- 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
program was designed to coordinate and meet the psychological, legal, social, and physical needs of survivors of torture and their families and communities.
| Karen Fondacaro | TEDxMiddlebury
Publications
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
program was designed to coordinate and meet the psychological, legal, social, and physical needs of survivors of torture and their families and communities.
| Karen Fondacaro | TEDxMiddlebury
Publications