Jana Frye, MSW, LCSW, joined the faculty as the Field Director and as an assistant professor in August 2014. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Truman State University (‘90) and a MSW from the University of Kansas (‘99). She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Missouri (LCSW). She has sixteen years of post-Masters field experience focusing primarily in the areas of child welfare and mental health services to youth, adults and families in the Northwest Missouri Region. In addition, she served as adjunct faculty at MWSU for Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Jana Frye has provided state and local training on numerous issues associated with youth and adult services, as well as practitioner ‘survival’. She serves as a NASW licensure instructor for the Missouri LBSW/LCSW exam. Her areas of expertise are in the following areas, macro practice, clinical practice with individuals and families, child welfare, child protection and adoption, work with trauma victims, veterans effected by PTSD and their partners and work with sexual offenders.

Help That Helps: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences

Dr. Pam Clary is an Associate Professor and Director of the Bachelor of Social Work Program at Missouri Western State University. She came to MWSU in 2007. Dr. Clary received her BSW (’87) from Kansas State University, MSW (’91) from the University of Kansas and her PhD (’14) from Kansas State University. She has over 20 years of direct clinical experience and almost 20 years of teaching experience (BSW and MSW classes), along with several years of administrative experience. Dr. Clary’s social work experience includes working with children, youth and families with mental health issues, Parent/Child Sex Educator, licensed clinical social worker working with victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence and home health. In addition, Dr. Clary has been and continues to be actively involved in the community. She sits on community boards, task forces, sub-committees and is involved in ongoing professional activities that promote diversity and social justice. She is licensed in both Missouri and Kansas.

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Help That Helps: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences

Carolyn Raynor-McClanahan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Missouri who has provided clinical assessments and counseling services for the past ten years to adults and adolescents seeking help for depression, anxiety, trauma, severe mental illness, substance use disorders, sexual and criminal offending, sexual addiction and sexual dysfunction. Carolyn received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Carolyn also is certified as a Clinical Trauma Professional. She currently works for the State of Missouri with forensic clients and provides individual therapy through the Better Help online platform.

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Habit Reversal Training, What Is It and How Is It Done?