Associate Professor of Practicum Education
University of Southern California SDP School of Social Work
Wakefield, RI, United States
Dr. Kerry Doyle is an Associate Professor of Practicum Education at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. A USC faculty member since 2011, Dr. Doyle co-developed a 12-week trauma responsive School Social Work Training Program and is a lead instructor for multiple practicum courses. Her doctoral research, A Qualitative Study of School Social Workers’ Experiences Providing Crisis Intervention and Support After Targeted Gun Violence, examined how MSW education can better prepare school social workers to provide crisis response and trauma interventions after mass gun violence. Dr. Doyle is a TISE trainer and co-developed the Mental Health Threat Assessment training for The Center for Safe and Resilient Schools & Workplaces. A licensed independent clinical social worker, Dr. Doyle has experience in assessment, treatment and quality assurance monitoring in the mental health, judicial and school settings. Dr. Doyle’s professional interests include trauma sensitive mindfulness interventions in the school setting, compassion fatigue among educators, and trauma responsive interventions. She is trained in EMDR, hypnotherapy, and is a registered yoga instructor
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From Threat Assessment to Threat Management: A Mental Health Lens on School Safety
Saturday, October 26, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT