Multidisciplinary Team Training – Building Resiliency

About the Presenter: 

Paula Condol has been the Executive Director of the Dakota Children's Advocacy Center since 2000. She has a master's degree in community counseling from St. Cloud State University, is a licensed professional clinical counselor in ND, and is a certified supervisor. Paula provides several evidence-based treatments to kids and their families affected by trauma, including Trauma-Focused -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Alternatives for Families-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT), and Problematic Sexual Behavior-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT). She has also been trained in many adaptations of evidence-based practices, including Honoring Children, Mending the Circle (Native American cultural adaption of TF-CBT), TF-CBT using Telehealth, and TF-CBT for Trafficked Youth. Paula is a certified TF-CBT supervisor trained in providing TF-CBT consultation calls. She is also an in-house train the trainer in PSB-CBT - school age. In 2020, Paula also became a national trainer in providing TF-CBT via telehealth and has assisted in training over 1000 people in providing telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2004, Paula helped start the state chapter of CAC's in ND (CACND) and served as their Executive Director for 11 years. In addition to her work with CAC, she worked as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Mary's Masters of Counseling program for 9 years, teaching counseling to new providers. She is a member of many local, state, and national task forces.