countries focused on identifying and reducing child abuse and neglect.
2004-2008, Secondary Trauma Consultant, Western Regional Recruitment and Retention Project, Butler Institute for Children and Families, School of Social Work at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
2003-2004, Training Consultant, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice, Washington, D.C.
· Consulted with Kansas and other states about creating a secondary trauma training program similar to the Colorado Secondary Trauma Prevention Project
1997-2000, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1996- 2000, Director of Programs, CIVITAS ChildTrauma Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1994-1996, Associate Director, CIVITAS ChildTrauma Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
· Administrative
à Administrative oversight of CIVITAS senior professional staff
à Day-to-day administrative responsibility for program activities
à Liaison with community agencies
à Liaison with Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
à Member of CIVITAS Strategic Management Committee
à Budget management
· Program Development
Project Director, Children’s Crisis Care Center Project (1996-98)
à Coordinated project development and implementation
à Managed project staff
à Oversaw the development of assessment protocols
Project Director, Secondary Trauma Prevention Project (1995-2000)
à Co-authored project proposal
à Conducted Critical Incident Stress Debriefings for CPS staff acutely traumatized by child death cases
à Developed and conducted Secondary Trauma Training Seminars for hundreds of Texas CPS caseworkers and supervisors
à Provided training to CPS workers on conflict management, team building, burnout and leadership
· Clinical
à Served on multi-disciplinary treatment team with child psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers
à Assisted in the assessment and treatment of maltreated children and their families
à Provided clinical supervision to staff social workers
· Teaching and Research
à Assisted in teaching of medical students, psychiatry residents, psychology interns, social work students
à Grant and proposal writing
à Participated in research projects
à Co-authored articles
à Spoke at conferences in United States and Canada on child maltreatment
1991-1994, Ongoing Child Protection Supervisor, Burleigh/Morton County Department of Human Services, Bismarck, ND
· Managed foster care program budget
· Supervised 14 social workers
· Oversaw the placement of 195 children in family foster care and residential care
· Served on permanency planning team,
· Developed an inter-agency team to improve relations between local agencies and Native American Tribal Agencies
· Served as chairman of a multi-agency family preservation treatment team for emotionally disturbed adolescents
1988-1991, Private Practice, Silver Spring, MD
· Conducted individual and group therapy with sex offenders
· Prepared psycho-social evaluations
1988-1991, Consulting Therapist, Sexual Assault Center, Prince Georges County Hospital, Cheverly, MD
· Conducted individual therapy with adolescent sex offenders, victims of sexual abuse, and the parents of victims
1985-1988, Social Worker, Prince Georges County Social Services, Cheverly, MD
· Counseled sexually abused children, non-offending family members, and sexual offenders
· Co-authored parent education proposal and obtained funding for education and support groups for abusive parents
· Coordinated the organization of parent groups, selected the participants, and served as group co-leader
· Co-authored a $350,000 grant proposal, awarded by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, to demonstrate that a child protective services agency can prevent separation of children from their families and facilitate early reunification in child sex abuse cases.
1982-1985, Sentencing Advisor, National Center on Institutions & Alternatives, Alexandria, VA
· Developed individual sentencing programs for community placement of criminal offenders
· Testified on offenders’ behalf in federal and state courts throughout the country
1981-1982, Staff Assistant, U.S. Congressman Byron Dorgan, Washington, DC
· Duties included responding to constituent requests and complaints and resolving problems through negotiation with state and federal agencies
1980-1981, Campaign Manager, North Dakota Tax Commissioner Kent Conrad, Bismarck, ND
· Responsibilities included fund-raising, communications, organizational and scheduling activities
1978-1980, Senior Social Worker, Patuxent Institution, Jessup, MD
· Conducted individual and group therapy with inmates at maximum security prison
1976-1978, Adoption Program Coordinator, The Village Family Services, Fargo, ND
· Designed and implemented a statewide program for the adoption of "special needs" children
· Arranged the financial sponsorship through the North Dakota Social Service Board and Title XX
· Conducted informational meetings across the state
1977-1978, Adjunct Instructor, School of Social Work, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
· Instructed undergraduates on the methodology of social work
· Served as research assistant on project assessing the needs of low-income housing residents
1976-1977, Social Work Intern, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS
· Conducted individual and group therapy with inmates at the military prison
1974-1975, Income Maintenance Worker, Wyandotte County Department of Social Services, Kansas City, KS
· Interviewed applicants and processed applications for individuals applying for financial assistance
1973-1974, Probation Officer, Wyandotte County Juvenile Court, Kansas City, KS
· Counseled juvenile offenders and worked with their families
SPECIAL AWARDS
In October, 2011, Mr. Conrad was recognized as a Senior Instructor with Distinction by the University of Colorado School of Medicine because of his pioneering work in the field of secondary trauma.
PUBLICATIONS
Conrad, D. & Kellar-Guenther, Y. (2006). Compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among Colorado child protection workers. Child Abuse & Neglect, 39, 1071-1080.
Supporting child welfare workers: An interview with David Conrad, LCSW, Child Welfare Matters, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME. (Spring, 2006)
Conrad, D. (2011). Secondary trauma and caring professionals: understanding its impact and taking steps to protect yourself. The Link, (published by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) 20, 1-4.
Conrad, D. (2012) The Secondary Trauma Prevention Project: A multilevel systems approach to protect child welfare staff from secondary trauma, CW360, Center for the Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, St. Paul, Minnesota.
PEER REVIEW PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS:
Conrad, D. (2002) Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Among Colorado Child Protection Caseworkers. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Conrad, D. (1999, June). Secondary Trauma Prevention Project: Responding to Emotionally Traumatized Child Protective Service Workers. Poster presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s Seventh National Colloquium, San Antonio, Texas.
Dobson, C., Conrad, D., Runyan, D., Schick, S. & Perry. B. D. (1998, November). The Children’s Crisis Care Center: A successful public/private partnership serving children in Children’s Protective Services. Paper presented at the National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Conrad, D., Schick., S., Runyan, R.D., & Perry, B.D. (1998, September). A successful public/private partnership serving children in Children’s Protective Services: The Children’s Crisis Care Center. Poster presented at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Auckland, New Zealand.
Pfeifer, D., Schick, S., Runyan, D., Webb, J., Conrad, D., Perry, B. D. & Dobson, C. (1998, July). Developmental delays in neglected and abused children. Poster presented at Head Start’s Fourth National Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Perry, B.D., Baker, W., Pollard, R. Denney, L. and Conrad, D. (1995, November). Critical Incident Response Models For Traumatized Children. Paper presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, Massachusetts.
SINGLE PRESENTATIONS:
Child Trauma and the Neurobiology of Stress, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Texas, May 1995.
Working with Maltreated Children in an Early Childhood Setting, Houston Area Association for the Educators of Young Children, Houston, Texas, August 1995.
The Impact of Trauma on the Developing Child, Oklahoma Social Services Department, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 1995.
CIVITAS ChildTrauma Programs: Understanding, Evaluating and Treating Maltreated Children, Baytown Independent School District Annual School Nurses Training Seminar, Baytown, Texas, October 1995.
Innovations in Intervention with Children Traumatized by Violence, 2nd Annual National Conference on Children and Violence, Houston, Texas, November 1995.
Understanding Childhood Trauma and the Complicating Effects of Substance Abuse, State Conference of the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Austin, Texas, February 1996.
Exploring the Issue of Child Trauma: Implications for Assessment and Treatment from a Psychological and Neurological Perspective, North Dakota Mental Health Association Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, April 1996.
Developing Critical Incident Response Models for Maltreated Children, Texas Families: Today and Tomorrow Conference, Austin, Texas, May 1996.
Understanding and Protecting Yourself from Secondary Traumatic Stress, presented at a conference sponsored by the Texas Department of Child Protective Services, College Station, Texas, August 1996.
Child Maltreatment: Assessment and Treatment from a Psychological and Neurobiological Perspective, St. Luke’s Hospital Child Protection Conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 1996.
Traumatized Children: New Approaches for Assessment and Treatment, Kids in Crisis Conference, Augusta, Maine, March 1997.
Working with Traumatized Children in the Classroom, Texas State Conference of the Association of Professional Educators, Austin, Texas, April 1997.
Exploring the Issue of Child Trauma, Stop the Tears: Protecting Children from Domestic Violence, Columbus, Nebraska, April 1997.
Understanding the Impact of Child Maltreatment on Infants, Arizona Infant Mental Health Consortium, Phoenix, Arizona, June 1997.
Child Brain Development Symposium, Judicial Conference of California, Sacramento and Los Angeles, California, August 1997.
Understanding Child Maltreatment from a Psychological and Neurological Perspective, United States Coast Guard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August, 1997
Secondary Trauma: What is it and Understanding Its Impact on You, Child Protection Center of St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 1995.
Understanding Secondary Trauma and Its Impact on Child Welfare Workers, North Dakota Conference on Social Welfare, Fargo, North Dakota, September 1997.
Children, Courts & Chaos, Fall Judicial Conference, Girdwood, Alaska, October 1997.
Brain Development, New Research and Its Implications for Health,
The Governor’s Summit on Early Childhood, Burlington, Vermont, November 1997.
Traumatized Children: New Approaches for Assessment & Treatment, Best Interest of the Child Conference, Kansas City, Kansas, November 1997.
Effects of Violence and Trauma on the Brain, Children’s Health Collaborative, Augusta, Maine, December 1997.
Understanding Child Maltreatment: Implications for Assessment and Treatment From a Neurodevelopmental Perspective, Lake of the Woods Child Development Centre, Kenora, Ontario, May, 1998
Brain Development and Childhood Trauma: How Can the Court Respond Effectively, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Wisconsin Dells and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 1998.
The Neurodevelopmental Sequelae of Child Maltreatment: Implications for Assessment and Treatment, The Hincks-Dellcrest Institute, Toronto, Canada, November 1998.
The Effects of Violence, Abuse and Child Maltreatment on Brain Development, Child Abuse Prevention Resources, Tacoma, Washington, March 1999.
The Neurodevelopmental Consequences of Child Maltreatment: Implications for Assessment and Treatment, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana, April 1999.
Secondary Traumatic Stress: The Cost of Caring, Maine Department of Human Services, Augusta, Maine, June 2000
The Secondary Trauma Prevention Project: Helping Child Welfare Staff Cope With Their Own Trauma, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., September 2000.
The Cost of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress, American Association on Mental Retardation, Denver, Colorado, June 2001.
Secondary Trauma: Understanding its Impact and Taking Steps to Protect Yourself, Healing the Historical Trauma of Indigenous People, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September, 2001
The Consequence of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress, Beyond the Bench, Judicial Council of California, Monterey, California, December, 2001.
The Consequence of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress, North Dakota Family Based Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, April 2002.
The Cost of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress, 11th Annual Colorado Child Welfare Conference, Keystone, Colorado, May 2002.
The Consequence of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress, 10th Annual National Colloquium, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2002.
Secondary Traumatic Stress, What Is It and How Does It Affect Us in Our Work with Traumatized Children? Colorado Office of the Child’s Representative, First Annual Metro Training Conference, Denver, Colorado, May 2002.