Healing for Survivors of Childhood Trauma - Dr. Wendy B Smith Ep 647

Wendy Smith, Ph.D., LCSW, is a retired clinical professor of social work and associate dean of curriculum development and assessment at the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She taught courses on child and adolescent development and social work practice with children, families, and transition age youth. She is a licensed clinical social worker who maintained a private practice in psychotherapy in Los Angeles for thirty-five years. She specialized in the treatment of individuals, couples, and survivors of childhood maltreatment.Dr. Smith’s book, Youth Leaving Foster Care: A developmental, relationship-based approach to practice, published by Oxford University Press in 2011, is the text for courses on social work practice with youth leaving foster care. Smith has published academic articles on adolescent brain development, psychotherapy, and virtual social work education, and lectures on child and adolescent development, effects of trauma and maltreatment, and the transition from foster care.Dr. Smith was born in London, England, the child of refugees from Nazi Germany. Her family emigrated to the United States, arriving eventually in Los Angeles, where she grew up. She received her B.A. in English Literature, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in Social Welfare from UCLA.Contact Dr. Wendy Smith:wendybsmithphd.net LinkedIn: Wendy Smith, Ph.D., LCSWFacebook: beforetheircrimes@gmail.comInstagram: WendyBSmithDr. Kimberley LinertSpeaker, Author, Broadcaster, Mentor, Trainer, Behavioral OptometristEvent Planners- I am available to speak at your event. Here is my media kit: https://brucemerrinscelebrityspeakers.com/portfolio/dr-kimberley-linert/To book Dr. Linert on your podcast, television show, conference, corporate training or as an expert guest please email her at incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or Contact Bruce Merrin at Bruce Merrin’s Celebrity Speakers at merrinpr@gmail.com702.256.9199Host of the Podcast Series: Incredible Life Creator PodcastAvailable on...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/incredible-life-creator-with-dr-kimberley-linert/id1472641267Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DZE3EoHfhgcmSkxY1CvKf?si=ebe71549e7474663 and on 9 other podcast platformsAuthor of Book: "Visualizing Happiness in Every Area of Your Life"Get on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4cmTOMwWebsite: https://linktr.ee/DrKimberleyLinertThe Great Discovery eLearning platform: https://thegreatdiscovery.com/kimberleyl