Tim Welch is an assistant professor at the University of Central Missouri in the Human Development and Family Science program. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who completed his doctorate in Couple and Family Therapy at Michigan State University. His dissertation focused on alcohol use and resiliency from adverse childhood experiences. He has published articles in scientific journals on the process of change in empirically supported couple and family therapy treatments and has presented at regional and national conferences on divorce, the transition to parenting, ACEs and family therapy interventions. He has experience working in an inpatient psychiatric hospital with children, a large outpatient non-profit for at-risk youths, delivering home-based family therapy services for families working towards family reunification and in private practice working with adult survivors of child abuse. Dr. Welch has received trainings in multiple evidence based practices including Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Presentation(s):
Risk and Resiliency in Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Prevention and Intervention
Adolescent Social Media: Myths Managing Risks and Maximizing Benefits