Trena Fowler is the Director of Activity Therapy at Center for Behavioral Medicine and the RESPECT Facilitator for the Kansas City area. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Recreational Therapy from Northwest Missouri State University in 1992 and has been a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) since1994.
Shawn Anderson, Ph.D. is the Director of Psychology and Psychology Training at Center for Behavioral Medicine and is an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She received her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a graduate of the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr Anderson conducted research on competency restoration with individuals with developmental disabilities, the results of which were presented in 1998 at a Missouri Department of Mental Health forensic conference and published in the June 2002 issue of Law and Human Behavior.
Heather Gotham, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Research Professor within the Collaborative for Excellence in Behavioral Health Research and Practice at UMKC’s School of Nursing and Health Studies. Dr. Gotham’s research focuses on implementation of evidence-based behavioral health treatments and assessments for adolescents and adults, integrating substance use disorders and health care services, SBIRT, and treatment fidelity for co-occurring disorders. She also studies interprofessional education and other nursing education initiatives.
Ms. Terri Cooley- Bennett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, and a Co-occurring Disorders Professional-Diplomate. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Missouri Western State University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University Of Kansas. She is experienced in homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, sexual exploitation, trauma and poverty. Ms. Cooley-Bennett is a Behavioral Health Consultant at Swope Health Services and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas. She is a speaker and has served on the board of the National Association of Social Workers Missouri Chapter.
