Promoting Resilience
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Child well-being and abuse prevention is paramount to creating a safe and healthy community for everyone. TRANSFORM (Translational Research that Adapts New Science FOR Maltreatment) is a national resource center that conducts research on child abuse and neglect (CAN), disseminates discoveries, and builds on state-of-the-art research and practices to foster the next generation of interdisciplinary professionals committed to preventing and addressing CAN. In our podcast, experts and practitioners who work in the child maltreatment field will discuss a wide range of topics, including advice for parents and caregivers to protect children, prevent abuse, utilize findings from current studies, and intervene to improve children’s lives. To learn more about the TRANSFORM Research Center, please visit http://thetransformcenter.org/.
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Episodes
Supporting the Next Generation: Tips and Tricks for Success in the Field of Developmental Psychopathology
February 19, 2024 15:04 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBFor part two, host Catherine Cerulli, JD, PhD is joined again by Liz Handley, PhD, the Director of Research at Mt. Hope Family Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rochester to discuss the tips and tricks of excelling as a postdoctoral associate or recently completed post-doc in the field of psychology. Dr. Handley underscores that the first step for early-career professionals in the field is to define where you want to be – weather that be rese...
Finding Your Path: Insight into Professional Growth from a Clinical Psychologist
February 19, 2024 15:01 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBHost, Catherine Cerulli, JD, PhD, is joined by the Mt. Hope Family Center Director of Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rochester, Liz Handley, PhD. Part one of this two-part episode explores Dr. Handley’s job evolution in the child abuse and neglect field. She shares that her interest in developmental psychopathology led her to Mt. Hope Family Center, one of the birth places of developmental psychopathology, as a research assistant after g...
Meeting Kids Where They Are: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect with Technology
January 04, 2024 15:27 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBDr. Laura Schwab-Reese, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Purdue University, joins host Dr. Kate Cerulli, professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, and Veronica Leva, Assistant Director of Community Engagement for the TRANSFORM Research Center, to discuss the National Child Abuse Hotline, Child Help, and provide updates on her work since joining us in Season One of the podcast. Laura shares information about the services that the National Child Abuse Hotline offers, whi...
Understanding The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Child Abuse and Neglect
September 07, 2023 18:19 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli (Kate), a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Chad Frymire, the Director of Public Policy at Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in Dallas, Texas, and the Board President of the North Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking. In this episode, Chad and Kate discuss Chad’s work within the foster care and child welfare systems, child abuse and neglect, and how human trafficking crosses into these areas. CASA works cl...
The Impact of Violence on Cancer Risk Factors for Marginalized Populations
April 27, 2023 12:17 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guests, Ash B. Alpert, MD, MFA, a Hematologist and Medical Oncologist and an AHRQ T32 Post-Doctoral Fellow in Health Services Research at the Brown University School of Public Health and Sabrina Jamileh Sayegh, a queer and nonbinary third-year medical student at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Alpert and Sabrina share insights regarding their research to...
Understanding Perinatal Child Parent Psychotherapy: Taking a Culturally Informed Approach to Implementation
April 10, 2023 14:29 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Donna Walck, PhD, a therapist at Mt. Hope Family Center where she has practiced for 15+ years. Dr. Walck shares her expertise using Perinatal Child Parent Psychotherapy (P-CPP), an evidence-based trauma-informed therapeutic model for children ages birth to five years and their parents/caregivers. By exploring P-CPP and how it has been integrated into Project PROMISE, part of our TRA...
“You can’t take away the hurt, but we can minimize the damage”: Using Trauma Informed Care in Law Enforcement
January 18, 2023 16:19 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Moses Robinson. Moses has been a police officer with the Rochester, NY City Police Department since 1985, was a school resource officer for 21 years, and is currently a community liaison officer. His time on the force has taught him the value of forming relationships with people including children in schools, victims of violence, and offenders, some who have been victimized themselv...
Reimagining the Child Welfare System: Encouraging Families to Thrive
January 17, 2023 16:23 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Mical Raz, MD, PhD, MSHP, the Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Policy and Health at the University of Rochester, where she also works as an internal medicine physician at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. Dr. Raz explores themes of Poor Parenting vs. Poor Parents, mandatory reporting, Child Protective Services being used as a surveillance tool rather than a...
Using Evidence Based Research to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
January 12, 2023 14:51 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a Psychiatry professor at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Justin Russotti, Ph.D., a licensed clinical social worker and child maltreatment researcher. Dr. Russotti’s research focuses on the intersection of development and mental health specific to teen pregnancy. Child maltreatment is the strongest predictor of teen pregnancy and survivors are twice as likely to experience adolescent childbirth as opposed to those who do not experience childh...
Season 2, Episode 2: Empowering People Living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
January 03, 2023 16:05 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Christie McGee Petrenko, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) researcher. FASD represents a range of conditions associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. Studies have documented that in the US 2-5% of the population have FASD, or one in 20, and as many as 80-90% of people go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. This impacts their lives in challengin...
Empowering People Living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
January 03, 2023 16:05 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Christie McGee Petrenko, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) researcher. FASD represents a range of conditions associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. Studies have documented that in the US 2-5% of the population have FASD, or one in 20, and as many as 80-90% of people go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. This impacts their lives in challengin...
Season 2, Episode 1: Supporting Child Protective Services Through Medical Consultation Services
January 03, 2023 15:59 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Nila Bragg, MSN, CPNP, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and a Medical Consultant for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). ACS’s mission is to protect and promote the safety and well-being of New York City’s children. As part of that work, child protective specialists from ACS conduct investigations to determine what is needed to best keep the child...
Supporting Child Protective Services Through Medical Consultation Services
January 03, 2023 15:59 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Nila Bragg, MSN, CPNP, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and a Medical Consultant for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). ACS’s mission is to protect and promote the safety and well-being of New York City’s children. As part of that work, child protective specialists from ACS conduct investigations to determine what is needed to best keep the child...
Episode 7: Beyond Crisis Care: Supporting Youth and Helping them Thrive
December 08, 2021 03:03 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Elaine Spaull, Executive Director of The Center for Youth in Rochester, New York, to discuss the Center’s work as they care for youth and families. Center staff supports clients in troubled situations due to issues such as abuse, neglect, and homelessness, and aids them in repairing their lives by building trust. Often, the result is long lasting relationships with staff and leaders...
Beyond Crisis Care: Supporting Youth and Helping them Thrive
December 08, 2021 03:03 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Elaine Spaull, Executive Director of The Center for Youth in Rochester, New York, to discuss the Center’s work as they care for youth and families. Center staff supports clients in troubled situations due to issues such as abuse, neglect, and homelessness, and aids them in repairing their lives by building trust. Often, the result is long lasting relationships with staff and leaders...
Childcare in the Court System and a Life-Long Passion for Foster Care
January 26, 2021 02:02 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Eileen Whitney, to discuss how children and families are supported in a court based daycare program and the barriers they face. Speaking from her own experience as the director of the Monroe County Family Court Children's Center at the Hall of Justice in Rochester, NY and as a foster mom to over 45 children throughout the years, eight of which she adopted, Eileen speaks about the wo...
Episode 6: Childcare in the Court System and a Life-Long Passion for Foster Care
January 26, 2021 02:02 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Eileen Whitney, to discuss how children and families are supported in a court based daycare program and the barriers they face. Speaking from her own experience as the director of the Monroe County Family Court Children's Center at the Hall of Justice in Rochester, NY and as a foster mom to over 45 children throughout the years, eight of which she adopted, Eileen speaks about the wo...
Anonymity Through Technology: Empowering Kids to Reach Out About Abuse
October 06, 2020 21:51 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Dr. Laura Schwab Reese, to discuss national talk, text, and chat lines that respond to child abuse. Speaking to the need for translational science to prevent abuse, Dr. Schwab Reese delves into the importance of these technologies as they can directly respond to children using technologies children use every day. The anonymity can empower them to reach out about their abuse. Through...
Episode 5: Anonymity Through Technology: Empowering Kids to Reach Out About Abuse
October 06, 2020 21:51 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Dr. Laura Schwab Reese, to discuss national talk, text, and chat lines that respond to child abuse. Speaking to the need for translational science to prevent abuse, Dr. Schwab Reese delves into the importance of these technologies as they can directly respond to children using technologies children use every day. The anonymity can empower them to reach out about their abuse. Through...
Episode 4: Support Over Silence
October 06, 2020 21:50 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Dr. Nancy Weaver, to discuss how we can apply communication sciences, analytics and public health principles to promote healthy and positive parenting to reduce the prevalence of childhood abuse and neglect. This podcast will inform us on how to develop our own resiliency to respond to this crisis by learning how to be a bystander through a novel intervention program, Support over S...
Support Over Silence
October 06, 2020 21:50 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Dr. Nancy Weaver, to discuss how we can apply communication sciences, analytics and public health principles to promote healthy and positive parenting to reduce the prevalence of childhood abuse and neglect. This podcast will inform us on how to develop our own resiliency to respond to this crisis by learning how to be a bystander through a novel intervention program, Support over S...
Resiliency in Schools: Building and Sustaining Partnerships
October 06, 2020 21:50 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Dr. Shaun Nelms, to talk about how schools can build resiliency in youth and grow partnerships with families and community-based agencies. By meeting the youth’s basic needs, we can improve health, prevent child abuse and neglect, and break intergenerational trajectories of poverty and violence. Dr. Nelms is the superintendent of East Upper and Lower Schools, a unique partnership be...
Episode 3: Resiliency in Schools: Building and Sustaining Partnerships
October 06, 2020 21:50 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBHost, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by her guest, Dr. Shaun Nelms, to talk about how schools can build resiliency in youth and grow partnerships with families and community-based agencies. By meeting the youth’s basic needs, we can improve health, prevent child abuse and neglect, and break intergenerational trajectories of poverty and violence. Dr. Nelms is the superintendent of East Upper and Lower Schools, a unique partnership be...
Responding to Childhood Abuse and Neglect: What’s Race Got To Do With It?
October 06, 2020 21:49 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBThis podcast will focus on the role of race in child welfare, reporting, investigating, and responding. Host, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by guest, Dr. Natalie A. Cort to explore the intersection and complex relationship between race and the crisis of child abuse and neglect. Dr. Cort is a Clinical Psychologist who educates future mental health clinicians and seeks to end implicit biases sometimes held by social service providers...
Episode 2: Responding to Childhood Abuse and Neglect: What’s Race Got To Do With It?
October 06, 2020 21:49 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBThis podcast will focus on the role of race in child welfare, reporting, investigating, and responding. Host, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by guest, Dr. Natalie A. Cort to explore the intersection and complex relationship between race and the crisis of child abuse and neglect. Dr. Cort is a Clinical Psychologist who educates future mental health clinicians and seeks to end implicit biases sometimes held by social service providers...
Episode 1: Creating Resiliency
October 06, 2020 21:49 - 32 minutes - 45.6 MBThis podcast will inform us on how to support childrens’ resiliency in the face of COVID-19 to prevent future child abuse and neglect. Host, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by guest, Dr. Jody Manly, an internationally recognized researcher and clinician at the Mt. Hope Family Center, in Rochester, New York, who examines developmentally appropriate interventions to reduce the harmful effects of child abuse and neglect. Sound engineeri...
Creating Resiliency
October 06, 2020 21:49 - 32 minutes - 45.6 MBThis podcast will inform us on how to support childrens’ resiliency in the face of COVID-19 to prevent future child abuse and neglect. Host, Dr. Catherine Cerulli, a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, is joined by guest, Dr. Jody Manly, an internationally recognized researcher and clinician at the Mt. Hope Family Center, in Rochester, New York, who examines developmentally appropriate interventions to reduce the harmful effects of child abuse and neglect. Sound engineeri...