Meet the experts
Our Team
The robust Continued Psychology course library is developed and overseen by an experienced team of behavioral health professionals.
Katie Kirk
PsyD, LAC
Manager of Content Strategy & Development
Olivia Walliser
CE Administrator
Caitlin Grefe
Continuing Education Producer
Allison Nilsen
AM, LCSW
Strategic Content Developer
Katrinna Matthews
DSW, MEd, LAPSW
Strategic Content Developer
Featured Presenters
The instructors and guest editors who present our psychology courses are skilled experts in topics such as ethics, mental health and trauma.
Kim Anderson, PhD, MSSW, is a professor in the School of Social Work (SSW) and the Public Affairs (PAF) Doctoral program at the University of Central Florida where she teaches clinical practice and evaluation courses, qualitative methods, social inquiry and public policy. Dr. Anderson is the Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training. For 30 years, Dr. Anderson conducted research in the trauma field including evaluating service delivery and impact. Dr. Anderson has worked with several social service agencies regarding community needs assessments, program evaluations, and implementation of best practices.
Nika Ball, MOT, OTR/L, ATP, is the CEU Administrator/Assistant Editor for OccupationalTherapy.com. She has been an occupational therapist for 14 years and worked in a variety of settings, including hospital, acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, outpatient, and home healthcare. Ms. Ball received her Assistive Technology Professional certification from RESNA in 2017. She is an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) field advocate and is passionate about mental health awareness, advocacy, and education. Ms. Ball has participated in multiple annual AFSP fundraiser/awareness community walks for suicide prevention as team leader and participant.
Deborah M. Henson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Tulane School of Social Work, with over 35 years of clinical social work experience. In addition, she has a JD in civil law from Loyola University School of Law. Her hybrid professional background as a social work clinician and a lawyer gives her a unique perspective from which she is able to offer practical ethical solutions to high-risk clinical and legal situations that social worker practitioners/therapists encounter frequently.
Deborah has maintained a practice of psychotherapy since 1981, and she began offering supervision and consultation in the late 1980s. In addition, she has taught in the MSW program at Tulane School of Social Work in the areas of Family Violence and Therapy with Children, and in the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work program on Ethics and Social Justice. She also taught at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1994-96).
Advisory Board
Continued Psychology benefits from the expertise of a distinguished Advisory Board, which provides topic-specific content in the development of the course library.
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